For the last month or so, it seems that every other post I read or email I receive is about ChatGPT or some other AI writing software. The marketing world has glommed onto the technology as if it will save them from drowning in mediocre, irrelevant … [Read more...]
Use B2B Buyer Personas to Gain Consensus on Objectives
With 8 to 15 buyers involved in a complex B2B purchase, ensuring a no-regret deal can be as difficult as herding cats. By gathering and applying in-depth buyer intelligence with buyer personas, you can mitigate non-consensus due to differing … [Read more...]
Why Buyer-Driven Qualification Beats BANT
The way B2B companies qualify leads is based on what we want, rather than letting our buyers guide us. Case in point > BANT. The only component in the four components of budget, authority, need, and timing that’s buyer-driven is need. And I’d … [Read more...]
B2B Nurturing for Lost Opportunities
Why did you lose that opportunity? Better yet, how might you resurrect buying intent? I recently wrote about B2B nurturing for net new vs. existing customers. But what about lost opportunities? Most companies tend to either write them off or … [Read more...]
Do Your B2B Buyers Understand the Problem?
What happens when something goes wrong? In B2B marketing and sales, we talk a lot about our buyers’ pain or need. But that’s not what really defines a problem. The dictionary definition of problem is, “a matter or situation regarded as … [Read more...]
