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Key Buyer Persona Questions to Define Your Audience

Aspiration Marketing

Building successful marketing campaigns requires a clear understanding of your target audience. But let's be honest, targeting the "general public" is like wandering through a dark maze – every turn could lead to a dead end.

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The Power of Professional Selling: Driving Economic Growth

SMEI

Salespeople are Keystone of Comfort and Security As Clarence Francis, former Chairman of the Board, General Foods Corporation, put it, “The salesperson is the keystone of our comfort; the guarantor of our security.” The Emphasis is on Selling In today’s competitive market, the emphasis is on selling. As William C.

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Debunking the “Born Salesperson Myth”: A New Era in Sales

SMEI

High pressure selling, with the accent on personality, brough about the general belief that “salespeople are born” Misconceptions About Sales Unfortunately, many people still believe that success in sales requires an outgoing personality, a quick wit, and the ability to talk their way into a sale. 2nd Edition.

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The effectiveness crisis in B2B marketing: Why MOps must shift focus now

Martech

In our zeal to harness the tech part of martech, the ops part of MOps and the automation part of marketing automation, MOps professionals have failed to accomplish the most important part of the equation — marketing. B2B marketing is suffering from an effectiveness crisis, having chased efficiency gains for years.

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American Black consumers: More diverse, demanding and reachable than ever

Martech

Attention marketers: America’s Black population is more diverse, more reachable and more demanding than ever before, according to a new survey. This presents a challenge and an opportunity for marketers. Black audience over 18 spends nearly 12 hours with media every day, compared with just under 10 for the general population.

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How Much Should Your Business Invest in Inbound Marketing?

The LeadG2 Blog

Generally speaking, about 13.6% of your company's budget should be spent on marketing. Of that percentage, however, you might spend a portion on inbound marketing, paid advertising, retention and loyalty programs, and many other different types of marketing.

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Google: Don’t punish us for our success in Search

Search Engine Land

Department of Justice, which has accused it of unlawfully monopolizing the search market. To prop up lesser general search engine competitors in the hopes that will give them greater incentives and opportunities to improve their search quality — despite a long track record of failing to achieve such success in the past.”

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