BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) - Top performing companies that align sales and marketing functions find 47% of the sales forecasted pipeline are generated from marketing sourced leads and the firms produce a average 20% increase in top line revenue. Aberdeen's research Sales and Marketing Alignment: Collaboration + Cooperation = Peak Performance outlines how the best organizations achieve superior results despite challenging economic times, as announced by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
"The research is clear: the companies that are growing revenue and experiencing the largest marketing contribution to the sales forecasted pipeline are the ones with the greatest alignment between these critical functional areas -- and they show no signs of diminishing this key collaboration," said Chris Houpis, senior analyst for Aberdeen Group.
Aberdeen research clearly reveals that superior organizations not only understand the value of alignment but are taking concrete actions that improve processes, utilize technology and increase their knowledge to achieve greater operational cohesion within the marketing and sales organizations. For top performing companies, sales and marketing alignment isn't an elusive state of mind but a tangible reality that is achieved through time, effort and focus.
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