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If you are in marketing, you are used to handing off your leads to the sales team and hearing two complaints back: First, the leads are no good. Second, there aren’t enough of them. It has always reminded me of the old joke where two guys are complaining about the restaurant they are eating in. “The
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The term Big Data refers to the entirety of the process that information goes through for real-world application. This means that it encompasses data gathering, data analysis, and data implementation.
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Personalization is a content marketing tactic that can help reel in customers and prospects, but how many marketers are actually utilizing this method? According to the “2018 Connectivity Report” from Widen, 28 percent of marketers claim that personalizing the customer experience is what their organization is most focused on this year.
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Did you go into marketing because you thought it would be creative, but it ended up being all about the data? Do you ever feel that as a marketer, you’re more valued for your analytical ability and technical chops than your creative skills? It turns out you’re right—well, half-right. Yes, marketers are under more pressure than ever to collect vast amounts of data, analyze it efficiently, and share the fruits of this analysis with their peers and superiors.
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Webinars offer options for reaching out to and educating buyers at all stages of the lead generation cycle. Your choice to do live, butts-in-seats events, or webinars will hinge on several factors, The post Pros and cons of Webinars for B2B lead generation appeared first on Sales Lead Insights.
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