The new year is here, which means many brands are looking for new ways to spice up their marketing strategy. That means considering changes to everyone’s favorite channel, email. Email was still brands’ preferred medium to communicate with customers in 2017 and will continue to be so well into the future. Still, 2018 may hold […]
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We are entering a new year in martech where organizational metrics of success will increasingly be aligned with customer success metrics. In today’s age of dynamic digital disruption, consumers are becoming not just more connected, but hyperconnected. The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has meant that more and more customers are becoming hyperconnected
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One of the best things about my job is that I sit right near our sales development team — so not only do I know about all the best new bars in the city, but I also hear a lot about the challenges and day-to-day frustrations that plague our sales reps. But sales and marketing
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Advice for tech marketers rarely covers the words they should be using. Perhaps that’s not surprising in a business that takes perverse pride in its jargon, acronyms, neologisms and quirky branding. But bear with me, because I’m going to bring my inner word nerd out to play. Don’t worry — I’ll balance that with a
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“Marketing doesn’t drive revenue — sales does.” Sound familiar? I can’t tell you the countless clients I have worked with who have made statements like that, illuminating their company’s narrow perspective on marketing as a cost center, not a revenue center. As I should hope we all know, no department can operate independently and effectively
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At least 62 percent of B2B companies surveyed this year have a full Account-Based Marketing (ABM) program in place, compared with 41 percent in 2016, according to SiriusDecisions. Those who have found religion when it comes to ABM would even say it’s mission-critical. That same SiriusDecisions survey reports that 91 percent of the respondents stated
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Remember when traditional marketing was overwhelmingly successful? Neither do I. In an era of great innovation, marketing still largely operates with legacy mindsets and technologies. Time, however, isn’t on the side of those who follow convention. Digital Darwinism is only accelerating, and those marketers who defy convention will shape the next generation. The good news
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