Marketing Operations Is The Marketing Technology Department

The numbers don’t lie: marketing organizations are embracing technology faster than ever. SiriusDecisions benchmarks show that spend on ...

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Summit 2011 Recap

A big thank you to all who attended, sponsored and spoke at Summit 2011. Below is a collection of links to blogs or articles that provide some insights and data ...

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Trapped Thinking “Outside” the Box?

Remember when we were kids and, after announcing to our parents that we were bored because there was “nothing to do,” we were told to “be creative.” How we hated ...

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Follow the Action in Scottsdale

Just in case you haven’t been bombarded by the tweets or emails, the SiriusDecisions 2011 Summit is this week in Scottsdale, AZ. This year’s theme is B2B Sales and Marketing: Forging a ...

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Sales Content for Justifying the Decision Stage

The Wall Street Journal recently reported a study that found that chief financial officers (CFOs) are stepping outside the traditional bounds of financial operations and becoming more deeply involved in ...

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Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride: B2B Channel Engagement

If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never quite get the commitment they’re striving for. Our research reveals that most partner reps manage one or two key ...

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It’s Time To Turn Your Social Business Gaze Inward

Organizations work hard to better interact with external constituents such as customers, partners and prospects but they generally spend far less time doing so for the audiences within their walls. ...

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Private Equity’s Impact on B2B Marketing

B2B firms are no strangers to private equity and the immense financing opportunities it provides. Many start-ups and small companies — especially those in the high-tech space with high growth ...

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Salesforce Intends to Acquire Radian6

This post was written by Jonathan Block and Joe Galvin. Salesforce intends to acquire social media monitoring vendor Radian6 for $326 million. Given the pace of acquisitions of social monitoring ...

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It’s Not Easy Being Me: The Power of a B2B Benchmark

It’s not easy being me — or you, for that matter. When you really think about it, as individuals and organizations, we are often pulled in opposing directions. For example, ...

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