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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

Pointclear

A mere 12% of business executives say their companies are using social media effectively, according to a recent study by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. Still, most B2B marketers have yet to truly embrace the full social toolset for their business. Why is that? But producing any old content isn’t enough.

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Build Predictable Revenue

Your Sales Management Guru

Smart companies are scrutinizing their strategic sales management plans, taking a closer look at everything from their pipelines to their forecasts. The benefit of a short-term plan and agenda are that current issues can be addressed and continuous training and employee focus is a company goal. Employees are a critical asset.

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B2B is Dead – Long Live B2P

DiscoverOrg Sales

For a deep-dive into the B2B Buyer persona, get our extensive, free study. As Ann Handley has so rightly said , smart companies lead conversations, not just join them. Download the Full Buyer Persona Study. B2B branding falls short. If you cover up your brand’s logo/identity, is your brand itself still recognizable?

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