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About Ben Reed

Ben is Co-founder of PitchMaps. He is passionate about branding, sales messaging, and entrepreneurship. He writes and speaks regularly about B2B core messaging. An intrepid traveler, Ben has lived in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Connect with Ben: LinkedIn

Avoid the Guesswork Gap

By Ben Reed 4 Comments

Executive decision maker

One of our clients is a leading provider of workforce mobility. But what on earth is workforce mobility? Unless you’re in the industry, you could be thinking mobile phones … or travel management … or vehicle fleets … or who knows what else. For the prospect that’s never met you before (or for meetings with lots of different stakeholders), a generic term like “workforce mobility” can open up a Guesswork Gap. When your message falls … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing & Sales Messaging Tagged With: B2B Messaging, Marketing Message, Sales Message, Sales Messaging

Bring a villain to your next pitch

By Ben Reed 6 Comments

Office conference room

You’re working hard to equip your sales force with a more compelling sales message. You’ve checked all the messaging boxes – leading with insight, speaking to pain points, casting a vision, backing it up with metrics … and stories. But your sales message still isn’t completely connecting with prospects. What else can you do? Here’s one really simple messaging hack that we’ve found to be surprisingly effective … Name the villain. Do what? Literally come … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing & Sales Messaging Tagged With: B2B Messaging, Messaging and Positioning, Sales Message, Sales Messaging

LEADERVIEW: Where customer focus is still missing in B2B marketing

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Debbie Qaqish PitchMaps Leaderview

In this PitchMaps Leaderview, Debbie Qaqish, author of Rise of the Revenue Marketer and Chief Strategy Officer at The Pedowitz Group, examines the customer focus issue through the lens of revenue marketing. Here are some highlights from our conversation with Debbie. PitchMaps: Tell us a little bit about your current role. Debbie Qaqish: I’m one of the principals at the Pedowitz Group. I’m currently the Chief Strategy Officer. My role is to have an ongoing … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing & Sales Messaging Tagged With: B2B Marketing, Core Message, Core Messaging, Messaging and Positioning

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