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The art of martech vendor negotiations

Martech

Negotiating with martech vendors requires a strategic approach that goes beyond budget considerations. From defining core needs to mastering emotional intelligence, here is a roadmap to navigate the nuances of vendor dynamics. Company dynamics, product needs and personalities involved change year over year.

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B2B buyers see persistent problems with tech vendors

Martech

B2B buyers’ pain points when dealing with technology vendors have persisted — and in some cases, worsened — over the last year, according to Hero Digital’s annual B2B Buyer Report. The persistent pain points include: Inconsistent product or service information across channels (45%). Will pay more for a good experience. Why we care.

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What Is Vendor Sprawl?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

This is known as vendor sprawl. Vendor sprawl, also known as technology bloat, occurs when businesses have software application redundancies across different departments, creating many inefficiencies. Consolidate your spend with one or just a few vendors. Read their story What is vendor sprawl and why is it an issue?

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4 Tips on Hiring a B2B Appointment Setting Vendor, Make Sure They.

Smashmouth Marketing

When it comes down to it, ultimately the one thing you want from your B2B appointment setting vendor is that they've shown prior success. You want to partner with a vendor who can sit down with you and, literally, "show you the money." It's great if you choose a vendor who's going to be able to set meetings for you by the dozens.

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5 Essential Pieces of a Prospecting Solution

Using ZoomInfo’s exclusive research, third-party studies, and analyst briefs, this eBook aims to help B2B sales leaders better understand: Different ways prospecting solutions maximize sales productivity and effectiveness. Five essential features to consider when assessing the vendor landscape.

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Privacy Compliance: Finding a B2B Data Vendor You Can Trust

Zoominfo

It’s crucial that every data vendor in your tech stack is compliant with both local and global privacy laws. Working with a non-compliant data vendor runs the risk of serious fines, negative publicity, and being forced to rebuild your database from scratch. To put it simply, their risk is your risk.

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Vendor Software Selection Criteria 2022

TrustRadius Marketing

One of the biggest professional commitments is the marriage between a vendor and a buyer. The software your team needs comes with a vendor relationship you’re going to foster, and like in real marriage you need to choose the right one. What is the Vendor Selection Process? Our Tips For Vendor Selection Criteria.

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Buyer’s Checklist: How to Evaluate a B2B Contact Data Provider

Leveraging a data provider to help identify and connect with qualified prospects supports company revenue goals by alleviating common headaches associated with prospecting research and empowers sales productivity. Many organizations fail to properly evaluate vendors during the selection process. So what’s the problem?

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Put Your Data to Work: The Complete Playbook

They rely on data to power products, business insights, and marketing strategy. From search engines to navigation systems, data is used to fuel products, manage risk, inform business strategy, create competitive analysis reports, provide direct marketing services, and much more.

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Putting the Buyer Back Into Your B2B Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Ardath Albee, B2B Marketing Strategist and CEO of Marketing Interactions

This is because most marketing efforts continue to be focused on product solutions and selling the product rather than the needs of their buyers. Research has shown that self-directed digital experiences are preferred by B2B buyers over vendor interactions.