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Posted by Dan McDade on Mar 11, 2014 9:23:00 AM

Tags: B2B Sales, PowerViews, Cold Calling

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PowerViews with Joanne Black: No Such Thing As “Warm Calling”

Cold calling has long been a staple of sales, but knowing just a little bit about a prospect is actually not much better. There is no such thing as “warm calling,” says my latest guest on PowerViews, Joanne Black...

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Posted by Christopher Hosford on Mar 6, 2014 8:21:00 AM

Tags: Marketing Strategy, Guest Blogs, Social Media

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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

By Christopher Hosford, editor-in-chief, HosfordGroup LLC

Social media marketing is now precariously ensconced as a more-or-less mainstream marketing channel. Companies try to dutifully engage with customers and..

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Posted by Mike Kamo on Mar 4, 2014 8:27:00 AM

Tags: Inbound Marketing

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3 Ways Inbound Marketing Is Hurting Your Business (#3 Is the Most Surprising)

Inbound marketing is all the rage.

Marketers are falling all over themselves to jump on the bandwagon, convinced that inbound is the path to more leads, less cost, and better business results across the board.

But..

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Posted by Ruth P. Stevens on Feb 27, 2014 8:09:00 AM

Tags: Marketing Strategy, Inbound Marketing, Guest Blogs

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Marketing Automation is Not Marketing Strategy

We are republishing this blog by Ruth Stevens (originally run January 29, 2014) because she hits the nail on the head about marketing automation. In the opening paragraph she states: “Marketers sometimes see automation..

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Posted by Dan McDade on Feb 25, 2014 8:23:00 AM

Tags: Marketing Strategy, Lead Qualification, PowerMinute

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How to Ensure Your Sales Appointments Aren't Just Appearances

In “Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons”, Kurt Vonnegut describes “granfalloons” as proud but meaningless associations of human beings. Isn’t this the case with marketing and sales in many companies today?

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