Marketing Strategy
How to cultivate thought leadership (and why it matters)
Want to make a real impact in your role and organization? Become a marketing rebel, as the Content Marketing Institute’s chief strategic advisor Robert Rose recommended in his recent Cultivate webinar. One powerful way to do that is to study thought leaders inside and outside of your industry. You can learn from what they’ve done…
Read MoreImproving Sales Conversions is Like Herding Cats
Bringing order to the chaos of lead generation. Learn new, unconventional methods to improve your sales conversions. This new eGuide will show you a simple but radical process for designing customer experiences that will accelerate sales and how-to move and convert leads FASTER.
Read MoreKeep your prospects engaged with interactive website features
Once you’ve attracted your ideal prospects to visit your website, you must keep them engaged with an exceptional experience. One of the most powerful ways to do that is to add interactive features to it.
Today’s interactive websites incorporate a variety of tools and technology to create a more personalized and relevant experience for their target audiences. Here’s a round-up of those that promise to deliver the greatest engagement, trust and conversions.
Read MoreSales enablement: more important than ever
Companies everywhere are now being forced to face a rapidly changing business landscape. Agility takes on new meaning as we all redefine our value, adapt our messages to the challenges of customers and optimize our go-to-market strategy and processes. Sales enablement approaches and technology increase our ability to pivot and adapt to market needs. Because…
Read MoreABM is the new key account marketing
Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is more than the latest buzz word in marketing. Research by ITSMA found that 87% of companies that measure ROI say that ABM outperforms every other marketing investment. However, it’s even more than a great marketing strategy. It’s a strategy to align marketing and sales. It is akin to key account marketing…
Read MoreHow ABM can supercharge your revenue
As purchasing decision-makers become more cynical and discerning and an avalanche of messages compete for their attention, the risks of “shoot from the hip” marketing have never been greater. Marketing communications planning is an absolute must! Here are four common problems we see and the solutions to them.
Read MoreWhy do you need marketing communications planning?
As purchasing decision-makers become more cynical and discerning and an avalanche of messages compete for their attention, the risks of “shoot from the hip” marketing have never been greater. Marketing communications planning is an absolute must! Here are four common problems we see and the solutions to them.
Read MoreThe absurdity of “marketing”
Ask the owner of any company if they do marketing, and chances are, they’ll immediately answer, “Yes, of course.” But truth be told, most are not applying the same level of strategy and rigor as they do in other parts of their business. More often than not, they’re marketing the way they always have: They…
Read MoreWhy sales and marketing alignment is a must
To engage today’s demanding B2B customers more effectively, marketing and sales must collaborate across the entire buying process in ways that provide exceptional value to them. A strategic combination of marketing and personalized sales touches can move your prospects toward a sale faster and give them greater confidence that they’re making the right decision. Highly-aligned…
Read MoreHow to increase marketing’s impact on revenue
Traditionally, marketing’s job was to promote your company’s brand and to generate leads for your sales force to follow-up on. Today, its role is much more complex. The marketing department must single-handedly attract, educate and nurture prospects – and make a measurable impact on your company’s revenue. But how can you grow the marketing function…
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