Chief Sales Officer
CurrentThe game has changed for technology vendors.Today, technology buyers conduct 60-90% of their evaluation and selection process -- what we call the "buyer journey" -- without ever speaking with prospective technology vendors.The buyer journey typically starts with one or more events that stimulate awareness of a problem; buyers study the problem, identify its consequences, determine whether it can be solved, and decide whether it's worth solving.The buyer journey then progresses through increasingly more detailed analysis cycles on possible solutions, functional requirements, and cost-benefit/ROI analyses culminating in a short list of solutions and vendors, and ultimately one recommended solution and vendor.What's different today is that buyers are conducting most of their buying journey by evaluating content readily available and specific to each stage of the journey -- and very often through the short list stage -- without ever speaking with prospective vendors.To succeed in today's buyer-driven market technology vendors must understand the buyer journey and the buyer personas that exert influence in it, develop relevant content that is specifically aligned to each stage and buyer persona in that journey, and deploy it across channels where their buyers typically seek out such content.Purplepatch is a digital B2B marketing agency and a thought leader in understanding technology vendors' buyer journeys. We define technology vendors' buyer journeys, create relevant digital content aligned to each stage of the journey and the buyer personas in that journey, and deploy it across channels where buyers seek such content. We then develop and execute demand generation and business development programs to engage technology vendors' buyers throughout their buyer journey.If you would like to understand how we can help you engage with your prospects in their buyer journey please call me today -- (321) 626-5639.