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The Age of the Empowered Buyer is Over. Are You Ready for What’s Next?

Over the past few years we’ve seen a gradual but important shift in the behavior of buyers at B2B enterprises. The implications for demand generation programs are profound.

Simply put, if sellers of enterprise solutions want to grow revenue and take market share from competitors, they must realign their demand generation programs and redraw their customer journey maps.

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Why Demand Generation Programs Fail, and How to Fix Them

For sellers of complex, enterprise-grade products and services, a demand generation program is a key component of an effective marketing and sales strategy. Yet many such programs fail to deliver sufficient results to justify their cost. Why?

In our experience, these failures have three primary causes:

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Lead Nurturing and Scoring Strategies for Today’s B2B Sales Environment

Every marketer knows lead nurturing is essential to a successful demand generation program. But given the new B2B sales environment where buyers feel more overwhelmed than empowered, how do you nurture leads effectively? And how do you score them – realistically – so you can spend your valuable resources on the right leads? These are the questions we’ll tackle in this article.

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The Undeniable Power of Audience Data: A Critical Asset for CMOs

In the rapidly evolving world of marketing, it's easy to get lost in a sea of buzzwords, trends, and flashy campaigns. But beneath the surface lies a cornerstone that remains consistent in its power and relevance: audience data. Read on to learn more.

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Thriving in Turbulence

When the economy takes a nosedive, many businesses feel the pressure to cut costs and tighten their belts. But counterintuitive as it may seem, investing in marketing during an economic downturn can actually provide a significant competitive advantage.

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How to Make the B2B Customer Journey Work for Your Company

Understanding the B2B customer journey from identification of a business need to vendor selection is critical to your success. But many companies fail to create content that leverages the B2B journey so as to bring customers to their door. Check out this Forbes post -- written by one of our co-founders -- for actionable ideas on how to make the customer journey work for your company.

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14 Essential Tips for Launching a Blog to Highlight a Brand

In this post in Forbes, you’ll find tips from a group of marketing experts, including our co-founder, Bob Finlayson, that will help you turn your company’s blog into a powerful tool for brand building and industry leadership.

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