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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.”. You’re right, it can be a heavy lift but one well worth it in 2013.

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How Giving Money to Your CMO Will Save Your 2013

SBI Growth

This year is no different than years prior in that every VP of Sales is getting ready for the annual 2013 sales planning season. Your CMO will love you for it, and furthermore, you can now hold him accountable for delivering the number of opportunities down the funnel that you need to make your 2013 number. The answer: Marketing.

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Should Marketing Have a Sales Quota?

SBI Growth

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. Here is a very practical tool that you can start using immediately. This tool will be discussed by an expert during our tour and an in-depth explanation on how to use it will be provided.

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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. B2B CMO’s are being asked to increase the impact of customer acquisition in 2013. Building World-class Lead Generation programs begins with assessing current state. This involves both demand generation best practices and Talent Management.

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2 Ways to Dominate 2014 on Your Current Budget

SBI Growth

You see visions of making your 2013 and 2014 sales number. Examine the overall sales/marketing budget spend left for 2013. By this time, it’s the end of 2013. Whether you’re ahead or behind 2013 plan, thoughts must now begin to shift. We’ve all had moments where we get great business ideas. Then reality hits.

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Surviving the Late Release of Your New Quota

SBI Growth

Last year you got your 2013 quota in mid-February. Get it here along with over 90+ tools by registering for our research tour. Do you have to increase your demand generation efforts to get new leads? Actions that generate revenue. Make sure their schedules include: Daily demand generation activities.

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How to Anticipate the Next Compelling Event of the Buyer Process

SBI Growth

Before 2013 starts, now is the time to identify Buyer compelling events. For new customers, build it into the Demand Generation phase. But you can give Sales the tools to quickly assess them. This tool helps identify events that motivate a Buyer. Are we ready to provide solutions when these events occur?

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