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Demand Gen vs. Lead Gen: Which is ‘Best’ for Startups?

Zoominfo

Finding your place in the market Before worrying about whether to adopt a demand-gen or lead-gen approach, Hanson says startups need to figure out their place in the market, and then be able to articulate that position to the market in the form of a strategic narrative. Is this a brand-new thing you’re creating with this product?”

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How to Align with Your Sales Team, According to HubSpot Marketers

Hubspot

According to a Forrester study, 43% of CEOs say that misalignment has cost them sales. Objections to the actual functionality of a product or service, and objections to perceptions or incorrect positioning of your offering. If misalignment isn't handled properly, it could cost your company time, money, and customers in the long run.

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A Primer on Sales Competitive Battle Cards

The Effective Marketer

Out of it may come a battle card but the battle card I’m talking about in this post is something created specifically to position your product against a competitor’s. You may have to do a deep dive into technical features or focus on messaging and positioning, or sales channels, or distribution.

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How Customer Experience Management (CXM) will become Smarter in 2020

Valasys

Understanding your customers well & delivering personalized experiences inspires customer loyalty & evangelizes others about your brands via positive Word-of-Mouth-Marketing (WOMM). According to Forrester , experience-led companies have 1.6x Why Customer Experience Management is Important. higher brand awareness, 1.5x

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Discover Where Your Competitors Are Beating You Online

Hubspot

You are competing to position yourself through your custom content as a relevant source that can help them overcome their challenge. You need to evaluate how well your competitors are positioned to covert website visitors to leads or customers, and how that compares to how well you are positioned on your website.