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Ditch the Pitch: How Content Marketing Creates the Conversation that Drives Conversion

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They expect you to be an expert in your field and about your solution, as well as to create relevant, informative content about it. Keep in mind that these prospects are better informed than ever, and have probably already done some research about your industry, product, or solution before they ever reached out to you in the first place.

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Ditch the Pitch: How Content Marketing Creates the Conversation that Drives Conversion

Sales Engine

They expect you to be an expert in your field and about your solution, as well as to create relevant, informative content about it. Keep in mind that these prospects are better informed than ever, and have probably already done some research about your industry, product, or solution before they ever reached out to you in the first place.

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Content Marketing: Now Serving Freshly Squeezed SEO Juice

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Buy accounting software”—okay, so now I understand this person’s intent a little more, and we start to get an idea of where the prospect might be in the buying cycle. Now what if we add “Buy SaaS-based accounting software”? So as a content marketer, what do you do with that information?

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Are you using the wrong lead-gen model?

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That was what we used to do before the emergence of a content-heavy internet, and it worked because sales people were the gatekeepers of information about products and services within a company. We may not have wanted to talk to sales reps, but that’s how we got the information we needed. The B2B sales process has changed.

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The B2B Content Marketing ROI You Should Care About.

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For example, your latest deal could have started three months ago when you sent out a newsletter with several informative, third-party articles. That’s what we mean by actionable sales intelligence , and it’s created over time by using your content to collect information on your prospects and tie it to their lead record in the CRM.

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B2B Sales Cannot Live on Inbound Alone

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This is beneficial to both the prospect and to marketing because the prospect continues to receive valuable material while marketing gains more insight and information on the prospect’s behavior to supply to sales when they are ready to step in.

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Feeding Sales Is a Process, Not a Project.

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Prior to 2005, B2B sales people were the gate keepers of information about the companies’ products and services. We may not have liked talking to salespeople, but it’s how we got the information we needed in order to evaluate a purchase. The buyer has WAY more control than they used to. Remember the children’s game Chutes and Ladders?