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# Ensure that you are unifying your sales and marketing efforts for remarkable business results.

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## By now, you should understand the importance of mending the traditional rift between sales and marketing.

Organizations with good alignment between sales and marketing teams achieved 20% annual revenue growth in 2010. By contrast, *companies with poor alignment saw revenues decline by 4%.*

**By reading this guide you'll find out how to:**

- Set up closed-loop reporting
- Define your funnel stages
- Implement a service-level agreement (SLA)
- Track and hold both teams accountable through dashboards & reporting
- Keep the sales & marketing communication flowing

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