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Habits of Customer-Centric Marketers: Q&A with Erika Goldwater

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In fact, the #1 priority of B2B marketers in 2016 will be “understanding buyers,” according to a recent survey from the IT Sales and Marketing Association. Prior to ANNUITAS Erika was the strategic and partner accounts and event manager at Eloqua. Customer-centricity is a competitive advantage! Buyer personas are: A big priority.

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Why Personas Fail

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From where I sit, we have entered a new phase in the evolution of buyer persona maturity in marketing– or maybe this has been the phase we’ve been stuck in ever since the phrase “buyer persona” was first coined years ago, first in the design movements of the 90’s, and later into marketing and sales. Why is this the case? Personas fail: 1.

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Habits of Customer-Centric Marketers: Q&A with Donna Danis

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In fact, the #1 priority of B2B marketers in 2016 will be “understanding buyers,” according to a recent survey from the IT Sales and Marketing Association. We help our clients discover their personas through primary research; and, then we help them operationalize around those personas throughout their sales and marketing efforts.