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Framework for Conducting a Focus Group

Launch Marketing

Focus groups are used by marketing professionals for a variety of reasons. A focus group is a group of people selected to partake in discussions surrounding the early stages of product or concept development, the evaluation of services or test new ideas for feedback. Preparation. Define Objective.

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How to Judge the Strength of Your Value Propositions

B2B Marketing Directions

Compelling value propositions are essential for successful marketing. The best way to determine the effectiveness of a proposed value proposition is to test it with real potential customers, but that approach isn't always practical for many B2B companies. The textbook definition of a value proposition is ".

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B2B Marketing Research: Developing Your Research Proposal

MLT Creative

I have thus far written about the importance of secondary research in the B2B marketing research process, as well as choosing the setting where you will research. Now, it is time to develop your research proposal, which is essentially writing down everything you’ve learned in order develop your actual research plan and design.

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Infographic: Influencer Marketing Survey

Onalytica B2B

This October 2015 survey highlights findings from Onalytica’s focus groups and consultations with 100 Marketing Directors, Heads of Social Media, Communication & PR Professionals. Discussions were centred around the topic of Influencer Marketing, its use cases, opportunities, challenges and tools used.

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How to Create Marketing Personas in 2023

ClearVoice

Marketing Manager, Mark. They’re called marketing personas. Today’s marketers can’t live without them. In this post, we’ll talk about marketing personas, why they’re important, and the best practices for creating one in 2023. What is a marketing persona? Marketing personas are sometimes also called buyer personas.

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How Empathy Will Grow Your Sales and Marketing Pipeline

Marketing Insider Group

Are you using empathy in your marketing ? Because marketing isn’t something you do to people; it’s something you do with people. The problem with modern sales and marketing. I see with marketing (and sales) this: we get clinical and treat our customers as objects to convert rather than people who need help.

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Six stats to guide agencies through their 2021 service offerings

Sprout Social

In The Agency Pricing and Packaging Report , we examine how agencies think about their service offerings and how they are packaging and pricing client proposals. 83% of agencies create custom packages or proposals per client. In marketing, when one campaign finishes, the next begins. Refine and define social media services .