This week, former Forrester Research Director, Jeff Clark, is back in the studio for a discussion with our host Ian Truscott, to discuss how marketing can help sales defeat the biggest competitor in many B2B deals – do nothing.
They discuss:
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Quantify the cost of inaction
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Understand persona needs
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Lower risk of change
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Bring proof
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Build internal consensus
Ian then joins Robert Rose in the virtual bar, The Rose & Rockstar, to celebrate 6 years of the podcast.
Over a fabulous cocktail, they revisit the first chat they had in the bar, about expressing your point of view in “unprecedented” times and how this relates to his work today, and their discussion two weeks ago about showing your “pointy bits”.
Enjoy!
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The Links
The people:
Mentioned this week:
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What is Customer Indecision? Understanding and Overcoming Buyer Hesitation
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The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen | by Andy Raskin | Mission.org | Medium
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Rockstar CMO FM #9 – Ahmed Hasan and Cocktails with Robert Rose
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Robert’s podcast: This Old Marketing
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Robert’s newsletter: Lens, his websites, robertrose.net and seventhbear.com
Rockstar CMO:
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The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday
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Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM.
Track List:
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We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube
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Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license
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