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Let’s talk ABM: 7 steps to move from SMB Marketing to Enterprise ABM

Strategic-IC

Where SMB is about volume, quick decisions, and lower levels of buyer consideration, Enterprise marketing is much more about focusing on winning, growing, and retaining your most important accounts – which due to their size and complexity have naturally longer life cycles, higher levels of consideration, and larger buying teams.

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Evolving through the phases of a mature demand gen engine

Rev

If we had to summarize the modern relationship between marketing and sales, it would sound something like: Generate more and better leads, so we can close more deals more effectively. That’s the work of a demand gen team. Sales priorities drive the strategies in these early stages. And it’s probably a very small team.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 318: Q & A with Alan Gonsenhauser @agonsenhauser

Heinz Marketing

If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. We cover a wide range of topics, with a focus on sales development and inside sales priorities.

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ActiveConversion Review - SMB Lead Management

LeadSloth

From Web Analytics to Demand Generation. ActiveConversion first became known for its sales-focused Web Analytics, such as identifying companies that visit your website (similar to Leadlander ). Typically, new leads are assigned to sales person before they are copied to Salesforce.com: the assignment rules are flexible.

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SMB a New Year Bright Spot for IT Sales and Marketing?

The ROI Guy

IT solution providers are quickly reacting to the pessimistic forecasts with a sales and marketing strategy rethink – trying to appeal to today’s more stressed and frugal buyer. Hiring demands are increasing at the same time, from a low of only 20% planning staff additions in the latter half of 2010, to 31% currently planning staff additions.

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Email Campaign or Essay Question? You Decide.

The Point

At least I’ll credit Integra for offering a buyer’s guide that purports to answer key questions facing SMBs who are evaluating cloud technology, but even the offer description falls flat. For one, it would have been much better presented in bulleted points that were scannable at a glance, not another long paragraph in an already stodgy email.

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Why we care about AI in marketing

Martech

A 2020 McKinsey survey found that those working in marketing and sales had the third-highest rate of AI adoption. Your competitors will adopt AI strategies to improve their business outcomes, allowing them to increase sales, boost customer retention, and more effectively launch new products. AI platforms for SMBs.