When evaluating new products, B2B buyers don’t want to speak with sales reps. After all, why should prospective buyers trust someone whose greatest motivation is likely to be hitting their monthly sales quota? That is why prospects may ignore attempts you make to...
Looking to work your way into tough-to-crack ABM target accounts? Let me tell you something. No volume of banner ads, emails, LinkedIn messages, or cold calls will establish the trust you need to start those conversations. Your prospects crave relevancy and...
In the past 15 years, customer reference usage in marketing and sales has evolved from simply inserting testimonials in ads to a dedicated discipline that drives revenue. Now, many more savvy marketers are looking at the bigger picture: they’re turning to customer...
Quick: what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase “customer marketing”? According to Bo Bandy, former Director of Marketing at ReadyTalk and current Director of Strategic Marketing at Gogo Business Aviation, for many companies, the...
In the beginning of 2015, Namely, a HR, payroll, and benefits software company, had plenty of passionate customers…but no way to reach out to all of them. Amy Rosenberg, Namely’s Community Marketing Manager, had only a handful of customers to turn to when sales or...
You’re interested in beginning to harness the power of your advocates…but you’re not sure how to show the value of advocate marketing to get buy-in from your boss. Don’t worry! It’s easier than you think. You can show tangible monetary returns on your program in two...