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How Younger Generations are Disrupting B2B Buying

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There’s a seismic shift happening in B2B buying, and it’s being driven by a powerful force — generational change. The marketplace is not just about products or services — digital platforms, social influences, company values, personalization, and authenticity all matter to younger generations.

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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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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. ” Self-Service > Sales Reps (Sometimes).

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How Buying Signals Rise from Layers of Data

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Layering various customer buying signals on top of each other is a reliable, data-based approach to predict when a prospect is facing a business challenge that your product can solve. Buying Signals Reveal Interests. Figure 1 : Real-time buying signals can boost various sales and marketing activities.

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

Intent data can also be utilized to help hone the scope of the companies that you target with your marketing efforts, helping to eliminate hours spent calling prospects who are uninterested in buying your product or services. Download this special eBook to dive deeper into: Why intent data is crucial in B2B selling & marketing.

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When One Buying Committee Just Isn’t Enough

Heinz Marketing

By Sarah Threet , Marketing Consultant You’re building your buying committee based off your ideal customer profile, but you’re feeling stuck… What if one buying committee doesn’t feel all-encompassing of who has been reported to you by your sales department? What if your product or service addresses multiple verticals?

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The 13 Social Media Customer Service Stats You Must Know

Convince & Convert

Did you know 61% of customers are ready to walk away after just one unpleasant customer service experience? And it’s exactly why you should focus on providing holistic customer service through social media. 13 Social Media Customer Service Stats You Must Know 1. Not sure how to provide great customer support via social media?

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

This report will examine the main investment areas that marketers are prioritizing to enhance their account-based strategies through a focus on: How practitioners are executing and accelerating blended ABM strategies that put self-service buying journeys at the forefront The areas in which AI shows the greatest promise The continued convergence of (..)

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Seven Things Marketers Need to Know About Lead Generation

Speaker: Douglas Burdett, Host of The Marketing Book Podcast, Founder/Principal of ARTILLERY

Lead generation is the process of attracting and converting strangers and prospects into someone who has indicated interest in your company's product or service. Lead generation has become much more important because the buying process has changed, and marketers need to find new ways to reach buyers and get heard through the noise.

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Three Simple Ways To Increase ROI From Your Current Sales Process Immediately!

Speaker: Donald Kelly, Founder & Chief Sales Evangelist at The Sales Evangelist LLC

The average B2B sales cycle can take anywhere from 3 to 9 months to close, depending on the complexity of the product or service being sold. During this session, you will learn: How to minimize the time it takes for your prospect to commit and make a final buying decision. How in the world are you supposed to survive as a seller?