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Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy?

Marketing Insider Group

These days, we really have the feeling that B2B marketers are all about following trends: we should have a blog, we should do lead nurturing, we should have a group on linkedIn. This is what your CMO was getting at by requesting a business plan from everyone and I love that example. OK, but WHY.

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Whatever Happened to Marketing Strategy?

Marketing Insider Group

These days, we really have the feeling that B2B marketers are all about following trends: we should have a blog, we should do lead nurturing, we should have a group on linkedIn. This is what your CMO was getting at by requesting a business plan from everyone and I love that example. OK, but WHY.

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Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity

Marketing Insider Group

I wrote about this subject in my book titled How to Create an Unstoppable Marketing and Sales Machine. When a CMO asks a CSO what he wants from the lead program, he often hears something like the following: I want a lot of leads and I want them to be highly qualified.

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5 Steps to achieve Lead Generation ROI

Marketing Insider Group

ROI” and “Sales” are the 4 th and 5 th most important metric according to Chief Marketer April 1, 2010 study. Because it is an easy metric to obtain.

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The Best Marketing Conferences of 2020

Marketing Insider Group

Social Media Marketing World. Social Media Marketing World was founded by Social Media Examiner in 2013. The event is designed to help marketing leaders understand the potential of AI and develop a strategy for scaling AI in marketing. HubSpot’s INBOUND Marketing Event. Brand Manage Camp.

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The Best Marketing Jobs and Careers for You to Pursue in 2023 (BIR NNP)

Hubspot Marketing

Content like blogs, ebooks, white papers, and guides are critical components of a solid inbound marketing strategy, and content marketers are the people who create them. Content marketing refers to marketing via long-form content, websites, blogs, and even audio and video content. According to a 2022 survey of U.S.

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How To Align Marketing With Sales

Marketing Insider Group

Bannan wrote “ Creating a true partnership between marketing and sales ”. In the article, she offered this call to action for marketing and sales: “Partner or Perish”.