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Your 2014 Marketing Budget Roadmap

SBI Growth

As a marketing leader, the CEO is going to measure your 2014 success in three ways: Leads – Number of Sales Qualified Leads delivered to Sales. Get a peek at what the best in class marketing leaders are planning in 2014 and why. CALL TO ACTION: 2014 is fast approaching. Wins – Percent contribution by Marketing to Sales Revenue.

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CMO: Is Your 2014 Marketing Plan Obsolete?

SBI Growth

In this post we’ll focus on the B2B Demand Generation (DG) plan. Download the 2014 B2B Demand Generation Planning template here to get started. B2B Demand Generation – Building a Base Plan. This is agile coaching; agile demand generation is no different. Author: John Staples.

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2 Ways to Dominate 2014 on Your Current Budget

SBI Growth

You see visions of making your 2013 and 2014 sales number. It’s possible you need to dip into your 2014 budget as well. However, if you execute, this budget reallocation will pay off in spades during 2014. At the end of the business case you should be able to say: “Yes, I can afford this project because of the ROI in 2014.”.

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First Post 2014 – Let’s Cut The S*#T – 1

The Pipeline

As the first post of the years, I thought I would set the tone for the blog and hopefully sales in 2014. Accountability Activity Management Attitude Buying Process Demand Generation Excuses execution Hunter Play to Win Proactive Sales Cycle Sales Mistakes Sales Process Sales Success Status Quo how to sell better Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.

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The CMO’s Achilles' Heel

SBI Growth

B2B CMO''s largely do not have direct reports with expertise in demand generation. This is a major weakness heading into 2014. The specialist roles involved in executing world class B2B marketing in 2014 is complex. Every CMO must have a ‘right-hand’ report with substantial demand generation experience to be successful.

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How to Drive Sales in 2014 with Content Marketing

SBI Growth

When trained and armed with the battle-tested tools, an Internal Content Marketing team can produce high quality demand generation content consistently. It utilizes personnel from Sales, Marketing, Product Development and other parts of the organization. A 3rd party will never know the customer like your internal team.

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Top 10 Priorities for the Newly Hired CMO

SBI Growth

Great CMO’s set a strategy to make the number in 2014 and beyond. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Participate and learn what top companies are doing to make the number in 2014. Your marketing strategy is not just about making the number this year.

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