Let’s talk about the uncomfortable truth no one wants to say out loud: B2B buyers don’t actually want to talk to you — at least, not at first. Instead, they’re outsourcing their homework to AI-powered research tools. And guess what? AI doesn’t have feelings. It doesn’t care about your pitch deck, yo...
Hey, there’s a new gatekeeper in the B2B buying process. It’s AI.
AI isn’t just informing the buying process. It’s guiding it. Are AI-assisted buyers finding your content?
Buyers today aren't just casually using AI. They're increasingly delegating their research to it.Â
A Real-World AI-Assisted B...
In 2025 and Beyond, Outdated Sales Tactics Are Your Biggest Liability
Tech buyers aren’t making decisions the way they used to — and they certainly don’t make them the way most sales teams expect. If you’re failing to publish thought leadership, waiting for buyer intent signals before engaging, foc...
Not sure what to write in your LinkedIn About section? A customer-centric LinkedIn profile can really help you attract inbound leads and build your credibility.Â
But most of my clients struggle to come up with the right angles.Â
Here’s a method that can help you create a narrative that is guarante...
Imagine a world of bots calling bots. Bots emailing bots. Bots commenting on bot-generated posts. Bots pitch-slapping bots.
Bots, bots, bots, bots, bots...
Is this the "utopia" of fully automated AI sales assistants? AÂ Bot-Topia?Â
Sure, automating tasks helps to streamline processes.Â
But is it...
Marketers can't always get access to enough customers for buyer persona research. But all is not lost. Here are three other interview sources that give even better insights to help you flesh out your buyer personas.
Recently, one of our subscribers mentioned that he has difficulty getting...
Competitive analysis is a key component of your marketing, sales and product strategy. If you don’t know where your company fits into the competitive landscape, you won’t know how to position your offering, what alternatives your prospects might consider, or what improvements are most critical in or...
The other day we met with a financial technology vendor who shared their 2013 marketing strategy. The strategy included a vague set of objectives around increasing awareness and decreasing average cost per lead and a positioning statement that could have been produced by the B.S. Generator (if y
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