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Marketing is Bigger (MUCH Bigger) Than Advertising

Strategic Communications

Most people think “advertising” when they hear the word marketing. That’s understandable because much of what we see/hear as consumers involves traditional advertising activities—newspaper ads, television commercials, billboards, etc. Marketing isn’t advertising. Marketing is often too narrowly defined.

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Building and optimizing your diverse, multifunctional “Dream Team”

Strategic Account Management Association

Our aspiration, I believe, should be to create a workforce that reflects the incredible diversity of our customers, our partners, our suppliers and our community. But before I delve into what leaders can do to make this happen, I want to share some context for why it’s important. The business case for diversity. Yelp counts.)

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Persuasive writing checklist

Red Star Kim

Understand their decision-making process. Meet their needs. Make an emotional connection – Connect with your reader. Use inclusive language – Remove words and phrases that put people off Reduce – Make it more concise. Make it scannable – Are there sufficient sub-titles and sub-headings? Be evocative.

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10 Copywriting Tips to Get Better Results

Strategic Communications

Whether you’re writing a brochure, copy for a newspaper ad, a script for a radio announcement, or a page or blog for your web site, there are some tried and true techniques that can help you make sure that your copy gets the results you’re looking for. Think about writing copy as making a sales pitch to a customer.

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When To Give Your Work Away, and When to Charge

Strategic Communications

that this answer can make the most sense: “Yes, there are definitely times when giving your work?or like Mrs. Fields Cookies and Famous Amos (also cookies) that grew their company exclusively through sampling as opposed to traditional advertising. can be a great form of advertising. services and tangible products ?

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Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies, use KAM technology and maintain momentum

Red Star Kim

no-data-entry CRM; relationship intelligence (ERM); revenue operations system; automatic capture of emails, meetings and referrals). Some firms provide templates of different types of KAM meeting types. (profit, growth and core legal services) How can Nexl help law firms execute their Strategic Account initiatives? (no-data-entry

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How to Build a Sales Process: The Complete Guide

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This data-driven approach helps you identify bottlenecks, refine strategies, and make informed decisions that create continuous improvement. Qualifying The qualifying stage marks the first time your reps make direct contact with a lead. DOWNLOAD THE FREE LIST 2. ‍ Whitney Sales Founder of The Sales Method 3.