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Crafting content for the buying cycle

Biznology

The different prospects I’m encouraging you to focus on are really the same prospect at different stages of his or her buying journey. Comparison. Comparison. Creating comparison charts and talking about features that truly differentiate you is critical here. Exploration. Evaluation. Identification. Evaluation.

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How Planful uses customer intent to speed up the B2B buying cycle 

Martech

This required a complete shift in culture, moving away from marketing metrics that focused on leads to metrics that focused on improving reach and engagement with in-market accounts. Last year, Forrester reported that about 90% of 650 tech buyers surveyed want vendors to provide content that’s relevant at every stage of the buying journey.

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Reaping the Value of Long-term Leads

ViewPoint

Your sales team likes nothing better than getting leads with a high probability of closing soon. So much so that many reps often ignore every lead they don’t consider hot. Long-term leads often prove to be more valuable than those slated for a short-term decision. Here’s an example: Marketing spends $60,000 to generate 80 leads.

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B2B vs B2C Marketing: 10 Key Differences Every Marketer Should Know

Webbiquity

B2B marketing targets buying groups within businesses. In B2B marketing, decisions are often made by a committee or group within the company that involves several stakeholders who have an impact on the buying decision. 10 Key Differences Between B2B and B2C Marketing 1.

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Long-Term Leads Demand Attention Now

ViewPoint

Your sales team likes nothing better than getting leads with a high probability of closing soon. So much so that many reps often ignore every lead they don’t consider hot. In reality, long-term leads often prove to be more valuable than those slated for a short-term decision. In many cases hot opportunities are already baked.

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Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. The white paper has deconstructed the complex industrial buy cycle into four distinct stages that the buyer systematically goes through.

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Integrate alters roadmap to adapt to changing B2B buying process

Martech

With the buying process not heavily digitized and with people working remotely on a range of devices, lines are blurring between B2C and B2B buying behaviors. “I think the other dynamic is that you’ve got a new generation of buyers who don’t buy like previous generations — on the B2C or B2B level — and they have budget. .