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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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5 Prevalent B2B Marketing Myths to Abandon in 2020

Circle Studio

For decades, B2B marketing has viewed itself as an entirely different discipline than that of its peers in the B2C or retail world. Back in 2011, when Scott Brinker, editor of ChiefMarTec.com, began tracking the growth of MarTech with his Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic , there were only around 150 solutions on the market.

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Social Buyerology: Understanding Buyers in the Social Age

Tony Zambito

  This phenomenon is fueled by the advent of social networking technologies that enable buyers to interact with selling businesses and peer buyers.    The degree of interactions amongst buyers, both at a group and individual level, is most likely at the highest levels in the history of B2B selling and buying

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CMOs: Wield Powers of Influence to Gain a Seat at the Executive Table

ViewPoint

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads and advances the buying cycle. She has produced hundreds of white papers, case studies and eBooks for a range of organizations, including some of the world's leading technology companies.

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Are Community Forums Good for Manufacturers and Industrial Companies?

Industrial Marketing Today

According to a survey done by GlobalSpec (Social Media Use in the Industrial Sector – 2011), 33% of industrial companies provide an online discussion community for customers, and 32% provide one internally for employees. See chart). A community forum overcomes this challenge because new content is user generated.

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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. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential.

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Alinean Announces Content Optimization Assessment

The ROI Guy

Benchmarks Content Spending, Strategy and Tactics, Aligning Content to Best Facilitate Buying Cycle Alinean unveils its new Content Optimization Assessment service as content marketers from around the globe converge in Cleveland for the opening of the Content Marketing World 2011 event.