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Five Ways B-to-B Marketers Need to Change Their Game

Biznology

The Internet has driven dramatic changes in business buying behavior. Just as no one buys a car anymore without first checking prices and features online, business buyers now research and educate themselves online, months—even years—before ever seeing a sales person. But there’s more. Active social media outreach.

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Why Servant Marketing Matters

markempa

Marketing Research Chart: Question your assumptions for true customer-centric marketing [MarketingSherpa Research Chart of the Week]. Marketing Strategy b-to-b B2B business-to-business complex sale servant marketing' Customer-centric Marketing: Using metaphors in your B2B strategy [More from the blogs].

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Beyond the B2B Buying Funnel: Exciting New Research about How Companies Make Complex Purchases

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

There are entire industries devoted to researching consumer buying behavior, but until now there has been relatively little research into B2B buying behaviors. The initial findings of the research are a must-see for anyone involved in marketing or selling to other businesses. Marketo recently worked with. Goodbye Funnel.

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14 Brilliant B2B Marketing Strategy Guides

Webbiquity

But the increased availability of data means vendors are also more knowledgeable about what matters to buyers, how they conduct research, which content resonates with prospective customers (and what types of content fall flat), how to refine and act on key measures and metrics, and most importantly, how decisions are ultimately made.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding

markempa

Recent research shows that reputation makes a huge difference for B2B companies in the following areas; demand creation, lead generation and overall revenue growth. Recent research shows that reputation makes a huge difference for B2B companies in the following areas; demand creation, lead generation and overall revenue growth.

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Before Deep Diving Into B2B Social Media Marketing.

MLT Creative

Start with social media as a research tool to identify which sites your customers and prospects are using to engage as individuals and in groups. Finding your customers online is the key. Answer questions and participate in discussions. Follow key influencers in your industry.

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In B2B, a New Business Opportunity Is No Place For Fear

MLT Creative

How to ‘Tonic the Shark’ It was amazing to watch: On a recent science channel program, a marine researcher used a mind-boggling technique, called “tonic,” that had sharks nuzzling up to her like the family dog to be “petted” on the head and around the mouth. Follow our researcher’s lead.

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