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Exclusive research and insights for Emblaze community members. This is where breakthrough revenue ideas go from spark to sales‑ready story.
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  • Research Report
    Report: The Problem with Personas
    Almost every company uses segmentation to target buyers, but most struggle to make segmentation actionable for sellers. In this research report, you’ll learn how to use effective segmentation to predict your buyer’s journey and enable your sellers to close more deals.
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    Report: The Neuroscience of Credibility
    How can your sellers establish credibility quickly in a virtual environment? What, specifically, can you do to ensure your virtual audiences perceive your sellers—and your message—as credible? Find out in this neuroscience research report from Dr. Carmen Simon.
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  • Webinar Replay
    Video: Slides or Whiteboard?
    How do culturally diverse brains react to complex content in a virtual sales meeting? Learn about the latest neuroscience findings from Dr. Carmen Simon in this webinar replay.
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  • Research Brief
    Research Brief: Are Two Sellers Better Than One?
    Get this research brief, based on an original neuroscience study, to learn how B2B buyers react to one presenter vs. two presenters during a virtual sales meeting.
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  • Research Report
    Report: The Science of First Impressions
    In this research report from Zoom and Dr. Carmen Simon, you’ll see how the slightest changes to your virtual selling habits can affect your buyer’s attention, motivation, and memory of your message.
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  • Research Brief
    Research Brief: Why Your Buyer’s Brain Needs Closure and How to Create it
    There’s a popular adage in content creation called the T3 principle: Tell them what you’re going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you told them. But is this amount of cognitive closure sufficient for your buyer? Or does the brain need more?
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  • Research Brief
    Research Brief: How Introductions Impact Virtual Sales Meetings
    It’s customary at the beginning of a virtual sales meeting for attendees to introduce themselves and disclose professional (and sometimes personal) details before starting a presentation. But is every type of introduction beneficial? Does the style and length of your introductions affect your buyer’s perception of the presentation that follows?
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  • Webinar Replay
    Video: Credibility – How Virtual Sellers Win It or Lose It
    How can you help your sellers establish credibility quickly and effectively in a virtual setting? Find out in this webinar replay with Dr. Carmen Simon.
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  • Research Brief
    Brief: The Problem With Personas
    Segmentation is a typical practice among B2B companies. But a new behavioral study reveals that common segmentation methods like personas aren’t the best predictors of buying behaviors.
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  • Checklists
    Checklist: Three ways to quickly build credibility on virtual sales calls
    In virtual meetings, your remote buyers need extra reassurance that your message and your messengers are credible. Get this checklist for three science-backed techniques to quickly cultivate credibility on virtual sales calls.
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  • Webinar Replay
    Video: The Problem With Personas – Surprising New Research Reveals the Flaws
    Are buyer personas and industry verticals really the best ways to segment your prospects? New research reveals some critical flaws in these popular approaches.
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  • Research Report
    Report: Sorry Shouldn’t be the Hardest Word
    Discover a science-backed message framework that you can use to build and deliver your apology message—and positively influence even your most frustrated and bitterly disappointed customers.
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