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What Is Vendor Sprawl?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

This is known as vendor sprawl. Vendor sprawl, also known as technology bloat, occurs when businesses have software application redundancies across different departments, creating many inefficiencies. Be transparent across departments and share information. Consolidate your spend with one or just a few vendors.

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Data Silos: The Hidden Barrier to Effective B2B Decision-Making

RDIGS

Businesses collect vast amounts of data from various sources, ranging from customer information to sales figures and market trends. These isolated pockets of information within an organization can impede collaboration and create fragmented landscapes that prevent B2B companies from reaching their full potential.

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Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: Get Ready for Software Vendors as Data Owners

Customer Experience Matrix

This is fascinating since Microsoft intersects with LinkedIn in several areas: Dynamics CRM software, Office productivity software, and Bing online advertising. LinkedIn is primarily a social network with revenue from subscriptions, recruiting services, and advertising. billion acquisition of LinkedIn.

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Tech-Based Communication Solutions to Improve Sales and Marketing Processes

InsightSquared

With communication taking on digital forms, tech-based tools and solutions are lucrative to the success of a modern sales and marketing strategy. In a recent study, 44% of employees surveyed were concerned about information overload with the implementation of tech-based communication solutions.

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Free Password Management Software

TrustRadius Marketing

Password management software creates the bridge between security and convenience needed in a modern technology environment. The flurry of sign-on information that individuals and organizations need to remember can be overwhelming. Free password managers offer a solution to this risk at a no-cost option.

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Key Takeaways From Attending 2022 Marketing Prof’s B2B Forum

Heinz Marketing

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing. For more than 15 years, leading B2B marketers have gathered at B2B Forum for insights, networking, and good times. This year, the B2B Forum was back with Marketing Profs’ first in-person meeting since 2019! Marketers should create content with craft and care.

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What is Cybersecurity? Your Guide to Digital Defense

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

With every custom application , cloud service, customer account, proprietary technology, and remote work log-in, your risks multiply. Because cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, it’s important that your teams remain vigilant and that daily tasks, such as software updates, become critical safeguards.