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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

Sales Process Preferences

Why Executive Understanding of Risk Defines Cybersecurity Buy-In

Sep 12, 2025

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10 min read

Dani Woolf

Deep Thoughts

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

Sep 1, 2025

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6 min read

Dani Woolf

Customer Insights

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

Aug 10, 2025

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9 min read

Dani Woolf

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The Real Reasons CISOs Don’t Buy

Oct 22, 2024

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6 min read

Dani Woolf

Customer Insights

"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

Customer Insights

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

Customer Insights

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

BUYER RESEARCH PLAYBOOKS

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Buyer Research Playbook: Understanding the Buyers Journey

Oct 25, 2024

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15 min read

Dani Woolf

Playbooks

Buyer Research Playbook: Improving Sales Demo Delivery

Nov 21, 2024

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13 min read

Dani Woolf

Playbooks

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

Mar 27, 2025

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13 min read

Dani Woolf

Playbooks

Buyer Research Playbook: Evaluating Cybersecurity Maturity of an Organization

Nov 11, 2024

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31 min read

Dani Woolf

DEEP THOUGHTS

Deep Thoughts

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

Deep Thoughts

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

Dec 5, 2024

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15 min read

Dani Woolf

Deep Thoughts

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

Nov 19, 2024

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11 min read

Dani Woolf

Deep Thoughts

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

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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10 min read

Sales Process Preferences

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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10 min read

Deep Thoughts

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 1, 2025

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6 min read

Customer Insights

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 10, 2025

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9 min read

Deep Thoughts

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 15, 2025

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The CyberSynapse Blog

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

Why Executive Understanding of Risk Defines Cybersecurity Buy-In

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

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

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The Real Reasons CISOs Don’t Buy

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

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

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

Buyer Research Playbook: Understanding the Buyers Journey

Buyer Research Playbook: Improving Sales Demo Delivery

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

Buyer Research Playbook: Evaluating Cybersecurity Maturity of an Organization

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

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

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

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

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

Why Executive Understanding of Risk Defines Cybersecurity Buy-In

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

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

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

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