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		<title>How to Get Your B2B Marketing Right</title>
		<link>https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/b2b-marketing-strategies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hansani Bandara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[B2B Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B2B Marketing Strategies]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The success of a product depends on its marketing strategy. The right marketing mix can do wonders in product positioning and reaching out to your targeted customers. Whether you adopt B2C or B2B marketing strategies, your products are always marketed...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/b2b-marketing-strategies/">Read More</a></span></p>
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		<title>How to Implement a Successful Marketing Intelligence Strategy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hansani Bandara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 03:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing intelligence]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Albert Einstein once said, “a clever person solves a problem, but a wise person avoids it.” However, in business management, how wise you are, depends on your level of marketing intelligence. Marketing intelligence drives wise business decisions. Let’s take a...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/marketing-intelligence-strategy/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/marketing-intelligence-strategy/">How to Implement a Successful Marketing Intelligence Strategy</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to Build Better Alignment Between Your Product and Marketing Teams</title>
		<link>https://creately.com/blog/project-management/aligning-product-and-marketing-teams/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Athuraliya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aligning marketing and product]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Although both product teams and marketing teams work towards a common overarching goal &#8211; which, in most cases, is a successful product, happy customers, and a thriving company &#8211; they often work in silos. Amidst accomplishing daily tasks and pushing...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/project-management/aligning-product-and-marketing-teams/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/project-management/aligning-product-and-marketing-teams/">How to Build Better Alignment Between Your Product and Marketing Teams</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to Successfully Achieve and Sustain Competitive Advantage</title>
		<link>https://creately.com/blog/strategy-and-planning/what-is-competitive-advantage/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Athuraliya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Competitive advantage strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to gain competitive advantage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[What is competitive advantage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Competitive advantage is at the core of an organization’s performance in markets where there is heavy competition. It sets an organization apart from its competitors and paves the way for higher profit margins, greater return on assets, and accumulating valuable...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/strategy-and-planning/what-is-competitive-advantage/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/strategy-and-planning/what-is-competitive-advantage/">How to Successfully Achieve and Sustain Competitive Advantage</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to Visualize An Effective Sales Funnel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiraag George]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 10:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[sales cycle managment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales funnel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales process optimization]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Any experienced salesperson will tell you that the completion of a sale is only a small part of the sales process. Selling is not an act, but a process. It begins long before any transaction takes place. Carefully identifying and...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/creating-a-sales-funnel/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/creating-a-sales-funnel/">How to Visualize An Effective Sales Funnel</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to Visualize A Customer-Centric Strategy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiraag George]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Customer First]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Many businesses quote generalities like, ‘the customer is always right’ or ‘the customer is king’ without truly knowing what it means. Putting the customer first is more than just a motto that hangs on your office walls. A customer-centric strategy...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/visualizing-a-customer-centric-strategy/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/visualizing-a-customer-centric-strategy/">How to Visualize A Customer-Centric Strategy</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Ultimate 5-Step Writing Process for All Writers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Athuraliya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 05:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Writing can be intimidating, even if you are an experienced writer.&#160; But a process &#8211; by breaking it down to simpler steps &#8211; can help you write faster and better. After all the way you write affects how well you...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/writing-process-steps/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/writing-process-steps/">The Ultimate 5-Step Writing Process for All Writers</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Easy Guide to Building an Effective Go-to-Market Strategy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Athuraliya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 04:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Strategy & Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[go to market strategy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A go to market strategy is an essential part of a product launch. It defines how a business should reach out to its customers and gain a competitive advantage. It focuses on the market segments that should be pursued, the...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/go-to-market-strategy-steps/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/marketing-sales/go-to-market-strategy-steps/">The Easy Guide to Building an Effective Go-to-Market Strategy</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Easy Guide to the Goal Setting Process</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Athuraliya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>How excited do you get when you are setting goals for the new year ahead? If only that excitement lasted long enough to propel you towards actually accomplishing that goal &#8211; for once!&#160; Maybe the goals you set are often...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/project-management/goal-setting-process/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/project-management/goal-setting-process/">The Easy Guide to the Goal Setting Process</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Easy Guide to Performing an Effective Situation Analysis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Athuraliya]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 03:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Decision-making in any area of your business should be done after a situation analysis. It should be the first step in project planning or in setting up of any new initiative. In this post we will discuss what is a...<span class="continue-reading"> <a href="https://creately.com/blog/strategy-and-planning/what-is-a-situation-analysis/">Read More</a></span></p>
<p>This posts was originally published at Creately blog. Click <a href="https://creately.com/blog/strategy-and-planning/what-is-a-situation-analysis/">The Easy Guide to Performing an Effective Situation Analysis</a> to visit the blog post. Visit the Creately website to learn more about <a href="https://creately.com/">Online Diagramming Tools</a>.</p>
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