People-Centric Marketing: Wisdom From Tom Shoemaker
Tom Shoemaker, CMO of itslearning, explains why customer satisfaction research is essential to marketing strategy.
Coaching Your Channel: An Interview With Steve Smith
Steve Smith, president of GrowthSource Coaching discusses channel sales strategies and other IT Services firm survival strategies.
The Spy Who Wasn’t – Clarifying Competitive Intelligence
What is competitive intelligence? A nuanced understanding of the marketplace in which you and your competitors are situated? Yes. Corporate espionage? No.
This Is Your Brain On Notifications: An Interview With Jill Konrath
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Author, Jill Konrath discusses key points in her latest book, “More Sales, Less Time” and taking control of your time with productivity apps.
Mastering The Mid-Market: Lessons In Leadership With Charlie Nooney
CEO of MobiTV, Charlie Nooney, explains how to lead in times of transition, mastering the mid-market transition, and the current state of IPTV services.
Sell Like The Avengers: Learning From Nic Read
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Nic Read explains how to develop new B2B sales strategies to gain customers’ trust, and different marketing tactics to attract customers.
Are You Shouting Into The Void? Market Research Lessons For Marketing
What we learned when we market researched ourselves... and how it sharpened our B2B marketing strategy.
Creating The Category – An Interview With Matt Ipri
When a product is the first of its kind, mid-market marketing isn't easy. But, a savvy marketer knows how to create a whole new category for their product.
Failure To Launch Syndrome: Do You Have The Symptoms?
After hundreds of market research projects for B2B tech companies, we know the warning signs that a product will fail. Before your next B2B product launch, make sure you aren’t experiencing any of the following symptoms.
Welcome to the B2B Revealed Podcast
Having what amounts to a collective PhD in B2B comes with the responsibility to share some of our knowledge with ...
Ageism in Tech: The Silent Career Killer
Oddly, there just doesn’t seem to be a lot of hard data out there about ageism in tech. However, we found that LinkedIn ad targeting reveals a lot.
You Can’t Always Have Quant With Your Qual
Smaller populations & insufficient samples often plague B2B quantitative research. Qualitative B2B research may actually give you more valuable information.
How Partners Are Adapting to the Cloud
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Your partner channel sees the world differently now. The cloud has changed everything. For partners today, it's adapt or die. Here are eight trends to know.
B2B Market Research: 3 Steps to Recruiting a Superb Sample
When it comes to B2B studies, having the right people is just as important as asking the right questions. How to do B2B market research recruiting right.
Customer Insights: You Need More Than Market Segmentation Data
The tech industry is all about market segmentation. Unfortunately, this tendency often leads tech companies to miss a key measurement of success: whether the solution is actually accomplishing the tasks it's being used for.
Write Right: Convincing Content
The tech world undervalues an absolutely crucial skill: writing. As a result, your average B2B content marketing is kind of a snore. Here's how to do better.
Sales Needs A Say In Strategy
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Your sales team is doing qualitative research all the time. Talking to them is your best chance to achieve a strong sales strategy.
Qual: There’s An App For That
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Will smartphones transform qualitative research methodology? Get an inside view from an expert who knows qual via smartphone inside and out.
In this episode of the B2B Market Research Podcast, Cascade Insights CEO Sean Campbell interviews Over The Shoulder Co-Founder and President Ross McLean.
Your Favorite 2016 B2B Market Research Posts
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See our ten most popular posts of the year. Take a look back at our coverage of the buyer's journey, competitor customers, talking to the C-suite, and more.
Riveting Research: It’s Not a Mission Impossible
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Documentary filmmaking can teach qualitative researchers about the art of crafting a great story and building findings that make clients act.
Are Your Market Assumptions Still True?
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Cascade Insights CEO Sean Campbell interviews Derek van Bever, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Forum for Growth and Innovation at Harvard Business School and coauthor of “Stall Points.”
Avoid an Identity Crisis: Make These Tough Calls For Your Firm
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The world is covered in the carcasses of failed market research firms. What led to this sea of whitewashed bones? Indecisiveness. Tough choices are needed, particularly on these six issues.
Know Thyself: B2B Usability Testing
B2B usability testing can give you an objective view of your pain points and competitiveness. Author and MeasuringU Principal Jeff Sauro shares how.
Read Like An Analyst: IoT Can Lead to Idealistic Overthinking
How a focus on the Internet of Things can lead to some idealistic bets, the reality of Salesforce's Einstein, and is it the end of the Microsoft partner?
Key Buying Criteria: The Path to ‘Yes’
Find B2B buyers' key buying criteria to craft better messaging and product development strategies.
After The Sale: 11 Market Research Questions for B2B Customers
You can learn a lot from competitors' customers. B2B market research questions designed to identify opportunities to win buyers back from your rivals.
