I came across a word recently, which made me pause and think. It is a word many of us have heard. Perhaps we have not heard or seen this word in this form but in one form or another. The meaning of this word, in many ways, appears to be describing an impact of the …
Are You Marketing To A Buyer Persona Only? Why A New B2B Persona Paradigm Is Needed. Read More »
Are the goals you think of, consciously and non-consciously, the same as they were five years ago? Ten years ago? The chances are, they have changed. For some, changes may be subtle while for others goals have changed substantially. Significant shifts in buyer behavior as a result of evolving digital technology are causing both buyers …
Frustrated personnel. Frustrated at not being able to do a better job. Frustrated at not being able to help customers. Frustrated at learning there are better ways but no plan in place to improve. Feeling helpless to do anything about their frustrations. Which is, until now. The enabling wave of digital technology and the democratization …
Are You Prepared For B2B User Demand Generation? Read More »
24%. That is it. At the recent Hubspot Inbound Conference in August, this percentage was mentioned. It represents the percentage, from Hubspot’s recent State of inbound Marketing report, of marketers surveyed who do have agreements with sales on defining lead responsibilities. Very surprising and no wonder there have been increasing indications of content marketing ineffectiveness. …
Why Are 76% of Content Marketers Forgetting Sales Enablement? Read More »
Generating leads is a big deal. Acquiring new accounts and customers an even bigger deal. Getting both of these right is a very good deal. Getting them wrong – well – can be a very bad deal. Recently, I reviewed the interesting findings from the CSO Insights Lead Optimization Study. The study’s primary focus was to …
Lead Optimization Study: The Right Prospect, The Right Message, At The Right Time Read More »
Do you know what your buyers think about? How they explore options? What conversations are important for them to have with sales? What type of information needs they have? For both marketing and sales, getting answers to these questions is becoming critical just to get in the game. While these types of questions have existed throughout …
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 …
The importance of knowing what buyers value is unmistakable. Yet, trying to understand what they are can be fuzzy. Buyers are not always clear in articulating, which makes our ability to understand challenging. Understanding buyer value drivers is important to developing a compelling value proposition. You need to balance both sides of the coin to …
Do You Know What Your Buyers Value When Making A Purchase Decision? Read More »
In today’s emerging digital age, understanding buying behaviors is becoming job one for many B2B organizations. Faced with relentless new demands from customers and buyers, B2B leaders must map out a course of transformation. This transformation involves being relevant in today’s complex marketplaces by an equally relentless focus on customers and buyers. End of Sustainable …
How Buyers Decide When They Don’t Care About Your Competitive Advantage Read More »
The report is staggering. After spending millions of dollars on content marketing, B2B marketing appears to have taken a few steps backward. The report I refer to is the 11-page report, produced by the CMO Council and Netline, entitled: Better Lead Yield in the Content Marketing Field. While this report focused on new content ROI, it …
Latest Report: Why B2B Content Marketing is Failing B2B Buyers Read More »
