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38 Handy Stats to Prove the Value of Personas

Cintell

PegaSystems saw a 20% increase in pipeline value, 100% increase in sales qualified leads year over year, 50% increase in conversion, and 5X more contacts mapped to a persona and responding to campaigns. Using personas to help sales: Using personas drove a 3X increase in closed sales deals (MarketingSherpa). SiriusDecisions).

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28 Tweetable Moments from Sirius Decisions Summit #SDS12

Marketing Insider Group

Half of companies have no social media training in place: I thought Sirius Decisions was presenting a completely basic social media overview but then we all saw why: Jonathan Block (@ jblock ) showed us that 88% of b-to-b organizations have no dedicated social staff. buyer journey is at the center of the new marketing ecosystem #sds12.

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The End of Marketing as We Know It: Overcoming Buyer Challenges with Interactive Smart Content

The ROI Guy

With ready access to an unprecedented wealth of on-line information, and skepticism toward vendors as a result of direct marketing overload, buyers have revolted and taken the buying cycle into their own hands. During these early phases, buyers are most looking for diagnostic advice and consultative ideas.

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Sales teams are being engaged later and later in the sales cycle.

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Best B2B Marketing and Sales Strategy Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity

Writing that “I have no interest in reading a War and Peace-style sales pitch — and, let’s face it, that’s what most whitepapers are these days…Companies need to find new and more direct ways to reach the buyer 2.0 The Future of Buyer Relationships by Business2Community.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Do White Papers Still Engage? They do if.

The ROI Guy

Using this content, buyers are taking control of the buying cycle from direct / channel sales, making the content that marketing delivers more important than ever in driving shorter sales cycles and increasing the number and value of transactions.