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Build vs Buy Your Customer Data Platform?

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The build vs buy debate has existed as long as packaged software itself. That discussion, in turn, usually leads to a recommendation that companies build software which will create unique competitive advantage and otherwise buy when a satisfactory option exists. This work is the same whether you’re building or buying.

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How COVID-19 is Impacting B2B Technology Purchasing [Research]

Webbiquity

Most of us can (vaguely) remember life before COVID-19: business optimism and aggressive purchasing plans for 2020. Six months into the pandemic, how have IT buying plans and practices changed? Over the spring and summer, IT purchasing priorities, not surprisingly, shifted to pandemic-related needs to supporting a remote work force.

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How Younger Generations are Disrupting B2B Buying

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There’s a seismic shift happening in B2B buying, and it’s being driven by a powerful force — generational change. The marketplace is not just about products or services — digital platforms, social influences, company values, personalization, and authenticity all matter to younger generations.

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Seven Ways B2B Tech Buying Behavior is Changing [Research]

Webbiquity

The way B2B technology buyers conduct research make buying decisions is changing. Those are just a few of the findings from B2B Buying Disconnect: Forecasting Radical Changes in Tech Buying Behavior just published by software rating site TrustRadius. Both vendors and buyers use demos and vendor/product websites.

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Buyer Intent Data Guide: How to Find Prospects Already Looking to Buy

Teams of all sizes can utilize buyer intent data to more effectively identify where prospects are on their purchase journey, and thus adapt marketing messaging and sales pitches to align with those specific interest signals collected.

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How to Recognize and Respond to Buying Signals (and Close More Deals!)

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You’re armed with your prospect’s buying signals, right? What are customer buying signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. Additionally, teams that harness the buying cues benefit from more precise and efficient sales cycles.

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Millennials Take Over B2B Tech Buying — Here’s How (and How Not) to Reach Them

Webbiquity

Those were a few of the findings from the 2021 B2B Buying Disconnect report, published by TrustRadius at the end of 2020. Gen Z and Millennial buyers are 2X more likely than older generations to discover a product by searching online. Millennials are now the majority of B2B purchasers. Free trials/accounts. ” type copy.

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Developing a Conversational Approach

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, CEO & Founder of VisumCx

B2B buyers are more sophisticated than ever before, from the customers’ initial discovery, to the moment they commit to buy. With information at their fingertips, the chances are that potential customers have already met you, judged you and have a firm impression on your company and products.

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5 Essential Pieces of a Prospecting Solution

Using ZoomInfo’s exclusive research, third-party studies, and analyst briefs, this eBook aims to help B2B sales leaders better understand: Different ways prospecting solutions maximize sales productivity and effectiveness. Steps your buying committee must go through when purchasing a prospecting solution.

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The Showpad Sales Transformation Maturity Model

According to a study from SiriusDecisions, 81% of buyers today make purchase decisions based on buying experience, over product or price. In order to deliver experiences that win buyers, your entire organization must transform. But to do so, you must first recognize where you stand in terms of maturity.