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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

Pointclear

Wiley, 2011). So at the start of 2011, here are a few bigger trends I see shaping the way B2B marketers will do business in the coming year. A mere 12% of business executives say their companies are using social media effectively, according to a recent study by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. Why is that?

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The 5 Top Media for Cold Prospecting

Pointclear

But what are the most effective outbound marketing channels for kicking off a business relationship? These are the five essential channels you can rely on for generating a steady stream of inquiries that you can then convert to qualified leads, and have a prayer of closing enough sales to meet your revenue quota.

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Is Your Marketing Message Just Noise?

SBI Growth

Two years have passed since the SEC published its Customer Purchase Decision Timeline study. In 2011, 57% of the Buyer’s Journey was completed before first contact with a sales rep. SBI advocates both customer and prospect surveys and interviews. Today, that number has increased to 65%. And the trend continues.

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Infographic: How to use SMS to win love, leads, revenue

Velocify

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we thought we’d take a lighthearted twist on a recent text messaging study we conducted by comparing text messaging usage and etiquette in both business and love. 3] Unica Trends Survey, 11 Key Marketing Trends for 2011, 2011. With an estimated 9.6

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Is It Time for B2B Sales Teams to Ignore Speed-to-Lead?

Chili Piper

This stat comes from a Harvard Business Review study and for today’s B2B sales and marketing teams, it has several problems…. First, it was published in 2011. Do you realize how much has changed since 2011? Second, that HBR study is actually often misquoted. That was almost 7 years ago!

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How Marketing can Partner with Sales to Drive Results

SBI Growth

Unlike the marketing department, the sales reps spend time each day interacting with prospects and customers. Whether face to face, on the phone or exchanging emails, this level of interaction produces incredible insight into what prospects and customers expect and value in their journey to purchase. Prospects lost to a Competitor.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets.

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