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Are There Magic Marketing Metrics in the Engagement Economy

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Perhaps you’ve heard that we are in now what is known as the Engagement Economy. Nearly a decade ago, The Institute for the Future, an independent, nonprofit strategic research group, explored what they referred to as the “Burgeoning Economy of Engagement.” The idea has continued to gain traction, and today the basic premise is that every organization needs to create …

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Make Your Marketing & Sales Playbook a Powerful Alignment Tool

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Most of the recommendations for improving Marketing and Sales alignment revolve around how these two organizations need to work together. Misalignment is often attributed to a variety of factors, such as different goals, different timelines, and different psychologies. Market dynamics such as commoditization, the Internet, mobility and virtualization, and changing business models only compound the problem. Trying to tighten the …