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6 Sales & Marketing Strategy Recommendations for 2012

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I’m an avid reader of Bob Apollo’s “Accelerating Revenue Growth” blog. I really enjoyed one of Bob’s recent posts, Six Strategies for B2B Sales and Marketing in 2012 , in which he shares comments from his strategic partner, Hugh Macfarlane, founder and CEO of the B2B marketing consultancy, MathMarketing.

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PowerViews with Brian Carroll: The State of B2B Lead Gen & 2012 Recommendations

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2012 Recommendation: Marketing Should Ask Sales Three Questions. That article could become a blog post.” Click to start video at this point — Brian also recommends looking at existing content to determine how it can be used again and extend value. He notes, “A chart could become a webinar.

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B2B Lead Generation: Are You Killing the Golden Goose?

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This is the first in a series of four blogs about B2B Lead Generation marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. This first blog is about the difference between inbound and outbound marketing results and the proverb or expression “Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.”.

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The Dangers of Using Cost per Lead as a Metric to Measure Marketing

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Twice over the past two years I blogged about the dangers of using cost per lead as a metric to measure marketing. As a foundation, I published three blogs in 2012 in which I outlined three critical elements that impact B2B lead generation costs in the complex sale: 1.

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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Busy People Don't Mean to be Rude

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Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from PointClear''s online B2B sales circles. Via OpenView Blog. The Solution Selling blog highlights CSO Insights ’ 2012 Sales Performance Optimization Study where surveyed companies confess to lackluster hiring efforts. Motivate Your Sales Team with These 13 Ideas That Work.

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PowerViews with Chad Burmeister: Sales is More Scientific Nowadays

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Chad was voted Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals 4 years in a row—2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Chad''s Blog: highvelocitysales.wordpress.com. Here is the full video of our discussions and below are some highlights. Sales is Getting Scientific. By Dan McDade.'

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5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

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What is called “Inside Sales”, “Sales Support”, “Telesales” and dozens of other names is growing 15x faster than field sales—in fact, my colleague, Jonathan Farrington, published a blog stating that within three years 80 – 90% of all B2B transactions will be done online—most with some form of sales support but not field sales.