Eloqua Experience Europe 2012 [May 16-17]

EloquaExperienceEurope2012

The 3rd annual Eloqua Experience Europe kicks off today in London. Hundreds of attendees at the event will experience two days of networking, hands-on training with Eloqua experts and keynote speakers sharing insights and best practices to help you boost sales and revenue performance.  With three track sessions – Imagine It, See it, Do It, every attendee will have the opportunity to customize their own time at the conference to best suit their current needs and level of experience.

We look forward to seeing you at Eloqua Experience Europe 2012!

Can’t attend? Follow on Twitter with the #EE12EU hashtag.

Empower Sales with CRM

EmpowerSalesWithCRM

There is nothing quite as fundamental to the success of business as a good understanding of clients and their needs. This is especially true when engaging in customer acquisition: everything from lead nurturing campaigns to engaging with customer on social media sites can empower companies to reach wider audiences and perfect customers.

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Couch & Associates Participates in 8th Annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks

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Couch & Associates is proud to announce we will be participating in this year’s 8th Annual Walk Now for Autism Speaks in Toronto, Ontario on June 17th, 2012 at Nathan Phillips Square with the hopes of raising funds and awareness to such a prevalent cause.

1 out of every 110 children will be diagnosed with autism. 1 in 70 boys. Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disorder, and we need more walkers, sponsors, teams, and volunteers to join us as we try to find the missing pieces of the autism puzzle.

As a thank you, anyone who donates will be entered into a draw to win a new iPad.

Join us now in supporting Autism Speaks.

Google+ Releases “Hangouts On Air” Feature Worldwide

HangoutsOnAir

Google will be rolling out its “Hangouts on Air” feature to all Google+ users worldwide over the coming weeks. This feature allows you to broadcast live sessions for anyone to watch.

Marketers, are you attending or hosting an upcoming tradeshow? You can now easily broadcast live keynote presentations or interviews with “Hangouts On Air.” With just a few clicks, Google Engineering Director Chee Chew shared in a blog post, you’ll be able to:

Broadcast publicly. By checking “Enable Hangouts On Air,” you can broadcast your live hangout – from the Google+ stream, your YouTube channel or your website – to the entire world.

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Strategic Planning and Deployment

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A roadmap that leads to desired results is the primary source of competitive advantage. Driving organizational success with a strategic plan by acquiring essential data and methods ensures that an organization obtains higher standards in execution to get high quality end products.

Successfully implementing a strategic plan of action results in:

Moving from ideas to Guidelines. Developing strategies and deploying them within a workable business plan means executing initiatives and methods within the bounds of logic rather than guesswork.

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