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Generative AI is Transforming the Buyer Journey in 2025

The way buyers interact with information is evolving, shifting from keyword-based searches to intent-focused queries. Generative AI now analyzes context to deliver synthesized answers, fundamentally transforming how buyers evaluate options and make decisions. Rather than navigating through lists of...

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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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Marketing Strategies in Healthcare Technology: Leveraging Data-Driven Campaigns to Connect and Drive Adoption

Marketing healthcare technology presents unique challenges that differ significantly from other industries. The complexity of medical products, the stringent regulatory environment, and the diverse needs of healthcare providers create barriers that many selling organizations fail to overcome. In...

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The marketing issues that cause IT companies to underperform. 

Many, if not most, IT companies struggle with marketing. Despite having state-of-the-art products and services, their marketing efforts often fall short. Below, we explore some critical marketing issues that lead to underperformance among IT companies. Failure to Differentiate or Specialize One...

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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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B2B Healthcare organizations may experience negative outcomes when B2C marketing practices are applied to growth efforts.

In B2B healthcare, incorporating B2C marketing practices can inadvertently impede growth efforts. While consumer-focused strategies often prioritize emotional engagement and eye-catching design, B2B healthcare organizations typically require a more nuanced approach. Decision-makers in these...

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Navigating the Competitive Landscape: Strategies for B2B IT Firms to Overcome Top Marketing Challenges

IT service firms face unique challenges to win business with larger customers. The complexities of these challenges often stem from a multitude of factors. Addressing these challenges in isolation is not an optimal strategy. This is because the intricacies of marketing in the B2B IT services sector...

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Six Steps to a Successful Lead Gen Strategy for Healthcare Tech Companies

By Ava Campion, Content Specialist In 2022, health IT, mental health tech, and telehealth all saw funding increases, according to a CB insights report on the State of Digital Health.1 As the need for innovative technology grows within the healthcare industry, B2B healthcare tech companies need to...

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How To Strike a Balance Between Thoroughness and Agility in Review Processes

By Jenny Goldade, Content Specialist Even if B2Bs have skilled writers, they can’t develop high-quality, relevant content without established agile review processes. B2B marketers and their agency partner (if applicable) need to align on project goals and review process protocol. Implementing a...

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How to Sell B2B Products Without Cold-Calling

Who hasn’t been on the receiving end of an unsolicited sales call? We all get them, and usually, we don’t want them. It can seem intrusive, distracting, and even awkward for recipients who aren't in a position to make a decision. The fact is, 90% of top-level B2B decision-makers say they don’t even...

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