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The Biggest Mistake a Marketing Leader Can Make in 2013

SBI Growth

SBI’s CEO Greg Alexander, was recently quoted in Hubspot’s “ 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 & Beyond ”. CEO’s are paying more attention to marketing’s contribution and are holding them accountable for revenue generation.”. Marketing leaders need to drive a strong impact to show a return on investment.

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Direct Content Marketing is Born – Prepare for 2013

SBI Growth

The biggest impact to acquiring new customers in 2013 will be Direct Content Marketing. This is the adoption of Content Marketing principles into outbound direct marketing. Direct Content Marketing is born. Content Marketing works. Demand Generation - Comprehensive View of Content Marketing.

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Persona Ecosystem – High Impact Exercise to Dial-in your 2013 Marketing Plan

SBI Growth

Marketing leaders can gain a competitive advantage by executing a high value exercise Develop a Persona Ecosystem. For marketing leaders tasked with acquiring new customers this is the most valuable exercise you will perform all year. Dive in head first to enhance your 2013 Marketing Plan. Step 1: Identify the Market.

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How Giving Money to Your CMO Will Save Your 2013

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This year is no different than years prior in that every VP of Sales is getting ready for the annual 2013 sales planning season. Translation: Even if the CEO/CFO allocate more money to you (the CSO), you should allocate some of those dollars to Marketing. Never before has the linkage between Marketing and Sales become more important.

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Should Marketing Have a Sales Quota?

SBI Growth

Marketing, do you have a sales quota tied to Lead Generation ? Sign up for our Make the Number Tour if you would like to see how your peers are allocating people, money and time in 2013. B2B companies are assigning their Marketing teams with lead quotas tied directly to a percentage of the corporate sales goal.

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Do you have the Right Marketing Team for Customer Acquisition?

SBI Growth

Few marketing teams of $100M+ companies are built for modern demand generation. Marketing team structures too often are remnants from the days of print ad dominance. Marketing teams advanced effectively with this approach in the past. In-house marketing technology is a lynch pin of success.

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How B2B Marketing Leaders Can Transform Click Data into ROI Insights

SBI Growth

In addition, you are probably using a marketing automation system that tracks leads and viewing history. Guide your team to build reports to measure the effectiveness of your Content Marketing and Demand Generation campaigns at driving leads. Is your content marketing strategy working? Why do you care? A/B testing.

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