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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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CFOs Take More Control: Frugalnomics in Full Effect

The ROI Guy

According to the Wall Street Journal report on the study, Finance Chiefs Expand Role, several CFOs confirm the trend, and highlight how proving the ROI on proposals is more important than ever, for example: Terry Lillis, chief financial officer at Principal Financial Group Inc.

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

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10 Secrets To Help You Succeed In B2B Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Unlike B2C Marketing, B2B companies have the unique challenge of not always being present in the eye of the customer. Newsletters can do everything from promote your latest blog post or case study, talk about upcoming seminars or webinars, serve as a mini-article, and more. Case Studies. Let’s see how.

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ClickInsights: How can B2B marketers use content effectively for demand generation?

Ambal's Amusings

B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. ” Here are some great ways to use demand generation content to set yourself up as a thought leader in your industry: Create a Case study on how yours or other companies used a product to improve their business process. Get Content. Get Customers. MarketingSherpa.

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Selling to the Unreachables

The ROI Guy

Alinean Advice : When a salesperson or team meets with a prospect, they need to be prepared to speak to the opportunities of each stakeholder, and communicate the unique value of the proposed solution to each as well. The meeting too early and without value add will derail the process, not accelerate the buying cycle.

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Who Do B2B Buyers Trust?

The ROI Guy

The buyer preference for documents throughout the decision process may be because of the rich information they provide, and because it remains the most popular content produced by marketers to support all phases of the buying process.