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If it’s not a sales funnel, what is it?

Martech

Marketers know this as “the sales funnel”. Starting in 2012, Brock realized that the funnel concept was not making sense. Dig deeper: What is sales enablement and how do these platforms help bridge the marketing-sales divide? We track from the first visit to the sale close. That’s how people shop. Simpson said.

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2012 Resolutions for the B2B Marketer

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Although there are five, I’m hoping that each B2B marketer should resolve to focus on at least one for 2012. In most of these cases, I’ve never spoken with the sales rep. If this is still the marketing and sales approach for your organization, you should resolve to stop it in 2012. They’re right. Change is hard.

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Highspot Sales Enablement Helps Sales People Find Content and Marketers Measure What Works

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Sales enablement” is something of a catch-all term for a wide range of solutions that help sales people do their jobs better. Highspot has staked out the corner of this world occupied by systems that help sales people find the right marketing materials. But the firm soon learned that this wasn’t enough.

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

ViewPoint

Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. To illustrate, Brian notes that in his book published six years ago, he said 90% of marketers didn’t have agreement between marketing and sales on basic things such as the meaning of the word, “lead.” But all it is is a canvas.

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Understanding The Difference Between a CRM and MAP

ActiveDEMAND

CRM and MAP : Similar on the Surface Only. This is relevant to modern day marketing, since among some of the most noteworthy ‘confused-as-being-the-same’ examples are the concepts of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software and MAP (Marketing Automation Platform) software. Deeper Into CRM – The Sales Tool.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity

This post, along with 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 and 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 previously published here, provide a solid foundation for that understanding. While 47% felt somewhat good at social measurement in 2011, just 38% said the same in 2012.

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PowerViews with Christopher Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

ViewPoint

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. ” Convergence: Technology, CRM & Social Media. On the marketing side, companies like Eloqua, Marketo, Pardot, Silverpop and HubSpot are adding features that are nudging them closer to the sales side.