Biznology

JANUARY 30, 2015

Business-to-business marketers are plagued by data problems. Our legacy databases are not as robust as we need. To shed some light on B2B data problems, Bernice Grossman and I compiled a working list of problems and solutions. Data entered by our sales people ends up as mush in our database. Train and motivate them well.

De-duplication 80

De-duplication Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Attribution 80

Biznology

MAY 28, 2014

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.

Data Hygiene 80

Data Hygiene B to B Marketing Analytics Tools Ideal Customer Profiles 80

Biznology

MAY 28, 2015

Ask any business marketer about the importance of data, and you’ll get plenty of good answers. That’s a good thing, since marketers are under increasing pressure to manage, collect, and make use of data, according to a recent CMO Club/Gartner study. But in my experience, answers like this are just lip service.

Barriers 80

Barriers B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies B2B 80