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Should You Outsource Your Marketing? A Cost Analysis

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To decide if outsourcing is an option for you, do a simple cost analysis. discusses some of the situations or trigger points that might lead to outsourcing marketing staff. If you’re considering hiring marketing staff, one of your options is to outsource this key function. Another post, When Is It Time to Hire a Part-Time CMO?,

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When It Comes to Your Marketing Leads, Quality and Quantity Count

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B2B marketers need to track lead quality as well as lead quantity. It is important to track the quality of your leads. One way to measure this is by tracking the conversion rate of leads by source. Capture each marketing activity, its cost, leads generated, number of sales and sales revenue generated. Not exactly.

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Positioning is Key Factor for Social Media (and All Marketing) Success

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Positioning is one of the basic marketing principles that leads to success. This week I was working on a competitive analysis for a client that needs to increase their online presence, particularly in the area of social media. My competitive analysis focused on social media. It’s strategic positioning.

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4 Skills Your B2B Marketing Team Must Have

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This doesn’t mean that one marketing person has to have them all, but the person leading the team needs to understand and know the importance of each. In the article, author Chris Kuenne states that strategy, analysis, creative program design and technology are the skills that make marketing successful today.

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Why Focus Groups Are a Waste of Money for B2B Marketers

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They are expensive and, like some, I believe that focus group dynamics lead to group think, which may not amount to true customer response. My firm New Incite offers marketing research and analysis services. I’ve never been much of a believer in focus groups for market research. What do you think?

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7 Must-Have Skills for Today’s CMO

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However, if a certain business or organization has specific problems, I suppose the leading skill for the individual hire could be different. The CMO can hire analytical staff, but most importantly they need to drive measurement, analysis and careful evaluation of every activity in their department. Persuasive.

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So Your Ad Agency Got an Award. Now What?

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Results in the way of leads, revenue, brand awareness? In the book, Professional Services Marketing: How the Best Firms Build Premier Brands, Thriving Lead Generation Engines, and Cultures of Business Development Success, authors Mike Schultz and John E. Doerr provide a list of marketing details to avoid.