The modern customer-driven experience can feel a little bit like building a bridge as your lead crosses it. You need split-second timing, thorough knowledge of the terrain, and a lot of confidence to promise your prospect that you’ll build the…
From planning a picnic for a sunny day to preparing for dangerous storms, we’ve all seen vivid examples of how important weather forecasts can be. Predictive models impose order on the chaos of weather patterns and offer guidance for important…
Like B2B marketers, fundraising organizations also rely on technology to understand more about their audiences, generate leads, and gather data. Founders, organizers, and administrators of non-profits; C-level executives; campaign managers for political and philanthropic organizations; senior fundraisers; and other professionals…
Trust isn’t just essential between customers and businesses. It’s also vital for companies to have interdepartmental trust, especially between two groups that don’t always align even though they’re on the same side: sales and marketing.
Finding new prospects, learning more about them, striking up a long-term relationship – lead gen has at least a little in common with online dating. There’s plenty of competition, and success depends on making an appealing first impression and then…
From initial setup and data migration to full sales/marketing integration, you count on your database manager to handle huge volumes of sensitive information. Your customers are more aware than ever of the value of their data – and of what…
Traffic, weather, the stock market – a lot of things affect us more than we affect them. We may not be able to control everything in our real lives, but in our virtual lives, we’re the center of our own…
Ask athletes about the toughest races they’ve ever faced, and most will remember a relay. What makes a relay race so much more challenging than a solo effort is the hand-off. Every team member has to be fast enough to…
From high-tech products that are part of the Internet of Things to the latest in running shoes, technology has become an integral part of consumer goods. Meeting business leaders at the nexus of technology and business performance, Consumer Goods Technology…
