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For Solopreneurs, Business Development = Relationship Development

Successful Independent Consulting

The biggest stress for self-employed professionals is business development: how to cultivate meaningful regular work. First, solopreneurs are experts who are good at helping clients solve problems or achieve certain goals, but they are not usually trained in sales or marketing. It's vexing for at least three reasons. Keep it simple.

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An Impeccable Source of Language for Your Consulting Firm’s Marketing

David A Fields

It’s tricky to develop exactly the right wording to … Continued. The post An Impeccable Source of Language for Your Consulting Firm’s Marketing appeared first on David A. The source of that alluring, sticky language is at your fingertips.

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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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Understanding Your Target Market: Discovery Calls

Tom Spencer

In this article, we will look at how to conduct what is called ‘ customer development ’ – the process through which a business comes to understand the needs, pain points, and behavior of potential customers through direct conversation and feedback. Most entrepreneurs and product managers (PMs) know that they need to find out what people want.

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3 Mistakes Organizations Make While Developing ABM Programs

The benefits of Account-Based Marketing are clear, so what’s holding B2B professionals back? From building an account universe to understanding to orchestrating sales and marketing alignment around touchpoint and messaging, there are a number of variables to consider before launching a program.

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Achieving Marketing Success

Business Consulting Agency

In today’s competitive business environment, achieving tangible results from marketing efforts is crucial for the success and growth of companies of all sizes. Marketing consulting services play a pivotal role in helping businesses optimize their marketing strategies, improve ROI, and drive measurable outcomes.

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Maximizing Marketing Success Through Consulting

Business Consulting Agency

In today’s dynamic business landscape, achieving marketing success requires strategic planning, innovative approaches, and a deep understanding of consumer behavior. Marketing consulting services have emerged as invaluable partners for companies of all sizes and industries seeking to enhance their marketing results.

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16 Go-to-Market Plays for Your Entire Sales Funnel

Nurturing leads through your sales funnel is a daunting task for many business development teams, especially at the scale required to achieve lofty growth goals. At ZoomInfo, we’ve found that a rock-solid go-to-market playbook is key. But personalized prospecting is possible at scale with the right resources in place.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your ABM Strategy

For marketing teams to develop a successful account-based marketing strategy, they need to ensure good data is housed within its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. According to Forrester Research, only 8% of marketing professionals have confidence that their data is 90-100% accurate.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your Database Management Strategy

It's quite a process for marketing teams to develop a long-term data management strategy. Forward-thinking marketing organizations have continuously invested in a database strategy for enabling marketing processes. Not just that, but also ongoing data hygiene efforts to keep the incoming (and existing) information fresh.

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue. Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition.

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A Recruiter’s Guide To Hiring In 2021

With vaccination rates rising, consumers spending more money, and people returning to offices, the job market is going through a period of unprecedented adjustment. Businesses are looking to hire quickly, but they face a disjointed market. As the New York Times observed, “It’s a weird moment for the American economy.”

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What We Learned From Our Own Data-Driven ABM Strategy

Analysts and professionals alike tend to argue that account based marketing (ABM) is not new. However, ABM practitioners have evolved the strategy from development to implementation. On the surface, this is an accurate statement. So, what does ABM look like in 2022?

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

Businesses are tasked with beating pre-pandemic numbers, making marketing more essential than ever before. In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy.