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Sales is from Mars, Marketing is from Venus

Amy Maxey | May 16, 2013

The theme at last week’s Sirius Decisions Summit was alignment - how do we get Sales, Marketing, and Product aligned? Kudos to Sirius Decisions for...

Mind the Gap: What’s Missing During the Customer’s Journey

Amanda Wilson | April 19, 2013

How many times have you heard any of the following terms in say, the last week? Sales...

Top 10 Signs You're In Marketing

Alex Schutte | April 5, 2013

Qvidian is exhibiting at the upcoming Marketo Summit where we'll will get to share our story of how we turn marketing automation insights into action with...

Turn Your Marketing Automation Insights into Action for Your Sales Team

Brian Vass | April 2, 2013

Marketing automation has been a critical part in my ability to be effective in my role as VP of Marketing here at Qvidian. We upgraded to Marketo from an...

Sales Enablement’s Identity Crisis

Karen Meyer | March 27, 2013

Like a great bacon burger, it’s taken me some time to appreciate and digest the rich content from the recent Forrester Sales Enablement Forum. I’m coming out...

Takeaways from the Inaugural Meeting of the SMA Boston Chapter

Amanda Wilson | March 18, 2013

On Friday, I attended the Sales Management Association’s (SMA) inaugural Boston Chapter meeting. It was great to hear from local leaders in sales management...

Are You Setting Your Sales Team Up to Fail?

Lewis Miller | February 27, 2013

As we all know, sales leaders have been seeing increased pressure from the C-suite for some time now. Cut costs, find greater efficiencies, scale the team, and...

Is More than Half of Your Marketing Content Going to Waste?

Brian Vass | February 14, 2013

We read about it all the time – sales & marketing alignment is a struggle for many organizations. According to Forrester Research, only 8% of B2B companies...

How Do You Manage Sales Force Change?

David Blume | February 1, 2013

As a sales leader, managing organizational change successfully means doing so without it interrupting my team from selling. New products, new alliances, and...

Go Mobile or Go Home: 5 Tips to Mobilize Your Sales Team

Amanda Wilson | January 30, 2013

The rise of mobile applications in the enterprise is undeniable. Recently, I was in a meeting with Gartner VP & Distinguished Analyst, Rob Desisto, and we...