The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 14, 2024

In this episode, we’re continuing our exploration of the recently published Media Sales Report by looking at what sellers and managers say about their company’s marketing strategy. Here to help Matt investigate why so many are dissatisfied with their organization’s current marketing plan is Dani Buckley, VP/General Manager at LeadG2.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hey, Marketing. Is your team going in the same direction as sales development and sales? B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals. In other words, swim lanes are a way to align your sales and marketing teams.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s not always obvious – even to banking and finance pros – how data can be used for consumer marketing in this unique space. Here are three examples of ways financial marketers are already using data to educate and illuminate customers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 16, 2024

Product-led sales no longer works in an era of self-educated buying teams. The post Selling Is Not About Your Product or Service appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Julie Thomas discusses the new era of value selling.

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SMEI

JANUARY 13, 2024

. “As a community, we can come together and learn to adopt AI tools to be better contributors as sales and marketing professionals. ” -Willis Turner, President & CEO, SMEI Learn More About Sales & Marketing AI Vanguards! Learn More About Sales & Marketing AI Vanguards!

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Grant Cardone

MARCH 6, 2019

Never stop learning and educating yourself. I read every day, study, skill up and work to stay ahead of the market. If the goal of higher education is to be financially secure, then it is failing miserably. We need more skilled people, not more educated people. Do you need higher ed? Be Great, GC.

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Smooth Sale

JUNE 6, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: How to Encourage Continuing Education In The Workplace and Succeed. Our collaborative Blog provides insights on ‘How to encourage continuing education in the workplace and succeed.’ Career advancement depends upon the commitment to encourage continuing education in the workplace.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 28, 2017

What do you mean educating will not increase sales? All those sales experts provide advice about educating your customers. What about education based marketing? Sometimes in order to sell our solutions (products or services) we have a tendency to over educate our sales leads.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 29, 2013

Two weeks ago, Sales Benchmark Index interviewed a very successful SVP of Sales. We asked him what kind of events caused him to consider sales and marketing help. What I need from you is to teach me how to educate my CEO. ”. What I need from you is to teach me how to educate my CEO. ”. How can you do it?

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Increase Sales

JANUARY 11, 2016

With social media, much of the marketing focus has shifted away from what makes basic and good marketing. Yet having read this social media marketing post on LinkedIn Pulse , much of what the writer states is just as true for basic education based marketing. They do not want sales pitches!

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SBI Growth

MARCH 5, 2013

This post is written to help educate CEOs on why the number got missed. Your background is in operations, not sales and marketing. When you ask why the number is getting missed: Sales tells you they aren’t getting enough leads from marketing. Marketing says sales can’t convert leads to orders.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Bridging the Content Chasm Sales is increasingly using strategic content creation and distribution as part of the sales process – from outbound, to advancing pipeline along, to awareness and education on social platforms. Sellers are responsible for educating their buyers digitally through multiple channels.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Would you believe consumers, customers or clients need to hear about your small business more than twice to believe your marketing message? And what better way to accomplish this believability or trust factor than through education based marketing? 36% require 3 hearing exposures. 29% require 4-5 hearing exposures.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 9, 2021

Online Marketing Made Easy. Online Marketing Made Easy publishes interviews with business experts, mentorship sessions with Porterfield, and a behind-the-scenes look at her successful business launches and ventures. Tune into Side Hustle School for your daily dose of side hustle education. Influencer marketing is here to stay.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 21, 2021

In this Expert Insight Interview, Libby Gill discusses a book she co-authored, Leadership Reckoning: Can Higher Education Develop the Leaders We Need? There is a lot of focus on education in today’s world. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist. Learning Leadership.

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Nimble - Sales

AUGUST 6, 2020

In such a well-connected world, tech-savvy customers are not dependent on businesses to educate them. The post How to Educate Your Customers to Drive Sales appeared first on Nimble Blog. They can easily look up information on the internet. In fact, they do. In 2019, 49% of shoppers used Google to discover new items […].

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hey, Marketing. Is your team going in the same direction as sales development and sales? B2B marketing and sales can use swim lanes to map and track their responsibilities — from qualifying marketing leads to closing deals. In other words, swim lanes are a way to align your sales and marketing teams.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 10, 2016

The lesser chosen path, educate the buyer by making them aware of things impacting their business that they may not be aware of, and showing them how their offering can help the buyer move towards their objectives. The good will use the opportunity to help educate the buyer; the also-rans use it as an opportunity to pitch. Join Now!

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BuzzBoard

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In our previous post, we discussed the reality of selling digital marketing services to local SMBs by analyzing the in-between communication challenges backed by true anecdotes. Enter hyper-personalization , the elixir of modern sales that transforms mundane sales messages into powerful, resonating experiences.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 12, 2022

In this Expert Insight Interview, Colby Flood discusses how you can lead your client communication through education. Colby Flood is the Founder and CEO of Brighter Click , an eCommerce paid social agency with a mission to be Education First in all things. Client Education. What determines a successful client call.

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SMEI

JANUARY 5, 2024

In today’s highly competitive job market, particularly in the dynamic fields of sales and marketing, standing out to prospective employers is more crucial than ever. Keeping Up with Industry Trends The sales and marketing sector is continuously evolving, with new tools, strategies, and market dynamics emerging regularly.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve written more than 2,000 articles on my Understanding the Sales Force Blog and there are hundreds of other sales blogs. Some are written by sales experts. Some are written by marketing experts. I am concerned about the subjects being curated for sales and sales leadership professionals. Absolutely.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 1, 2018

Managers of sales and marketing teams are charged with coaching up individual team members, enhancing their skill sets and improving overall team performance. Get them proficient with more marketing technologies? Storytelling has stood the test of time as a critical skill in sales and marketing?—?and

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Landing pages have a vital, singular purpose — encouraging visitors to begin the sales cycle with a brand. Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. And that content is a gateway to a possible sale. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing?

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

When it’s the end of the quarter and sales is missing their number, it’s easy to blame. Usually, sales will blame marketing for not giving them great leads. As a result, marketing is up in arms because the CEO decides to cut their budget for next year, since he/she is not seeing their return on investment.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Today’s decision makers in the B2B industries and even now extending into the B2C markets are becoming far better educated buyers. This change in education is starting to sprout the opportunity by decision makers to ask more sales sucker questions. He was not prepared for today’s educated buyers.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Write sales emails like a pro! Join Kristina Finseth (Director of Growth Marketing at Interseller) and Will Allred (Co-Founder & COO at Lavender) to get TWO perspectives and TWO approaches on real sales emails right here, every week on Sales Hacker. Got questions for Kristina and Will? Ask them in the community !

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Author: Ron Carson Just about every marketer today has been told to listen to the voice of the customer to inform marketing strategy. First, marketing teams only receive this information second-hand – through sales, product management, etc. Let the Voice of the Market Speak. Let the market tell you.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

For this reason, we recently published comprehensive lists of helpful YouTube channels for recruiters and YouTube channels for sales professionals. Today we’re closing out this three-part series with a post for our marketing audience. So, if you’re on the hunt for new marketing resources, look no further. 1. Marketing 360.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 22, 2014

Teaser: SnapRetail, a marketing automation solution provider for independent store owners, struggled with what many companies face – a sales and marketing disconnect. Issue Date: 2014-07-23. Read about the fix. Read about the fix. read more'

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Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2019

In today’s technology and data-driven landscape, marketers are under constant pressure to prove the value of their efforts. But with the amount of data and analytics we have access to, it can be difficult to differentiate between the important marketing metrics and the not-so-important marketing metrics. Keep reading.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 29, 2019

Author: Paula Sanders There’s a lot of hype around artificial intelligence, but the reality of its impact to sales and marketing strategies promises to be positive. However, just as technology has evolved, so has the customer’s sales approach. Successful organizations have metrics in place for staff, especially in sales.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 26, 2018

Author: Stephanie Kidder, Chief Marketing Officer, Azalead You Could Do With Less Leads, But You Do Need to Reach More People. When it comes to effective B2B marketing, sometimes less is more, and sometimes more is more, but it may not always be so obvious. Why shouldn’t marketing do the same? Let’s start with why less is more.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Author: Ryan Gould In the context of content marketing, a product-agnostic approach is one that focuses on your expertise and knowledge around a product, technology or service rather than your brand. The product-agnostic approach to content marketing has been around for a long time. 4 Examples of Product-Agnostic Content. Whitepapers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Author: Jacob Dillon The marketing environment never sits in one place. As the digital era is here, every marketer and salesman must adapt to the most effective practices that bring the most results. Finding new prospects to buy your products is surely a key factor of the entire sales process. Is my customer educated?

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BuzzBoard

APRIL 16, 2024

Explaining the Importance of Lead Generation Strategies for Digital Marketing Agencies Lead generation strategies serve as crucial tools for digital marketing agencies. They act as the linchpin for agency growth, enhancing sales and cultivating an increasing client base.

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