Wed.Dec 21, 2022

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Controlling What You Can: Owning Your Personal and Professional Growth

CMOE

Many things can feel outside of our control or reach. For instance, a person can ask for a raise or promotion, but whether they receive the advancement is not a decision they directly get to make and is ultimately beyond their control. A person can also get stuck in traffic because they have no control over other people’s driving habits or because an accident happened farther down the road.

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Our Top Strategic Insights of 2022

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

As we approach the end of 2022, it's a good time to reflect on the year that has passed. If you're taking a break over the holidays, this could be the ideal time to reflect on your year's highs and lows. Keeping in mind both your organization's goals and personal goals , what were some of the highlights and lowlights? Looking back and identifying these events can help you to learn and effectively guide your 2023 planning.

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4 Ways Technology Is Improving Customer Experience In Icelandic Businesses

Customer Think

As technology advances, businesses around the world are making efforts to use it to their advantage and make the customer experience more enjoyable and efficient. In Iceland, technology is being used to improve customer experience in a variety of ways. In this blog post, we’ll explore five of the most notable examples of how technology […].

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Benefits of using Automation to Boost Sales and Marketing

Apptivo

1. Best sales automation examples. 2. How does Sales automation help the sales team to boost sales? 3. Best Marketing Automation Examples. 4. How does Marketing automation help the business? Creating efficient sales and marketing workflows eliminates the need for repetitive tasks. For this reason, businesses require sales and marketing automation, which will enable them to create reports, send messages, gain insights, and more.

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2024, The Year of the Customer

2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

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5 Ways Rewards Can Improve Retail Spending In Inflation

Customer Think

Shoppers are turning to loyalty points to bridge their budgets. Retailers, don’t burn your bridges. It’s hard enough on shoppers that the cost of goods is up 8.2% over 2021 – heck, the cost of food we bring home has risen by 13%, CNBC reports. But now some of the most popular loyalty program operators, […].

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A sales rep’s guide to customer retention: 5 ways to keep your buyers coming back

Nutshell

Most sales training focuses on prospecting , lead nurturing, and closing techniques. In other words, the things a sales rep needs to know to attract new customers. But what should a seller do after securing a new buyer? Smart salespeople know that the initial sale is small potatoes compared to the numerous sales they can make in the future if they learn to retain their current customers.

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Why customer journey mapping should start with your sales team

Nutshell

If you’ve been keeping up with marketing trends, you may have noticed a shift in the way sales organizations measure their progress in finding and converting leads. Marketing and sales executives are losing interest in the traditional notion of the sales funnel as the concept of one-to-one marketing takes hold. Instead of pouring leads en masse through the old-school funnel and hoping an acceptable percentage become buyers, companies are looking for ways to establish authentic, long-term relatio

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 330 Q & A with Aashish Dhamdhere @dhamdhere

Customer Think

By Matt Heinz, President of 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.

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Missed Your Sales Number? Partner with Marketing for Quick Wins

SBI Growth

If you have been following SBI’s Missed Your Number series, we’ve made recommendations on immediate actions sales leaders can take to get back on your growth track. In market-leading organizations, Sales teams are supported through a strategic cross-functional interlock with the marketing team. There is a flow and collaboration across revenue-generating functions that maximize demand generation efforts and ensure timely follow-up of viable leads.

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Best Website Personalization Tools for Your Business in 2023

Agile CRM

Website personalization tools allow businesses to tailor their websites and online experiences to the specific needs and interests of individual users. This can be accomplished through various means, such as recommending products or content based on a user’s browsing history, providing personalized messaging and offers, or adapting the layout and design of the website to the user’s preferences.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Management Insight Report 2023

EcSell Institute

This report contains data & critical insights for leaders to ensure your managers and teams are equipped to lead in 2023.

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Top Sales Leadership Articles of 2022

The Center for Sales Strategy

As we get closer to the New Year, we're taking some time to reflect on 2022 and the success we've seen our clients achieve. While many are enjoying this special holiday with family and friends, we're bringing you a recap of the most popular posts we've published in 2022. Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is our goal, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Gratitude

Maximize Business Marketing

12 inspiring quotes to turn you towards gratitude this Christmas. Christmas is not going to be the same. But there is something you can do to make it meaningful and joyful, even if it’s quiet. You can be grateful. And this will bring you happiness. Our attitude is one of the few things this Christmas that is ours to control. You can be grateful for what you do have, even amidst all that you are missing.

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Best Email Provider Software in 2023

Agile CRM

Email provider software is a powerful tool for businesses, organizations, and individuals to send and receive emails. It provides an easy way to communicate with customers, partners, and other contacts. The evolution of email provider software has allowed businesses to take advantage of newer features and technologies to increase their efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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CRM dashboards: the best way to get most out of your data

Insightly

Customer relationship management (CRM) technology plays a central role in critical business functions like managing sales workflows, powering marketing campaigns, tracking customer interactions, and more. As a result, the CRM database houses an incredible amount of information related to your business and its customers. Your CRM can also serve as a powerful analytical tool to help you identify what’s working—and what’s not—across the entire customer lifecycle.

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Maximizing PMO Value During Times of Economic Uncertainty

Planview

The right focus, the right results. PMOs must be business focused; you have probably heard that, or something similar, in recent years. But what does that really mean? And how does this impact the focus of your business having to adapt and change to shifting environments? On the topic of economic uncertainty, Global PMO thought leader Andy Jordan, and Planview’s own Dave Blumhorst recently sat down for a webinar on Maximizing PMO Value During Times of Economic Uncertainty to address how business