Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Aligning Sales and Marketing
August 2, 2018
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham
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The buzz: “Sales and marketing teams, in general, have always been known to have a beef with each other…Maybe that’s why 90% of the content created for sales by marketing is never used by sales.” (Bethany Fagan) Sales and marketing should work in harmony. Too often, not so much. With 62% of buyers searching online for product info vs 29% who talk to a salesperson, marketing now plays an integral role in the sales process. What should the modern sales process look like to get marketing and sales together? The experts speak. Erika Hovland, IOLITE360: “The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization” (JC Penney). Sam Smith, Stellar One Consulting: “If size mattered, the elephant would be king of the jungle” (Rickson Gracie). Casey Ryan, SAP: “Be like a duck – calm on the surface but always paddling like the dickens underneath” (Michael Caine). Join us for Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Aligning Sales and Marketing.
Changing the Game in Revenue Growth, Presented by SAP
Archives Available on VoiceAmerica Business Channel
The digital economy has transformed the way B2B buyers discover, research and purchase products and services. They rely on digital resources for a majority of the buying journey, and they use their mobile devices to access and gather that information. They don’t want or need to deal with a salesperson until the actual purchase decision.
Today’s B2B buyer differs from company to company and from generation to generation. With a multitude of digital and social channels, it’s imperative that your company present itself with the same message, tone, voice and look across all channels to deliver a consistent experience at every touchpoint in the buyer’s journey.
Changing the Game of Revenue Growth brings you thought leaders with expertise across the buyer’s journey so you can proactively connect with buyers on their terms to help you grow revenue and build long-term loyalty.
Changing the Game of Revenue Growth with Game Changers, presented by SAP, on The Business Channel.
Bonnie D. Graham
Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”
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