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Whether you have specific questions about optimizing your marketing operation—or just want to know which questions you should be asking—the library of questions in the Marketing Ops Journal makes it easy to find the answers and resources you need.

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  • What's the difference between a "defined" and "undefined" market?
  • What are the primary components of an effective sales strategy?
  • How do I know if my value messages are really "strategic"?
  • Should we being measuring revenue or profit contribution?
  • Are marketing automation tools really all that? What can and can't they do, really?
  • What's the difference between defection detection and customer retention?
  • Why would a B2B customer defect if they are saying they're satisfied?
  • How can I tell what a customer's real agenda is and identify what type of buyer they really are?
  • What's a good cost-per-lead? Are there any benchmarks?
  • What's the difference between lead generation and cultivation?

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  • Identifying & Capturing Profitable "Quick Wins"

    It’s always good to have a few simple strategies close at hand for boosting margin dollars without having to expend a lot of time, effort, or money. In this three-part recorded training session, we discuss and explain 15 "quick win" strategies and tactics that have proven effective for others.

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  • Suffering from a Costly Case of Sticker Shock

    In B2B environments where discounting is habitual, it's easy to think that your list prices don't really matter all that much. But before you conclude that list prices are inconsequential in your business, consider this case of a B2B reseller who just couldn't see what they were missing.

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