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The Pipeline ? Talking Long-Term ? Acting Short-Term ? Sales.

The Pipeline

Talking Long-Term – Acting Short-Term – Sales eXchange – 109. Specifically, the tendency to talk long-term, but act short-term; the effect of which is usually negative on results. But in ways that sabotage the sale but scaring and/or alienating the buyer. And by-the-way, the buyer is hip to the whole thing.

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Why Your Buyer Personas Are Obsolete

SBI Growth

We have seen a tremendous rise in the interest and use of buyer personas since 2002. The year I first introduced the methodology for creating buyer personas specifically for marketing and sales. It will serve no purpose to rehash how much buyers have changed since then. Your Buyer’s Behaviors Have Changed.

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How to Anticipate the Next Compelling Event of the Buyer Process

SBI Growth

Only two other businesses had generators. Your Buyers face their own compelling events. To know a Buyer’s compelling event is critical. Because this is the real reason the Buyer is buying. Compelling events are the engine of the Buyer Process. Before 2013 starts, now is the time to identify Buyer compelling events.

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How to Structure a Modern Marketing Department

SBI Growth

Because of today’s Informed Buyer, the majority of your peers are shifting to inbound marketing. Therefore, your marketing team needs someone focused on buyer research and content creation. Researching – This person has overall responsibility for buyer research. And based on the buyer research, when the content resonates most.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Consolidating Your Marketing Tech Stack

Zoominfo

Buyers have unprecedented tech choices, making the martech landscape more competitive than ever. “We’re in a time of uncertainty,” says Hussam AlMukhtar, senior director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. “We’re in a time of uncertainty,” says Hussam AlMukhtar, senior director of demand generation at ZoomInfo.

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Do you have the Right Marketing Team for Customer Acquisition?

SBI Growth

Few marketing teams of $100M+ companies are built for modern demand generation. Buyers expect value-based content, not brochure-ware. Building World-class Lead Generation programs begins with assessing current state. This involves both demand generation best practices and Talent Management.

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Why Sales Rejects Quality Leads?

SBI Growth

Your demand generation team may be high-fiving themselves for activity, not results. It’s easy to pad demand generation numbers with bulk buys. Assess Demand Generation Best Practices. Review best practices of demand generation to self-assess your team. Short-term View of Leads.