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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. From our research and best practices work with leading B2B sales and marketing groups, Alinean provides its top 5 predictions for 2011: 1.

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

The ROI Guy

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. We call this the “Internet fueled buying cycle.&# Can sales be made relevant and valuable again in these key stages of the buying cycle? The End of Sales as we Know It?

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Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts for September 2010

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

B2B advertising spend on social media and lead generation sites is forecasted to grow at an annualized rate of 21% and 17% respectively to 2013. Perhaps that’s one crazy basketball game, but with your website, it’s one score after another; visits become leads, and leads become sales. What Would Google Do?