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4 Reasons Why CMO’s Should Care About Buyer Personas Today

SBI Growth

Top Heavy on Analytics. Your are trying to makes sense of the slides of analytical data provided by your marketing operations manager. The rise of analytics comes with many promises that you are going to know everything you need to develop a marketing strategy. There they sit before you on your laptop screen. You stare at them.

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CMOs: Wield Powers of Influence to Gain a Seat at the Executive Table

Pointclear

According to a recent CSOinsights 2012 Sales Performance Optimization survey, a mere 11% of sales people have a strong understanding of their customers’ buying process. Yet, according to Tony Zambito—who originated the development of buyer personas in 2002—buyer personas are no longer enough.

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Best Sales Blogs: The Ultimate List of 55+ (Recently Updated!)

LeadFuze

A former economist, Heather traded the world of academia and research for tech startups in 2012 after moving back to the Bay Area after completing economic development projects in Egypt. Revenue acceleration solutions built on predictive analytics. Jumpstart your Pipeline with Predictive Analytics. The Gist: . Eye on Sales.