sales and marketing analytics

A Quick Guide to Sales and Marketing Analytics

By | Industry Trends
The most successful businesses are the ones that understand the intrinsic relation between sales and marketing. From brand awareness and lead generation to customer acquisition and retention, sales and marketing are where your business most actively interacts with the world. In other words, they represent the face and mouth of your company. So you want it to look and speak as well as possible, right?

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Marketing Analytics: Business Intelligence in Marketing

By | Analytics, Business Intelligence
According to the CMO Survey, the percentage of marketing budgets that companies plan to allocate to data analytics over the next three years will increase from 5.8% to 17.3%. That’s an increase of nearly 200%. As marketing strategies become increasingly digital, companies are looking to leverage their growing amount of customer data to glean insights and drive decision-making.

However, the same survey asked the degree to which using marketing analytics contributed to overall business performance. On a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being “not at all” and 7 being “very highly,” the average response was 4.1. Not exactly promising.

While the benefits of integrating marketing analytics into your business are great, there are equal challenges to being successful at it. Success requires detailed planning, preparation, and patience.

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What is Retail Analytics?

By | Analytics, Industry Trends
No industry is immune to the importance of data analysis. In the retail industry, there are several kinds of software that businesses may use to organize data and optimize operations: inventory management, point-of-sale (POS) systems, payment processing software, and more. But without a data analytics tool, businesses usually have to resort to guesswork when it comes to critical decision-making. The solution? Retail analytics software.

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4 Ways to Succeed With BI

By | Business Intelligence | No Comments

In our customer-focused business world, business owners are constantly seeking new ways to get better insights and intelligence from their business data. BI software, or Business Intelligence, is a game-changing option for many businesses though few include it as an integral part of their success. This could be for many reasons, including insecurity with the process or not knowing if it’s worth the effort and expense. 

With or without market awareness, BI software continues to earn its rank as a vital tool for businesses built to last. Here are four ways you can start succeeding with BI. Read More

Personalize Your B2B Communications Before They Fail

By | Customer Success, Industry Trends

Personalize communications to B2B customers or you'll lose them.Arketi Group asked several marketing leaders what we should make top priorities in 2016. I can’t help but notice the absence from our discussion of what is becoming the biggest trend in 2016 – personalization.  Recently, Salesloft hosted their annual Rainmaker conference for those working in B2B sales development and related roles where the biggest takeaway was personalization. Read More