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Reinvent the B2B Buyer Experience to Grow Revenues

Tony Zambito

Out of Synch :  We’ve relied on a logical and sequential progression view of the funnel or pipeline correlated to the many variations of the traditional view of the AIDA sales funnel which was first introduced in 1898 by the American Advertising and Sales pioneer E. Elmo Lewis – yes a very long time ago! 

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Dump the Sales Funnel in Favor of Lifecycle Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

The concept of marketing stages originated with the AIDA model – awareness, interest, desire, action – developed by E. Targeted content marketing will continue to nurture your leads all the way to loyalty and through your marketing lifecycle on a continuous loop. From sales funnel to lifecycle marketing: a (brief) history.

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Key Takeaways from attending 7 Talks at B2B Ignite 2018

Onalytica B2B

He spoke of the AIDA marketing model (Awareness, Interest, Desire and Attraction) to describe the stages that occur from the time when a consumer first becomes aware of a product or brand through to when the consumer trials a product or makes a purchase decision. . Demonstrate / promote your product. Attract new customers.