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Why Is ABX the Next Big Thing in Marketing? Experts Weigh In

Engagio

Follow Gerry on LinkedIn and Twitter ! With ABX, I see it as an experience that is far more personal and relevant than mass segmenting and targeting. ABX is being able to know where the customer is in the buying cycle and using intelligent insights to know when to engage, with what content, and what to say to each and every account.

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Six Insights (And One Inspiring Conclusion) from 27 Beneficial B2B Marketing Stats and Facts

Webbiquity

Simplifying and personalizing the buying process is now the key differentiator. It’s not your imagination: B2B buying cycles are getting longer and more complex. In addition, nearly three-quarters (73%) of B2B buyers say they want a personalized, consumer-like customer experience. KoMarketing ). CoSchedule ).

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Diametrically Opposed Forces: Selling.

The ROI Guy

Understanding how to facilitate this buying lifecycle, especially how to connect and engage todays economic-focused executive, is a key to sales success, and establishes a roadmap for sales enablement. The Bottom Line Buyers are clearly in control of the buying cycle and are more frugal than ever before.

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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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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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4 Content Strategies for B2B Corporate Blogging

Online Marketing Institute

Content for Thought Leadership We have seen effective thought leadership-style posts aid in the sales process -- particularly when dealing with complex B2B buying cycles. If they do, it can provide a valuable human face to an organization, particularly when the buying decisions of company solutions involve executive leadership.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle

The ROI Guy

As today’s buyers are empowered by the Internet to do their own research and drive their own purchasing due diligence – engaging sales later than ever, or not at all – easy to use versions of these diagnostic tools need to be on-line, readily available, interactive and personalized to empower self-service research.