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Why the Marketing Budget Should Include Customer Service Training

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Traditionally, that is marketing and sales. This could have been a difficult hurdle to overcome until we shared that customer service training could come from the marketing budget. They also spend a lot of money on marketing. Think of it as marketing – because it is! It could be an interaction they have with your website.

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How ‘Regret’ is The Most Powerful Tool in a Marketers Armory

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Therefore, to use regret as a marketing tool, it is essential to understand what comparison your customers are making and to what standard or value they hold. In this episode, we explain the psychology of regret, how it drives our future behavior, and what to do about it if it happens to your customers after buying your product or service.

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In an Increasingly Competitive Market How Do We Differentiate Our Offering?

Beyond Philosophy

Usually, this occurs after commoditization has made it challenging to be that different from the competition due to participating in a mutually agreed-upon market structure. Knowing your market is crucial. They might be wise to consider what they could learn from Lego or any other successful market leader in an industry.

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Customer-Centric Marketing with Mich Hancock

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” “Be authentic; this is the most important thing with marketing – and anything you do.” If your customers prefer social media as a customer care channel, let them know someone is there to answer their questions so they don’t have to move to other channels.” ” About: Mich Hancock is the CEO of 100th Monkey.

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The 2023 Customer Experience Management Value Index

Building a successful CX program requires teams to share data seamlessly across multiple functions, including support services, contact center, marketing, and sales. The Value Index is an assessment of how well vendors address buyers’ requirements for CX software and incorporates all criteria.

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Guest Blog: How Does AI Marketing Help Drive Customer Engagement?

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This week we feature an article by Lindsay Tjepkema who writes about how artificial intelligence marketing (AIM) is becoming more important to our success in engaging with customers. Brands are looking to AI to ramp up their marketing activities , taking what was once viewed as a science fiction fantasy and integrating it as a useful tool.

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FEAR! One of the greatest marketing motivators of human behavior

Beyond Philosophy

Fear is also a powerful tool for marketers to get customers or potential customers to care about something. That’s one of the reasons that marketers find themselves using it; fear can get people to care. Political ads are big fans of this type of marketing. That’s because fear is a powerful motivator. The post FEAR!

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Marketing Ops: The New Revenue Hero

As data continues to play a starring role in today’s B2B organizations, both marketing and sales operations professionals are poised to solidify their place as critical revenue drivers.

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The Ultimate Marketing Efficiency Checklist

When times are tough and marketers are asked to do more with the same (or less), we have to make tough choices. Here are 7 creative ways marketers can work smarter (not harder) - with the resources you already have! However, you might be able to squeeze more value from the tools and processes you’re already using.

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Best Practices for Marketing Database Cleanse

Finding a vendor to cleanse and optimize your marketing database can be difficult if you don’t know what to look for. ZoomInfo has produced this eBook to help marketing leaders understand best practices around cost and value when it comes to choosing a B2B contact data provider. This buyer’s guide will cover: Buying Considerations.

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Your Guide to Using Conversational Marketing to Drive Demand Generation

Enter conversational marketing — the new paradigm to tackling your business deals and converting prospects in minutes. Studies show the return on investment (ROI) of conversational marketing helps your marketing team drive revenue.

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

Businesses are tasked with beating pre-pandemic numbers, making marketing more essential than ever before. In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy.

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ABCs of Data Normalization for B2B Marketers

It’s not a far stretch to suggest that the topic isn’t exactly what gets marketers excited in their day-to-day workflow. However, if lead generation, reporting, and measuring ROI is important to your marketing team, then data normalization matters - a lot. Well, marketers rely on this grouping to reach their goals.

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way.