The explosion of content in the digital world is an unprecedented phenomenon just a few could have predicted twenty-five years ago. Content is ubiquitous in all phases of life and in business. In fact, it is getting harder and harder to find a slice of time where content is not invading precious personal or business …
The New Year is underway. The first quarter is nearing an end. Some of the best-laid plans have already vaporized due to unexpected events. While some plans are either tracking on-target – or – will be missed. Each year, B2B business must meet the challenge of our time – keeping up with rapid new developments …
7 Big Questions For B2B Marketing Leaders in 2014 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 »
You can almost see the long trumpets getting ready. The clarion call for generating new business in 2014 will be loud and long. B2B businesses have been making the slow crawl out of the recession. Looking out in the horizon for new markets, growing their customer base, and expanding products and services. Getting there means …
Is Your Lead Management Ready To Acquire New Business in 2014? 5 Areas to Get in Synch 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 »
Something new. Periodically, I will highlight a compilation of linked articles I have written to help people. The purpose is to reflect on what can truly provide new thinking for use in today’s complex business world. My hope is such reflection will help people to gain their own foresight into future possibilities. Let’s get started: …
Over the past year, questions about content marketing effectiveness are beginning to surface. The Content Marketing Institute as well as a survey sponsored by eConsultancy, indicated belief in effectiveness was under 40%. Most recently, SiriusDecisions made this statement: “Fully 60 to 70 percent of content churned out by b-to-b marketing departments today sits unused. This …
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