Episode 43

Workspace Construct Discussion | Improving the Buyer/Seller Experience

Published on: 26th August, 2025

In this episode of The Smart IT Podcast, I welcomed Lindsey Morrison, MBA and Katherine R. Dollar to the show to unpack the changing dynamics of the buyer–seller experience for IT. The discussion highlighted how traditional marketing tactics had left buyers fatigued and often defensive in follow up situations.

🔷 Workspace Construct Discussion | Improving the Buyer/Seller Experience


The real foundation of success lay in relationships and trust. On the seller's side, marketing and sales too often failed to collaborate closely enough. The discussion stressed the need for better alignment, data-driven prospect targeting, and geographical and persona nuance in campaigns.

The conversation explored creative ways companies had captured attention and emphasized that differentiation mattered more than ever in crowded markets. The guests warned that slashed marketing budgets and turnover in sales reps often broke trust with customers, making consistency and sales enablement essential.

My guests also noted a shift in marketing. While thought leadership would always be vital, the next frontier combined education with entertainment, appealing to younger, tech-native buyers. From puppies at booths to race car events to immersive experiences that educate, marketing teams need to continue to explore ways to connect with prospects.

The episode closed with the reminder that integrity and creativity never go out of style, and lasting business growth depended on building genuine, long-term relationships.


🔑 Key Takeaways

🔹 Traditional tactics have left many buyers fatigued.

🔹 Success started with relationships and trust.

🔹 Sales and marketing alignment was critical, especially when using data and geographic and persona nuance.

🔹 Creative engagement worked, with fresh and entertaining approaches.

🔹 The future of marketing mixed education with entertainment to reach tech-native buyers.

🔹 On the seller's side, a growing trend for smaller companies to leverage fractional CMOs/CROs expertise to address limited budgets.

🔹 Integrity, creativity, and long-term relationships remained the winning formula for sellers.


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Production: Brilliant Beam Media | Syya Yasotornrat


Show notes:

🔹Link to this episode: https://youtu.be/Nd70D7XDTbQ

🔹Lindsey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lbutcher/

🔹Katherine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinedollar/

🔹The Smart IT Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thesmartitpodcast

🔹Captivate Website for all episodes: https://the-smart-it-podcast.captivate.fm/

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The Smart IT Podcast
Where IT explores what's next...
The Smart IT Podcast, where IT professionals can assemble and hear from each other, industry leaders, thought leaders, and those in adjacent fields to collaborate and learn from each other and explore what’s next for IT.

The Smart IT Podcast explores what’s next for IT as it continues to find ways to get the important things done for our organizations.
Preparing for the next decade, we need to think differently about how we approach our work to continue to thrive into the future.

Smart IT is an approach, conceptual framework, and development model to getting the important things done by transforming the way traditional IT thinks, works, and leads. It supports the disruption of the status quo, simplifies the complex, reduces uncertainty, and improves risk mitigation.

There has never been more pressure to deliver for our organizations; but I know IT is up to the challenge.

That will require IT to lead by working smarter. Let’s do it together.

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William Reed

I am an advisor of technology for business use, have seen the possibilities, the challenges, the constraints, and the risks. I have seen firsthand the technical debt, silos, broken communication, despair of IT, and business frustrations. And, I have seen the possibilities, the hopes, and the opportunities while working in the trenches of IT.

As someone that has analyzed, designed, built, and supported technology infrastructure for many businesses over the years, and followed the technology trends and cyber threats, I see the opportunities for our organizations and for the professionals of IT as a fulfilling and thriving career.

I believe we have been blessed with great opportunities to continue to improve ourselves and organizations. If it’s possible, there is no reason enterprise IT cannot reach new heights and help our businesses thrive in age of disruption, complexity, and risk.

I have a passion is bringing a fresh perspective to the challenges in front of IT and help inspire a team to tackle and win. And to help individuals and organizations make better decisions to improve outcomes and experiences.

I advise on matters of technology use for organizational benefits. He has over 20 years’ experience in the Information Technology field. He has worked for multiple technology value added resellers, representing the major vendors and technologies in the industry. He has consulted across the major industries, including banking, health care, retail, oil & gas, education, government, finance, and legal.