The ROI Guy

JULY 23, 2015

Their research indicates that when B2B buyers are making a purchase decision, they go 57% of the way through the buyer’s journey BEFORE engaging with a sales rep. Forrester reports that this shift to digital buying is real, and as a result, there will be a 22% decline in the number of B2B sales reps over the next 5 years.

B2B Sales 40

B2B Sales Forrester B2B Disintermediation 40

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

A Forrester chart, posted on CNET shows five years of data on time spent per week with major media. Forrester and Marketing Profs report B-to-B Marketing in 2009 shows that business marketers most commonly use their company Web site, email, public relations and trade shows. Which media most affect purchase decisions?

Spending 120

Spending Media Mobile Advertising Forrester 120

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Noting that “The old adage — build it and they will come — doesn’t work for content marketing,” Laurie Sullivan reports on Forrester Research guidance on building a content distribution strategy to overcome the glut on content online. Failing Distribution Strategies Smother Great Content by MediaPost.

Marketing Strategy 100

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Content Marketing Planning 100

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Matter of Trust - although the research indicates that buyers truly rely on vendor content to help drive purchase decisions, with so much noise, buyers have become skeptical of vendor claims. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential.

Peer-to-peer 40

Peer-to-peer Marketing Automation Services Spending Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

To meet prospect driven purchases, as a marketer, are you providing more of the right content at the right time, presented to fuel buyers when they are researching and progressing through the buying lifecycle? How fundamental is the shift from product / solution selling to value selling / marketing?

Interactive Marketing 40

Interactive Marketing Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Buying Cycle 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Now, in B2B, we have seen a similar dramatic shift towards prospects taking charge of the buying cycle, using on-line content marketing, resources and tools to drive research, comparisons and purchase decisions. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. ► October (8) Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 201.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

Demand Generation Agencies 40

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Peer-to-peer Demand 40