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Archive for July 2012

Newsflash: CEO’s expect ROI from B2B marketers

In a recent piece of research by Fournaise Marketing Group “80% of CEOs Do Not Really Trust Marketers (Except If They Are “ROI Marketers”)” it’s finally been revealed that CEO’s really don’t trust the numbers they’re getting from B2B marketers. CEO’s are saying that B2B marketers have to

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Don’t be fooled by Vanity Metrics

As the old adage goes, “what gets measured gets done”, right? Well, that’s great as long as you’re measuring what really matters. As an old sales pro with a marketers hat on, I’m always interested in tracking outcomes that are directly linked to revenue. But it’s common to see people

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Are you selling your sales process first?

Like most things in life, it’s always easier if you start out with the end in mind. A common situation I find with many businesses when discussing sales pipelines are not lost deals but “stalled deals”. This isn’t a qualification issue with lead generation, which would mean that prospects

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Social media lurking isn’t a crime

I couldn’t believe it recently when I saw an email sent out from a group manager on LinkedIn. The message basically said something to the effect of “this group is for people to promote their products/services, so if you’re not posting anything I suggest you leave the group” Aside

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Challenging assumptions in business development strategy

This might sound like a bold statement but here we go – your business development strategy is based on assumptions. The reality is, that’s true for everyone. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but if you don’t at least check the validity of what’s under-pinning your strategy then

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