How to avoid the five most common marketing mistakes

Given how well-established many marketing disciplines have become, particularly as the growth of online has made its tools and techniques more accessible, it would be easy to think that every marketing campaign rolls out without a hitch. And yet there are still some common errors which crop up time and again to undermine the effectiveness of marketing activity.
 
In working with businesses to optimise marketing and sales efforts, we have identified five main areas where even the most experienced marketer could find the effectiveness of their campaign has been impacted. 

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A Decision Makers Guide to Cloud Hosting & Managed Hosting

Hosting Whitepaper – 8th Jan 2010[1]

Organisations have never had so much choice about how to host their applications. This document is intended to explain the differences between Dedicated, Virtual and Public and Private Cloud hosting, and to enable the reader to make an informed decision that matches their business
requirements.

Gartner: Quarter of CRM revenues now via on-demand delivery

Gartner: Quarter of CRM revenues now via on-demand delivery

Gartner predicts that the global software-as-a-service market will grow by 14.1% this year to $8.5 billion, with the delivery model taking a 26% share of total CRM sector revenues.

SaaS accounted for 24% of total CRM sales last year, with penetration levels ranging from between 11% and nearly 40% depending on the sub-segment.

Sharon Mertz, a research director at the firm, said: “The market landscape for on-demand CRM continues to evolve and mature as the availability and use of SaaS solutions becomes more pervasive. Greater market competition and increased focus by the mega-vendors reinforces the legitimacy of on-demand, mitigating initial objections about security and availability for many.”

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