Marketing and sales fusion

Marketing as a discipline has its roots in sales. Over time, due to the ambitions of the news science of marketing, the two became separate and in many cases, estranged. This White Paper explains why, in our centenary year, we believe it’s time for The Chartered Institute of Marketing to say mea culpa and to try and make amends: after all, it has been argued by some that we effectively turned our backs on the sales profession with our change of name back in 1963 when The Institute of marketing and Sales Management transformed itself into The Institute of marketing.

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Reimagining marketing in the next normal

whitePaper | July 27, 2020

As governments gradually remove pandemic induced restrictions and businesses begin to reopen, there’s a sense that we might be on the verge of returning to “normal.” That is unlikely. During the months of lockdown and self-isolation, we have been, in fact, writing a new future.

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The Costly Mistakes Marketers Make With Incrementality Measurement

whitePaper | October 28, 2021

Today’s executives want to know the true impact of marketing spend, which means marketers must become adept at ascertaining how their campaigns drive tangible outcomes (sales lift, revenue lift, profit lift, etc.). In other words, marketers need to learn to “speak CFO.”

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Through-Channel Demand Gen Has Shifted. Are You Ready?

whitePaper | February 10, 2022

Channel Marketing and the IT Channel ecosystem in general are constantly evolving. The biggest challenge is the multiple changing factors, including the Channel model itself, overarching demand generation strategies, and buyers’ behaviors. In this eBook you’ll uncover how channel demand generation has changed, how to better educate and empower Partners, and what types of content you need to develop to drive demand the RIGHT WAY!

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12 Best Practices For Omni-Channel Retail Customer Engagement

whitePaper | August 4, 2022

Every retailer aspires to deliver the frictionless , secure omni-channel experiences they know their customers want. They know their customer won’t tolerate bad experiences. And they know the business value of offering experiences that keep shoppers satisfied and loyal. But there’s a big difference between aspiring to great things and accomplishing your goals. For some retailers, the surge in contact volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic was overwhelming. For others, it was a catalyst for ambitious digital transformations that have set them up to handle changing customer expectations and a build competitive advantage.

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COIT’s Rapid Marketing Site Redesign Using Pantheon & WebOps

whitePaper | June 10, 2020

For 70 years, COIT has been the cleaning and restoration industry leader with innovative technology, superior cleaning methods, and a commitment to customer satisfaction. They have cleaned over 12 million homes, over 3 billion square feet of commercial carpeting and restored thousands of homes and businesses after natural disasters. Despite a tradition of technical innovation, COIT was lagging behind a critical component of its business its website.

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Building the Business Case For a CIPM Technology Platform

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

There’s no doubt that a well-designed channel incentivization strategy – and the incentive programs that flow from such – pays big benefits(i). It doesn’t take long for that success to manifest as program expansion, involving hundreds or thousands of partners, and dozens of programs. But (and this is the industry’ dirty little secret (well, maybe not so secret)) the vast majority of channel incentive-fueled revenue operations (incentive program management) is run on the backs of spreadsheets. Why? The answer is twofold:

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