chiefmartech

JANUARY 25, 2023

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. We’re just getting started.

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Martech Advisor

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Every November, National Entrepreneurs Day recognizes and celebrates the contribution of newly minted business owners. Read on for: Six tips for entrepreneurs and new business owners. If you are an entrepreneur or the owner of a small business/growing startup, this day celebrates your role and potential.

Small Business Marketing 75

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

The more you can understand about the person on the other end of the phone, the higher the likelihood of a positive business outcome. JB : Will these tools ever truly benefit the small business? RK : Small business usage really requires filtering out noise, and we’re making a lot of progress on that. Customer service?

Paid Content 133

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Sprout Social

MAY 31, 2022

When Instagram launched in 2010, users could only share square images from their mobile devices. Why might a business post to Instagram from a computer? Professionals running a business account might want the option of posting to Instagram on desktop for the following reasons: Simplify the publishing process. Social CRM.

Ideal Customer Profiles 127

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 13, 2016

This is fascinating since Microsoft intersects with LinkedIn in several areas: Dynamics CRM software, Office productivity software, and Bing online advertising. Done correctly, integration of LinkedIn with Dynamics CRM could provide a major boost to that product’s utility while creating a new barrier to competition.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

« Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Lead qualification and scoring for better leads » E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work Did you know your CRM might be naked? One of my most read blog posts in 2005 asked " Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it?

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Aberdeen

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, who (besides maybe a few virologists) could have predicted that a virus — only visible under a microscope — would bring “business-as-usual” to a screeching halt, creating an economic downturn never before seen in terms of scale and pace. Salesforce Acquires Slack.

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Data Cleaning/CRM Appending

AUGUST 27, 2020

In a bid to stay relevant to every corporate group, start-up, and business had a webinar. As a business, you can create a forum, set up a helpline or provide legal assistance to people for free or reduced rates. So, go ahead and harness the power of belief for your business. CRM / ERP users data. People went crazy there.

Conversion 52

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 2, 2024

Trend 2: Prioritizing human connection I’ve heard sellers and sales leaders call 2010-2022 the golden age of sales. Datasets are easily integrated through a CRM to create more accurate pictures of selling opportunities, helping sales and marketing teams make data-driven decisions together.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. Tagging contacts in your CRM system requires nothing more sophisticated than one or two multi-select lists on your contact record. Look here for some clues [link] Do your homework – start here [link] – social CRM is not Advertising 1.0 and hope for a.02

Social Media 123

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 5, 2011

These methods all yield similar figures -- around a $200 million in revenue for 2010. That said, here's an excerpt from the report: Revenues for B2B marketing automation systems (excluding related services) were $200 million in 2010, according to Raab Associates estimates. Mid-size business ($20 million to $500 million revenue).

Marketing Automation Services 120

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 2, 2024

Trend 2: Prioritizing human connection I’ve heard sellers and sales leaders call 2010-2022 the golden age of sales. Datasets are easily integrated through a CRM to create more accurate pictures of selling opportunities, helping sales and marketing teams make data-driven decisions together.

Trends 64

Trends Top of Funnel Cold Calling Trust Marketing 64

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

A subscriber-centric, unified view of email + social connectivity is what we need to move social out of the experimental phase and into true business integration — including (perhaps especially) at the enterprise business level. It looks like the predictions of email and social being two sides of the same coin are coming true.

Social Media 135

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 27, 2010

The need to better understand online behaviors to convert leads jump-started the evolution of customer relationship management (CRM). With CRM, organizations benefit from increased operational effectiveness, easier access to data and improved collaboration. One very vital element of social CRM is social selling, which leverages Web 2.0

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Rev

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Now’s the time to be asking questions about the possibilities of AI, which has enormous potential for B2B marketing, facilitating data driven matching of businesses and sales prospects. SiriusDecisions released a marketing automation for B2B study predicting a rise from 8-12 percent in 2010 to a majority in the very near future.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Many businesses are past the point of asking the “should we be on Facebook&# question. There are five main approaches to using Facebook for businesses. It will change the way you think about Facebook for business. If it’s not now, it will be soon (see my post tomorrow for more on that).

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 10, 2016

I am a huge proponent of utilizing innovative technologies to streamline business processes and I am fascinated by the history of technology. Eleven years later, in 2010, marketing automation became its own category with over 110 known vendors in the space. Modern businesses tend to throw technology at challenges.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2005

» Why dont sales people update the CRM and what can be done about it? When I asked about her CRM and how frequently sales team updates their database. She replied flatly, “our sales team updates our CRM with varying degrees of commitment.” I spoke with a potential client about her companys lead management process.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales CRM B2B Thought Leadership 120

chiefmartech

JANUARY 5, 2020

At the beginning of the 2010’s, I wrote a post about the rise of the marketing technologist. Typical titles: Marketing Operations , CRM/MAP Admin. Analytics Architect — MODELLERS who dive deeper into the structure (and infrastructure) of data that marketing collects and uses for business/customer intelligence.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2013

As Amber Naslund and I wrote in The NOW Revolution way back in 2010, every customer is a reporter. I don’t know what business you’re in, but I’d be willing to wager that your customer complaint volume is going up, not down. Several different mechanisms to instantly express their displeasure.

Social Media 147

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markempa

JANUARY 24, 2006

» The Lead Generation Advantage for Small Businesses According to John Jantsch , small businesses have a decided advantage [over big companies] to do highly personal marketing. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 I tend to agree. I tend to agree.

Lead Generation 120

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markempa

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

« Marketing That Reaches Decision Makers In Big Companies | Main | Podcast Segment 4: Selling to BIG Companies » Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads? If you have more than a passing interest in writing a business book, this is worth checking out. Comments Will Writing a Business Book Generate Sales Leads?

Lead Generation 120

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Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

When this blog last left Geoff Rego in 2010 , he had just sold the assets of pioneering B2B marketing automation vendor Market2Lead to Oracle. The system can integrate with other CRM vendors through batch file transfers. All told, I think Hushly is a pretty clever idea.

Marketing Automation Services 120

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The faux testimonials on the back of the book are priceless, including: “This book is the greatest business book in the world, besides mine.&# - Author who only gives testimonials for people who give him one in return Stratten’s rant against direct marketing – “People still teach courses on how to cold-call better!

Social Media 115

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters.

Newsletter 114

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It’s become pretty impossible to escape those themes, particularly if you’re a small business owner or on a sales team. Companies around the world are trying to figure out how to address these challenges while continuing to grow their business. The Case for Taking Your Business (& Sales Transactions) Online.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

So, when it comes to medical communications companies, you’ll want to select the best so you can run events that help you achieve your business goals. Scalable events – With their vast experience and resources, medical communications agencies can help you create dynamic events that grow as your business does.

Paid Search Agency 98

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? For example, the markers for a jump to cloud computing for a declining retail company are quite different than the markers for a growing startup to embrace a business intelligence application. Absolutely. Great question.

Social Media 116

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Biznology

APRIL 29, 2015

Fortunately, there are some great tools out there that help us better manage our time and make it more fun to run a business. But that’s so 2010. Sometimes you have other calendars elsewhere, like in your CRM system, and you want all that data in one place. All-in-One Social Media Management. You’ve got your Twitter profile.

Work Management 80

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

May 12th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Guest post by Jennifer Maggiore, CEO of Maggiore Consulting, a multi-media lead generation firm and co-host of Locals Only: a Phoenix-based live Internet show. link] #SMM Lateefivy I'm finding that the scarce commodity with businesses isn't money, its time.

Paid Search Agency 121

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Power, Risk & Accountability Today, I gave a presentation to LEAD San Diego, a group of Southern California business leaders. link] Jim Weldon 6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations: Now, marketing is the center of American business. because … [link] [link] Greg de Lima RT @greggvm: You bet.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Is anyone out there? Does anyone care? What’s the Point?

Webinar Metrics 130

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Indeed, I use Twitter for all of the reasons above (especially to meet new people), but for me and my business, I have two core, measurable goals. For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure. By far and away it has been our best means of getting our story out, and capturing business.

Twitter 125

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

' I still see a huge value for a business to provide personal one-on-one customer service by maintaining a list of client thru e-mail marketing. Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. (For And, I particularly like you thoughts on precluding the need for 'opt-in.' Great article!

Social Media 114

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

Since April, 2010 Western River has collected more than 1,100 of these customer stories. And once the system was set up and the business rules determined, the company spends almost no time managing the program. It could apply to almost any business, especially tourism. said Brandon Lake, Vice President of Western River.

Social Media 140

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I’m on vacation in the great white north for a couple weeks, trying to spend a little time with the family and get The Now Revolution (my new book with Amber Naslund ) finished up.

Paid Search Agency 116

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

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