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5 Obstacles to B2B Market Research and Actionable Customer Insights

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The idea of market research has been around for a very long time.  Conceptually, market research is a strong component of overall business strategy.  A key element of market research is the gathering of valuable buyer and customer insights.  Ideally these insights will result in competitive advantage, innovation, and market leadership. Sounds good.  Except there …

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Is Your Organization Listening To Your Buyers? (How It Can Using 4 Stages of the Buyer Insight Maturity Model)

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We hear it all the time.  The mantra of being customer and buyer focused.  Every year it shows up in one document or another.  It is widely announced at the beginning of each year.  The national meetings and celebrations fire up the troops.  Then, like a slow warping LP record in the hot sun, it begins …

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How Many Buyer Personas Do I Need? (The Answer You Need To Know)

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I get asked this question – a lot. I read many incorrect answers – a lot. The right answer matters – a lot. Confusion Reigns This is one of the most asked questions I have encountered since creating the buyer persona concept a dozen years ago.  What concerns me today with the rising interest in …

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Do You Know What Your Buyers Value When Making A Purchase Decision?

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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 …

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How to Find the Critical Buying Path of Your B2B Buyer (Using the Buyer Decision Model)

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Lately, attempts to visually show buying processes or buyer journeys have come in all shapes and sizes.  They have ranged from the traditional funnel to circles, galaxies, maps, rings, and whatever Lego type shapes can be mustered.  Names for the different phases and stages seem to be – well – all over the map.  I …

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How Buyers Decide When They Don’t Care About Your Competitive Advantage

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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 …

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Latest Report: Why B2B Content Marketing is Failing B2B Buyers

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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 …

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4 Ways to Turn Deep Buyer Insights Into Strategy (Using the Buyer Insights2Strategy Model)

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The hunt for new opportunities is reaching a feverish pitch these days.  The drums beat louder for hitting targets.  Balancing short-term quarterly pressures with long-term growth strategies is on the minds of many business leaders.  Seeking new opportunities is the lifeblood for enduring the ride ahead in the new digital age. Striving for Balance One …

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Use Buyer Insights to Make Better Decisions

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The need for insight into buyer goals, needs, and behaviors has never been more important.  It is an essential pathway towards gaining a consistent jump on your competitors.  Profound buyer insights give business leaders, like you, the understanding needed to make the right decisions at the right time. Informed Decisions To make informed decisions means we …

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6 Zones of Buyer Insights to Help You Target the Right B2B Buyer (Using the Buyer Insight Map)

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  Getting to know what is on the minds of buyers today is a hard proposition.  Sometimes, without this knowledge, it is like navigating a minefield.  One misstep and all your efforts with potential buyers can blow up on you.  Leaving you wondering why. With the buyer-seller world flipped upside down, acquiring deep profound buyer …

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