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Demandbase Buys Web Data Collector Springbook to Expand Its Account Based Marketing Footprint Yet Again

Customer Experience Matrix

I’ve been writing about Demandbase since 2009, when they had already begun their climb from compiling company profiles to enhancing Web site visitor records to personalizing Web content to targeting Web display ads. The answer came yesterday with the announcement that Demandbase is buying Web data collector Spiderbook.

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ClickInsights: What was your "Aha" moment in 2009? - Part 2

Ambal's Amusings

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? Mapping Content to the Buying Process - Slidecast. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. The buying environment is shifting—faster than ever. MarketingSherpa.

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Research Says "Bullies" Dictate Most Buying Decisions

B2B Marketing Directions

The conventional wisdom is that B2B buying decisions are made by buying groups that must reach a consensus. Martin provides several interesting insights regarding the attitudes and behaviors of business buyers, and argues that B2B buying groups don't really operate the way we've come to believe. Why Didn't They Buy?

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Why Investing in Go-to-Market Innovation and Shifting to a Converged Growth Model Could Make or Break Your 2023 Outlook

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Organizations that maintained their innovation focus through the 2009 financial crisis, for example, emerged stronger, outperforming the market average by more than 30 percent and continuing to deliver accelerated growth over the subsequent three to five years … ” It’s time to move past random acts and transform by 1.)

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Adobe Buys B2C Marketing Automation Leader Neolane: One Gap Filled, But Where's CRM?

Customer Experience Matrix

That frankly didn’t take much insight, but I’ll brag a bit more about having pegged Adobe as needing to add marketing automation as far back as this post in 2009 and again in 2010. Indeed, my take on the ExactTarget deal explicitly mentioned an Adobe/Neolane possibility.

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How Buyer Behavior Will Change Amid COVID-19

Tony Zambito

In the last 100 years, the Great Depression, War World II, 9/11, and the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis come to mind. Business leaders today will stress the need for deep insights into buyers and buying behaviors. The COVID-19 pandemic has forever altered the global business economy. Long-Term Outlook.

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Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

Industrial Marketing Today

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. What is the key to shortening the buy cycle?