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A Buyer Persona Template for the B2B Marketer

The Effective Marketer

Another common problem you might encounter when trying to create Buyer Persona profiles, is that it may be confused with User Persona – something totally different. This won’t work in all companies, and aguably there might be some pushback to creating personas as a waste of time or it being “just a marketing thing&#.

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A Primer on Sales Competitive Battle Cards

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Note: In some cases you may create what I call a “competitor profile” which is NOT a battle card per se. Other than Googling the heck out of your competitor, another great online tool for competitive research is LinkedIn. in an effort to give a 360 degree view of the competitor as a company.

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Reinventing Marketing at GE

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Maybe different situations require a different profile, but in that case be ready to get your team members up to speed on what each role requires. Put a plan in place to either hire or train people to reach the level you require and also identify what roles marketing should play in your company.

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