Innovation Insights explores the impact of new and emerging concepts in sales, marketing, strategy and leadership for CEOs of growth-driven business-to-business companies.
By Doug Wendt, Chief Growth Officer and Chris Bryant, HubSpot Technical Lead
For more than twenty-five years, I've worked in the profession of growing B2B companies. And for most, if not all, of that time, I have observed that the vast majority of businesses put a surprisingly weak focus on managing data quality and accuracy in their sales and marketing activities.
Tags: marketing, business strategy, engagement, growth strategy, hubspot, business growth strategy, sales effectiveness, data quality, hubspot partner, inside sales
It's 2014. Your B2B company produces cutting-edge products or delivers state-of-the-art services. So why are you still spending on marketing like it's 1999? Chances are, your company is bleeding marketing dollars in ways you didn't even consider, precisely because you haven't had the time to think about how to do things differently. In the absence of a clear new direction, most companies fall on the old, tried-and-true approach…even if it no longer works. And chances are, your marketing is not performing for you at the level it could. As a CEO, here are six ways to stop spending the wrong way on marketing:
Tags: content marketing, marketing, marketing strategy, brand strategy, Focus Area: Marketing, b2b, inbound marketing, seo, b2b business growth
Sales is the lifeblood of any business. Achieving and maintaining consistent sales growth is a complex task that requires many elements to successfully work together if you are to see lasting results. As a business owner today, you are faced with many challenges that make selling much more difficult than it was in the past.Tags: content marketing, blog strategy, sales process, marketing, marketing plan, marketing strategy, CRM, sales performance, sales training, sales coaching, Focus Area: Sales
Why should customers choose your business? That is the most pressing question for any company or organization. How you answer this question will largely determine the level of success (or survival) that your business achieves. If your brand strategy and identity is to stand for something, it needs to be in alignment with the answers to this question.
Tags: branding, marketing, marketing strategy, value proposition, positioning, brand strategy, brand identity, logo identity, Focus Area: Strategy, M: Brand Strategy, M: Marketing, M: Growth
Business leaders today are constantly operating in the middle of two extremes. On the one side are all of the tactical demands of the business - tasks, issues, crises and other things that just have to get done. On the other side are all of the strategic demands - the ideas, concepts, strategies, messages and models that are essential to the future of your company. Some CEOs focus too much on the tactical side (working in the business but never on it), and others get wrapped up in strategic thinking but lose sight of day-to-day execution priorities.
Tags: branding, strategy, sales process, marketing, marketing plan, marketing strategy, value proposition, positioning, Focus Area: Strategy
