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Social Media Platforms Can Be Built Around Quality, Not Scale

Harvard Business

In the traditional media industry, some outlets differentiate themselves through quality, but social media hasn’t gotten there yet — there is no “ New York Times of social media.” Technologists often discuss the problem of “ vanity metrics.”

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6 ways to renew (and stick to!) your CX vows

1 to 1

Invest and act on great customer experience Understanding the importance of building an organizational CX competency is a crucial first step, but without an executable strategy, organizations will continue to lag industry leaders. 3 questions to ask during this step: What metrics will you use to benchmark and improve the customer experience?

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84% of B2B Sales Start with a Referral — Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business

A LinkedIn survey found that B2B buyers are five times more likely to engage with a sales rep who provides new insights about their business or industry. What’s more, sales and marketing can collaborate on information to ensure that their efforts are aligned and to identify common goals and metrics that both teams can support.

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

What kind of metric do you use to measure that in terms of compensation based on great client work? I began my career at a time where the consulting industry was getting a well-earned bashing by the media and by writers and thought leaders. I want them exclusively obsessed with helping their clients solve their problems.

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Best Practices for a Marketing Database Cleanse

Multiple industry studies confirm that regardless of industry, revenue, or company size, poor data quality is an epidemic for marketing teams. Download ZoomInfo’s latest data-driven eBook aimed to help marketing leaders understand the best practices around choosing a B2B contact data provider.

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Money as Communication: A Purposely "Non-Educational" Fallacious Video by the Atlanta Fed

MishTalk

But if people are going to communicate with one another about value, those communications are going to be most effective if done using some standardized metric—and that''s where money comes in. Please read the eBook ! Some of us in the industry who have done well are making an effort to give something back. Hussman Foundation.

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64 Proven Ways Consultants Can Generate Leads Online (Consulting Lead Generation)

Tsavo Neal

All businesses, regardless of industry, have become what I call O2O businesses—their primary marketing objectives are focused on driving people online to drive them offline. Writing a short eBook. Commenting on popular blog articles in your industry. Are there any online events in your industry that could work?