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New White Paper: Premium Content in a B2B Marketing Strategy

Content marketing is a powerful tactic for business-to-business (B2B) marketers. If you’re publishing content on your website to generate leads, especially in an inbound marketing program, you also need to publish premium content. The marketing strategy team at Gianfagna Strategic Marketing has developed an informative, new white paper about how to use premium content in a smart B2B marketing strategy. Get your FREE copy. ...

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Workshop Invitation: Using Your CRM System to Grow Sales

A versatile, robust customer relationship management (CRM) system is the best way to store, manage, and use customer data for sales and marketing. But many marketers who invest in a CRM system fail to capitalize on its value. On November 13, Jean Gianfagna of Gianfagna Strategic Marketing, Inc. and Bob Sullivan of InfoGrow will present the best practices of using a CRM system to grow sales at Sales & Marketing Executives of Cleveland’s SME-U Workshop....

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7 Ways to Use Your Value Proposition in a Marketing Strategy

Understanding and articulating the unique value your organization delivers to your customers – your value proposition – is crucial for smart marketing. Here are seven ways to use the value proposition insights gleaned from customer interviews in a smart marketing strategy....

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Referrals Not Turning to Sales | Smart Marketing Cleveland

7 Reasons Why Referrals Don’t Turn into Sales

Referrals are like gold in marketing and sales. Someone who knows you endorses your capabilities to someone who trusts them AND needs what you provide. It’s an ideal setup for new business, especially if you’re a B2B marketer selling professional services. But many referrals don’t turn into sales. Marketers make costly mistakes that derail the sales process before, during, and after a referral takes place. Here are seven reasons why a referral may not result in a new customer and tips to avoid these mistakes in your sales and marketing strategy....

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The Best & Worst of Agent/Dealer Direct Mail: 2 Case Studies

Direct mail is a common marketing tactic for supporting dealers and agents who sell consumer products and services. Using geographically targeted data, the home office or corporate headquarters sends direct mail to prospects with content personalized to the local dealer or agent. When it works, it can be marketing dynamite. Effective agent/dealer campaigns generate leads from qualified buyers, drive retail traffic, and make the phones ring. When it fails, it can be a disaster. Campaigns that miss the mark irritate prospects, waste the marketer’s money, and wind up in the trash. Here are...

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B2B Marketing Strategy: 10 Goals that Belong in Every Plan

The most important step in developing a business-to-business marketing strategy is the first one: Setting your goals. Why are you investing in marketing? What do you want that investment to achieve for your business? For B2B marketers, the answer to these questions can be surprisingly straightforward. In fact, in my experience as a B2B marketing consultant, there are 10 critical goals that apply to almost every B2B marketing strategy, whether you’re selling manufactured products, professional services, or commodities. Here are the 10 goals that belong in a smart B2B marketing...

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