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Your B2B Marketing Budget Playbook for 2021 Success [Research]

Marketing Insider Group

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Look, we all knew B2B marketing had plenty of problems long before COVID-19: Generic, bland, and forgettable content. Enough with the negativity and cliches.

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A sales-side view of marketing, automation and AI

Martech

John Leonelli is head of sales, B2B Americas, at Babbel, a company that provides subscription-based language learning software and an e-learning platform. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2008, the company started a European business-focused division five years ago. Q: We’re at a HubSpot conference, so I know that’s your CRM.

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How Buyer Behavior Will Change Amid COVID-19

Tony Zambito

In the last 100 years, the Great Depression, War World II, 9/11, and the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis come to mind. Old habits related to how people gathered in meetings, cafeterias, conference rooms, and etc. Since founding the concept of buyer personas for B2B in 2001, there has never been a need for a new type of persona.

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Activate Acquires Green Leads

Smashmouth Marketing

I bumped into Mike while walking through the Sales Force Automation conference in Boston, I turned a corner and almost walked into him – I hadn’t seen him for years but we reconnected and ended up doing business together at his company, CIC. 2008 The two of us get married. Then one day it comes to me, “Wait!

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Six Ways to Connect with Hard-to-Reach Business Buyers

Webbiquity

This encompasses media, analysts, trade associations, conference producers, and complementary product vendors among others. co-exhibiting at trade shows and conferences. ” They are increasingly coming to expect the same personalized experience they get as consumers from sites like Amazon.com to carry over into the B2B world.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Maribel Lopez Founder and Principal Analyst, Lopez Research LLC

Thinkers360

We specialize in B2B strategic marketing, B2B analyst and influencer relations, and B2B thought leadership marketing putting your brand in front of active B2B buyers, analysts and influencers worldwide – Explore membership today ! Thinkers360: Tell us a bit about your background and areas of expertise.

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Top 9 Influencer Marketing Case Studies You Can’t Miss

SocialPilot

The same philosophy also applies to the B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) industry. These case studies will help you know how to shape brand awareness, growth, and engagement in the B2B SaaS arena with influencer marketing. Power of Influencer Marketing in B2B SaaS In the past decade, the marketing landscape has taken a huge turn.