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Put Marketing at the Core of Your Growth Strategy

Harvard Business

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%).

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Forget B2C and B2B -- We Need B2I

Strategy+Business

Salesforce.com strategist Peter Schwartz argues that the lines between B2B and B2C are forever blurred, and now every company competes in the business-to-individual sphere, where the products and services it offers are tailored to every one of its customers.

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How to Design an Offer Consulting Clients Will Love

Consulting Matters

I also want to talk about the difference between B2C offers and B2B offers. A B2C business is when the actual buyer is an individual, and you need to think about your offers differently. I usually look at these as sort of one-offs, a facilitation of a strategy retreat, or a business audit.

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Why Are B2B Companies Ignoring B2C CX Practices?

1 to 1

But unless B2B customer experience practitioners want to run the CX race with one foot in a bucket, they should also learn strategy from Holiday Inn and Burberry, customer understanding from Vanguard and Virgin Mobile Australia, and design practices from Fidelity and the Spanish bank BBVA - the list of relevant B2C case studies goes on and on.

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How to Create a "What I Do" Statement That Impresses Potential Clients [On-Air Coaching with J. Kyle Howard]

Consulting Matters

During our chat, I tell J that he needs to identify whether he is a B2B or B2C consultant or coach - this will determine how he positions himself and answers the dreaded "What do you do?" Strategies you can use right now to begin creating authentic connections with potential clients (and referrers to potential clients).

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Customer Experience Design Lessons From B2C & B2B Award Winners

1 to 1

B2C financial services provider Ally Bank and B2B professional services firm PwC Australia took home top honors in the design category of Forrester''s first annual Outside In Awards. Customer Experience Customer Loyalty Customer Service Customer Strategy ally customerexperiencedesign forrester outsidein pwcaustralia'

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5 Biggest Differences Between B2B and B2C Sales Strategies

Tom Spencer

One of the simplest distinctions in sales is that between B2C, which stands for business-to-customer, and B2B, which stands for business-to-business. Simply put, a B2C sale takes place when your business sells a product or service directly to an end consumer. How B2C and B2B sales strategies differ. Potential leads.

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