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(Wordstream) A value proposition tells prospects why they should do business with you rather than your competitors, and makes the benefits of your products or services crystal clear from the outset.

(LinkedIn) Still, there remain intrinsic differences between business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer marketing (B2C). The source of these differences is the complex and interdependent relationships between business buyers and sellers and their relative positions in the supply chain.

Established in 1905, the American Advertising Federation (AAF) is the only organization that includes members across all disciplines and career levels in advertising.

The AMA strives to be the most relevant force and voice shaping marketing around the world, an essential community for marketers.

(Entrepreneur) Definition: The marketing practice of creating a name, symbol or design that identifies and differentiates a product from other products

(The Balance Small Business) Major media tactics used in modern advertising to reach consumers

(Forbes) In a recent discussion with Mike Marcellin, CMO of Juniper Networks, an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, we talked about the need for marketers to communicate their value more effectively. As part of this, Marcellin laid out his five value propositions.

(Forbes) The availability of analytic data has propelled marketing forward in many ways, helping to identify patterns and behaviors that can shape marketing messages as well as improve product development.

(Forbes) Done properly, your marketing plan will be the roadmap you follow to get unlimited customers and dramatically improve the success of your organization. To help you succeed, use this proven marketing plan template, and the information below details the 15 key sections you must include in your marketing plan.

(Entrepreneur) Definition: The overall process of strategy, organization, concept generation, product and marketing plan creation and evaluation, and commercialization of a new product

(Repsly) In this post, we will tell you everything you need to know about product distribution, from different distribution strategies to who is who in the industry, so you can refine your own distribution strategy to achieve peak performance on the shelf.

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is the nation’s largest professional organization serving the communications community with a mission to “make communications professionals smarter, better prepared and more connected through all stages of their career.”

(Harvard Business Review) Managers typically use breakeven analysis to set a price to understand the economic impact of various price- and sales-volume scenario. Pricing matters. Having the right price for a product or service can boost profit much faster than increasing volume. Setting a price is, of course, complicated but breakeven analysis can help.

(Smart Insights) The STP model is useful when creating marketing communications plans since it helps marketers to prioritise propositions and then develop and deliver personalised and relevant messages to engage with different audiences.

(Digital Marketing Institute) To take advantage of an active online presence, it’s time for digital sellers and marketers to get social-savvy and level-up their online selling abilities to increase sales using social media.

(Devrix) Discovering your customers and targeting them is the concept that stands behind the STP model of marketing.

(Sustainable Brands) The most successful businesses are starting with what people want, not what they don’t. In doing so, they’ve illuminated seven strategies that can help any sustainable brand market successfully:

(Harvard Business Review) In our research and consulting on customer journeys, we’ve found that organizations able to skillfully manage the entire experience reap enormous rewards: enhanced customer satisfaction, reduced churn, increased revenue, and greater employee satisfaction. They also discover more-effective ways to collaborate across functions and levels, a process that delivers gains throughout the company.