One of the most fascinating figures in American business history was that of Lee Iacocca. Iacocca, who died at the age of 94 in 2019, was a visionary leader who was the only executive in modern times to lead two of the Big Three American automakers. Ford and Chrysler. At Ford, he was best known …
How B2B Leaders Can Navigate 2021 Uncertainties With Buyer Insight Read More »
The transformation to a digital economy has shifted behaviors considerably in the past decade. Meaning marketers today must account for how to adapt to behavioral shifts caused by the omnipresence of digital and online information. As a for instance, people today have no more than a 7 to 10-second span of attention when online. Even …
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As the concept of buyer personas has crept into the conscious of both B2C and B2B Marketing, so has misguided representations of buyer personas become prevalent. With many touted frameworks and processes being representative of buyer personas in name only. These misrepresentations have also led to a tendency to throw everything, including the kitchen sink, …
The term, audience development, has become more ubiquitous in the world of marketing. A recognition of the growing importance of digital content marketing to overall marketing strategies today. For B2C CMOs, the concept of developing audiences and communities has been an essential core principle for some time. For B2B CMOs, the idea of audience development …
5 Ways B2B CMOs Can improve Audience Development With Buyer Persona Research Read More »
There is a big problem when it comes to B2B customer research. And, most B2B executives may be unable to see or recognize the problem. The scarier notion is some may not even know it exists. What is this big problem? According to various studies over the years (by credible institutions such as Harvard) regarding …
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Changes in customer and buying behaviors continue to rock the very foundations of many industries. According to recent surveys by PWC, Forrester, IBM, and McKinsey, disruptive trends in customer and buying behaviors are expected to continue over the next five years. Many organizations are undergoing digital transformations in order to improve customer interactions, engagement, and …
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Engaging new buyers and repeat customers are the lifeline to achieving growth. While the context of these fundamental challenges has changed via digital technologies, they nevertheless are constant pressures. Recent surveys of CEOs by IBM, PWC, and KPMG all point to major concerns and priorities in expanding the lifeline to growth. Creating distinctive and engaging …
Mapping Buying Experiences: Creating Growth Through Aligning With Buyer Goals Read More »
Segmentation has been a staple of business marketing and sales for several decades. The concept of breaking down a potential market or industry into smaller target segments is a standard technique taught in business schools and used by many organizations. Beginning in the 1980’s and 1990’s, we began to see a shift to individualism. The …
Customer loyalty continues to be a top-of-mind concern for CEOs, as studies and surveys from the likes of IBM and others have shown. During the past decade or more, we have seen the use of customer satisfaction surveys, Net Promoter Score, and the rise in customer experience as means for gauging customer loyalty. The central …
Staying Relevant In An Era Of Disruption And Elusive Customer Loyalty Read More »
The calendar is usually full. Exercise coming from jogging from one meeting to the next. Engrossed in the daily demands for time and being in the moment of now. The now being a crisis or a looming project deadline. The gnawing feeling of something being missed about customers and buyers never going away. The world …
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