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38 Handy Stats to Prove the Value of Personas

Cintell

Using Personas increases email open rate 2-5 times (Forrester). Without personas, organizations waste $ on irrelevant content: On average, 60-70% of b-to-b content goes unused, representing hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars wasted (SiriusDecisions). DemandGen). SiriusDecisions). That waste can range from $0.2M

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Why You Need to Ditch Marketing Campaigns in 2016

B2B Marketing Directions

Today, however, rising buyer expectations and changing buyer communications preferences require new kinds of marketing communications methods that don't fit the traditional campaign construct. For example, Forrester Consulting recently wrote: ".

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The End of Marketing as We Know It: Overcoming Buyer Challenges with Interactive Smart Content

The ROI Guy

In order to attract, connect and capture these frugal buyers, marketers need to produce content that raises economic interest, quantifies value, and boosts urgency in a time where it’s easier to do nothing than make a wrong investment. During these early phases, buyers are most looking for diagnostic advice and consultative ideas.

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

For example, automotive sites now provide more tools than ever to guide buyer’s decisions including customized configurators and pricing tools, competitive comparison tools, video brochures, and Facebook “fan” pages. In later stages of the sales cycle, analyst reports and peer referrals reign supreme.

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

The ROI Guy

Based on responses to profile questions on industry, location, size, stage in buying cycle, role / job function, goals and opportunities, the white paper is personalized to analyze the buyer needs and present relevant and personalized results. ► October (8) Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 201.