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Do CEOs Need ‘Doers’ or ‘Strategists’ Leading Marketing?

SBI Growth

They focused on things like branding exercises and awareness campaigns with PR firms. Implementing antiquated advertising campaigns. Pipeline Creation – Demonstrated results from Demand Generation, Inbound Marketing & Content Marketing campaigns. You went for “been there, done that” experience. Revenue got missed.

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5 B2B Lead Generation Mistakes to Stop Making in 2022

MarketJoy

You’re spending on marketing activities that don’t produce ROI or are “vanity exercises” (e.g. excessive graphic design and image advertising). If you open your local business journal, you will almost certainly see an advertisement for a consulting firm trying to “generate awareness.”

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The R and the I – What’s Engagement Worth?

Pointclear

Chris is an experienced technology business development & marketing executive, with deep domain expertise in the areas of online and inbound marketing, strategic alliances, demand generation, and corporate development/M&A. Chris originally published this post on November 14, 2011, and it is republished here with his permission.

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How Message Dilution Is Hindering Your Buyer and Financial Growth

Mereo

Marketing builds out digital platforms and other advertising collateral. Take a sales kickoff or a sales training meeting to introduce the tool, and set aside plenty of time for practice in using it: in role-plays, ride-along sessions, and one-on-one and group exercises. CREATE YOUR CORE MESSAGE PLAYBOOK.

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Demand Generation Advice for the CEO

SBI Growth

This post is written for CEO’s who need to increase demand for their products. Demand generation is the science of stimulating latent demand. A definition of latent demand is a prospect is unaware of a problem. These are PR firms, social media consultants, advertising agencies-you name it. This is doable.

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Deploy the Marketing Team: How ABM Can Take Sales to the Next Level

Sales Hacker

Since ABM can’t be done in a silo, the exercise of creating your ICP is also your first and best chance to get marketing and customer success to sit down with you and help list the commonalities between your best prospects, your best deals, and your best customers. Get everyone involved, and keep it moving. Assign accounts to your sales reps.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

It’s a guide that remains relevant, by many standards, and is a must-read for anyone in demand generation and sales development. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side.