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Waiting to Exhale

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And now, when so many traumas have been “put on blast” as she puts it, attention really must be paid. “If you don’t have a relationship with [your teams] where they feel emotionally and physically safe, it’s awfully hard to motivate and coach them to the next level.”. I’m going to make a prediction,” Anderson told us. “I

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Three annoying things about B2B marketing

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I just got off the phone with a data scientist in Bangalore who was complaining how he digs up high value prospective accounts, and his clients blast them with email, get no results and then blame him. Businesses think email is their best prospecting tool. When it isn’t. I’ve said before that I think email makes us stupid. It’s too cheap.

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Contactually is my secret weapon

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Every time I follow up—generally two weeks after I send my initial email blast —Contactually does some historical spywork on each and every contact, trying to see when they’ve historically responded to email in the past. Ask Dan Krueger, Managing Partner over at Gerris Corp. What is Contactually to Me?

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Lessons from one year of Instagram stories

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Marketers have been blasting out the “LIMITED TIME ONLY” message since the first caveman started selling round rocks. Many consumer brands are making good use of Instagram stories, and unlike NASA, they will often feature a traditional call-to-action, like J. Crew did when it was selling sunglasses.

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Automating your marketing through the B2B customer journey: an interview with Rich Herbst

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Rather than blasting messages at targets, we are gaining direct insight into what the customer or prospect is really seeking, in that moment, and where the prospect is in an overall life cycle. Best of all, sales increased by 336%. Q: Why do you think journey-specific marketing is the way to go in B2B marketing?

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5 Ideas to Keep Leadership Development Hands-on, Applied and Engaging

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It is a blast holding deep discussions about business acumen, leadership and strategy, but it is not for the faint of heart. One way to overcome this issue is to invite a leader or an outside consultant who is comfortable facilitating a business acumen-centric case discussion. Hold a Debate.

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Are LinkedIn Groups experiencing a crisis?

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Avoid mass-blasting the same blog article, discussion title, and description to ALL of your groups. To be considered a regular contributor, share a discussion with your groups every one or two weeks, depending on the activity level of each group. I would caution you against using too much automation when sharing discussion.