Does Marketing or Sales Own the Sales Pipeline?

Posted in SLMA with tags , , on April 3, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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With the advent of more sophisticated CRM systems, marketing automation software, some AI applications and years of frustration on the part of Marketing, the uncomfortable question is now being posed: Does marketing own the sales funnel, aka the sales pipeline?

To answer this question, we have gone to Christopher Ryan, Founder and CEO of Fusion Marketing Partners.  The answer to this question will guide both marketing and sales to better understand their role in pipeline management.

About Christopher Ryan

Chris Ryan has 25 years of marketing, technology, and senior management experience, and is a widely known expert in B2B marketing, lead-to-revenue modeling, sales strategy, and business startups. As both a services provider and in-house marketing executive, Chris has written four books on marketing and information technology, including the recently published Winning B2B Marketing.

About Fusion Marketing Partners

Fusion Marketing Partners (FMP) is a B2B marketing agency that specializes in helping companies create powerful lead-to-revenue machines to turn around their stalled or underperforming marketing and sales operations and build value in their business. FMP’s strategic expertise and vigorous execution of proven tactics has quickly driven measurable improvements in awareness, leads and revenue for B2B clients across the U.S. and internationally. The company was founded by principals with deep experience in B2B marketing, sales, business development, web marketing, and public relations — from successful startups to Silicon Valley giants. To find out more, visit http://www.fusionmarketingpartners.com.

Investing 101 with Optivest Wealth Advisors Bart Zandbergen and Letitia Berbaum

Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Investing 101 with Optivest Wealth Advisors Bart Zandbergen and Letitia Berbaum

Posted in Zandbergen Report with tags on April 2, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Like a lion…Investors roared into 2018.

During the first week of the first quarter of the New Year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 25,000 for the first time ever. Less than two weeks later, it closed above 26,000. The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index and NASDAQ Composite also reached new all-time highs.

Strong performance was supported by strong fundamentals. In December 2017, Mohamed A. El-Erian wrote in BloombergView economic and policy fundamentals, including synchronized global recovery, progress on U.S. tax reform, improved certainty around Brexit, and orderly acceptance of changing U.S. monetary policy, “…reinforce the prospects for better actual and future growth, thereby increasing the possibility of improved fundamentals validating notably elevated asset prices.”

Listen in as Bart and Letitia talk about the latest happenings in the market and investing 101.

The Zandbergen Report, where wealth strategies and investment wisdom collide, is led by host Bart Zandbergen, and is LIVE every Tuesday at 2pm PT on OC Talk Radio.

Interested in being a guest on The Zandbergen Report? Email podcast@bartzandbergen.com.

Learn more about Bart by visiting www.BartZandbergen.com

How Microsoft is Shaping The Future of Sales

Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

How Microsoft is Shaping The Future of Sales

Posted in Hire Power Radio with tags on April 2, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

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Listen in to hear us: 

  1. Touch on Microsoft and LinkedIn Acquisition One Year Later.  Provide context for how Microsoft and LinkedIn are partnering to drive relationship selling impact.
  2. Talk about how CRM Systems no longer need to be a system of oppression.
  3. Discuss how Machine Learning and predictive analytics change the day to day life of the seller.
  4. Discuss what an innovative solution like Microsoft Relationship Sales has in common with a well known music app (Shazam). Making the magic happen!
  5. Explain what conventional sales tactics will no longer apply?
  6. Share how will the use of new selling tools and technologies change the buying and selling experience?

(Read the transcript and listen again on the Heinz Marketing Blog, Mon. 4/09 at 6am PST).

 Download the Microsoft Ebook – Empowering the Modern Seller 

About Our Guest:  Christine Zmuda, Sr. Dir. of Sales at Microsoft.

Christine says of herself:  My passion and professional satisfaction comes from identifying market opportunities before they are mainstream. My most rewarding roles and accomplishments have centered around developing sales and market strategy for emerging businesses and scaling new acquisitions. I’m always open to learning more about technology and happy to share my own experiences of leading sales, marketing, and channel teams if it’s helpful.

On a personal note, I enjoy golf, tennis, spending time with my family and embracing new experiences. My new found love is abstract painting, the bigger the canvas the better.

High Yield/Income Investing – Granite Shares – with Will Rhind

Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund – Digital Asset Strategies – with Alex Gostomelsky

Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2018 by OC Talk Radio

4th Annual Liquid Alternative Strategies Summit – Index IQ – Sal Bruno

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

4th Annual Liquid Alternative Strategies Summit – Lake Partners – with Rick Lake

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

4th Annual Liquid Alternative Strategies Summit – Granite Shares – Will Rhind

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