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5 Steps to customer data hygiene: it’s not sexy, but it’s essential

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Are you happy with the quality of the information in your marketing database? A new report from NetProspex confirms: 64% of company records in the database of a typical B2B marketer have no phone number attached. Pretty much eliminates phone as a reliable communications medium, doesn’t it? Probably not.

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Beware of dubious data providers: a 9-point checklist

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Early on, I stumbled upon an anonymous blog that reports on the most egregious of these emailers, and connects them to unscrupulous spammers tracked by Spamhaus. It’s pretty hilarious to learn that many of these data sellers are complete fakes, sending identical emails from fake companies and fake addresses.

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6 thorny data problems that Vex B2B marketers, and how to solve them

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Data entered by our sales people ends up as mush in our database. That may be okay for the rep, but it’s not okay for the company. Here’s the best practice: Create a centralized data input group. The bonus: these two parties will team, build a valuable relationship, work together well, and improve data quality.