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6 Decision Intelligence Tools You Should Be Using Right Now

Marketing Insider Group

While you have more data and tools than ever, the glut of information can create a paralysis of analysis. Scientists haven’t yet created programs to make all of your hard decisions, but decision intelligence tools can remove some of the heavy lifting. What Are Decision Intelligence Tools? Don’t feel alone on this one.

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Report: Marketers to Spend Less on Customer Initiatives as Budgets Fall

KoMarketing Associates

This comes as they look toward maintaining their present success, rather than forecasting future outcomes. This comes as marketing budgets as a percent of company budgets fall to 12.3%, on average, from 11.8% in February 2022. who claim they are focused on the future.

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Data-Driven Sales Forecasting Using Facts, Not Feelings [Part 1]

Zoominfo

Unlike meteorologists or economists, their industry doesn’t use data as the bedrock of forming their forecasts. Accurate sales forecasting is one of the most important skills sales leaders and sales organizations as a whole can have. Some 57% of sales reps do not accurately forecast their pipeline. This has to change.

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How Can Excel Be a Tool for Establishing a Business Budget?

Valasys

Budgeting is a critical aspect that can make or break a company’s success. Creating and managing a budget requires careful planning and a thorough understanding of your finances. Fortunately, modern tools such as Microsoft Excel help establish a business budget. What Is Microsoft Excel?

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Predictive Sales Forecasting Analytics | Varicent

Varicent

You probably know this already, but sales forecasting is all about predicting how much revenue your team or business will likely bring in over the next quarter or the next year. Understanding Sales Forecasting. Sales forecasting really matters. As the adage goes, you must hit forecast if you can't hit quota.

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Maximize your returns with strataQED's new Nested Forecasting module

ScanmarQED

Now with Nested Forecasting, we can plot our dependent KPI (sales in this case) against one of our intervening series, such as online engagement, and display a forecast line for that too. Double-click in that cell to populate the Budget to Allocate field. Want to know more?

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The Complete Guide to Building a Sales Forecast

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Building a sales forecast is both an art and a science. Accurate sales forecasts keep your leaders happy and your business healthy. Build sales forecasts with accuracy Use the real-time data updates and insights of Sales Cloud to keep your forecasts accurate and your teams on track to hit targets.