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How Social Media Changed the Sales Cycle into the Buying Cycle

Webbiquity

Marketers spent a lot of time creating attractive sales collateral materials–brochures, specification sheets and the like–and getting these printed on nice, glossy paper. Marketing and sales were still largely in control, but buyers were entering sales cycles with more and better information.

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

The Point

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage.

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3 Tips to Help Content Marketers Understand Sales Cycles

Biznology

Simply posting a blog per day won’t amount to anything if you’re not taking your customers’ sales cycles into account and adjusting your marketing strategy accordingly. What’s a sales cycle, you ask? Understanding Sales Cycles. Once your buyers are segmented, you can then assign various sales cycles.

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What is business video content marketing and how to get started

Biznology

If you look at your marketing and sales process you do a mixture of activities like run-advertising and marketing campaigns to build awareness, send out email marketing, create sales brochures, white papers, case studies, and constantly crank out blog posts and new website content.

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B2B vs B2C Marketing: 10 Key Differences Every Marketer Should Know

Webbiquity

This is typically done through content marketing such as white papers, webinars, and long-form articles that will educate potential buyers about the product or service they offer. Buying Cycle In B2C marketing, the purchase decision is often made quickly by an individual looking to satisfy a specific need or desire.

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Why Marketers Should Prioritize Lower Funnel Keywords to Get Better Results

Act-On

SEO Funnel and Bottom-of-Funnel Keywords Certainly, keywords at all stages of the buying cycle are important — from top funnel keywords to lower funnel keywords. With B2B sales cycles getting longer, this is a critical point. Does an asset support awareness, consideration, or decision?

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Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

Industrial Marketing Today

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. How can you accomplish all that?