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Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing

Red Star Kim

The workshop covered strategic thinking, business strategy and marketing and business development (MBD) strategy. From the animated discussions I selected a few topics of focus – Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing. Top-down or Bottom-Up Strategy?

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International Marketing Benchmark 2024 from Meridian West – AI dominates the agenda

Red Star Kim

International Marketing Benchmark 2024 from Meridian West – AI dominates the agenda. Key findings of the International Marketing Benchmark 2024 Unsurprisingly, there is generally much greater business confidence. increase in marketing budget 6. And Gen AI appears to dominate both management and MBD agendas.

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Digital Marketing update webinars (June 2023)

Red Star Kim

Things continue to move at pace in the world of digital marketing and marketing automation (MarTech). Digital Marketing update webinars (June 2023). He went on to outline steps in the marketing chassis. Email marketing automation “The day of the newsletter is finished”. It must incorporate trust (i.e.

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Nutshell Announces Free Marketing Seats

Nutshell

Want to get more of your marketing team on your CRM and email marketing platform so they can send email campaigns, but don’t want to pay for an entire seat? Introducing three free marketing seats for Nutshell Pro customers and above! Nutshell is here to help sales and marketing teams work better together.

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The Ultimate Marketing Efficiency Checklist

When times are tough and marketers are asked to do more with the same (or less), we have to make tough choices. Here are 7 creative ways marketers can work smarter (not harder) - with the resources you already have! However, you might be able to squeeze more value from the tools and processes you’re already using.

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Market research: Professional services benchmark and accountancy profession statistics

Red Star Kim

I regularly scan the media for information relevant to professional services benchmarks and market updates. I share some of my findings to support marketers who are conducting PESTLE, competitor and commercial analyses. Here is a professional services benchmark from Unit4 and some data on the accountancy profession. 3% in UK and 1.6%

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Transforming Marketing from Cost-Center to Revenue Generator

SBI Growth

For many firms, marketing is often relegated as a cost center, and marketing leaders often find themselves competing for a voice at the strategy table. Despite significant investments into MarTech, CMOs often struggle to demonstrate how they contribute to the company’s bottom line, unlike sales.

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ABCs of Data Normalization for B2B Marketers

It’s not a far stretch to suggest that the topic isn’t exactly what gets marketers excited in their day-to-day workflow. However, if lead generation, reporting, and measuring ROI is important to your marketing team, then data normalization matters - a lot. Well, marketers rely on this grouping to reach their goals.

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Marketing Ops: The New Revenue Hero

As data continues to play a starring role in today’s B2B organizations, both marketing and sales operations professionals are poised to solidify their place as critical revenue drivers.

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Best Practices for Marketing Database Cleanse

Finding a vendor to cleanse and optimize your marketing database can be difficult if you don’t know what to look for. ZoomInfo has produced this eBook to help marketing leaders understand best practices around cost and value when it comes to choosing a B2B contact data provider. This buyer’s guide will cover: Buying Considerations.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way.

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Marketing-Led Post-COVID-19 Growth Strategies

Any return to normalcy may seem far-off, but sales and marketing are on the front lines of restarting the economy. However, there’s no team better suited to lead that charge than the marketing department. Strategically aligning your systems and teams. Getting consensus on how to define “qualified leads”.

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

Businesses are tasked with beating pre-pandemic numbers, making marketing more essential than ever before. In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy.

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Your Guide to Using Conversational Marketing to Drive Demand Generation

Enter conversational marketing — the new paradigm to tackling your business deals and converting prospects in minutes. Studies show the return on investment (ROI) of conversational marketing helps your marketing team drive revenue.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue.