Management & Benchmarking

A Unique Selling Proposition May Be the Big Idea You Need

Creating a USP (Unique Selling Proposition) is a risky move – but with a well-developed strategy and a coordinated public relations and marketing effort, it can pay off. Creating a USP Jim Bolin was born and raised in Casey, IL. As he grew up, Bolin watched a familiar small-town story unfold: Casey lost population, visitors, […]

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How Google Analytics Ruined Marketing

Marketers in the high-tech world who use phrases such as “social media marketing, ” “Facebook marketing” and “content marketing” do not understand.. Sales Renewal’s insight: Strategy => Content => Channel. This article reinforces the need for all marketers to understand the difference between a marketing strategy (what message are you trying to convey) and a […]

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7 Strategies For Selling Marketing To Your CEO

What can a CMO do to get better strategic support and key resources from a CEO? Sales Renewal’s insight: No one said it would be easy to get buy in for your marketing programs. In fact, according to a Forbes Insights survey, 69% of CEOs said they thought their companies waste money on marketing initiatives. […]

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When Should Engineering Marketers Pass a Lead to Sales?

Find out how engineers answered the question: at what stage of your investigations into a new product or service do you prefer to engage with a vendor representative as opposed to conducting independent research? Sales Renewal’s insight: 1, 000 engineers were asked: “At what stage of your investigations into a new product or service do […]

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Writing a Blog to Grow Your Business

“What do I write about?” It’s inevitably the first question any business starting up a company blog will ask. And it’s inevitably the question that will continue to be asked as long as the company blog exists. If you’ve done any research into business blogging, you have probably encountered endless articles about why you should […]

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How Much are Your Sales Leads Really Worth?

Every day, marketing and sales professionals in thousands of companies make significant investments to acquire and develop sales leads. The ultimate objective is to grow revenues and profits by winning new customers. Unfortunately, these investment decisions are often made without a clear and accurate understanding of how valuable leads actually are. When marketing and sales […]

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Best of Growth Spurts – Our Favorite Posts from November

Since we update our Growth Spurts blog several times a week, our readers know they can find a lot of actionable marketing & technology advice in it. And in case you’ve missed them, we offer a monthly, summary roundup of the most popular/interesting posts of the month where we extract the most useful information into […]

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A Better Way to Set Your Marketing Budget

The best way to develop a marketing budget is to treat that budget as if it’s an investment — something that delivers an expected, quantified return over time. In order to build a strong business case around this concept, a marketer must understand the dynamics of their funnel. Take a deep dive into how new […]

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A Better Way to Calculate the ROI of Your Marketing Investment

“Marketers have access to data [today] that allows them to track individuals’ various interactions with a brand before their purchase, and better understand what role each interaction … played in the eventual sale. This approach, called “attribution modeling, ” allows companies to attribute appropriate credit to each online and offline contact and touch point in […]

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