28
2013
Don’t Shoot the Messenger!
Or: Why Feedback Loops are Critical to Good Sales & Marketing Content. It is clear that one of the major issues facing sales and marketing organizations is they don’t know what is working and what isn’t, with regards to the quality and usefulness of the content that is created. Whether it is the marketing department, sales department, or sales training department, they often create…
11
2013Register to Win CollaboRate Free and Jump Start your Sales & Marketing for 2013!
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13
2012
Bridging the Sales & Marketing Disconnect is No Easy Task
I wanted to get back to this discussion because it impacts so many organizations. This isn’t a new problem, it is one that has existed for decades and there are no clear signs of remission despite many efforts to find a cure. One of the problems clearly is in how the two entities, Sales and Marketing, identify themselves and what they believe their mission is….
27
2012
Why there is a Sales & Marketing Chiasm
In my last blog post “Why Sales throws Marketing under the bus (and how you can avoid the fatalities)” it is clear that we struck a nerve that has a profound effect on a number of organizations. I got some great comments and feedback from a lot of you on your personal experiences in this area. So I wanted to delve a little deeper and…
17
2012
Why Sales throws Marketing under the bus (and how you can avoid the fatalities!)
Sales asks: How many marketers does it take to screw in a light bulb? Sales answers: 15 1 to ignore the request from sales for more light. 1 to develop a creative brief on why light is important. 7 to shoot the YouTube video on how to screw in a light bulb. 1 to evaluate the amount of light offered by competitors and draft a…
10
2012
Are office politics, silos and turf wars killing your sales?
In his book Silos, Politics and Turf Wars, Patrick Lencioni writes, “Silos – and the turf wars they enable – devastate organizations. They waste resources, kill productivity and jeopardize the achievement of goals.” In my experience, these wars are often seen in the three departments that need to be working harmoniously together the most – sales, marketing and product development. For some reason, each department…
03
2012Are you keeping up with your content?
I was thinking recently about the number of challenges a company’s marketing department faces each and every day. In addition to such expected tasks as branding, advertising, lead generation and the creation of a firm’s marketing collateral, many marketers now also are charged with social media strategy and content development. The world has changed dramatically in the past five years. Consumers expect good quality and…