June 17, 2014 It’s hard to imagine a 2014 topic hotter than Jimmy Fallon right now. I mean, who would’ve imagined that lip syncing would have such a come back? But if there’s one, at least in the business world, it’s how to fix the chasm between sales and marketing so companies quit bleeding leads (qualified or not) and customers. Why …
Is Your Content Marketing Scaleable?
One of the biggest struggles between sales and marketing stems from understanding what sales needs to turn a prospect into a customer and what marketing has the bandwidth to produce. It’s a battle that repeats itself regardless of company size or industry focus. To help remove some of the animosity from the relationship, it helps to have everyone on the …
Compensation’s Role in Sales and Marketing Alignment
Up to 90% of collateral created by marketing is never used by sales. Fifty percent of B2B sales staff misses their quota. Forty percent of sales people lose their job every year. Some of these stats come from not having the right type of sales person in place. And clearly, we need to do a better job of integrating sales …