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May 24, 2012

Jerry Hegarty and 10 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Modern Sales Management: How the Best Sales Managers Thrive in Today’s New Environment [10/6 @ 11 am]

Why are only 50% of sales people making quota?

I agree with many of the comments above related to the importance of territory design & the process of setting quota's. In addition, it is important that we are mindful of the mechanics of comp plan design when considering why '50% of reps are not ... more

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May 16, 2012

jerry jose and 1 other person answered this question

Which CRM solutions are best fit for large enterprises?

I have worked with MS CRM, Salesforce, Sugar and ZOHO. Based on my personal experience i would recommend MS CRM and Salesforce because of the flexibility and robustness provided by both these systems. Also their is a big ecosystem of re-seller, app developers, consultants etc ... more

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April 18, 2012

Dan Evans asked a question

What are the current best practices for managing social media at the enterprise level?

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Feb. 17, 2012

Rich Underwood and 1 other person answered this question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Should you link your Google+ brand page to your Facebook brand page? Why or why not?

I think you need to have them linked, as you will find some people only use one or the other, especially with the mass exodus of users moving from facebook to google+. However as Belldon said, you want to keep things fresh between them, so ... more

Feb. 10, 2012

Frank Rumbauskas and 1 other person answered this question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

With Google now charging for maps and other services it used to offer for free, do you see them charging for Google+ business pages in the future?

Nah. AdWords is their cash cow. Google+ business pages are more real estate to show ads.

Feb. 8, 2012

Brian Phelps and 1 other person answered this question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Should a company create our Google Plus page even if we're not ready to staff it?

Qwikster basically died because of the negative backlash from that pre-established Twitter account that featured an image of Elmo smoking a joint. Here's an article about it on Tech Crunch: http://tcrn.ch/nVaty8 more

Feb. 8, 2012

Deidre Trudeau answered this question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

What is the most effective way to get you G+ business page noticed, recognized and gain followers?

Yes but is there an effective internal tool that you can utilize to schedule & auto populate comments/posts in conjunction with other Social Media Sites? more

Feb. 8, 2012

Candyce Edelen answered this question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Do you recommend having a "Follow us on G+" on your web properties? Email signatures (personal G+)? Other places?

I guess if you're using Google+ heavily, that would be a good idea. Frankly, I'm getting burned out on all the social networks, so I'm starting to limit the number I participate in. more

Feb. 7, 2012

Amit Bohra answered this question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

What value does G+ bring to businesses that differs from Twitter, Facebook, etc?

Google+ makes it easy to learn more about how your followers' interactions on your page affect your brand, and your business. G+ pages can easily be configured with G analytics and other google applications. Google shares a big piece of cake with rivals facebook and ... more

Feb. 7, 2012

Gregg Masters asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Isn't G+ just another locked down silo much like special interest groups in LinkedIn? Nice conversations in a digital river? does it mitigate crowd?

Feb. 7, 2012

Celine Gerakin asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Do you have a circle dedicated to your competitors?

Feb. 7, 2012

Celine Gerakin asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

How do you organized your circles?

Feb. 7, 2012

Neil Ferguson asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Or if you have two accounts give another account access to updating a business page?

Feb. 7, 2012

Neil Ferguson asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

If you have a separate personal page from the page you use to host your G+ business page on...can you convert them together?

Feb. 7, 2012

Reed Stockman asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Do you have a strategy or tool to manage overlap of audience between platforms?

Feb. 7, 2012

Michael Varner asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

How much of an effort is it to mirror content between Facebook and G+ for you and do you see a tangible value?

Feb. 7, 2012

Steve Farnsworth asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

Is there any useful demographic info on Google+ for marketers?

Feb. 7, 2012

Neil Ferguson asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

What is your advice for using G+ for the IT business?

Feb. 7, 2012

Cat Sampson asked a question at this roundtable

Round Two: Getting the Most Out of Google+ For Your Business [2/7 @ 11 am]

What's your advice for using G+ for the college market?

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