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Don’t Underestimate Industrial Marketing’s Contribution to Sales

Industrial Marketing Today

Michael Clark, Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations at American Arbitration Association said that the best marketing advice he ever received was “Sales keep you in business. Marketing keeps you in sales.” From BtoB LinkedIn group ). He summed it up brilliantly.

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E-commerce: An Important Channel for Industrial Sales

Industrial Marketing Today

I am seeing more and more manufacturers and industrial distributors using e-commerce as a sales channel for growth. According to a survey conducted in 2011 by BtoB and Rainmarker Systems, while only 35% of B2B marketers are involved with selling directly online, 58% of those companies have an increasing commitment to the channel.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Google Makes Web Analytics Free but will it help your lead generation?

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« Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content | Main | Embattled CMOs share strategies to improve marketing influence » Google Makes Web Analytics Free but will it help your lead generation? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink.

The ROI Guy

A recent survey from Harte-Hanks reveals some vital metrics to marketers seeking insight on technology buyers and purchase decisions. Frugalnomics Reigns According to survey results, when looking at what is important to making the final purchased decision, technology buyers focus first on ensuring their purchases meet their requirements.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Let the Good Times Roll? IT Spending on.

The ROI Guy

We call the economic buyer trend Frugalnomics, where buyers seek quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact, significant ROI, fast payback and superior value from each purchase. When ranking the important factors that influence IT purchase decisions, survey respondents indicated that economic factors once again reign.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle

The ROI Guy

To address the frugal buyer, leading sales enablement groups and marketers are now providing tools to help buyers diagnose their issues, justify solutions, and compare to prove superior value. The tool suite results in over 1,000 leads per month, with estimated 4 to 5% conversion rate of leads to sales.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. We call the economic buyer trend Frugalnomics, where buyers seek quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact, significant ROI, fast payback and superior value from each purchase.