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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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An Overview of Business Development Consulting

Tom Spencer

Once you have customer buy-in, you can set up meetings and determine whether a proposal can be submitted. A recent case study involved Shake Shack, a New York based fast food chain, wanting to build the “Shack of the Future”. After prospecting, gaining client-buy in, and closing a deal, the groundwork begins.

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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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What to Do When You’re Returning to a Company You Used to Work For

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Reestablish yourself as a senior leader in the organization by being generous with your knowledge. ” Case Study #2: Make an effort to network around the company, and strive to be seen as a resource. She managed crisis communications, ran PR for big national brands, and worked in B2B and B2C.

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How to Fake It When You’re Not Feeling Confident

Harvard Business

For instance, you might say to yourself, “In today’s meeting, I’m going to make sure everyone on the team feels heard.” Case Study #1: Focus on the opportunity and set small, achievable goals. Case Study #2: Emulate successful role models and exhibit strong body language.

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Inside the Minds of Your Prospects: 37 Critical Digital Marketing Statistics for Consultants

Tsavo Neal

Would you go and meet a prospective client wearing basketball shorts and sandles? A professional design makes reading all of your content — publications, posts, case studies, etc — easier to read and more enjoyable. 52% of B2B buyers say the expect half of their purchases to be made online by 2018.

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