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Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: Get Ready for Software Vendors as Data Owners

Customer Experience Matrix

billion acquisition of LinkedIn. This is fascinating since Microsoft intersects with LinkedIn in several areas: Dynamics CRM software, Office productivity software, and Bing online advertising. LinkedIn is primarily a social network with revenue from subscriptions, recruiting services, and advertising.

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The Entrepreneur Interview Series #22: Dustin Bruzenak, Modern Logic

Webbiquity

Year founded: 2010. Webbiquity: What were the most effective channels or methods for you to get the word out to prospective customers when you first launched your product? My other bit of advice would be to get to know and love LinkedIn and your CRM of choice (mine is Hubspot). This post is sponsored by Better Proposals.

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Tech layoffs? Great companies are actively hiring marketing technology talent

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A Dilbert cartoon from 2010 quipped that marketing was “just liquor and guessing.” we ran some recruiter searches on LinkedIn and found that ~150,000 people have “marketing technology” in their profile. They didn’t really understand or appreciate what the other did.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: E-book: Why Naked CRM Doesnt Work

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« 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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B2B Lead Generation Blog: 10 Lead Generation (Prospecting) Tips for Sales People

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And instead of calling it lead generation, sales people will probably call it prospecting. All of which means investment of time and proficiencies frequently beyond their realm, and sooner or later, one way or another, there must be a shift from prospecting back to selling. This is particularity true in small companies.

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Interview with Brian Hansford

Onalytica B2B

I clearly remember how as a sales rep, I controlled the information my prospects and customers received. This is a complete contrast to today where companies must make as much relevant information as possible broadly available to prospects and customers through a vast array of offline and digital channels.

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Social CRM: The Latest Evolution for Managing Customer Relationships

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

The days are long gone when sales representatives could rely on their ability to “read” prospects to make the sale, thanks to buyers researching their purchases online. The need to better understand online behaviors to convert leads jump-started the evolution of customer relationship management (CRM).

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