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Dell uses thought leadership selling effectively in a direct response campaign

Thought leadership selling can be a simple as a letter with a compelling call to action as long as: Your organization is prepared to back it up with substance. It solves a problem or uncovers and opportunity (as Grant Butler … Continue reading

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An Example of a Multi-Channel Selling Tool in Action

AlphaStaff, the leading company in the shared employment industry, had a big selling challenge. They needed to get their primary selling channel – hundreds of insurance brokers – to understand their offering and identify clients and prospects who would value … Continue reading

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Why high quality thought leadership content matters

Here is a great top 10 listof the reasons why in an era of 140-character tweets and Facebook status updates organizations still have to focus on creating high-quality content compiled by the Alterra Group and members of the Thought Leadership Marketing Mastermind Group on Linked … Continue reading

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Reengineering your content creation and distribution processes

Content has become a large and rapidly growing part of the marketing mix for most companies.  Spending on content is growing to support digital channels, social media, thought leadership, marketing automation and door opening.  Research by the Content Marketing Institute … Continue reading

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Learn How to Differentiate and Grow Your Business With Thought Leadership

Thought leadership has become a top priority for executives who sell high value products to sophisticated clients - such as technology,  insurance, B2B solutions, health care or advisory services. The majority of marketers have increased their spending on custom thought leadership content … Continue reading

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The art and pizza of writing thought leadership, guest post: Grant Butler

I’m looking forward to talking to Steve Diorio today about thought leadership marketing strategy and discussing this great topic with the community around this blog. As some background, here is an article I wrote recently on how you can write … Continue reading

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Business-to-Business Marketers Lead the Way in Thought Leadership Selling

 A variety of business-to-business and industrial companies – including GE, Siemens, DuPont and PricewaterhouseCoopers – are at the vanguard of thought leadership selling. They provide an excellent example of how any company can be a credible thought leader in the … Continue reading

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Thought Leadership Content Makes up A Bigger Part of the Marketing Mix

We are seeing organizations that sell complex offerings to valuable customers – like technology, insurance, or B2B solutions, consulting/advisory services – are looking hard at thought leadership. Why do busy sales, marketing, and communications at these businesses care about thought … Continue reading

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Using Thought Leadership content to support the sales cycle

Many large organizations have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars on digital asset management systems that are supposed to help them inventory, sort, manage and deliver their marketing content. The goal is to make it easier for salespeople to take … Continue reading

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An example of Thought Leadership Selling in the Life Insurance industry

In 2005 the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America created a proprietary sales and marketing tool for its 3,000 financial advisors nationwide called the Living Balance Sheet. The Living Balance Sheet is a web based tool that organizes every piece of … Continue reading

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