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Marketing, Death and Taxes

Marketing Insider Group

As a marketing professional, I am not proud of our reputation as SPAM-ers. It seems as if the lower our outbound marketing response rates get, the greater the number of emails, phone calls, pop-up ads and other interruptions we throw at our weary populace. I can only watch TV shows on my DVR.

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Confessions Of A B2B Marketer

Marketing Insider Group

How hard can it be? Lists became “tired&# as response rates drops. Opt-outs increased and our brand image suffered — all because we were spamming our customers. And we often lack the guidance we can achieve from a proper strategy and planning process. So what happened in B2B Marketing?