Achieving competitive superiority is one of the overarching goals for B2B business organizations. Doing so is no easy endeavor. It involves keeping one step ahead of competitors as well as building strong customer loyalty. Many factors contribute to achieving this goal. One important factor is the ability to predict and to see the road ahead. …
Attempts to keep up with changing buying behaviors are very much like a car chase scene in an action packed movie. Just as we are about to catch up with the buyer, new technology accelerates buyer progress. Creating an ever present need to gain insight into newly forming behaviors on the part of buyers. Otherwise, …
33%. One third. If you have 3,000 buyers, this means 1,000 buyers. Having 10,000 means 3,000. Up to 100,000 means 30,000. This is how many buyers you can potentially be frustrating. This is a lot of buyers. A Big Problem As I was reviewing the Buyersphere Report 2013 produced by Base One and B2B Marketing …
Today’s buyers are afforded sources of information, systems, and tools, which help them to make the right purchase decisions. Depending on the complexity of challenges faced, buyers may be seeking simple answers or complex custom solutions. For B2B buyers, the nature of buying itself has changed. This puts pressure on B2B marketers and sellers to …
Does Your Organization Have What It Takes to Catch Up to Evolving Buyers? Read More »
One of the most elusive buyer insights to attain is getting to know what your buyers think. It can be so hard; businesses can tend to sweep it under the rug for next year’s list of initiatives. This can be a foolhardy approach. Without knowing it, your own marketing and sales tactics can affect how …
Are Your Go-To-Market Strategies Creating Negative Buyer Perceptions? Read More »
The pendulum has been around since 1602 when Galileo invented it. It was the world’s most accurate timekeeping device right up until around the 1930’s. The concept is one of our natural laws of the world. We may be experiencing the effects of the pendulum in sales and marketing. Despite the pronouncements of buyers not …
Is Content Marketing Ineffectiveness Changing Buying Behavior? Read More »
In commoditized markets, B2B organizations are under constant threat of watching their customer base evaporate into thin air. Getting caught flat-footed as markets migrate to competitors offering newer products and services. Suffering the consequences of not transitioning from a product-centric company to a customer-centric company. Is Customer-Centric Enough? B2B organizations continue to struggle in the …
4 Hurdles To Being Customer-Centric (4 Steps to Jump Over Them) Read More »
Unlocking true customer insight into buying behavior in the digital age has become important to staying one step ahead of your competition. Yet, many organizations today lack people with the attributes, skills, education, and experience which are required to unlock deep and profound customer insights. Many Chief Marketing Officers face this same dilemma with content …
Why Should We Use Third-Party Qualitative Research for Buyer Persona Development? Read More »
The issue of Marketing and Sales Alignment has been raging on for several years. We have heard all kinds of reasons why. From sales not receiving support they need, to marketing believing sales is not following up on its leads. We have also heard we have to align with customers and buyers. I agree. I …
Bridge the Divide Between Marketing and Sales with the Buyer Insight Bridge Read More »
On the minds of most executive leaders for B2B organizations is two pressing objectives. They involve two additions – increasing customer acquisition and increasing customer retention. From a customer lifecycle and buying cycle perspective, it means getting more in the front end and less leaking out the back end. At the most basic level, it …
