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Sales is Storytelling. Marketing is Storytelling. Business is Storytelling.

Sales and Marketing Management

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 But where to begin?

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Inbound vs Outbound Marketing

LeadBoxer

We all encounter an endless barrage of marketing every day. Some of that marketing is effective, and some of it’s, well, annoying. This division between effective and ineffective marketing strategies can be acutely seen when comparing inbound vs outbound marketing. What is Outbound Marketing?

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Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in.'

Pointclear

The status quo—that marketing management doesn’t understand the definition of a qualified lead—is nothing new. Qualified leads, according to sales, are based on criteria they understand but marketing is in the dark about. Marketing tries to qualify a greater number of prospects. Telemarketing scripts. Here’s the problem.

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6 Inbound Marketing Strategies for Technology Companies in 2021 (and Beyond)

Pipeliner

For marketers, the old approaches to brand and product promotion are no longer relevant, and marketing channels that were considered novelties in the past are already well-entrenched. However, the way you use inbound marketing channels will set you apart from your competitors and increase your brand recall and revenue.

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HubSpot’s 2022 Sales Strategy & Trends Report: Data from 1000 Global Sales Pros

Hubspot Sales

Building trust and rapport, crafting a personalized sales approach, and prioritizing existing customers are more important than ever to a successful sales strategy that not only attracts customers, but turns them into promoters of your brand. Goal 4: Winning More Market Share. UK, Japan, Canada, Australia, France, and Germany.

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Event Marketing Leads Plummet Due To Coronavirus Cancelations

Green Lead's B2B

Amid the day to day progression of the coronavirus, companies are seeing one of their major lead generation programs dry up – event marketing. Event marketing had been on the upswing with between 20%-25% of the typical marketing budget being spent on tradeshows, roadshows, etc. Conserve it to ride out the storm, or.

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How to Build Your LinkedIn Center. Social Selling 3.0

Tony Hughes

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). Most importantly, no sales messages to links being posted to selling websites or marketing videos. The Social 3.0