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Tablet Takeover? Evaluating Nexus 7 for Business

Tablets are undoubtedly one of the hottest sales and marketing device trends of the year, and (at the moment) the iPad reigns supreme for enterprise use. At the beginning of 2012, 1,604 purchasers of hardware for corporate enterprises were surveyed … Continue reading

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How iPads Revolutionize Medical Device Marketing

How iPads Revolutionize Medical Device Marketing Have you ever tried to present a complex medical device at a moment’s notice? If so, you’ll know how difficult it is to communicate complex product differentiators, workflow and processes without a visual aid. … Continue reading

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The Blurry Line Between Marketing and Sales Enablement

When was the last time your sales team applauded when your marketing team delivered materials or content for them to use? If this is not happening frequently enough (or at all) then perhaps we should consider the reasons. I recently … Continue reading

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3 Things that will Impress Your CMO

Have you ever tried to impress your CMO with REAL thought leadership? If so, you’ll know that it is difficult because it takes real courage to step out of the box and present new ideas that will change the direction … Continue reading

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What is “Interactive Marketing”?

Interactive marketing has emerged as one of the hottest marketing trends in 2012, with Forrester Research predicting that marketers across all industries will spend nearly $77 billion, roughly 26% of all advertising dollars, on interactive marketing by 2016. B2B interactive marketing … Continue reading

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Marketers Only Get One Chance to Make a First Product Impression

First impressions are formed within 7 to 17 seconds of meeting someone and 55% of a person’s opinion is driven by physical appearance. I wonder if that statistic also carries some weight for product launches? If so, finding the right … Continue reading

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B2B Marketing Budgets Up 6.8% in 2012

Marketers have long been challenged to ‘do more with less’, but 2012 is bringing good news for marketers and their budgets: Forrester Research reports that B2B marketing budgets are increasing by 6.8% on average. High tech companies are leading this … Continue reading

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Mobile Marketing Myths

Josh Clark, the founder of design consulting firm Global Moxie, recently shared his “Seven Deadly Mobile Myths” with MobiHealthNews.com, debunking commonly held opinions about the melding of business and mobility. While he was discussing mobility within the healthcare field, the … Continue reading

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Connecting with Customers through Social Media

It’s not news to anyone that social media is growing rapidly and businesses large and small are jumping into the mix with corporate twitter accounts, Facebook pages, and Google+ pages. There is much debate about the best social media strategies … Continue reading

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Positioning and Differentiation – Why Consistency Matters

What is “positioning”? We often use that term when discussing our marketing or sales message, particularly in connection with a discussion about competition. Some marketers try to “position” their brand, their company, or their products. But really, positioning is the distinctive … Continue reading

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Can You Manage Your Stuck Deals – Part 2

In part one, we discussed three ways in which deals can get stuck in your sales pipeline, and techniques to get them moving again, including… No compelling need to change – business challenges Changed priorities – lack of bandwidth The … Continue reading

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Putting customers first

Whatever your opinions may be regarding the recent NY Times Op-Ed piece by Greg Smith, one aspect of his criticism of his former employer is chilling: His view that they put their own interests first, above those of their clients. … Continue reading

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Can You Manage Your Stuck Deals – Part 1

Do you have opportunities in your sales pipeline that aren’t moving? Are these opportunities stalled or stuck? There is a long list of reasons why an opportunity might not be moving. Here are of some of the reasons that opportunities stall and … Continue reading

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iPads Impact on Sales and Marketing

There’s no doubt about it, the iPad is here to stay. According to its Wikipedia site, since its launch in April 2010, and through the end of 2011, Apple had sold more than 15 million units, representing more than 80% … Continue reading

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Six Advanced Trade Show Strategies

A recent TSNN (Trade Show News Network) post “Six Advanced Trade Show Strategies and Tactics” caught my attention as it discussed techniques that can really elevate and stimulate trade show programs. Their list of suggested strategies included… Select Vertical Market … Continue reading

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