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Why Every Business Needs a Better Growth Plan

Vision Edge Marketing

Growth is going to be challenging according to the recent Business Roundtable survey. Note: Even if you can answer “yes” to the questions below (very few companies can), by reading further you may learn new best practices to build an even better growth plan. Is it fully aligned with your strategy and your business goals?

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What the Gig Economy Was Like in 2010 (Part 1 of 5)

ClearVoice

In part one, we take a look back at the state of the gig economy in 2010. As companies start to realize the cost-effective strategies for 1099 employees, and see the value of varied voices and talents, this segment of the economy is only going to grow. 2010 set the tone for the #gigeconomy. million working for themselves.

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Tech layoffs? Great companies are actively hiring marketing technology talent

chiefmartech

A Dilbert cartoon from 2010 quipped that marketing was “just liquor and guessing.” But when you look forward and realize that there are approximately 333 million businesses in the world , that’s fewer than 1 martech/marketing ops pro per 400 companies. And some large, smart companies horde dozens of them.)

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How These Businesses are Posting for Small Business Saturday in 2022

Buffer

For small businesses, a little visibility can go a long way. And there’s no better time to show off your small business or the ones in your community than Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is an annual event that takes place on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the United States.

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The Marketing Book Podcast: “Forget the Funnel” by Georgiana Laudi

The Forward Observer

Many SaaS companies struggle with marketing. In Forget the Funnel , Georgiana Laudi and Claire Suellentrop share the Customer-Led Growth Framework they’ve developed to help companies of all sizes solve their product marketing struggles and hit ambitious targets. So why is marketing it so hard? Yet revenue growth remains…lumpy.

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2022 CMOs Don’t Want 2010 Solutions: Why The Forrester Wave™ Misses the Mark

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First, an obvious one: Business decision-makers spend significant time with digital media. It’s a “not so great” tip of the spear channel: 40% of people in the US use some ad blocker , and marketers can only target entire companies with a slight tilt towards behavior. Dear Forrester, It’s not 2010.

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Top Takeaways From Blogwell Philly 2010

Marketing Insider Group

To review, Blogwell is an event sponsored by the Social Media Business Council , a &# community for social business leaders at large companies.&# To me this means that in many companies, we are still being asked to justify the time, budget or people required to support social media efforts. “Disclosure is the law.&#

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