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5 Steps to customer data hygiene: it’s not sexy, but it’s essential

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No wonder your sales force is always complaining that your data is no good (although they probably use more colorful words). Here are 5 steps you can take to maintain data accuracy, a process known as “data hygiene.”. Key enter the data correctly in the first place. Sounds obvious, but it’s often overlooked.

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Are you ready for GDPR, Europe’s upcoming data privacy requirements?

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In the course of business with a new customer—for example, in your contract—you need to gather their agreement as to how you will use their information. One helpful resource is Pauline Murphy , managing director of 1 Stop Data Limited , in the UK. Alongside lead generation and data hygiene calling, she offers GDPR compliance services.

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6 thorny data problems that Vex B2B marketers, and how to solve them

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Test a few vendors to find the one that works best with your data. As a place to start, ask several match/merge companies to show you examples of the results of their algorithm against your data. When data elements conflict in my house file, how do I decide which is the “truth”? Create a custom matching algorithm.

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Top 47 B2B Marketing Posts - Hot Topics Ning and Facebook - July 2010

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Smarketer, ZoomInfo: In light of the ongoing upheaval in b-to-b sales, what are your biggest challenges for the remainder of the year? Updated B2B Facebook Page Examples with Data - Social Media B2B , July 23, 2010 This short post is to let you know that we updated the 10 Examples of B2B Facebook Pages post.

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