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Yearly Planning is a Waste of Time

Q4 is here. For many organizations that means taking a look at where they’ve been and where they’re going in the next calendar year. Planning becomes a priority for every department. Everyone is busy reviewing and assessing information to help point them in a direction for the new year. Marketing and sales departments are a big part of this process. After all, they drive revenue and if they aren’t being as effective as possible, it’s time for a new plan, right? But is extensive yearly planning...

5 Tactics to Dramatically Increase Your Win Rate

One of the most important sales metrics to monitor is your win rate. A small improvement in your...

5 Reasons Your Email Marketing Isn’t Working

Email is an important component of any demand generation strategy. A survey of marketers...

Beware of Social Media Best Practices - Analyze YOUR Audience

I find social media fascinating. There are so many ways to analyze what happens after you publish a...

Six Reasons Lead Scoring May Not Work for You

There seems to be increased interest surrounding how to effectively apply lead scoring to an...

Is Your Lead Generation Approach Really a Lead Generation Approach?

Earlier this month, I had an interesting conversation with a friend and colleague about lead...

[Free Tool Template]  The 3x3 Sales Matrix

Two of the toughest decisions in an effective sales process are how to best enter an opportunity,...

Want to Shorten Your Sales Cycle? Start By Mapping The Decision Journey

One of the most common (and costly) mistakes that I see strong companies make is that they’re...

Message to Marketing: Show Them You're More than Arts and Crafts

As a marketer, have you ever heard you or your department referred to as “arts and crafts” by...

The Five Lessons Everybody in Sales Should Learn From Columbo

Last week while I was enjoying a relaxing weekend, I noticed that one network was having a marathon...