Internet Marketing Strategies

Five Digital Marketing Outsourcing Lessons I’ve Learned

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Five Digital Marketing Outsourcing Lessons I’ve Learned

Today’s marketing landscape is complex: you need a solid marketing strategy, a competent team of individuals that work within proven processes, an understanding of marketing technology and the hundreds of tools that are available, a comprehensive content calendar, a winning website, and the adroit ability to execute your digital marketing programs and measure their success. It’s a complex process that requires a LOT of expertise, something that your company likely cannot afford without hiring a myriad of internal marketing resources.

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David Reske to Speak at Miami’s Big Data & Marketing Innovation Summit

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David Reske to Speak at Miami’s Big Data & Marketing Innovation Summit

On Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016, David Reske will speak at the Big Data & Marketing Innovation Summit, held at the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach hotel in Miami, FL. David’s presentation on “Creating an Innovative and Data Driven Marketing Culture” will begin at 10:50 am. [Read more…]

Four Ways Companies are Underutilizing Marketing Automation Systems

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Marketing automation is technology that lets you engage with buyers and influence sales in a way that makes your marketing and sales team more effective.

According to one study, nurtured leads produce an average 20% increase in opportunities compared to non‑nurtured leads. Imagine if you could instantly make your whole marketing budget 20% more effective. That 20% will produce a large ROI in additional sales revenue.

The goal of most marketing automation programs is to increase the quality of the leads that are generated, and increase the productivity of the marketing team and the sales force. If the marketing automation program is implemented correctly, it will result in measurable improvements in the form of higher campaign conversion rates, higher email open rates, higher sales close rates, and a shorter sales cycle.

In my experience, there are four ways that people are underutilizing their marketing automation systems: [Read more…]

The Buying Process Has Changed: Three Things To Do Now

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Are you prepared for the way your customers are buying today?

The buying process has changed dramatically in the last five to ten years. In the past, especially in business to business sales and big ticket consumer sales, your sales team was really in control of the buying process because they provided most of the information that buyers needed. They were the primary link between the buyers and your product.

Today, that has changed dramatically. Buyers can get information on your products and services in a variety of ways. Buyers are now in control of the research process due to their access to a [Read more…]