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The Top Marketing Trends for 2023: AI Captures the Most Mindshare, but Marketers Have More on Their Plates

Strategic Communications

The top three areas of increasing investment, according to Gartner’s research, are social media advertising (53 percent are increasing investment), digital video advertising (51 percent are increasing investment), and influencer marketing (48 percent are increasing investment), according to Gartner.

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Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies, use KAM technology and maintain momentum

Red Star Kim

Includes IPOs, acquisitions, grants, accelerators and news. Fame for accountants and professional services firms “tool for general financial research, benchmarking analysis, screening acquisition targets for your clients, client onboarding, company secretarial services and business development”.

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How to calculate ROI of CRM (& improve it too!)

Insightly

Marketers use ROI to benchmark the effectiveness of their advertising placements. Focused sales reps find more time for prospecting, customer acquisition, and upselling, which results in a healthier pipeline. Marketing focuses on content creation and delivering MQLs, while sales builds pipeline. the ROI of CRM).

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What is channel sales? Sales channel strategy and guide

Zendesk

Consultants: Consultants manage the creation and productivity of different sales channels and are paid by the parent company. That could mean working with a distributor for geographical expansion, an affiliate for advertising, or a consultant for marketing. Co-invest in sales reps with your partner. Example: Real estate brokers.

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How to systemise account management in your agency, with Alex Raymond

Account Management Skills

And also the distinction between new business acquisition, so totally net new, and expansion and retention of existing. The other thing that people do, who are really good, the black belts at QBR is what they do, Jenny, is they’ll actually co-opt someone from the customer side, to co present and co own the meeting.

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10 Trends – Annual International Marketing Benchmark by PM Forum and Meridian West

Red Star Kim

I’m also surprised that there wasn’t greater emphasis on collaboration and co-creation with clients, on improving data which is vitally important in the digital environment and in terms of client and referrer relationship management. Improving project management on client engagements. Professional and Business services employs over 4.9m

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The Art of Client Service, with Robert Solomon

Account Management Skills

Robert, in his career, was a senior executive at several US based international advertising and marketing agencies. So there was no book on advertising account management client service. Or if you think about the iconic work, and I’m sorry, I’m going to quote mostly us advertising because I’m more familiar with it.