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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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Marketing Automation Vendors Are Not Delivering On Marketers’ Needs For Reporting And Analytics. Here’s Why.

InsightSquared

Marketers look to their marketing automation platforms (MAPs) not only to execute many of their demand generation activities, but also to understand the effectiveness of their marketing programs. However marketers are largely dissatisfied with the reporting their MAPs offer. Here’s why: It’s complex and hard to get right.

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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: . Phone conversations are still important, more so than through any other channel besides face-to-face meetings. . This baffles me, and apparently I’m not alone.

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Trick or Treat? Dreamforce Goodies for B2B Marketers

SBI

Analyst for Smart Selling Tools and advises executives in SaaS MarTech companies and interactive marketing agencies who seek a competitive advantage in meeting the needs of marketers. -. I’ll separate the Snickers from the Candy Corn, or in this case, the really yummy tools that will energize your 2015 Marketing Journey!

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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? Will they meet that 60% requirement? Just ask Eloqua.

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Sales Engagement: Here’s What You Need to Know Before Buying

Zoominfo

Sales professionals are expensive,” says Christy Green, a senior product marketing manager at ZoomInfo. Marketing Automation vs. Sales Engagement Some people mistakenly confuse sales automation platforms with marketing automation platforms. They generally make a lot of money. What Can Sales Engagement Platforms Do for You?

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3 Steps to Combining Social Media & Competitive Intelligence

SBI Growth

An article written by Jenna Cheng cites the following: “Several research studies reveal the growing importance of social technologies to competitive and marketing strategy. Include it as a part of your agenda during regular sales meetings. Marketing Software – HubSpot /Eloqua/Marketo/Alexa. have been posted?