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Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insight from CRM Analyst Lauren Carlson

The ROI Guy

Internet fueled buying cycles - research by IDC and Sirius Decisions both indicate that sales professionals are being engaged later and later in the buying cycle, if at all. With more information available, and growing skepticism in vendors, buyers have taken control of the purchasing cycle.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

In this session we discussed some important value selling and content marketing research for technology marketers, much of which extends to other B2B segments, with trends and advice you need to excel in 2011. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. Many vendors will also need to consider adding “buy it now&# options for solutions they would never have thought to have this for in years past.

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Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts for September 2010

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

17 Compelling And Highly Usable B2B Marketing Statistics - Modern B2B Marketing , September 29, 2010 Knowing what’s happening in the B2B marketing industry is key to understanding current and future trends. In the past high tech buyers relied on sales reps to provide them with updates on industry trends and product information.