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How to win at B2B sales in 2018

G2M Solutions

"Death of the B2B salesperson: 93% of buyers say they prefer buying online rather than from a salesperson" - Forrester. "57% 57% of the buyer's journey is complete before a customer's first contact with supplier" - Corporate Executive Board. "67% 67% of the buyer's journey is now done digitally" - Sirius Decisions.

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A Double Take on the Forrester New Wave: ABM Platforms

6sense

The Forrester New Wave report lists 14 ABM platforms that matter the most and how they stack up. Forrester says: “6sense announced its acquisition of ZenIQ on April 11, 2018. 6sense was recognized as a leader in the predictive space in the Forrester Wave: Predictive Analytics Platforms for B2B marketers, as seen below.

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How to Create the Best Content For Your Marketing Automation System

KoMarketing Associates

Now, if you had instead taken those 20 hours of content creation and put them into creating a piece of content that filled a content gap in your buyersjourney… that content probably would get you results. That’s still (even in 2018) only 80 percent of B2B content marketers. What we want is the right content.

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How to Generate Leads with Your Digital Marketing

SmartBug Media

Lead generation is broken down into sets of marketing activities that correspond with stages of the buyers journey, starting with generating traffic, then converting visitors into leads, and eventually converting those leads into customers. As you learn more about each lead, you can tailor your messaging to move them down the funnel.

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Account-Based Marketing + Inbound Marketing = Best B2B Marketing Strategy?

Valasys

This strategic business marketing approach, to target an account or a company instead of individual buyers, creates better chances for conversions by shortening the buyersjourney which boosts the Return on Investment (ROI). Source: SiriusDecisions). of the total sales closures are completed by a salesperson.

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Swag for Days: 13 Don’t-Miss Dreamforce Events 2018

DiscoverOrg

This panel of powerful, visionary female movers and makers will discuss tips and secrets to success (because somehow, in 2018, they are still the exception to the rule ). “How BT Global Services Achieved Sales Excellence around the Buyer Journey” Thursday, 9/27, 9:00 AM ( Metreon AMC Theatres , Level 3, Theater 14).

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12 Statistics to Guide Your B2B Marketing Investment in 2018

KoMarketing Associates

As 2018 unfolds, B2B marketing teams will be challenged to evolve, to measure, to execute, and meet (or exceed) the expectations of both their customers and their supervisors. Consider dedicating budget to producing this type of influential content in 2018. Content Personalization. Customer Experience. Marketing Technology.