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5 Marketing Trends That will Impact 2013

SBI Growth

Assessing their impact on marketing strategies makes for tough annual planning on the right formula to connect with buyers. Download this Marketing Plan Assessment Tool to rank your planning ideas across Impact & Ease of Execution.). From my point of view, three big trends will affect marketing planning in 2013.

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What Are the Different Levels of Account Based Marketing?

LinkedFusion

Account-based marketing is a marketing tactic that is sales-oriented. Generally, marketing strategies generate leads, and then sales teams try to convert them. But the same is not the case with account-based marketing. With account-based marketing, the efforts of sales and marketing are aligned to convert leads.

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What is Marketing Automation?

Apptivo

All About Marketing Automation. Marketing automation Definition. What is the need for marketing automation? Benefits of marketing automation. How does marketing automation work? Core areas of focus in marketing automation. What are marketing automation platforms? Who uses marketing automation?

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Are You Too Hard to Reach?

No More Cold Calling

In this month’s guest post, Brian Hansford, director of client services for Heinz Marketing, explains why he won’t buy from vendors who make him look up their phone numbers: . The business world is enamored with social media and texting as channels to communicate and connect. What’s Your Phone Number? No company name.

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Five Keys to Integrating Your Interactive Value Marketing Tools with Your Marketing Automation Platform

The ROI Guy

You’ve invested in interactive content and marketing tools for your website, helping prospects and customers assess their needs, size and price the right solution, and understand the business value and differentiating cost advantages of recommended solutions.

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Quick Tips to Utilize Social Selling and Leverage Your AEs Today

SBI Growth

This is why there is such a push for compelling content marketing strategies these days. As the Sales Leader, you have high expectations for Marketing to deliver. Are you prepared to defend yourself if Marketing places the same accountability on you? Just ask Eloqua. You’ll now have multiple unique channels.

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Is Lead Generation Slipping Away From Marketing?

Pointclear

” But in a recent post on the Sales Lead Management Group on LinkedIn, Kevin McArdle, the regional sales manager for Eloqua (Chicago), advocated that sales departments should take over lead gen and he makes the following points: Sales departments are responsible for revenue. Marketing’s plate is full. Kate Maddox.