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How AI Can Accelerate Sales and Bridge the Marketing Gap

Sales and Marketing Management

This transformation is permeating all areas of the enterprise – from marketing to sales to product development and even finance and human resources. Amongst the plethora of enterprise AI solutions available, marketing platforms probably come to mind first.

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What is the State of Marketing in 2013

Score More Sales

The annual “State of Marketing” Global Survey of Marketers has again been completed, and results were announced at the Smarter Commerce Global Summit last week. You can download the complete results from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 Global Survey. Top marketers act on insights and create a system of engagement.

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8 Social Media Mistakes B2B Marketers Should Avoid

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93% of B2B marketers use social media, and with good reason—it works ( source ). A 2014 study revealed that the ten most socially connected brands saw 31% greater revenue growth than the least connected brands. We haven’t been shy about touting the benefits of social media in B2B sales and marketing. Happy Friday!

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Why Content Marketing Matters to a Sales Rep

SBI Growth

I’ve heard a lot of talk about “ Content Marketing.” It gets great reviews from C-Level executives, marketers and even sales managers. But how does Content Marketing help the Sales Rep? Today’s post outlines the benefits of Content Marketing from the Sales Rep’s perspective. Download a time study tool at this event.

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How Younger Generations are Disrupting B2B Buying

Zoominfo

While each generation brings its own set of preferences, demands, and expectations to the market, the report shows that younger buyers are much more likely to voice their dissatisfaction than previous generations. Gen Z is made up of folks born between 1997-2012 and is the largest and most diverse generation in American history.

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Study Reveals Why B2B Salespeople Lose Deals

HeavyHitter Sales

In almost every interview, salespeople also lamented the lack of leads being generated by their marketing department as well. Nearly every market today has matured to the point where there is very little difference between the features, functions, and specifications of the competitive products. Product Commoditization. Other Steve W.

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PowerViews with Brian Carroll: The State of B2B Lead Gen & 2012 Recommendations

Pointclear

Click to start video at this point — Asked about what has or hasn’t happened in marketing and sales this year that’s surprising, Brian talks about the way many companies haven’t fully embraced optimizing their effective selling time by looking at marketing, lead generation and aligning sales and marketing.

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