Tony Zambito

APRIL 30, 2021

We have heard the terms “organizational DNA” or “company DNA” often in attempts to articulate what an organization’s culture may be like. Companies who place value on gathering buyer insights to help inform how to attract, help, and retain buyers are establishing how their company is hard wired towards the buyer.

Buyer Personas 176

Buyer Personas B2B Sales Organic Leads Profiling 176

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, when utilized correctly as intended, they have done wonders not only for companies but ultimately for buyers. In many interviews with buyers who have worked with companies utilizing buyer personas as intended, they report better relationships and better returns. . Will you help? We sure hope so. Ten to fifteen minutes tops.

Buyer Personas 195

Buyer Personas Customer Surveys Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 195

Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Stories help buyers connect with the value that companies can bring to their situations. Buyer insights can help B2B companies to know how they can help buyers to navigate their own internal journeys. B2B leaders should seek insights on how to create value and loyalty through community-building. Such connections produce loyalty.

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Loyalty Lead Scoring Lead Ranking B2B Sales 195

Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 23, 2020

There will be a flurry of pent-up demand companies will seek to fulfill at the start of 2022. To recover and rebound, companies will need to continuously monitor buyer behavior changes. . All facets of business commerce will continue to be affected. Marketing Will Face Buyer Backlash.

Marketing AI 235

Marketing AI Account Based Marketing Fulfillment Interactive Marketing 235

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 21, 2022

For companies today, whether B2C or B2B, acting upon human-centered insights about their buyers and customers is truly a matter of survival. . Insights that not only help companies to accelerate their growth but also elevate their contribution to the common good of humankind. . are the means to uncover human-centered insights.

Marketing AI 204

Marketing AI Buyer Personas Marketing & Strategy Act-On 204

Tony Zambito

MARCH 12, 2017

B2B companies are faced with the most transformative era in business history. More so than in consumer oriented markets, B2B markets had a degree of predictability that companies often relied on. As companies become flat organizationally, we are seeing the rise of collaborative teams and units. Illustration by Gregory Cresnar.

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Buyer Personas B2B Digital Transformation B2B Sales 251

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 14, 2022

The pandemic has put such companies in the middle nowhere land. If your company is primarily a supplier to buyers, the ability to have keen up-to-date buyer insights and informative buyer personas is doubly important. They cannot go back but must figure out how to accelerate the transition. . On four major fronts.

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Buyer Personas Startups Planning Positioning 234

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 21, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, many companies were dealing with a good problem. Operationally, B2B companies will need to understand the aspirational future goals of organizations and show how they can enable future accomplishments. 3 – Growth and Building Scale. That is, how to continue growth and build scale to meet growth goals.

B2B Sales 221

B2B Sales Trust Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 221

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 15, 2022

For instance, one of the first companies to make use of buyer persona development invalidated a new market segment push expected to cost $3 million upfront to enter. Some of the earliest usages of buyer insights research and buyer persona development were exploring new market segments and customer opportunities.

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Buyer Personas Marketing & Strategy Validation Segmentation 147

Tony Zambito

OCTOBER 12, 2020

If B2B companies are not thinking about this, planning for this, and doing something about this – they will bound to be in big trouble. Here is how one interviewee from a mid-size B2B company put it: “We have seven people in our online department handling that part of the business.”. No longer can they wait with a long view.

Buyer Personas 310

Buyer Personas B2B Amazon Fulfillment 310

Tony Zambito

MAY 7, 2021

Agencies can bring specialized services that help companies to make headway on reaching more buyers creatively and efficiently. Recently, a friend sent me a “Rosie the Riveter” type of buyer persona created by a marketing agency for his company. I fear it will be more harmful than helpful.

Buyer Personas 220

Buyer Personas Allocation Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 220

Tony Zambito

MAY 6, 2020

Forward thinking companies will get ahead of this evolving development. Companies and organizations are either having an unintended spiked increase in business, sitting on the sidelines, retrenching to survive, or making contingency plans to reopen. To think that buyers will just go back to “normal” is unrealistic.

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Contingency Planning Buyer Personas Consulting Buy 173

Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 12, 2020

With several large high-tech companies to keep a Work From Home policy in place until at least 2022. Nor addressed by organizing company retreats to build morale. Restaurants and services that once served the lunch crowds from office complexes are limited to takeout or have closed their doors for good. Some, maybe forever.

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Business Thought Leadership Statistics Budget Programs 252

Tony Zambito

MARCH 2, 2022

As of this writing, we are beginning to see some oil companies begin to respond. Additionally, we have seen major tech companies, like Apple, ban the sale of their products to and within Russia. In other words, if customers and shareholders demand ESG accountability, are corporations willing to make the sacrifice it will mean?

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Order Business Planning Demand 147

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 11, 2022

I knew it then some twenty years ago with the first-ever buyer insights research and buyer persona development engagement with the Reed Elsevier portfolio of companies. This has always been the constant value of buyer personas. I know it now as we face a most uncertain future. . Buyer personas act as a compass for leaders.

Buyer Personas 262

Buyer Personas Cross-Selling Act-On Research 262

Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Built Into Company DNA. In the case of buyers, we can consciously and unconsciously be using long-held assumptions for planning ahead. Not realizing, especially in the midst of a global pandemic, it is best to challenge pre-pandemic assumptions. Where substantial investments in product development and go-to-market strategies can be wasted.

Marketing Analytics Tools 318

Marketing Analytics Tools Validation Planning Intent 318

Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 6, 2020

New and older B2B companies can develop a culture that continually looks inward versus outward. Causing companies to miss out on the greater sum of two insights capabilities combined. Why can this happen? Even start-ups that may be just a few years old can develop an inward habit. Insights Tied To Sell More vs. Help More.

Organization 183

Organization B2B Buyer Personas Fulfillment 183

Tony Zambito

JUNE 8, 2020

This innovation has helped leading Fortune 100 companies gain a deeper understanding of their buyers resulting in improved customer strategies, customer experience, and revenue performance. In 2001, Tony established the first-ever buyer persona development methodology designed specifically for B2B Marketing and Sales.

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Studies Buyer Personas Paid Search Agency Sample 162

Tony Zambito

MAY 23, 2017

Creating fragmented and non-cohesive marketing being performed as companies shift their efforts to the newest and latest approaches hyped. While many companies have engaged in one or all three critical areas, the struggle is in creating a cycle that informs. The New Marketing Planning Cycle. Understanding Decisions Is The Focal Point.

B2B Marketing 227

B2B Marketing Planning Buyer Personas B2B 227

Tony Zambito

MARCH 4, 2022

The moral and activism choices become real in this catastrophic conflict when you consider just a few ongoing commerce continuing: Chemical companies like Dow, Dupont, Exxon, and others are still actively producing in Russia Major investment firms such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc. And how things get transacted.

Activities 231

Activities B2B Buyer Personas B2B Marketing 231

Tony Zambito

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In other words, buyers can develop a mindset that the company they are interacting with can “talk a good game” but cannot deliver. Experiencing such is quite another. In my in-depth buyer interviews, a sentiment I often hear is the adage of “action speaks louder than words.” Trust me, you don’t want to be at this place in a buyer’s mind.

Marketing & Strategy 210

Marketing & Strategy B2B Sales Gartner Touchpoints 210

Tony Zambito

OCTOBER 3, 2018

B2B companies can find themselves out of synch on the experience front if they fall behind on being able to provide an experience that customers are receiving from competitors or from other similar industries. Leaving companies little chance to catch up and recover. Different Buyers and Roles In The Future.

Enterprise Management 169

Enterprise Management B2B Thought Leadership Urgency Marketing Work Management 169

Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

It seems that a company today should make that option available and it’s surprising how many don’t.” Our very own Center for Buyer Insights ongoing Buyer Outlook Insights Study , a qualitative versus quantitative surveying approach, shows similar findings. Charles, Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations.

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Buy B2B Buyer Personas Buyer's Journey 309

Tony Zambito

MAY 4, 2020

Forward-thinking companies will get ahead of this evolving development. And, buyers will expect companies to share of AI data. New goals, thinking, situations, and more will begin to emerge over the next few months and years. To think that buyers will just go back to “normal” is unrealistic. Demos, Conferences, Conventions On Hold.

Marketing AI 173

Marketing AI Buyer Personas Advertising Agencies Conference 173

Tony Zambito

OCTOBER 27, 2018

If B2B companies are not thinking about this, planning for this, and doing something about this – they will bound to be in big trouble. A result of more and more B2B companies trying to improve their customer experience capabilities. Putting pressure on B2B Executives to transform their businesses.

B2B 165

B2B Buyer Personas Amazon Fulfillment 165

Tony Zambito

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

I have seen several SaaS companies and startups get tripped up in this area. Buyer insights are not just handed over by buyers and customers. They are earned. Earning the right to gain deep buyer insights from your buyers and customers is something that does not happen overnight. Thinking access to insights is primarily data-driven.

B2B Marketing 147

B2B Marketing B2B Trust Marketing Marketing & Strategy 147

Tony Zambito

MAY 19, 2021

For instance, many companies are still wedded to old funnel thinking first presented by Elmo Lewis over a century ago! This changes a lot about how and what we know about buyers. Some of the assumptions being made about the buyer’s journey and even the internal buying processes of buyers are sounding very antiquated.

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Differentiation Top of Funnel Buy Buyer Personas 244

Tony Zambito

APRIL 28, 2021

As companies look ahead to a post-pandemic recovery, gaining periscope-like insights into how the mindsets of their buyers have changed is a must. Without a doubt, affecting how buyers go about accomplishing their goals, making choices, and arriving at decisions. .

Buyer Personas 208

Buyer Personas Planning Interactive Marketing Network Marketing 208

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 20, 2022

This leadership skill is what will separate companies that can or cannot connect with their buyers and customers. . Leg 3 – Communicate buyer insights (via buyer personas). The second leg, the matter of interpretation , is the key to making buyer insights and buyer personas actionable.

Buyer Personas 147

Buyer Personas Press Advertising Mediums Customer Surveys 147

Tony Zambito

MAY 17, 2021

Here is how it sounds from an actual buyer interview with a VP, Marketing for a Global 1,000 company: “One of our big goals for this year is to increase our ABM function. The mindset change needed is this: Most ABM programs operate from a standpoint of what is good for marketing as opposed to what is good for the buyer.

Account Based Marketing 224

Account Based Marketing ABM Buyer Personas Intent Signal 224

Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

GPS companies such as Garmin and Tom Tom began to shrink considerably. Today’s companies, in consumer or business-to-business markets, are faced with varying degrees of vulnerabilities to innovative digital transformation. Company Readiness In Market Strategy. How Companies Get Ready.

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management Organization Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 100

Tony Zambito

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Creating fragmented and non-cohesive marketing being performed as companies shift their efforts to the newest and latest approaches hyped. While many companies have engaged in one or all three critical areas, the struggle is in creating a cycle that informs. The New Marketing Planning Cycle. Understanding Decisions Is The Focal Point.

B2B Marketing 113

B2B Marketing Planning Buyer Personas B2B 113

Tony Zambito

APRIL 26, 2021

On the other hand, the company thinks work from home means you are available 24/7. For example, here’s a perspective from an anonymous buyer: “It’s been kind of nuts. On one hand, I like working from home and not worrying about driving to the office. So, it’s hard to turn it off and get some space.”.

Buyer Personas 153

Buyer Personas Outreach Buy Studies 153

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 29, 2017

Leaving many companies and marketing organizations with an incorrect view of their customers. For companies undergoing a digital transformation, new digital market development is truly a strategic necessity. And, why it necessitates a rethinking. New Thinking And New Approaches. 4 – Contextual Insight Communities.

Digital Transformation 100

Digital Transformation Buyer Personas Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Thought Leadership 100

Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

How new buyers and repeat customers are interacting with organizations today is putting many companies on the spot to adapt. Companies can be lulled into a false belief that their customers preferred way of interacting has not changed much. Towing a company line of “our customers have always done it this way” mentality.

Buy 100

Buy Buyer Personas Acquisitions Correlation 100

Tony Zambito

MARCH 30, 2012

Darren Pleasance, a Principal with McKinsey & Company, recently covered this topic in an excellent article entitled, Serious about SMB experience? Then how come they don’t know that I talked to someone in their company already?” . This applies to both inbound and outbound efforts.

SMB 100

SMB Advertising Channels Enterprise Management Work Management 100

Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

What we need companies to do is to not make it so hard to fill in the gaps on what we need and how to solve.” – Kim, Senior Director of Finance. Here is a real-world voice: “I pretty much have my go-to sources, things that I am accustomed to looking up.

Internet Marketing 207

Internet Marketing Fulfillment Interactive Marketing Customer Surveys 207