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Performance Platforms

Sales and Marketing Management

With those numbers in mind, if you are a sales manager, HR director, marketing manager or other executive charged with increasing employee engagement or driving customer loyalty, what tools do you think make sense to use as your starting point? Software is eating the world,” stated Marc Andreessen in a 2011 Wall Street Journal article.

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Unleashing Profit Potential Through Rebate Automation

Distribution Pricing Journal

But getting the most out of your rebate programs involves a lot of work tracking, calculating, reporting, communicating through sales and marketing and of course collecting on rebates. In volatile and disruptive markets, time is of the essence. But without proper coordination and analysis, they can also cut into your margins.

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Frank Cespedes: How to Build and Manage Your Multi-Channel Marketing

Cience

The most important thing about any go-to-market approach is the buyer and the buying process. It’s the seller’s responsibility to adapt its approach to the market ; it’s not the market’s responsibility to adapt to any company. interview with Krim in The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2018) . Answer: Yes.

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Pricing challenges posed by a pandemic

Sales and Marketing Management

In a blog post about pricing in the pandemic for marketing research firm Forrester SiriusDecisions, Lisa Singer says companies trying to rebound from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic must look for opportunities to offer low-cost or free offerings. There is no single approach that serves B2B sales and marketing teams across the board.

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How Defining Your Processes for Special Pricing Agreements Can Improve Margins and Drive Profitability

Distribution Pricing Journal

SPAs are a common vendor program that provide a special framework for offering exclusive pricing and incentives to strategic customers. SPAs also foster closer collaboration between manufacturers and distributors, aligning their sales and marketing strategies with strategic accounts. Duration: Not all SPAs are evergreen.

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