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Do Your B2B Buyers Understand the Problem?

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It’ll upend our workflows, disrupt our team, get pushback—and oh geez, the business case. Meanwhile, vendors who sell a product that could answer the challenge your problem presents have spotted you on their intent data radar. But then our thoughts start swirling around the change involved in the fix. Intent Data Can Be Misleading.

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Why Buyer-Driven Qualification Beats BANT

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And, with buyers preferring self-reliance and digital experiences over direct vendor interactions, marketers have an expansive opportunity to help buyers self-qualify. Do you think the team will do that if they’re not treated like VIPs by the vendors they consider? Vendor-focused. Need: This one is still valid.

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Why B2B Marketers are Critical to Revenue Operations

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But in a market driven by subscription business models, CS plays a key role in onboarding, retention, and expansion. Here are a few reasons why marketing deserves consideration, supported by research: 47% of CEOs say CMOs most critical role is to grow the business ( Boathouse CMO Insights ). Edelman/LinkedIn ).

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The Destructive Lack of Commitment in B2B Marketing

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Change is normal for businesses — and not just at the beginning of the year, as the last two years demonstrated. This shouldn’t be a news flash > Buyers are driving and they’re choosing the open highways, rather than the vendor-operated toll roads. But that means something will have to go to make room/budget for it. Quotas go up.

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The Importance of Humanness in B2B Content Experiences

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What is it that puts the humanness in business experiences? A recent study from researchers at the University of Florida found that it’s not the question of whether people prefer a chatbot or an exchange with a human, but rather the perceived “humanness” of the interaction.

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Inclusive Relevance: Your Content’s Job Description

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Once B2B buyers figured out they could access whatever information they needed to understand a new subject, answer a question, or evaluate a product they no longer needed to talk to a vendor until they decided to invite them to the conversation. If that doesn’t scare you, it should. 70% of content sits unused (Sirius Decisions).

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Marketers Need a Mindset Reset for B2B Personalization

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Despite marketers’ best intentions, nearly half say delivering personalized and relevant content is a top business challenge. Forrester Business Technographics® Marketing Survey, 2020). Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer report finds 66% of business buyers expect vendors to personalize engagements to their needs.