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Seven Non-Traditional Ways to Finance Your Small Business

Webbiquity

Peer-to-Peer Lending (P2P Lending). Challenges associated with down payments and collateral can limit their access to seller financing and traditional funding mechanisms. Nevertheless, a lack of traditional financing options doesn’t mean you should give up on your dreams of starting and owning your own small business.

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Nine Benefits of Using Social Proof in Marketing

Webbiquity

Our peers’ choices impact our decisions and actions, according to social proof research. Guest post by Chris Tweten. Social proof is a powerful tool for marketers who know how to use it effectively. In a nutshell, it’s word-of-mouth, magnified exponentially by the Internet. Image credit: Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash. Similarity.

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Your B2B Buyer’s Journey Keeps Changing: Here’s What You Can Do About It 

Marketri

Yet, as we know just from skimming the news, the Internet is filled with information that’s not necessarily credible or validated. On the flip side, the fact that the Internet has become the Wild West of Information is leading some B2B buyers to engage with sales sooner, if only to validate what they’ve seen and read.

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3 Marketing Strategies That Brands Need to Reinforce in 2022

Marketing Insider Group

Marketing and content teams are gearing up to ring in the new year with a bang, but the buyer journey is complex. B2B decision makers are not easy to reach. They don’t navigate the buyer journey in any linear fashion. There are no patterns of behavior, and they are completely unpredictable. Don’t worry. This post is about bringing back the basics.

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How to Create Effective Thought Leadership Content

Marketing Insider Group

Thought leadership content differs from standard blog content because it includes unique ideas and viewpoints that your audience can’t find anywhere else – it’s more than just information. They should help your clients, customers, or peers to overcome challenges they may be facing, or make their life better in some way.

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How to Deliver a Great B2B Sales Experience

Webbiquity

Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels On one hand, there’s a sales quota you need to fulfill within a short span of time. On the other, there’s pressure to build positive, engaging relationships with prospects, without being pushy about lead generation. Offering a stellar B2B sales experience comes with its own share of challenges in 2023.

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High Growth Study 2023: Driving Exceptional Growth and Profitability in Uncertain Times

Hinge Marketing

By contrast, their No Growth peers showed an average profit of less than 10%. The battle for top talent continues to rage on. And, as if that weren’t enough, firms are faced with the prospect of working with clients who have increased expectations around digital engagement. These are indeed challenging times for professional services.

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