Cintell

MARCH 10, 2016

You’re about to present to your board/boss/someone about the budget you need for next year, and a big part of that is persona development, maintenance, or persona management technology. I hope you can drop some of these into your next presentation to the board, and as I find more I will absolutely be updating this post.

Lead Scoring 100

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 100

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Writing that “A sound strategic planning process is based on consistently applied business objectives that flow through functional areas and support each other,” John Gregory Olson presents a helpful model for planning, and makes a case for the one element that’s more important than strategy.

Marketing Strategy 100

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Content Marketing Planning 100

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

According to sales and marketing analyst firm SiriusDecisions, “Successful reps know that establishing credibility and providing value to a prospect or customer throughout the buying cycle is the difference between closing the deal and losing it. Is the sales force using the presentations, white papers and tools? April 2009.

Effectiveness 40

Effectiveness Forrester B to B Sales Cycle 40

The ROI Guy

JULY 23, 2015

Forrester reports that this shift to digital buying is real, and as a result, there will be a 22% decline in the number of B2B sales reps over the next 5 years. If this prediction is realized, this means that over 1 out of 5 B2B sales reps, that’s over 1 million folks would go the way of the dodo – replaced with digital buying.

B2B Sales 40

B2B Sales Forrester B2B Disintermediation 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

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. Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims.

Peer-to-peer 40

Peer-to-peer Marketing Automation Services Spending Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The question any marketer needs to ask - Are your marketing efforts adding to the clutter, or driving a valuable dialogue and as a result, connecting meaningfully with prospects to advance the buying cycle? Rounding up the challenges, recent studies indicate that 9 out of 10 of buyers say that when they are ready to buy, they find you.

Interactive Marketing 40

Interactive Marketing Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Buying Cycle 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

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. Many vendors will also need to consider adding “buy it now&# options for solutions they would never have thought to have this for in years past.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40