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Magic Quadrant or Magic Numbers? A Judge Will Decide. « The.

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Gartner Group is known in the technology industry as a heavyweight analyst group that influences a lot of purchasing decisions. Big companies all turn to Gartner’s reports to help them on emerging trends and technologies. Gartner's Magic Quadrant is now on trial The problem? A Judge Will Decide. Stay tuned!

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A Primer on Sales Competitive Battle Cards

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If your company hasn’t created formal battle cards (aka kill sheets, competitive cards, competitor takeout), it will at some point, as this is typically one of the first things sales teams ask. in an effort to give a 360 degree view of the competitor as a company.

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Why Sales and Marketing Don't Get Along « The Effective Marketer

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In their “ CMO Perspectives on B2B Marketing Automation &# this challenge for high quality leads is shown as having increased from 69% in 2009 to 76% in 2010.

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