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

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To prevent complete disintermediation of sales from the prospect’s decision making process, sales professionals must be made relevant and important again to buyers. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales.

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

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However, the importance of content and lack of priority towards direct engagements points to a troubling trend in that today’s Internet fueled, buyer controlled purchase process is disintermediating sales from the purchase process. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi. They do if they are. Is Marketing Too Busy?

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B2B Category Creators Episode 6 Transcript

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This is the fourth category I’ve created in my software career. I’ve spent my life building software for big companies. He joined HP Software and became my boss and he’s why we’re talking. I think our one big compelling point, we’ve been working [Forrester] for years. Michel Feaster: Sure.

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