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Decoding Buyer Indecision: Strategies That Drive Action

Buyer indecision is a persistent challenge in B2B sales, where decisions can involve multi-million-dollar investments and months of deliberation. 40% to 60% of deals today end up lost to customers who express their intent to purchase, but ultimately fail to act. - HBR This freezes pipelines and...

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Winning the ESG Buyer: Clean Energy’s Marketing Opportunity

For clean energy companies, increasing demand for renewable solutions should feel like a win—but the reality is more complex. The surge in market entrants has made it more challenging to stand out, leaving even innovative providers fighting to avoid commoditization. Meanwhile, ESG frameworks are...

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Marketing Leaders Must Embrace Adaptive Strategy

Marketing is at a crossroads, and its mismanagement threatens to suffocate the very strategies businesses need to thrive. As market dynamics grow more complex and buyer expectations evolve, too many organizations fall into the trap of siloed tactics and disconnected technologies. Instead of driving...

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Data-Driven Storytelling for B2B Sales in 2025

In B2B sales, data is more than just an asset. It is the engine driving transformation toward buyer-centric systems. Modern buyers expect consultative, personalized, and value-driven engagement. The role of data has shifted from an internal tool to guiding more profound and meaningful buyer...

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Why ABM is Essential for Complex B2B Sales in 2025

The average B2B deal involves multiple stakeholders and has sales cycles longer than ever. Generic marketing campaigns don’t cut it. Decision-makers don’t want to be sold to—they want to feel understood. Account-based marketing (ABM) meets this demand by addressing the complexity of modern B2B...

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Why B2B Marketers Should Prioritize Quality Over Quantity in 2025

B2B buyers are inundated with repetitive marketing messages and surface-level content. Generative AI has contributed to this oversaturation by enabling brands to produce content faster. However, are brands considering how this oversaturation impacts the B2B buying process? Content Must be Helpful...

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Unlocking Next-Generation Business Models: IoT Solutions Improve B2B Value Propositions.

Many consumers have Internet of Things (IoT) products in their homes, like Alexa or smart thermostats, but B2B is perhaps the more transformative space for IoT. B2B IoT is reshaping traditional business models, driving operational efficiency, cost savings, and advanced service delivery. Businesses...

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It Isn’t The Tech; It’s What The Tech Does: An Engineers’ Guide to Buyer-Centric Messaging

You’re the Einstein of fidget spinners! The spinners you pioneered are state-of-the-art. Cutting-edge. Unparalleled. They spin faster than any other fidget-soothing device ever assembled. Why wouldn’t a fidgeter want to buy one? Because buyers often aren’t looking simply to buy the next great...

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How Lean Teams Can Master Marketing Efficiency: Auditing for Strategic Optimization

B2B marketers face a unique set of challenges when trying to improve their team’s outcomes. For example, one HubSpot report found that the average marketer works on five campaigns at a time and that most marketers surveyed thought their workload would increase in the coming year. Additionally, many...

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Partner Marketing Strategies for B2B Companies

By Chantel Hall, Content Specialist, and Arielle Ru, Associate Director of Growth Strategy In B2B marketing, where sales cycles are longer and more touchpoints are required for a successful sale, referrals can help companies shorten their sales cycle and generate more qualified leads. Referrals...

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