B2B Lead Generation
Even if you get blackjack, hitting a 17 is still a bad decision, because the odds are, in the long run, you’ll lose Data-driven marketers aren’t playing to win a hand or two. They’re playing to grow market share. And as more companies mature from making impulsive decisions based on data in spreadsheets to making…
Read MoreIf you’re preparing to climb the revenue growth mountain, the length of your ascent will depend largely on who you’re selling to and where you’re starting out from. If your sales team is focused on a target audience, you’re going to want to give your reps an easy, repeatable way to personalize and tailor sales…
Read MoreSeventy percent of B2B buyers wait until after they have defined their needs before engaging a salesperson. By that time, most buyers have established a preferred vendor relationships as well, which is why getting in front of the right crowd to build relationships with prospects early and often is so important. B2B buyers avoid sellers…
Read MoreIn business, the concept of alignment strategy is about breaking down silos inside organizations and establishing cross-functional workflows without inhibiting anyone’s domain expertise. “It’s often straightforward to identify a strategy needed to achieve a goal, but what trips up companies is figuring out how to execute the strategy once identified,” saws Cal Newport in his…
Read MoreIn a finite market with a limited number of customers, building relationships with prospects early and often is the smartest approach to B2B lead generation. And your sales people, not marketers, should be cementing those relationships. It’s doesn’t matter that they’re not ready to buy. If they’re a target account, don’t let your desire to…
Read MoreThe killer app for marketing B2B events is nothing less than a mobile app. Attendees already use mobile apps to network digitally at conferences and trade shows so why not make mobile part of your digital marketing strategy at B2B events and transform your events into connected communities that drive business outcomes? Mobile B2B Event Strategy…
Read MoreIf the case studies and news highlights in this blog post are any glimpse of things to come, than corporate Facebook Pages could become less important to marketers once they learn that the real power of a social network. Spoiler Alert The best times to post, types of content and Facebook content marketing strategy is…
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