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Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial.

Industrial Marketing Today

Digital marketing has also changed how industrial and technical buyers behave, search and consume information that they need at different stages of the buy cycle. The first type uses a self-serve model and is typically completed in the very first sales interaction, be it in person or online.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. We call this the “Internet fueled buying cycle.&# Can sales be made relevant and valuable again in these key stages of the buying cycle? The End of Sales as we Know It?

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets.

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Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts for September 2010

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

Should Investor Relations Teams Use Twitter? - Sign onto Twitter/StockTwits and start tweeting, right? Setting up a B2B blog or a Facebook or Twitter [.]. am not someone who watches Twitter while the panel is going on, so none of the below suggestions relate to that. The Results. So this sounds great. wasn’t disappointed.