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The Straightforward Guide to RFIs

Hubspot

If you're looking to invest in a new tool for your business, you'll need to do your research. In many cases, that research will start with a Request for Information (RFI). Not sure what an RFI is? What does RFI mean? RFIs are important because they reduce blind spots and empower your team to make better decisions.

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24 questions to ask account-based marketing vendors during a demo

Martech

For starters, once you have determined that ABM software makes sense for your business, spend time researching individual vendors and their capabilities by doing the following: Make a list of all the ABM capabilities you currently have, those that you would like to have and those that you can’t live without.

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Questions to ask vendors before buying a customer journey orchestration solution

Martech

Once you have determined that customer journey orchestration (CJO) software makes sense for your business , spend time researching individual vendors and their capabilities. Decide whether or not you need to engage in a formal RFI/RFP process. Does the vendor seem to understand our business and our marketing needs?

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24 questions to ask ABM vendors before signing the contract

Martech

For example, if enriching your ICPs with deeper technographic data is important, be sure to ask about it during vendor interviews and demos. Decide whether or not you need to engage in a formal RFI/RFP process. Not all the questions on this list will be relevant to your business needs; most will be. Questions to ask at the demo.

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Marketing ops shouldn’t perform procurement

Martech

While I acknowledge that in small business settings, or times when getting things done quickly is paramount, evading procurement (if it exists) is sometimes necessary. Regarding the fear of slowing things down, remember that RFI or RFP processes aren’t always warranted.

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Cleaning up the confusion in marketing ops job postings

Martech

Identify prerequisite steps to realize medium and long-term ambitions Example: Improve data hygiene Example: Implement knowledge base for AI-driven tools to use Serve as an internal technical consultant to the marketing department Help identify strategies to meet needs (buy vs. build, right-size contracts, etc.)

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[Book Review] "The Right Way To Select Technology"

B2B Marketing Directions

For example, many technology vendors produce buying guides for the types of technologies they offer, and several analyst/consulting firms regularly publish "rankings" of various types of technology applications. There are an abundance of resources that provide advice on how to select new technology.