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How marketing leaders can transform marketing from a support function to a growth driver

Martech

He emphasized the importance of stepping into a role that aligns with the organization’s growth and profitability objectives. In his words, marketing leaders must evolve into strategic contributors whose insights drive core business results. In essence, marketing needs to reframe its purpose within the organization.

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13 Strategies to Shorten Your Sales Cycle

Veloxy

We’ll explore the ins and outs of the sales cycle, identify key metrics for improvement, and provide actionable insights to enhance your sales process. It traditionally has steps that include prospecting, engagement, qualification , presentation, objections and closing. Overcoming Objections: A game plan for addressing concerns.

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The Only Two OKRs for Sales

Iannarino

The more you focus on these major outcomes, the better your results. The idea of the OKR (Objective and Key Results) comes from Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel in the early seventies. The objective is your goal, clearly expressed. The key results are three to five results that track the achievement of the objective.

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2025 GTM forecast: Key shifts redefining the future of go-to-market strategy

Martech

This forecast highlights the key trends, challenges and opportunities reshaping GTM strategies for the coming year. Dig deeper: Rethinking fit, growth and go-to-market for the modern startup 2. Simply put, it’s all about basic math: while AI can amplify results, it multiplies based on the team’s existing strengths.

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Mastering data-driven decision-making in the strategy phase

Martech

Ensure decisions are backed by data relevant to your current market conditions and objectives to create more targeted and effective marketing plans. For example, a lack of clear objectives manifests as a general aim to “increase brand awareness” without specifying what that looks like or how it will be measured.

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The small B2B marketing team’s guide to ABM

Martech

It ensures your marketing efforts are focused on high-value targets that align with your business objectives. Here’s how to effectively identify and select these key accounts. They also reveal shifts in market demand and highlight key topics in conversations with target accounts.

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Master Your Marketing Budget: Essential Steps for Planning Ahead

Heinz Marketing

Early planning ensures that financial decisions support the company’s strategic initiatives and growth objectives for the upcoming year. Early planning allows the time to thoroughly analyze the past year’s performance and identify trends, resulting in more informed decisions regarding investments, cost-cutting, and resource allocation.