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Where, Why and How

Business leaders who can "see around corners" make their companies more competitive. Here are some emerging trends that will be an even bigger part of B2B sales and marketing in 2025.

Nearbound Selling Blends Inbound and Outbound Strategies

Nearbound selling optimizes your existing network of partners, influencers, happy customers and other trusted connections to generate leads and close deals.

Sustainability Matters in the B2B Landscape

Sustainable business practices aren't just for consumer goods. B2B companies must be thoughtful and thorough when developing sustainable strategies.

Motivating Today’s Multigenerational Workforce

Travel is meaningful to all ages. Gift cards provide choice and flexibility

Marketing That’s Simultaneously Effective and Engaging

There’s a place in B2B marketing strategies for in-depth white papers and case studies, but there is also an increasing need for creativity and risk-taking.

Slow Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast

Efforts to move quickly can slow down an operation. Being more deliberate will improve quality and focus while decreasing stress.

Building Business Partnerships for Long-Term Success

By some accounts, as much as 75% of all B2B sales are made through channel partners. Recruiting and retaining channel partners that create win-win relationships is akin to hiring and keeping top employees. Learn more about collaborating with the right partners.

Learn Why Other Partnerships Ended

Strategies that help companies keep their best workers should also help keep mutually beneficial channel partnerships intact. Forget the exit interview; find out, instead, why a partner left a previous business partnership for you.

Communication Is Essential

E-mail, in-person events and a partner portal are the top three ways that companies communicate with their channel partners. A closer look at the numbers.

Business Gifts Are No Time for White Elephants

Gifts can go a long way toward building better business relationships. However, there is a double-edged sword to corporate gift-giving. If you select the wrong gift, it’s forgettable at best and, at worst, damaging to your reputation or harmful to a client’s sense of your good judgment.

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