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Sales and Marketing Alignment in 2013? Not so Fast!

The ROI Guy

2013 - The Year for Sales Enablement? The unique competitive value of proposed solutions, c. By a wide margin, SiriusDecisions indicates that Marketing would rather spend the incremental 10% on their bread-and-butter, Demand Creation (35%), followed by Brand (17%).

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It Just Takes Longer. Your Sales Cycle in 2013?

The ROI Guy

Justify the gain , proving that your proposed solution can deliver a good return on investment (ROI) Why You? Prove you are not the same , differentiating your solution from the competition, but quantifying total cost (TCO) and value advantages Reduce the Risk – Your customers are wary of wasting precious resources and making any mistakes.

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The 1%: What A/E/C Executives Can Do to Position their Firms for Success

Hinge Marketing

Most leadership teams in A/E/C firms are fastidious about tracking their hit rate – the number of proposals submitted minus the number of proposals won. In fact, the average hit rate in A/E firms was 37.1%, according to Zweig White’s 2013 Annual Marketing Survey. Stop responding to any and every RFP.

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7 Steps to Transforming Into an Inbound Agency

Hubspot

Start with one proposal or one client who’s willing to experiment.”. Client renewal rates soared from 37% in 2011 to 83% in 2012, client spend increased 91%, and revenues doubled, a feat they are on track to accomplish again in 2013. That enabled him to build the business based on monthly retainers. Start small.

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Every Founder Interview on the B2B Marketing Blog (So Far)

Webbiquity

Payman Taei recognized back in 2013 that interest in infographics was exploding , and his agency team needed a tool that would enable them to produce high-quality infographics, as well as other types of visual content, more easily and efficiently within a single interface that could also be used across all content formats.

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Fear-Based Cybersecurity Content Marketing: Does It Work?

nDash

Cyber attacks became a pillar in mainstream media following data breaches at companies like Target (2013), Home Depot (2014), and Anthem (2015). Fear Is Not a Brand Differentiator. Those that thrive will do so on differentiation.”—Ted This is the ultimate downfall of a fear-based content strategy—it isn’t a brand differentiator.

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Marketer of The Month Podcast- EPISODE 178: Managing Clients, Cash, and Calendars in 2024: Oz Alon’s One-Stop Solution

Outgrow

The first one is, could you share the journey of HoneyBook from its founding in 2013 to securing a significant series e-funding round valued at $2.4 But back then, back in 2013, both of us were small business owners. I’m still in 2013 and there’s another 10 years to go. That was the beginning. And I owned a bar.