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Start with a Dashboard Says IBM’s Ed Abrams

Score More Sales

The outlook for small-and -medium-sized (SMB) businesses includes a lot of looking toward cloud computing and improved analytics, according to Ed Abrams, IBM’s VP Marketing and Strategy for SMBs. Subscribe to the award-winning blog and the “Sales Ideas In A Minute ” newsletter for sales strategies, tactics, and tips.

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No Respect. Social Media Marketing Not a Top Executive Priority?

The ROI Guy

Penn, Schoen & Berland , in a survey of executives who have final say or significant input on social business strategy, found that only 27% listed social business as a top strategic priority. Nearly half (47%) admitted a social plan was necessary but not a strategic priority and 19% said social business strategy was simply not necessary.

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Best Practices for Growing Your Sales Development Team

SalesLoft

The key to developing a successful SDR is to dedicate an on-boarding strategy and training process that focuses heavily on your buyer and your process. The below list shows all websites in the Alexa 1 million that are currently using my two main competitors: Adobe Omniture and IBM Analytics (formerly Coremetrics).

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