Lead Gen Best Practices: Bridging the Sales/Marketing Gap

|  by Beth Negus Viveiros

While sales and marketing are ultimately marching toward the same goal—driving leads and closing more deals—there has long been a disconnect between these two functions. Sales teams often follow up with leads based on little insight into how that prospect became a lead, or what specific area of interest the prospect has.

Marketing Ops 101: Evolving Marketing From a Cost to a Profit Center

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Chief marketing officers are under considerable pressure to systematize demand generation, justify spending, and provide leadership in innovation in a rapidly changing and complex world. These pressures increase tensions among functional peers and cascade to subordinates who must do more with less staff. Meanwhile, a lack of perceived results are likely to shorten a CMO's…

News Brief: WWE and 7-Eleven

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

WWE and 7-ELEVEN: are underway with their third consecutive summer promotion. During the month of August, customers can purchase WWE collectible Slurpee and Super Big Gulp cups and straws highlighting some of WWE’s biggest stars, including John Cena, The Rock and The Miz. People who buy a Slurpee beverage and a TWIX candy bar can…