PowerViews with Jeff Ernst: Marketing & Sales Must Work Together

In this second episode of PowerViews, I have the pleasure of talking with Jeff Ernst who provides advisory services to CMO and marketing leadership professionals as Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Jeff joined..

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CMOs: Wield Powers of Influence to Gain a Seat at the Executive Table

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads and advances the buying cycle. She has produced hundreds of white papers,..

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Eight Shortcuts to More Successful Sales & Marketing Collaboration

Matt Heinz has more than 12 years of marketing, business development and sales experience from a variety of organizations, vertical industries and company sizes; including Microsoft, Weber Shandwick, Boeing, The..

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Posted by Karla Blalock on Feb 9, 2012 8:19:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, B2B Marketing, Marketing Strategy, B2B Sales

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Improve Sales Lead Generation via Marketing Analytics Part 3: Seven Findings

In this three-part series, the first article on marketing analytics looked at predictive targeting best practices, and the second article cited two sales lead generation programs to show how these processes actually..

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Posted by Karla Blalock on Feb 7, 2012 7:35:00 AM

Tags: Lead Generation, B2B Marketing, Marketing Strategy, B2B Sales

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Improve Sales Lead Generation via Marketing Analytics Part 2: Two Examples

In the first article on marketing analytics, I discussed the best-practice processes involved in the review, assessment and continuous enhancement of sales lead generation programs to achieve improved results.

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