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4 Powerful Forces That Drive B2B Purchasing Behavior

Sales and Marketing Management

An oft-cited example is steak versus pizza. The first two forces – dissatisfaction with the current solution and the pull of an alternative – are standard demand generation catalysts. In his 2016 book “When Coffee and Kale Compete,” Alan Klement referred to these as “anxiety-in-use” and “anxiety-in-choice.”

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The Why, What & How of a Lead-to-Revenue Assessment, Part 2 - The How

Pointclear

I challenged marketing and sales leadership involved in 2016 planning to pause and consider conducting the assessment before making any decisions for next year. These include: Lead and demand generation: How are we attracting and engaging the target audience in building a consistent flow of prospective buyers?

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A CEO Mind-shift for Scaling Growth: An Interview with Henry Schuck

DiscoverOrg Sales

What started as a couple of college friends with an idea has grown over the years from 4 employees, to 20, to over 500 as of this writing – with revenue growth of over 50% from 2016 to 2017. In general, business growth steps through five stages : Seed and Development. Take our Sales Development team as another good example.

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How to Generate Revenue with Interactive Content

Highspot

Since demand generation resides at the top of the sales funnel (in which prospects first become conscious of a product or service), they know that visibility is improved when buyers are enticed into taking that first step toward brand awareness. For example, Buzzfeed’s “ What City Should You Actually Live In?

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

As an example, if you know you’d like to move into leadership one day, tell your manager and collaborate with them on a plan to help you get there. These types of experiences will allow you to show up strongly when it comes time for the interview because you will have examples and experiences to demonstrate your skill set.

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