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How do you target say, SMB, for each stage of the funnel? (interview question I received:)

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  1. Matt Hummel
    Matt Hummel

    Pipeline360 Chief Marketing Officer | Formerly Demandbase, Thomson Reuters • 1y

    Most often SMB sales cycles are both shorter and involve fewer people. So you'd typically want to target them in ways that focus on moving them quickly. Very similarly to ENT organizations, they still require the typical stages - they need to know they have a problem (or opportunity), they need to be aware there are solutions to help them, that you have a solution and/or that your company exists in this space (importance of brand), that your solution is the best, and that they have what they nee ...Read More

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  2. Erika Barbosa
    Erika Barbosa

    Counterpart Marketing Lead | Formerly Issuu, OpenText, Webroot • 3y

    I recommend first starting with the problem you are solving for your target audience. What do they care about? Depending on your go-to-market motion, you’ll want to personalize this approach. You can think of this in the following framework: Awareness Stage Consideration Stage Decision Stage I’m personally not a fan of `funnels` as this just isn’t how SMBs, as well as humans in general, move throughout the customer journey nowadays. This is not a linear process. Going back to your original quest ...Read More

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