Chris Koch

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We need a chief marketing analytics officer

Chris Koch

Most companies do not yet have closed-loop lead management processes supported by systems, for example. We need to connect the analytical dots. We need to use analytics to quantify and manage how fast we move prospects through the buying process and to increase loyalty and trust after they’ve bought from us.

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We need an app for that

Chris Koch

I’ve been working on a report for ITSMA clients this week about analytics and it got me thinking about the proverbial bigger picture of B2B marketing. We know from our research that we in marketing don’t do much with analytics—i.e., Even rarer is the ability to carry those analytics all the way through to a sale.

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We need an app for that

Chris Koch

I’ve been working on a report for ITSMA clients this week about analytics and it got me thinking about the proverbial bigger picture of B2B marketing. We know from our research that we in marketing don’t do much with analytics—i.e., Even rarer is the ability to carry those analytics all the way through to a sale.

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Four reasons to stop measuring marketing

Chris Koch

In working with companies to develop lead management programs, Brian has found that the most successful companies have a CEO who does not try to parse marketing from sales and assign credit/blame to each. Get adult supervision. He or she emphasizes one revenue generating process that both groups contribute to.

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Why the volume and quality of interactions with customers has to pass for social media ROI

Chris Koch

We need to believe that more engagement between our companies and the people we want to reach is a good thing that ultimately leads to sales—but down a long, narrow, winding path with a few jumps between cliffs thrown in there. In Google analytics , you can drill down by country—even by city—to see where your traffic comes from.

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Four reasons to stop measuring marketing

Chris Koch

In working with companies to develop lead management programs, Brian has found that the most successful companies have a CEO who does not try to parse marketing from sales and assign credit/blame to each. Get adult supervision. He or she emphasizes one revenue generating process that both groups contribute to. Tweet This Post.

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Why Lead Management Automation Really Matters

Chris Koch

We have fewer and fewer outlets to do the heavy lifting of thought leadership for us by featuring our subject matter experts in in-depth analytical articles. What is stopping your company from creating an automated lead management process? And finally, the trade press and general business media are dying. It just won’t scale.