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Meeting the Needs of the Self-Serve B2B Buyer

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The TrustRadius report focuses primarily on how technology vendors should adapt their selling process to these new buying habits, but it’s also worth considering some of the key findings and their implication for the demand marketer. Key Finding 1: Buyers have all but replaced vendor-provided content.

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Shifts in B2B Buyer Behavior Support New Priorities for Demand Gen Content

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FINDING : 89% of respondents stated that winning vendors provided content that made it easier to show ROI and/or build a business case for the purchase. FINDING : 72% of respondents said that the timeliness of a vendor’s response to inquiries was a significant factor in selecting a winning solution. Click To Tweet.

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Do ABM Marketers Underestimate the Value of Messaging?

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It’s the idea that vendors develop a deep understanding of the business goals and challenges of individual target accounts and then tailor value propositions and ongoing communications that specifically demonstrate how the vendor can deliver the business outcomes the prospect is seeking.

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Why Is Marketing Automation Maturity Still Woeful?

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Vendors focused on new licenses vs. customer retention. In that sense, vendors are paying a real price for their customers’ lack of maturity. The major software players in the marketing automation space have also seen a lot of changes in the last 5 years.

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8 Tips for Working with a Smaller Marketing Budget

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Eliminate inaccurate, duplicate, and unmailable records from your database and not only will your email performance metrics suddenly look a lot better, but you may also be able to drop down a pricing tier on your CRM and MAP licenses. Make your blog work harder.

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5 Common Content Syndication Mistakes

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Sure, you can, in essence, “buy” leads that meet your demographic criteria for a fixed price – but the price you pay, the quality of those leads, and the pace at which they arrive, all vary widely. And yet content syndication is no slam dunk. Here are 5 common mistakes that cause content syndication programs to underperform: 1.