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Are Companies Ignoring Their Best Source For Buyer Insights?

Tony Zambito

While organizations may have decreed that the purpose for all this data crunching is for customer-centricity, something else may be happening unintentionally. That is, the actual outcome is a business by data-centricity versus business by customer-centricity. After all, the data is supposed to be about customers.

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4 Myths Preventing True B2B Customer Understanding

Tony Zambito

There is a big problem when it comes to B2B customer research. According to various studies over the years (by credible institutions such as Harvard) regarding market and customer research, approximately 80% or better of B2B customer research is conducted to reinforce current assumptions about customers.

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New Approaches To Understand Customers Needed In A Digital Transformation World

Tony Zambito

Strikingly, in these same few years, you will also find developing customer understanding also on the list of CEO priorities. What becomes clear considering these surveys is that many CEOs see growth resulting from a strong understanding of customers. A Strategic Necessity In An Emerging Digital-Centric World.

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How To Lead With Customer-Focused Content

Tony Zambito

The voluminous nature of marketing and sales content is making it harder for organizations to get through to customers and potential customers today. The bar has now been raised for marketers to make it through the eye of the needle of customer attention. Out Of Alignment With Business And Customer Goals.

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Confusing Customer Segmentation, Buyer Profiling, and Buyer Personas Harms Marketing

Tony Zambito

Compounding the issue today is the prevalent use of the term buyer persona to describe customer segmentation and buyer profiling efforts. The issue I am referring to is the confusion that can surround distinguishing between customer segmentation, buyer profiling, and buyer personas today. Customer Segmentation. Professions.

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7 Elements Of Customer Understanding The C-Suite Must Master

Tony Zambito

Changes in customer and buying behaviors continue to rock the very foundations of many industries. According to recent surveys by PWC, Forrester, IBM , and McKinsey, disruptive trends in customer and buying behaviors are expected to continue over the next five years. 7 Critical Elements Of Customer Understanding.

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How B2B CMOs Can Achieve Customer-Centric Marketing With Buyer Personas

Tony Zambito

A recent survey by B2B Marketing, in conjunction with the UK-based agency Tomorrow People, indicated only 38% of marketers considered their content to be “very customer-centric.” Strengthening The Common View Of Customers. Thus, making it even more difficult to foster customer-centric marketing.