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Category: Marketing

20th November 2001

Why Marketing Gets No Respect

“One of the most common complaints among marketing professionals is the lack of respect they receive from the rest of their company. This is especially true in technology- and science-based companies. The decisions made by the sales force, engineers, finance and accounting folks all seem to carry more weight than the marketing department. As a consequence, it can be difficult for marketing to have much influence on strategy, product development, operations and other key business decisions.”

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