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Early Praise for Balancing the Demand Equation

September 11, 2011 by Adam Needles

I’m excited to share that my new book, Balancing the Demand Equation, is being released on Amazon a week from this Monday on September 19.  (BTW:  You can pre-order your copy on Amazon by clicking here.)

The inspiration for the book is literally the years spent as a B2B marketer saying to myself, “There’s got to be a better way.”  And so I wrote the book as a modern handbook for B2B marketers to navigate the complex, new world of Buyer 2.0, sales/marketing alignment and marketing automation.

The book provides a framework to help B2B marketers transform their demand generation approach – moving from a legacy of batch-and-blast mass marketing and of reactive ‘sales support’ to a new state of building perpetual, buyer-centric programs that contribute to predictable and sustainable revenues for their organizations.

Click here to download a PDF overview of the book and its table of contents.

I’m also excited to share some early reviews of the book by some pretty well-respected names in the marketing and sales arena.

Jim Lenskold (Twitter: @JimLenskold), President of Lenskold Group and Author, Marketing ROI: The Path to Campaign, Customer and Corporate Profitability, wrote:

A must-read book for B2B marketers ready to drive bottom-line results and truly deliver marketing ROI through better management of the complete purchase funnel. Balancing the Demand Equation provides guidance on marketing’s increased role in educating, engaging and nurturing sales-ready leads in today’s world of marketing operations, automation and outcome-based metrics.

Robert L. Jolles (Twitter: @Jolles), President of Jolles Associates, Inc. and Author, Customer Centered Selling, wrote:

Finally! A roadmap to help B2B marketers understand the modern buyer and pioneer successful, customer-centered demand generation programs.

Thomas C. O’Guinn, Ph.D., with the Center for Brand and Product Management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison wrote:

This is a very smart book on a very important topic. Anyone who knows much about B2B marketing knows that almost everything written on it is just a round-peg-square-hole ‘fit’ of B2C knowledge, or a worked-over sales management PowerPoint deck. They also are real slogs to read. Not this. Needles’ book is a new paradigm, and one that fits perfectly with the new realities of commerce. This is sophisticated analytics, content creation and REAL customer relationship management. If a company were to seriously adopt this model, they would make a lot more money. No kidding.

Ann Handley (Twitter: @marketingprofs), Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs and Co-author, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business, wrote:

Dear B2B Marketer: Your world is changing, and here’s the field guide that shows you precisely how to adapt.

Steven Woods (Twitter: @stevewoods), CTO of Eloqua and Author, Revenue Engine, wrote:

In Balancing the Demand Equation, Needles weaves together a well-crafted B2B demand generation framework, at both the strategic and tactical level, that shows executives a clear path to more-predictable and more-sustainable revenue outcomes. Grounded in case studies and detailed research, the book provides specific guidance and critical insights for getting the most out of marketing automation investments, while never losing sight of the strategic change towards buyer-centricity.

Sincerest thanks to these folks for taking the time to review — and in some cases even contribute to — the book.

And I look forward to your own feedback to the book over the coming weeks!

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Posted in Demand Generation | Tagged Adam Needles, Ann Handley, b-to-b marketing, B2B marketing, business-to-business marketing, Buyer 2.0, buyer-centric demand generation, content marketing, demand generation, Jim Lenskold, marketing, marketing automation, Robert Jolles, Steve Woods, Tom O'Guinn | 6 Comments

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  1. on September 11, 2011 at 11:22 pm Maria Pergolino

    Congrats on the book Adam. You know I will make this the next book on my reading list.


  2. on September 12, 2011 at 6:57 am Adam Needles

    @Maria – Thanks for the kind words, Maria!


  3. on September 20, 2011 at 11:31 pm Robert Dempsey

    Hi Adam I’m looking forward to reading the book. Congratulations on the publishing.

    Any chance it will be available on Kindle soon?


  4. on October 14, 2011 at 2:17 pm JP Picard

    This book looks like a must-read. Any update on the Kindle edition?


  5. on October 15, 2011 at 6:15 pm Adam Needles

    @Robert + @JP – Thanks for your kind words. The Nook version is live now on BN.com, and the Kindle version is on its way. I’ll post an update here as soon as it is available.


  6. on October 16, 2011 at 9:46 pm Balancing the Demand Equation Update — The First 30 Days « Propelling Brands

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