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Dear Marketers, Buyer Personas Still Need A Makeover

ANNUITAS

There are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. And, speaking of babies, even though no one likes to hear that theirs is ugly, unlike babies, those buyer personas aren’t going to get any cuter with age. What would trigger them to enter a buy cycle?

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Dear Marketers, Buyer Personas Still Need A Makeover

ANNUITAS

There are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. And, speaking of babies, even though no one likes to hear that theirs is ugly, unlike babies, those buyer personas aren’t going to get any cuter with age. What would trigger them to enter a buy cycle?

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Do Your Personas Need A Makeover?

ANNUITAS

Right now there are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. It’s hard to argue with the concept of trying to understand your customers and prospects to produce demand generation that drives revenue. What would trigger them to enter a buy cycle?

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Sorry, But “How Many Touches Does it Take to Make a Sale?” is No Longer a Valid Question

The Point

What’s more surprising is that this outdated philosophy continues to merit serious discussion amongst B2B marketers and opinion-makers. Plus, B2B buyers have become expert buyers. According to Sirius Decisions, 67 percent of the buying cycle is now conducted online , regardless of sales involvement.

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Do Your Personas Need a Makeover?

ANNUITAS

Right now there are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. It’s hard to argue with the concept of trying to understand your customers and prospects to produce demand generation that drives revenue. What would trigger them to enter a buy cycle?

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7 Reasons to Use Content Marketing for the B2B Lead Generation

Valasys

The very purpose of content marketing has been associated with the feedback mechanisms to trigger lead generation processes for B2B businesses. According to the Content Marketing Institute, Content marketing lies at the very core of all the lead generation efforts.

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Is Your Content Marketing Missing the Mark?

ANNUITAS

A general representation of this concept is below: Of course, the first step is to understand your buyer journey and the personas involved. From your insights into your buyers you should know for each stage of the buying cycle: Which personas are involved at each stage. Information Needs.