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

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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. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New. ► January (10) Is The End of the Social Media Story Already Writt.

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

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From these survey results, increased spending on content marketing for corporate web sites and social media would seem to help drive more / faster buying decisions. Sales is being invited later into the decision making process and even worse, potentially disintermediated from the cycle altogether. Latest Research.

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B2B Category Creators Episode 6 Transcript

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I think our one big compelling point, we’ve been working [Forrester] for years. The internet is about disintermediation. Mike Volpe: I think we were fortunate that we were marketing to marketers in the age of the Internet, and personalization, and social media and self publishing was coming alive. Come on, at SaaS?

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Three Big Myths Debunked at SiriusDecisions Sales and Marketing Summit

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Forrester concurred , reporting that digital experiences are replacing sales reps at a rapid pace, foretelling a 22% decline in the number of B2B sales reps over the next 5 years = a total of 1 million sales reps expected to lose their jobs. Provide a virtual workspace that reps can use to do all their day-to-day activities. During the call.