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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. The Death of a Salesman?

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Nicoline Maes: Finding the Right Balance Between Push and Pull Marketing

B2B Digital Marketer

Upon her return to the Netherlands in 2011, she started her own company in Den Bosch. We had this clients back then, and then I moved back to the Netherlands in 2011 with the, like this pile of knowledge packed on my, then I entered the Netherlands and like I was ahead of the game. How do I support that long sales cycle?

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What’s the next big idea in B2B?

MLT Creative

There were many articles from this time last year full of insightful predictions for 2010, and a few recent ones for 2011. Known as the Idea Launch Pad for B-to-B marketers, MLT Creative's services include strategic planning, positioning, brand development, advertising and sales promotions for business-to-business clients.

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Sales teams are being engaged later and later in the sales cycle.

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Best B2B Marketing and Sales Strategy Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity

Find out here in some of the best blog posts and articles of the past year offering strategic guidance and insights for B2B marketing and sales executives. The Top-10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2011 by Everything Technology Marketing. Holger Schulze laid out these ten predictions in January 2011. ”

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Who Do B2B Buyers Trust?

The ROI Guy

These visual and aural formats are becoming a preferred form of content, especially early in the sales cycle to connect to executives, and later to help confirm the selection and business case. Understand the differences amongst different potential solutions and services.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Do White Papers Still Engage? They do if.

The ROI Guy

Using this content, buyers are taking control of the buying cycle from direct / channel sales, making the content that marketing delivers more important than ever in driving shorter sales cycles and increasing the number and value of transactions. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.