Does Sales & Marketing alignment really exist?
I recently received an email from a large software company inviting me to a networking event to discuss the topic of sales and marketing alignment. The invite opened with… Only 8% of B2B companies say they have alignment between sales and marketing That is a pretty...
Man versus Machine: Which side are you on?
This article was previously published on Forbes.com, written by Marie Wiese, member of Forbes Agency Council. I am an old school marketer: I started my marketing career long before Google, social media or the iPhone. I started marketing just as email and browsers were...
How to set yourself up for Marketing Automation success
Whether your organization has already implemented or is on the verge of implementing Marketing Automation (MA) you have high hopes that your MA will be successful. According to HubSpot, many Marketing Automation investments fail primarily because there is no inbound...
Time for businesses to wake up to the importance of marketing automation
2017 is the year of marketing automation and the rooster! I always enjoy Chinese New Year. I find the year of the animal and the Chinese zodiac calendar interesting and accurate for a given personality. The Chinese zodiac is divided into 12 blocks (or houses) just like its western counterpart, but with the major difference being that each house has a time-length of one year instead of one month. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster. In terms of marketing cycles, I’d like to suggest that 2017 will also be the year of marketing automation for many businesses.
57 Channels and nothing on: Why I hate buying software
Too much choice and too little useful content. Bruce Springsteen released the song 57 Channels and Nothing On in 1992. Fast forward to 2016 and there are 500 million channels where you can consume content thanks to the internet. So what is a business owner to do when they need to find a technology solution for their business? There is too much choice and not enough time for the average entrepreneur to do their business analysis and due diligence to understand the best solution for their business. And quite frankly, there is way too much marketing automation software in the world to review.