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April 2009   VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4  
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CONTENTS
Does New Research on Brain Activity Hold Clues to Better Marketing and Sales?
Featured Sales Cycle Technology
Voice of the Experts
NEW FROM THE PURSUIT GROUP: The Marketing Turnaround Process
Buy: The Numbers
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The Pursuit Group helps business-to-business enterprises turn more -- and larger -- leads into sales, and grow current customers into bigger and longer-term customers. We help companies "outconnect" their competitors throughout the sales cycle by identifying process improvements and exploiting innovative technologies. Visit us at www.thepursuitgroup.com. The Pursuit Group is a founding member of the Business Growth Alliance (www.bgallc.net).

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Does New Research on Brain Activity Hold Clues to Better Marketing and Sales?
Adapting your process to better connect with evolutionaries.
by Barry Rosen and Josh Stailey, The Pursuit Group

By spending hours each day using technology, today’s professional is re-training their brain to process information and make decisions in a different way. Businesses that reflect these changes in their marketing and sales efforts could find an important advantage.

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Featured Sales Cycle Technology
Our monthly pick to make your sales efforts more effective.

With more than a trillion slides created every year, it's hard to stand out -- especially when everyone uses the same tool. SlideRocket can help give you an edge over the PowerPoint® generation. With great design features, the ability to create collaboratively with colleagues, and better brand control, it’s ideal for marketing and sales users.

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Voice of the Experts
Important business questions answered by our favorite thinkers.

The "people" side of sales has always been a hot topic, particularly when debating whether good sales people are born or made. So now, with the economy shining an even brighter spotlight on the subject, we asked this critical question of noted sales academician Dr. Richard Buehrer:

Has the skill set of the ideal sales person changed? If so, how?

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NEW FROM THE PURSUIT GROUP: The Marketing Turnaround Process
Focused program to improve marketing and sales in 60-90 days.

With the economy exposing costly and unaccountable marketing programs, many companies need a strong and immediate fix. The Pursuit Group and Business Marketing Institute have teamed up to create the Marketing Turnaround Process, a focused program to convert ineffective programs into higher sales and business growth.

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Buy: The Numbers

We're always on the lookout for interesting and relevant statistics from the world of marketing and sales. Each month, we collect and present some of the more useful information in this column.

This month:  How top performing companies allocate their marketing budget in a recession.

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Quick Poll: Marketing Budgets
Which best describes how the recession has impacted your marketing budget?
Our marketing budget has decreased significantly (more than 15%).
Our marketing budget has decreased somewhat (1-15%).
Our marketing budget has not changed.
Our marketing budget has increased somewhat (1-15%).
Our marketing budget has increased significantly (more than 15%).
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Well Said

"The marketing skeptics and cynics have more political clout now.  Untested assumptions, like ostriches, will not fly."

Pat LaPointe, Managing Partner, Marketng NPV. 

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