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B2B Tech Buyers Like Social Media

WriteSpark

Ideas and Resources for Technology Marketing Communications and Public Relations from Janice King, freelance high tech copywriter and author, Copywriting That Sells High Tech. Forrester Research is presenting survey results of B2B technology buyers and their use of social media during the buying process. Case Studies.

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B2B Sales Cycles are Getting Longer, Study Says

Sword and the Script | B2B

Those engagements with sales are important too: “Of those that agreed the vendor was educated and offered valuable information, 81% said their experience with their sales rep positively influenced their decision to select that vendor.”

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The Powerful Sales Element of Social Proof in Thought Leadership Done Well

Sword and the Script | B2B

Forrester Research said back in 2013 “Today’s buyers might be anywhere from two-thirds to 90% of the way through their journey before they reach out to the vendor.”. This isn’t a new datapoint, but it’s definitely been a consistent one. click image for higher resolution). The C-Suite spend more time with thought leadership today.

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The Challenges in Adoption of Marketing Technology « The Effective.

The Effective Marketer

Marketers as Technologists According to Forrester’s research, data driven marketers are divided about technology investments. Vendors should therefore really work with their customers and prospects in trying to justify the purchase. Without solid customer data, cross channel strategies become increasingly difficult to implement.

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The Rise of the Content Marketer « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

Email Vendor Selection Methodology - Part 2 now online: [link] #emailmarketing #b2bmarketing 2 hours ago I just grabbed @ AppSumo action video, Google AdWords secrets for Free. The power of marketing automation is the ability to target your marketing database with specific content based on their behavior and stage in the purchasing process.

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7 Ways to Be Insanely Honest in Your Marketing

Hubspot

And how you come off as an honest vendor who will tell you the truth even if it means losing a sale? We’ve all seen unseemly public spats between vendors. And call Forrester names. See how you can de-position the feature as less important without pretending you’re great at it? Who the hell wouldn’t want to do that?

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Email Design Review Gallery « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

What I Don’t Like: The ‘download’ button with the Forrester logo on top and right next to the image looks a bit out-of-place, maybe it’s just me? Design #7 Email Sender: Omniture Email Title: A Recipe for Relevance What I Like: Clean, nice looking header containing image of the whitepaper and download button.