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Build vs Buy Your Customer Data Platform?

Customer Experience Matrix

The build vs buy debate has existed as long as packaged software itself. That discussion, in turn, usually leads to a recommendation that companies build software which will create unique competitive advantage and otherwise buy when a satisfactory option exists. This work is the same whether you’re building or buying.

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How COVID-19 is Impacting B2B Technology Purchasing [Research]

Webbiquity

Most of us can (vaguely) remember life before COVID-19: business optimism and aggressive purchasing plans for 2020. Six months into the pandemic, how have IT buying plans and practices changed? Over the spring and summer, IT purchasing priorities, not surprisingly, shifted to pandemic-related needs to supporting a remote work force.

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75% of consumers made purchases as a result of SMS marketing

Martech

consumers say they buy things as a result of SMS messages from companies, according to a new study. Dig deeper: New rules for bulk email senders from Google, Yahoo: What you need to know One of the reasons for SMS’ success is that consumers for the most part consumers only agree to receive messages from companies they plan on buying from.

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How Younger Generations are Disrupting B2B Buying

Zoominfo

There’s a seismic shift happening in B2B buying, and it’s being driven by a powerful force — generational change. While the most common point of frustration among all age groups was pricing, younger buyers had greater problems with competence during the buying process and relationships with sales representatives.

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Buyer Intent Data Guide: How to Find Prospects Already Looking to Buy

Teams of all sizes can utilize buyer intent data to more effectively identify where prospects are on their purchase journey, and thus adapt marketing messaging and sales pitches to align with those specific interest signals collected.

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The Impact of Peer Engagement on The Customer Buying Journey

Vision Edge Marketing

Most business leaders and Marketing and Sales professionals today understand the impact that peer reviews and stories make on the customer bying journey, including the B2B purchase journey. This trend has certainly added more twists and turns to the buying process. Peer Influence and its Effects on the B2B Buying Process.

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Seven Ways B2B Tech Buying Behavior is Changing [Research]

Webbiquity

The way B2B technology buyers conduct research make buying decisions is changing. Those are just a few of the findings from B2B Buying Disconnect: Forecasting Radical Changes in Tech Buying Behavior just published by software rating site TrustRadius. as opposed to products. ” Are technology analyst firms in trouble? .”

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Developing a Conversational Approach

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, CEO & Founder of VisumCx

B2B buyers are more sophisticated than ever before, from the customers’ initial discovery, to the moment they commit to buy. B2B buyers are self-guiding their purchase journey, consuming more content along their purchase path and involving more stakeholders in the final decision.

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Prove ROI and Make the Business Case for Industrial Content Marketing

Speaker: Achinta Mitra, Founder and President, Tiecas Inc.

It's the plight of an industrial marketer: over the course of a 12-18 month long buying cycle, you make contact with a whole host of influencers who read your content.who may or may not actually work in purchasing. Meanwhile, the purchase somehow takes place, and Sales claims all the glory. buy-in from your higher-ups.

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Best Practices for Engaging Your Go-To-Market Sales Teams

Speaker: Ruth Stevens, President of eMarketing Strategy

During this webinar, you’ll learn: The nature of the buying group and how to reach the individual members. During this webinar, you’ll learn: The nature of the buying group and how to reach the individual members. Ways to craft a personalized contact strategy for each buying role at each stage in the buying process.

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5 Essential Pieces of a Prospecting Solution

Steps your buying committee must go through when purchasing a prospecting solution. Using ZoomInfo’s exclusive research, third-party studies, and analyst briefs, this eBook aims to help B2B sales leaders better understand: Different ways prospecting solutions maximize sales productivity and effectiveness.

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The Showpad Sales Transformation Maturity Model

According to a study from SiriusDecisions, 81% of buyers today make purchase decisions based on buying experience, over product or price. In order to deliver experiences that win buyers, your entire organization must transform. But to do so, you must first recognize where you stand in terms of maturity.

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New Ways to Reach, Influence, and Close More Deals with Intent Data

Speaker: Ardath Albee, B2B Marketing Strategist and CEO of Marketing Interactions

While intent data can be game-changing for gaining attention, its true superpower is driving purposeful engagement toward purchase while reducing sales cycles and costs. Set expectations appropriately based on the buying stage. Use intent data to improve program engagement.