Who Owns the Pipeline, Marketing or Sales?

Posted in SLMA with tags , , on May 21, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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In our on-going series of asking the question, “Who Owns the Pipeline”?” we are getting very interesting opinions from a wide variety of executives.  This week Rhone Morgan of DemandLab offers her insight.  Her answers might surprise you and change how you do business. .

About Rhoan Morgan

As CEO of DemandLab, Rhoan sets the direction for the technologies, strategies, and partnerships that drive success for the agency’s clients. An early proponent of marketing automation, Rhoan continues to explore the next wave of technologies and analytics that support engaging customer journeys, and deliver valuable customer insights that advance business goals and accelerate revenue.

About DemandLab

DemandLab creates powerful customer lifecycle, experience and relationship strategies by aligning and guiding business teams including marketing, sales, IT, finance through digital transformation to drive and accelerate revenue growth supported by advanced digital technologies and business process automation. With a blended solution of state of the art marketing automation, CRM, and data analytics know-how, combined with end-customer focused content strategies, DemandLab applies innovative techniques along with proprietary methodologies to benefit our customers’ bottom line.

DemandLab helps clients achieve ambitious business growth goals and surpass the competition through our wide variety of service offerings including marketing automation strategy and execution that define and deploy superior customer engagement journeys; data analytics, auditing and management, sales and marketing analytics and optimization; content strategy, creation and development; graphic and digital design and coding services. Learn more about this award-winning agency at www.demandlab.com.

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Hybrid Equity & Commodity Trading Strategy – Incline Investment Management – with Ted Parkhill

Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Commodity Trading – Commodity Asset Management – with Nate Polachek

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Mid-Year Marketing Performance Review – Identify the top performing revenue channels and make adjustments for a strong finish for the second

Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Mid-Year Marketing Performance Review – Identify the top performing revenue channels and make adjustments for a strong finish for the second half of 2018!

Posted in Hire Power Radio with tags on May 21, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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On this episode, Brian Hansford, VP of Client Services at Heinz Marketing hosts Sam Melnick, VP of Marketing at Allocadia.  Look for the full transcription on our blog starting Monday, 5/28/18.  

In this episode we’re talking about a mid-year review.  As Sam says, “It all starts with the plan. So whether you’re planning for next year or whether you’re looking at what’s going on in real time, measuring performance in real time or if you’re doing that kinda half year look back, to me, it all starts with the plan. That’s your roadmap. You set out your intentions. You set out where do we wanna spend time and money. What do we expect to get out of our time and money? And now you get that chance to compare results and hopefully adjust and improve.

Brian asks Sam several great questions!  Listen in to hear Sam’s replies!

  • When marketers are at both the strategic levels, CMO level and even operational level, are reviewing that data, what are some of the best practices that you see with your clients and even that you recommend in how they manage their budgets against the plan and make decisions on where to invest their resources?
  • What should they look at in terms of reviewing their plan? How can they look at the data that they’ve been collecting and analyze that performance up to this point and use that to make plan adjustments and moving forward?
  • Do you feel that marketers are getting better at measuring their performance against revenue? The revenue attainment and what they’re actually doing to drive results.
  • What are your thoughts on that and how should marketers consider using that when adjusting for a strong second half?
  • Should marketers wait for a mid-year point to measure what’s working?
  • How often should they analyze what’s working with a marketing performance management approach and solution and make those go, no go, or any sort of adjustment decisions, pulling investments, adding investments?

More from Sam:

I am an analytically driven marketing professional who has experience as a marketing leader, industry analyst, and customer success manager at a marketing technology company. My special talent is the ability to focus on details or specifics to execute, but also step back and distill this information at a higher, more strategic level. 

I am a student of marketing and will never stop learning about and discussing marketing. Some of my favorite topics are: Marketing technology, marketing benchmarks, change management within marketing, and building high performing teams. Feel free to reach out if you want to connect around interesting ideas, projects, companies, and/or tools!

Outside of work I love skiing, basketball, and cooking. Additionally, I am a barbecue and craft beer aficionado.

Christopher Voss, The Black Swan Group

Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Have we lost faith in faith itself? 05-17-18

Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Emerging Market Long/Short Strategies – Boston Partners – with Paul Heathwood, CFA

Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Impact Investing – Community Capital Management – with David Sand

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How to Shorten the Sales Cycle

Posted in SLMA with tags , on May 15, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Shortening a company’s sales cycle has an outsized impact on the business. It reduces a competitors market share, increases cash flow, reduces sales territory turn-over, and reinforces sales forecast accuracy,  but how to do it consistently is always the conundrum. Our host today on SLMA Radio is Dan Perry of the Brevet Group and his guest is a founding partner of the Brevet Group Brian Williams.  

They discuss:

  • Why the sales cycle is lengthening and not getting shorter.
  • The problems of the modern sales representative
  • Why best performers aren’t always aware of what they do and why they do it!
  • The definition of an adaptive sales process

ABOUT Brian Williams

Brian’s favorite saying is: “Successful execution is all that matters.”  Williams has 25 years’ experience integrating the worlds of strategy, marketing and sales to help companies improve their customer-facing capabilities. His projects have focused on new tools, processes, and other enablers that connect big idea strategy to sales force implementation. Brian’s obsessed with not only getting the “what” right, but also the “how” – the change and people-related aspects so critical to driving sustained business improvement.

Past Experience

  • Mercer – Partner
  • University of Georgia (Terry College of Business) – Consultant and Professor
  • BearingPoint Consulting – Senior Manager
  • Arthur Anderson – Senior Manager/Director
  • University of Georgia, PhD in Business Administration

 

About Dan Perry the Host

Dan approaches helping companies grow revenue from a unique perspective – he’s done it. He’s walked a mile in your shoes and knows the pitfalls, short-cuts, and tried and true strategies to make it work. As a sales leader at some of the best run sales organizations he bridged the gap between strategy and execution to transform the selling effort and to increase productivity.

He uses this proven methodology now at the Brevet Group to combine strategic consulting, custom training and modern reinforcement to get results. His work results in quicker adoption and enablement of the new programs and processes in the sales team driving improved sales rep and manager productivity.

PAST EXPERIENCE

  • Sales Benchmark Index – Principal
  • 3 Day Blinds – Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations
  • Lavi Industries – Vice President of Sales
  • Aramark Uniform Services – Senior Vice President Sales
  • Corporate Express – Vice President of Mid-Market Sales
  • Aramark Uniform Services – Vice President of Sales Western Region
  • Cintas – National Account Manager,  Director of Sales of Training and Development

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 Whether you’re producing a seminar series, user’s conference, lunch and learn, or exhibiting at a tradeshow, Validar has a solution. Call 888 784 2929 or visit us at www.validar.com