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Create relevant content based on personality profiles

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So why not create content based on personality profiles? I could read their personality and peculiarities. But I had no idea how to use that information to help me sell. DISC is one of many personality assessment models. I use this checklist to listen for personality indicators. It informs my communication.

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Complexity Simplified — The B2B Selling Dilemma

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Prescriptions include: Segment audiences and buyers to focus investment and resources Deeply understand customer business issues, functions, roles (personas), and how they make (buying) decisions Develop insights and products that address those issues Develop messages, stories and proof-of-value content that demonstrates and shares this knowledge Deliver (..)

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Are You Communicating Synchronously in an Asynchronous World?

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We live in a world that prefers to receive information asynchronously. They can be conducted in person or over the phone or web. People tend to overstate the use and importance of synchronous over asynchronous communications, in part because in-person conversations are so impactful. First, some simple definitions.

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Content and Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011

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Two strategic insights I found especially helpful: Must have a real-time mindset (David Meerman Scott) The “consumerization” of B2B marketing (Tom Pisello) This summary of especially salient points looks like a pretty good content checklist: Content will get shorter (Doug Kessler) Relevance will become the new standard (Sandra Zoratti) Must become (..)

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Another Case for Marketing and Sales Collaboration

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Hopefully they receive confirmed: Business needs A decision by the customer to resolve some need A participant to the buying process who is willing to engage immediately with a sales person (considerable time and effort saved) Some degree of information about the customer’s preference for the approach of the solution provider (SP) — at (..)