Author: Alain Thériault

Diplômé d’un MBA en Marketing et Ressources Humaines de HEC Montréal, Alain Thériault a été le Directeur général du centre d’entrepreneurship HEC-Poly-UdeM puis du Pôle Universitaire de la Montérégie. Il a aussi été Business Coach à l’École d’Entrepreneurship de Beauce. Depuis plus de 8 ans, Alain accompagne des entrepreneurs dans la croissance de leur entreprise. Il participe à l’élaboration et à l’exécution de planifications stratégiques, et aide au développement de leadership. Si l’intervention d’Exo B2B a une portée stratégique pour vous, il sera un interlocuteur utile au dossier.

Social selling: an essential B2B skill

Published by : , on September 5th, 2023.
The B2B marketing landscape is changing rapidly. Probably the biggest adjustment is in the sales approach. In a world where buyers are more informed and demanding than ever before, B2B sales reps must evolve to offer a fluid, personalized buying experience based on trust. In this context, social selling, particularly via LinkedIn and…. Read More...

Use of social networks in B2B marketing (2) The buying cycle!

Published by : , on June 22nd, 2021.
I mentioned LinkedIn 1 month ago in a blog post. It answered the pressing question of 2020-2021: what do I do with LinkedIn for my business development? I would like to discuss in this post, the importance of social networks in the B2B buying cycle. When we look at this graph from Hootsuite,…. Read More...

Use of social networks in B2B marketing (1) – Oh, LinkedIn, what a «chou-chou» !

Published by : , on May 25th, 2021.
As we know, the pandemic has increased the use of social networks and the Internet. A 43% increase over the last year certainly has an impact on business. The information overload generated by the use of social networks has reached a staggering level. To the point of becoming handicapping for companies in certain…. Read More...

The human side of sales-marketing alignment

Published by : , on April 13th, 2021.
For most companies, the pandemic has increased the "pressure" on sales and marketing. Their routines have been called into question. Both functions have been "forced" to work together more than ever. With the lack of face-to-face contact, the human aspect of alignment is even more important than before. And this, beyond the technical…. Read More...

How do you add “lives” to your content arsenal?

Published by : , on August 20th, 2020.
At the moment, we don't shake hands anymore, as we used to. The current pandemic has led many companies to increase the use of live content and conferences to: be discoveredincrease your notorietyeducate customers and prospects convey your competitive advantagesreplace conversations that the sales force is no longer able to have!  Selling is a…. Read More...

E-commerce in B2B, the time to move is NOW!

Published by : , on November 11th, 2019.
B2B online commerce is evolving at a very fast pace... If we count in the number of transactions, it is less important than in B2C however, the value will far exceed that of B2C transactions with sales estimated at more than six trillion dollars. So, if you're in a B2B business and you…. Read More...

B2B Martech: take your time, but hurry up!

Published by : , on December 12th, 2017.
AI, predicitive, sales enablement, DMP, Big data, digital transformation, machine learning, IoT… The Martech sector (marketing technology) offering amounts to an incredible alphabet soup. Interest in solutions that can handle large data sources is high for large corporations, in both the B2B and B2C sectors. But what about Quebec B2B small to medium-sized…. Read More...

B2B sales – alignment to the rescue!

Published by : , on November 16th, 2017.
Due to the complexity of the products, the size of the investment and the risks involved, salespeople used to have the upper hand in the B2B transaction. However, the rules of the game have changed considerably and will continue to do so. There are now so many ways for B2B customers to educate…. Read More...