Remove customer relationship

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B2B Marketers Go for a Win with Customer Retention

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But the biggest opportunity in an uncertain market is to focus on convincing customers to stay and customer expansion opportunities. Buyer-driven experiences (BDX) provide a framework that extends across the customer continuum from net-new to renew and expansion deals. The psychology is different.

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B2B Tech Marketers Make the Shift From Funnels to Lifecycles

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For SaaS and subscription companies, winning a customer is only the first step of the journey to customer lifetime value (LTV). This is why it’s imperative for B2B tech marketers to shift their focus from buying journey funnels to full-on customer lifecycle management. Develop a Clear Customer Engagement Strategy.

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Stop Asking B2B Buyers to Take Leaps of Faith with Content

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Silos are the fuel for leaps of faith because our customer-facing teams aren’t all on the same page so messaging becomes confusing for buyers. Marketing sends an MQL to sales and the rep starts over as if there’s no relationship established with the company. They just can’t make the leap as the context doesn’t apply to them.

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Help Your B2B Buyers Do Their Own Discovery

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There’s an entire change management process buyers must navigate before your potential customer is wearing their buyer hat. What this means is focusing on the buying committees within target accounts that fit your company’s ideal customer profile (ICP). Your future customers need your help to navigate their buying process.

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Is Your B2B Content Creating a Sum of Knowledge?

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That’s just a recipe for confusion about your brand; frustration and a turnoff for your buyers; and putting loyalty in question for your customers. As I define it, thinking leadership is a group of content focused on helping potential customers think through their systemic needs as they decide whether or how to solve a problem.

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How Marketers Can Help Reps Use Sales Content Effectively

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Content truly focused on what your buyers and customers need to know becomes integrated with your products—just represented by media that you create and publish. When evaluating the value of your content, consider whether it includes: Valuable tips, insights, expertise your buyers and customers can use. The Job of Sales Content.

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Why Customer Centric Doesn’t Mean Buyer Driven in B2B

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Customer centricity mostly misses the mark in B2B. We can say we’re customer centric all we want, but for buyers and customers looking in that’s often not representative of their experience with your brand. In fact, given the buyer research, it’s often seen more as customer hostility than centricity.

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