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How Digital Natives Are Changing B2B Purchasing

Harvard Business

The cartoon of business-to-business (B2B) buyers depicts gray-haired executives and purchasing agents in meetings, on the phone and lunching with their vendors. But along with fax machines and long golf games, these features of B2B life have all but disappeared due to the astonishing change in technology over the past two decades.

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Make Social Media Your Secret Weapon: 4 Tips to Develop Your Personal Brand Online

Comatch

1) Identify an appropriate platform Social media has revolutionized the way B2B buyers navigate their purchasing journey. According to research from Gartner , B2B buyers only spend 17% of their time meeting with sales representatives when considering a purchase.

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Why Are B2B Companies Ignoring B2C CX Practices?

1 to 1

It disappoints me when customer experience professionals at B2B companies won't even consider CX practices from business-to-consumer companies. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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Impact of Marketing Consulting Services on ROI

Business Consulting Agency

A case study by Demand Gen Report found that businesses with effective lead nurturing strategies experience a 45% increase in lead generation ROI. Enhanced Brand Visibility: A study by Forbes revealed that consistent brand presentation across all platforms increases revenue by up to 23%.

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Top 10 Reasons your Sales Reps Struggle with Social Selling

LSA Global

We define B2B social selling as the ongoing process of leveraging digital channels to find, engage, and connect with ideal target clients. High performing B2B social sellers build relationships on digital platforms and turn online connections into offline sales conversations and long-term customer relationships. 80% more productive.

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An Overview of Business Development Consulting

Tom Spencer

Business development consultants can work with both B2B and B2C businesses, and provide a wide range of services including data analytics over operations and financials, business design , marketing strategies, digital innovation, business model design , and organisational systems.

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How To Hire the Right Designer For Your Consulting Website (Checklist)

Tsavo Neal

Here’s a checklist to run through before you hire a designer for your upcoming consulting website project: Do they specialize in serving consultants, consulting firms, professional services firms, or B2B? Do they showcase their work through case studies and explain their process behind their design decisions?