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Hiring An SEM Expert: What Skill Set To Look For

Strategy Driven

It’s a huge market when we take B2B and B2C online sales together. This growth in e-commerce has also fueled the demand for Search Engine Marketing (SEM) experts. Web marketing with analytics. Categories of Digital Marketing Strategies. PPC Management Skill. Ranking by Total E-Commerce Volume 2017: Source.

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The Advantages of Private Label Products

Strategy Driven

For example, if you run an agricultural business and your customers are interested in purchasing wetting agent chemicals, private label products allow you to focus your efforts on marketing while ensuring your customers receive top-quality goods from a more specialized manufacturer. Reduced Unit Costs. Unit cost is very important.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Performing market assessments. Running design sprints.

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You Found Your Product-Market Fit. Now What?

Harvard Business Review

In every start-up, finding initial product-market fit is a magical moment. But once you achieve initial product-market fit and are down the Sales Learning Curve (PDF), suddenly you are faced with a new challenge: how do I scale up the sales efforts? I''ll discuss each one below. 1) Enterprise Sales. in quota for a rep (i.e., $1m

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The Rise of the Chief Customer Officer

Harvard Business Review

The role exists in B2B and B2C firms as diverse as Allstate, Dunkin' Brands, USAA, Philips Electronics, FedEx, the Cleveland Clinic, and SAP. A third of the CCOs previously held Division President or GM roles, and almost as many worked in a marketing and/or sales position. Senior leaders are in a new position.

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Focus on Your Customer's Customer

Harvard Business Review

Much of the conversation about customer-centricity focuses on business-to-consumer (B2C) firms. Companies like Salesforce.com, Philips, and Oracle have appointed chief customer officers, while many other B2B players have embarked on enterprise-wide efforts to improve their marketing, sales, and support interactions.

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The Internet of Things Needs Design, Not Just Technology

Harvard Business Review

Reaching these lofty projections over the next four years, however, will require a fundamental reorientation in the way that technologists and product designers work together to create successful “connected” personal devices and home appliance products. applications pushed technology to address B2B market requirements.