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[Book Review] An Important New Model of the B2B Buyer Journey

B2B Marketing Directions

Analysts, consultants, and other marketing pundits have responded to this need by developing models that attempt to describe the B2B buying process, which is now frequently called the B2B buyer journey. What's In the Book The centerpiece of Transforming the B2B Buyer Journey is Antonia Wade's buyer journey "framework."

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Forrester: The Accelerating Death of the B2B Sales Rep

The ROI Guy

I n this session, Forrester boldly predicted that 1 million B2B salespeople would be displaced by 2020, as B2B buyers by-pass reps who just take orders or pitch products, instead favoring digital self-service and more value-added interactions with a select group of more capable, consultative sales reps.

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B2B Marketing & Sales Insights from Lori Wizdo of Forrester Research

ViewPoint

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. In our discussion, Lori shared key insights into the B2B buyer's journey as well as marketing and sales alignment. Buyers need to talk to people to get information. You need that human qualification.

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How to Create the Best Content For Your Marketing Automation System

KoMarketing Associates

Now, if you had instead taken those 20 hours of content creation and put them into creating a piece of content that filled a content gap in your buyersjourney… that content probably would get you results. That content would support both your business goals and the needs of your audience. What we want is the right content.

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Plan Before You Execute

Televerde

Having the right technology, and knowing how to use it, is the essential first step in getting the kind of results attributed to modern marketers in a Forrester survey of marketing decision makers which shows, among other things, that 94% of modern markers attain significant market share, with 49% holding the market-leading position. [1].

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MASTER THE ART OF CONTENT MARKETING TO BOOST YOUR REVENUE PERFORMANCE

Mereo

Your buyers desire meaningful content that is shares keen insights and is backed by facts (statistics, client testimonials). In fact, Forrester estimates that 65% of produced marketing assets go unused because they are irrelevant. Just like your value messaging, your content should resonate and be tailored for buyer needs.

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5 REASONS BUYING COMMITTEES ARE NOT CHOOSING YOUR SOLUTION

Mereo

Buying committees are on the rise in the new B2B buyer journey. Your website and the thought leadership and resources you provide to buyers on it — as they spend nearly half their buying journey researching solutions online — matter. Your organization is failing to provide a mix of content all along the buyer journey.

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