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Why Don’t B2B Tech Companies Treat Buyer Research the Way B2C and DTC Does?

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Why Don’t B2B Tech Companies Treat Buyer Research the Way B2C and DTC Does?

Sep 12, 2025

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10 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Why Executive Understanding of Risk Defines Cybersecurity Buy-In

Sales Process Preferences

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Why Executive Understanding of Risk Defines Cybersecurity Buy-In

Sep 12, 2025

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10 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Why Are You (Still) Paying Gartner and Forrester to Lie to You?

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Why Are You (Still) Paying Gartner and Forrester to Lie to You?

Sep 2, 2025

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6 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Black Hat 2025: Why This Year Raised the Bar for Cybersecurity Events

Customer Insights

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Black Hat 2025: Why This Year Raised the Bar for Cybersecurity Events

Aug 11, 2025

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9 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf

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The Real Reasons CISOs Don’t Buy

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The Real Reasons CISOs Don’t Buy

Oct 22, 2024

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6 min read

Dani Woolf
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"Ghosting" Customers? Why Only Reaching Out at Renewal Time Damages Trust and Limits Growth

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"Ghosting" Customers? Why Only Reaching Out at Renewal Time Damages Trust and Limits Growth

Nov 11, 2024

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6 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Why Security Teams Resist Full Tool Replacements—And What Vendors Can Do About It

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Why Security Teams Resist Full Tool Replacements—And What Vendors Can Do About It

Feb 7, 2025

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5 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Inside the CISO Mind: 7 Takeaways from Sitting as a Fly on the Wall of a CISO Panel

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Inside the CISO Mind: 7 Takeaways from Sitting as a Fly on the Wall of a CISO Panel

Mar 27, 2025

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6 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf

BUYER RESEARCH PLAYBOOKS

Buyer Research Playbook: Understanding the Buyers Journey

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Buyer Research Playbook: Understanding the Buyers Journey

Oct 25, 2024

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Dani Woolf
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Buyer Research Playbook: Improving Sales Demo Delivery

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Buyer Research Playbook: Improving Sales Demo Delivery

Nov 22, 2024

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Dani Woolf
Buyer Research Playbook: Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) Discovery and Validation

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Buyer Research Playbook: Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) Discovery and Validation

Mar 27, 2025

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13 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Buyer Research Playbook: Evaluating Cybersecurity Maturity of an Organization

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Buyer Research Playbook: Evaluating Cybersecurity Maturity of an Organization

Nov 11, 2024

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31 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf

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27 Buyer-Centric Micro Habits That Will Transform Your Life as a B2B Marketer

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27 Buyer-Centric Micro Habits That Will Transform Your Life as a B2B Marketer

Mar 27, 2025

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6 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Why Some Marketing Agencies Are Doing a Deep Disservice to Cybersecurity Marketers

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Why Some Marketing Agencies Are Doing a Deep Disservice to Cybersecurity Marketers

Dec 6, 2024

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15 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
Buying Meetings: Why GTM Teams Are Betting Big on a Losing Strategy

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Buying Meetings: Why GTM Teams Are Betting Big on a Losing Strategy

Nov 19, 2024

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11 min read

Dani Woolf
Dani Woolf
What Does It Mean to Democratize Customer Research in a Cybersecurity Organization?

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What Does It Mean to Democratize Customer Research in a Cybersecurity Organization?

Oct 22, 2024

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7 min read

Dani Woolf
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Deep Thoughts

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Why Don’t B2B Tech Companies Treat Buyer Research the Way B2C and DTC Does?

If you look at the biggest consumer brands—Nike, Apple, Procter & Gamble, Netflix—they all have dedicated Consumer Insights & Strategy teams. Meanwhile, in B2B tech, “the customer” gets diffused across Marketing, Sales, Product, and the exec team. Which means...no one actually owns it.

Sep 12, 2025

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Why Executive Understanding of Risk Defines Cybersecurity Buy-In

Without executive buy-in and understanding of risk, the CISO's hands are tied.

Sep 12, 2025

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Why Are You (Still) Paying Gartner and Forrester to Lie to You?

Everyone's chasing the same Gartner reports while their actual buyers are screaming different truths...

Sep 2, 2025

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Black Hat 2025: Why This Year Raised the Bar for Cybersecurity Events

Here are my field notes and findings on what the cybersecurity space got right this year at Black Hat and where the industry can still improve.

Aug 11, 2025

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Why I Created a Cooking Show with the Hardest-to-Reach Cybersecurity Buyers

What happens when you mix the high stakes of cybersecurity with the high heat of the kitchen?

Jun 16, 2025

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