It’s hardly a secret that marketing executives of all types are using more data. Data is more powerful than ever, driving decision-making and informing strategy. Increased reliance on data has upended traditional marketing approaches and added greater layers of accuracy, targeting, analytics and measurability to...
Published: May 10, 2019
Data is top of mind for many B2B marketers. But do they have the right data to drive success?
For the sixth consecutive year, Dun & Bradstreet surveyed over 250 B2B sales and marketing professionals to understand how data is being used to guide their go-to-market strategy. We uncovered the biggest obstacles and...
Published: May 10, 2019
This review has allowed us to listen to contributions from around the globe about the changing world of sales, but the buyer has changed and to me this is all rooted in buyers. We can debate, discuss and dissect all we like but sellersneed to be where buyers are
Published: May 07, 2015
Organizations like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are turning to experimentation to relentlessly pursue high-performing digital products, campaigns, and experiences. Whether you’re completely new to experimentation or you’re looking to upgrade your current capability, this eBook is designed to help you understand...
Published: Jan 08, 2018
Building a sales team and compensating every member of the team properly requires careful planning and thoughtful design, and in order to ensure that you are providing the right incentives to ensure you help your company achieve growth and success, you need to think strategically about the design process of your sales...
Published: Oct 29, 2015
B2B e‑commerce is experiencing hyperbolic growth, and marketplaces are the main driver of this revolution. Several factors explain this migration of B2B buyers towards e-commerce.
In businesses, the increasingly natural digital behavior of new generations is driving them to replicate their personal purchasing behavior...
Published: Apr 04, 2017
Today, most organizations have a customer experience strategy (96%), but recent Avanade research shows that only 14% are ahead of their customers’ expectations. This means that 86% feel that they are behind the curve, the competition — and most importantly — their customers’ expectations.
The...
Published: Oct 05, 2017
Customers expect more from brands when it comes to convenience, resolution times and agent expertise. Evolving customer preferences are tightly linked to innovations in digital technology, and brands must embrace both in order to keep pace with heightened expectations. The good news is that brands that can deliver on expectations...
Published: Jan 12, 2018
We asked analysts and industry leaders what customer engagement trends they thought were key for 2017 and beyond.
From cutting-edge technologies such as IoT and bots to a new spin on old ideas, hot topics boil down to five key trends that will define the customer experience going forward.
In this ebook, learn:...
Published: Jul 26, 2017
In our 35-criteria evaluation of sales force automation (SFA) providers, we identified the 10 most significant ones — bpm'online, CRMNEXT, Infor, Microsoft, NetSuite, Oracle, Pegasystems, Salesforce, SAP, and SugarCRM — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.
This report shows how each provider...
Published: Apr 04, 2018
The rise of marketing technology has in some ways shined a light into areas that were previously hard to measure: media effectiveness, engagement with marketing campaigns, and the impact on the bottom line.
But new areas of darkness have been created: growing amounts of siloed and unstructured data that are not harnessed,...
Published: Apr 23, 2018
Customers want, demand and quite frankly expect a cross-channel experience where they receive essentially the same message across all of those same channels.
In this particular guide, we’ll discuss some ways to remove any friction B2C marketers may be having as it relates to delivering a cross-channel...
Published: Feb 01, 2016
With the PSD2 and GDPR coming into play in 2018, the financial industry in particular will experience major changes.
Although these two regulations are seen as threats to traditional institutions, they can, in fact, set the stage for innovation and technology to work together on delivering customer-centricity. In...
Published: May 15, 2018
Companies are set to become increasingly employee-centric in the future. Those employers who make changes now to shape their business around the needs of their staff are likely to achieve significant competitive advantage. Employees are more like to stay with companies that show they value their staff and provide an environment...
Published: Sep 01, 2015