Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Companies increasingly use digital technologies to circumvent distributors and enter into direct relationships with their end-users. As a result, many B2B companies remain stuck in a stalemate. Digital represents a significant opportunity for many B2B companies, but also risk. Three Images/Getty Images. Minimize Pain.

Strategy 10

Strategy B2B Insurance Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2018

Yet the regulation impacts all companies globally, including those in the United States, that collect and manage data on citizens in the EU. Many global marketers are still struggling to understand what steps they need to take to prepare for this regulation and how it will impact their marketing strategy moving forward.

B2B 8

B2B How To B2C Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful. Company Fit.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2016

It’s estimated that 100,000 technology startups reach the basic funding stage every year. If you are an entrepreneurial manager who has reached this milestone, it’s a major achievement — your technology has progressed from an interesting concept to a promising commercial opportunity. What about pricing?

Marketing 8

Marketing Software B2B Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

These changes are driven by seismic shifts in consumer behavior and an explosion of both consumer- and B2B-facing technologies. The tension between human-driven and technology-driven capabilities is often miscast, positioning automation as a threat to the people that drive our industry. Distribution strategies.

Media 8

Media Advertising Audience Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Loyalty and reward programs provide this type of context for B2C companies, while strategic account and relationship management programs do the same for B2B companies. We can see how content, community, and context come together in the owned media strategies of today’s most innovative marketers.

Media 8

Media B2B Disintermediation Content 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Grose quotes IbisWorld researcher Jocelyn Phillips as pointing to the high-tech aspects of Clearblue’s test, also noting that young women might be more willing to shell out more money for such technology — the digital version costs about $5 more than the boring old blue and pink line version. Customers Global business Marketing'

Market Segmentation 8

Market Segmentation Marketing Insurance Price 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

The AIDA model and its variants are the basis for sales funnels at many B2B firms. The typical funnel starts with a marketing-generated lead for a “suspect” that, after qualification, becomes a “prospect,” and then a customer through steps that are measured and managed. Don’t believe the hype.

B2B 8

B2B AIDA AIDAS Disintermediation 8

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

They are on top of the latest trends in SEO, SEM and copywriting strategies. They somehow manage to engage with their audience consistently by constantly putting out articles, infographics, or anything of value, not just in content marketing but also in sales. A deep understanding of ABM in B2B is its super-power.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Audience Brand 105

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

If you want to see how mobile technology can disrupt the very basics of business models and habits established over hundreds if not thousands of years, look at what’s happening in India. By July 2016, virtually every Indian had a mobile telephone and access to text messaging, primarily using 2G technology.

Strategy 8

Strategy Banking Venture Capitalist Bottom-up 8