Seismic

JULY 1, 2019

It’s no secret that the sales cycle has changed a lot over the past few decades. But what about sales reps and leaders who have not recognized the shift in technology and have not yet adapted to today’s sales cycle? Sales used to own the sales cycle. Buyers have grabbed control.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 21, 2020

Regardless of what industry you’re in, all companies are always looking for one thing: ways to increase lead awareness in order to generate more sales. Unfortunately, only about 19 percent of buyers want to connect with a salesperson during this stage. One effective way to reach potential buyers is through video.

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In each market, diverse choices cater to individual buyer nuances. Identifying buyers aligned with your solution’s specific version narrows your focus to essential companies. Below are the few insights gathered from diverse surveys and research on B2B buyer behavior: Gartner, Inc. 75% now use more sources for research.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago They say recessions don’t start trends – they accelerate those that are already in motion. The publication surveyed 212 B2B professionals and found 68% say the B2B sales cycle has increased compared to a year ago.

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thePoint

JULY 21, 2020

This third blog post of the “7 things a CEO needs to know about marketing” series focuses on the B2B buyer journey. You may believe your company sells stuff to the market – like your products or services, however, that is your seller view and not a buyer view. B2B Buyer Journey. Click To Tweet.

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PureB2B

JANUARY 19, 2017

Companies don’t buy your product/ services — people do. So, sharing content that helps people remind them of the benefits you have to offer will help you land sales as efficiently as possible. Find ways to refine a complex sales process, reach potential sales and convert leads to business!

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LeanData

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

But when your organization’s routing processes are erred, you become vulnerable to significant downstream issues, including: Routing leads who’ve already engaged with a Sales rep to a different rep at your company. Assigning leads to a Sales rep before updating it with contextual account information. Company/Account.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

In fact, statistics reveal that 63% of leads who inquire about your company won’t make a purchase for at least three months, and another 20% will take more than a year to complete the sales cycle. In this article, we’ll explore four strategies to effectively nurture prospects through the sales cycle so you can close more deals.

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Including: 5 benefits of B2B lead quality Intent checklist to determine baseline quality Techniques for nurturing quality leads into valuable customers Read on to learn how to speed-up your B2B Sales Cycle and reduce lead rejections through delivering a high standard of lead quality your Sales team will love.

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The Lead Agency

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

By reminding your target audience of your products and services, your company is more likely to be at the front of the consumer’s mind when they decide to purchase. As such, the B2B sales cycle is longer as decision makers often need to develop a relationship with a business before they commit to buying a product. Higher ROI.

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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

In my experience working with manufacturers and industrial companies, too many are in a rush to pump out more content without a strategy in place. I’ll focus on industrial content marketing in this post since it is the dominant strategy used by most manufacturers and industrial companies. focusing on those your buyers use most.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

While different companies may incorporate different steps, most sales processes involve. And once you’ve closed a deal, you start all over again (hopefully with a better list of referrals or repeat sales). Yet a B2B sales cycle can take anywhere between three and nine months , sometimes, even longer. Measure KPIs.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It goes beyond traditional lead generation methods, capturing online behavior signals that reveal a company’s buying intent. By analyzing website visits, content downloads, and social media engagement, intent data platforms create a comprehensive buyer journey map. Accelerate your sales cycle and close deals faster.

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Only B2B

APRIL 30, 2024

GTM in B2B is the marketing plan created by your company to reach the right market for finding the right audience at the right time. The profile goes beyond demographics and includes parameters like: Firmographics: Company size, growth rate, revenue, business type. What is GTM in B2B Marketing?

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In each market, diverse choices cater to individual buyer nuances. Identifying buyers aligned with your solution’s specific version narrows your focus to essential companies. Below are the few insights gathered from diverse surveys and research on B2B buyer behavior: Gartner, Inc. 75% now use more sources for research.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

However, sales and marketing teams play a pivotal role in guiding customers through the sales funnel by addressing the unique demands and obstacles t customers encounter at each stage of the B2B buyer journey. This article discusses how your team can assist potential clients at each buyer journey stage.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

However, sales and marketing teams play a pivotal role in guiding customers through the sales funnel by addressing the unique demands and obstacles t customers encounter at each stage of the B2B buyer journey. This article discusses how your team can assist potential clients at each buyer journey stage.

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Square 2 Marketing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This is raising the bar for companies. For those who get it, they’re creating Netflix-like buyer journeys for their clients, and closing new clients faster and more frequently than ever before. For those still doing it the old way, they’re driving prospects right into the waiting arms of their top competitors.

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xiQ

JANUARY 30, 2023

This has led to B2B buyers bringing similar expectations for personalization to their B2B experiences. Through buyers journey before contacting sales B2B buyers are conducting extensive research online, which has resulted in them being more informed and aware of their options compared to the sellers they interact with.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

While different companies may incorporate different steps, most sales processes involve Prospecting Initiating contact Identifying needs Presenting offers Establish KPIs Closing a deal And once you’ve closed a deal, you start all over again (hopefully with a better list of referrals or repeat sales). Enter, automation tools.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2020

Sure, it’s a problem, but your company is doing well. What if I told you that misalignment between sales and marketing technologies costs B2B companies 10% of revenue or more per year? Why is Sales and Marketing Communication Important? Closing Thoughts on Sales and Marketing Communication. Change your mind yet?

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The Marketing Blender

APRIL 17, 2024

From mining and transportation to construction and manufacturing industries, industrial companies have high-ticket sales and LONG sales cycles with many stakeholders. This complexity makes it easy to have a sales-centric mindset and focus on closing the next big deal instead of on how to fill the pipeline long term.

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Seismic

JUNE 8, 2022

Today, customers are in the driver’s seat during the buyer journey. They’re more informed than ever before and they’ve already done their homework on your business, its products, and your competitors before they even reach out to a sales rep. Is your sales content as useful as it should be?

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Jim and Dustin explore how companies like Amazon and Clicks have leveraged social proof to achieve explosive growth. Strategies for maximizing the impact of testimonials throughout the buyer journey. Maximize the impact of testimonials by strategically placing them throughout the buyer journey.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 21, 2015

We were in control of the supply and the sales cycle. The Buyer’s Journey back then was from 37th and 6th (or as many blocks as it took to make our pitch and gain a commitment). The result: higher value leads to sales, greater engagement and more provocative conversions, less stalls and more closed deals.

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PathFactory

OCTOBER 12, 2022

She was featured in this Harvard Business Review article discussing how the modern B2B buyer journey is changing, and those buyers expect more than ever. I sat down with Caitlin to get her thoughts on everything from the buyer journey to sales and marketing alignment (and everything in between).

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Inbox Insight

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This discrepancy suggests that while large companies have recognized what intent data can achieve, and harnessed it, smaller businesses may still be finding their feet in understanding how to effectively leverage intent. Intent data therefore allows marketers to prioritize buyers based on their propensity to purchase.

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Inbox Insight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Sales pipeline velocity. The more harmonized Sales and Marketing are, the greater the efficiency and effectiveness of the sales cycle thanks to the increased: Communication and relationship building. Appreciation of the type of content and formats Sales utilize the most. Sales enablement resources in one location.

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Sprout Social

JULY 14, 2023

You are less likely to be aware of the points on the buying journey where your leads drop off. This means your company risks losing valuable opportunities to connect with consumers. Inconsistent messaging, missed opportunities and ineffective campaigns lengthen the sales cycle.

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2020

Putting the customer at the center of everything has been the cornerstone for successful growth strategies for decades, so nearly 10 years ago, a group of tech companies built a formulaic approach to growth that centered around the customer experience and called it “ growth marketing ”. This is the macro experience. Macro Experience.

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Mereo

MARCH 21, 2024

A multi-national software provider’s sales cycles was running 12-18 months on average. When they engaged Mereo to address this, we conducted a win-loss analysis and discovered that the majority of the sales cycles were really about three to four months. To say deal velocity was slow would be an understatement.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 7, 2023

We all know that closing deals requires input from different internal teams to make sure that your business is matching your prospect’s expectations, and also to ensure that you’re providing the best customer journey possible. But can you position these teams to compliment each other, for the benefit of your customer journeys?

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Golden Spiral

APRIL 1, 2022

The tenure for a sales VP is much shorter, at around 19 months. Since the beginning of COVID, sales within tech companies has experienced massive attrition with an average tenure for all sales professionals at 21 months. Marketing may play a more consultative, bottom-of-the-funnel role, depending on the buyer’s journey.

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Walker Sands

MAY 18, 2023

“If you’re targeting multiple buyers, focus on the buyers that drive the lowest CPL and rely on your other marketing efforts to help reach and influence the other buyers at these companies. Chris Shilney makes a good point here: “B2B sales cycles are long, often 6+ months, and 12+ months isn’t unheard of either.

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Seismic

MAY 17, 2023

Research shows that modern B2B buyers prefer personalized content experiences during their buyer journey. According to McKinsey , 71% of buyers expect companies to deliver personalized interactions, while 76% are frustrated when companies fail to do so. Can you blame them?

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6sense

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Having been privy to the lead management processes of hundreds of B2B organizations of every stripe, I would estimate that at least half have internal demand funnel (AKA waterfall) stages that combine stages of their sales process with what are really stages of the buyer journey. Buyer Journeys and Funnels Are Misaligned.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

That’s why it’s so critical to understand the buyer journey. Once you know what a prospect needs to move from interest to purchase, you navigate the sales road with ease and close quickly. What you’ll learn: What is the buyer journey? What are the stages of the buyer journey?

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