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B2B Salespeople Need to Act More Like Travel Agents

Harvard Business

Having more information doesn’t always make it easier to decide. Because consumers, overwhelmed by information and inundated with choices, are again turning to travel agents to take the work out of travel planning. Think about the information you initially consulted and how that changed over time. Fast forward to today.

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Business intelligence vs. predictive analytics: Turn key differences into advantages

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Business intelligence and predictive analytics are often used interchangeably to describe tools and methods for utilizing data to make informed decisions. While many companies use these tools to better utilize the big data at their disposal, a quick Google search shows that these are still common questions.

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Track Customer Attitudes to Predict Their Behaviors

Harvard Business

There’s a similar assumption underlying much of the discussion around how to measure the return on marketing investment, where it seems to be tacitly accepted that attitudinal insights are insufficient at senior decision-making levels, and behavioral insights represent today’s benchmarks. This is actually a cop-out.

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How One Company Made Its Analytics Investment Pay Off

Harvard Business

GFNorte recently established a Central Analytics Business Unit (ABU) with the mandate to convert information into profits at a rate of 10X cost and to lead the adoption of a customer-centric approach within the organization. The ABU’s mandate to translate information into profits required the alignment of multiple stakeholders.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Content Marketing

Harvard Business

” And despite the repeated mantra about “data-driven,” there is contradictory advice about which content-marketing benchmarks indicate success as well as many blithe assertions about best practices in this area. Conversely, many sellers need to share lots of information with prospects to motivate desired buyer behavior.

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6 ways to renew (and stick to!) your CX vows

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Meanwhile quantitative research methods—including surveys, website analytics and CRM data—can provide broader stroke insights that inform a deeper understanding of customer preferences and receive feedback on your current CX. 3 questions to ask during this step: What metrics will you use to benchmark and improve the customer experience?

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