Tag: collaboration
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Ending the sales–marketing stalemate: why tech alone is not the answer
Attitude, Biz Tech, Change, Collaboration, Lead management, Marketing automation, Sales alignment, TransformationRead more: Ending the sales–marketing stalemate: why tech alone is not the answerI recently had a fascinating discussion with the product manager of a promising account-based marketing (ABM) startup that intends to take targeted B2B marketing to the next level. Their approach?…
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Balancing empathy with efficiency
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Biz Tech, Change, Customer experience, Engagement, Experience, TransformationRead more: Balancing empathy with efficiencyCustomer frustration with service continues to be a huge challenge. Service delivery should be improving, given that Customer Experience (CX) is widely acknowledged as a mission critical function, requiring tech…
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Personalize with ease and speed
Attitude, Change, Collaboration, CRM integration & utilisation, Customer experience, Digital marketing, Engagement, Experience, To be defined, Trust, ValueRead more: Personalize with ease and speedThe big three B2B organic growth drivers today are personalization, ease and speed according to the Customer Experience consultancy Walker. Walker has released a follow-up to their 2013 report Customers 2020,…
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“If content is digital’s soul, then a CMP is the church”
Attitude, Change, Collaboration, Content Marketing, Customer experience, Engagement, Experience, Marketing ROl, Trust, ValueRead more: “If content is digital’s soul, then a CMP is the church”Planning, publishing, distributing and measuring content are collective, connected challenges that modern marketing teams must master. The proliferation of channels represents a massive burden for marketers. They cannot be effectively…
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11 life lessons
Read more: 11 life lessonsHere are my 11 life lessons, delivered at Deakin University’s Arts and Education graduation ceremony on February 19 2018. It was a privilege to address to address the graduates and…
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From campaigns, to journeys, to commerce
Artificial Intelligence, Attitude, Change, CRM integration & utilisation, Data, Digital marketing, Engagement, Experience, Lead management, Marketing automation, Marketing ROl, Numbers, Sales alignment, Transformation, Trust, ValueRead more: From campaigns, to journeys, to commerceTraditional IT (Information Technology) is over. Today’s conventional IT organisations spend far too much time in conflict with “the business”. Risk adverse, legacy IT bureaucrats and their legacy systems are…
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What’s your platform strategy? Is it connected, collaborative and scalable?
Artificial Intelligence, Biz Tech, Change, Collaboration, CRM integration & utilisation, Customer experience, Data, Experience, Transformation, Trust, ValueRead more: What’s your platform strategy? Is it connected, collaborative and scalable?All businesses either will be digital platform businesses or they will be out of business. As we transition from transactions to conversations, we need to urgently consider the critical…
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A differentiated, superior customer experience does pay dividends
Attitude, Change, Collaboration, Customer experience, Experience, Marketing ROl, Numbers, Trust, ValueRead more: A differentiated, superior customer experience does pay dividendsLaunched six years ago, Watermark Consulting’s annual Customer Experience ROI Study illustrates why, according to the firm’s founder Jon Picoult, “every company _ public or private, large or small _…
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2015’s top 50 marketing slides
Read more: 2015’s top 50 marketing slidesGood summary of the state of marketing in 50 slides from marketing management software company Percolate: Here are my takeaways: Adults use their smart phones more than all other devices…
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Content: 2/3 is either unfindable or usuable
Change, Collaboration, Content Marketing, Customer experience, Digital marketing, Experience, Marketing automation, Trust, ValueRead more: Content: 2/3 is either unfindable or usuableMarketing content, from thought leadership white papers to video and sales collateral, is the fuel that drives B2B marketing. Relevant content must influence customers across the acquisition and retention spectrums. Yet…