Buyers need to complete specific jobs before consensus can be reached for a buying decision. They need information that helps them understand what to ask, do, understand, and evaluate. And they benefit from B2B content that shows them how to do those … [Read more...]
Why Sales Shuns B2B Marketing Qualified Leads
I read an interesting exchange on LinkedIn recently. The post asked about how sellers engage with prospects who don’t yet either know they have a problem or understand the problem or how they want to solve it. The sales folks who answered the … [Read more...]
B2B Brand Marketing & Demand Gen: Better Together
I just read a recommendation that B2B organizations should allocate 46% of budget to brand marketing and 54% to demand gen. The reasoning is based on an estimation that at any given time, only 5% to 10% of customers are in-market for a category. … [Read more...]
Misconceptions About B2B Buyer Personas
I’m really tired of seeing people dismiss B2B buyer personas as worthless. Although, I have to admit that many of the personas I review from prospective clients are little more than recipe cards for disconnected experiences. And shame on those who … [Read more...]
Revenue Teams Must Deconflict B2B Messaging
B2B messaging is a key component of doing business. All go-to-market and customer programs run on messaging. However, the different roles on revenue teams often create conflict with the messaging each of them chooses to use. It seems perfectly … [Read more...]
