Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

“Strategy without tactics is a daydream; tactics without strategy is a nightmare.”. Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2019

When it comes to marketing and sales, the more precise and specific you can get with every customer, the better. Account-based marketing (ABM) is a B2B strategy in which sales and marketing teams work together on a clearly defined set of target accounts to serve personalized campaigns uniquely designed for each individual account.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For those who are not hockey fans – Wayne is the all-time leader in NHL scoring and owner of 61 records, most will probably never be broken, and is called by many the greatest hockey player of all time. “You This has never been truer in an age of digital-first B2B marketing.

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Engagio

MARCH 25, 2019

We’re finally reaching an era when Account Based Marketing has found its footing, and Sales and Marketing teams are more open to making the transition from traditional marketing methods to ABM. In fact, you can expect to spend months or even years building relationships with leads.

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TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Demand generation, or demand gen, and account-based marketing (ABM) have traditionally been thought of as two distinct strategies for B2B growth. That’s changing, as one of the key ABM trends for brands is uniting the two practices. Demand gen vs. ABM. ABM is certainly on the rise.

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Oktopost

APRIL 28, 2024

Social media marketing managers and sales executives are no longer sitting on opposite ends of the strategy table. To close more deals, sales executives are starting to take social media for sales seriously. The B2B sales space is changing. Why is social media for sales a must-have?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

Account-based marketing is the ultimate personalization tool. Instead of incurring the unnecessary expense of marketing to broad swaths of the population, an account-centric strategy isolates key business accounts and markets directly to these individual units. Tag and Segment Accounts.

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FunnelEnvy

OCTOBER 31, 2022

There’s a lot for marketers today to consider when it comes to tactics for bringing in new business, but your sales pipeline is what ultimately defines the success of all your funnels, marketing campaigns, and other efforts to add new clients and revenue consistently. Click To Tweet.

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Engagio

DECEMBER 9, 2020

How does one apply an ABM approach to a winning B2B strategy in 2021? As an ABM strategist, I work with a lot of clients to make sure their ABM programs are optimized for the best results. Lean in on Sales enablement. We want to make sure we are covering all bases.”. Lean in on Sales enablement.

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Business Brainz

MAY 4, 2021

Account Based Marketing (ABM) is one of the most sought-after B2B marketing trends. Even though ABM is nothing new – it has been talked about since the early nineties. What is Account Based Marketing ? What is Account Based Marketing ?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omnichannel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. What is Demand Generation?

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I cannot exactly remember when I started working with ITSMA, and leveraging their work in B2B solutions and services, but it was sometime in the mid-2000s when I led the SAP Services Marketing team for SAP North America Field Marketing. Not long after, I attended my first ITSMA Marketing Vision event.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 22, 2017

Author: Ellen Gomes If you’ve been keeping up with digital marketing trends, then account-based marketing is most definitely on your radar. But account-based marketing is not to be ignored and it’s not just another buzzword. Why Is Account-Based Marketing Gaining Traction?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Enough with the negativity and cliches. 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. Ambiguous ROI and direct relationship to sales. What have you learned in the last year?

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Business Brainz

MAY 4, 2021

Account Based Marketing (ABM) is one of the most sought-after B2B marketing trends. Even though ABM is nothing new – it has been talked about since the early nineties. What is Account Based Marketing ? What is Account Based Marketing ?

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Business Brainz

MAY 4, 2021

Account Based Marketing (ABM) is one of the most sought-after B2B marketing trends. Even though ABM is nothing new – it has been talked about since the early nineties. What is Account Based Marketing ? What is Account Based Marketing ?

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ViewPoint

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Lead nurturing triples marketing's ROI, but only if done properly. I propose that nurturing is the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal. Nurturing programs increase the overall program leads rate significantly: Standard B2B lead-generation programs produce an average 5% lead rate.

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Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. My personal thoughts and experiences as an industrial marketer and consultant.

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Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 75

Engagio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

If you’re just digging your feet into ABM and looking for pointers on how to build a successful account-based strategy, then How to ABM Like a Boss is the definitive blog series for you. Check out the rest of the articles in the series and own your ABM! Part 2: Establish an ABM Team. This is it.

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Engagio

DECEMBER 28, 2020

But to succeed in B2B Sales and Marketing, we must keep up with the trends despite the unpredictability. We engaged the top minds in B2B Sales and Marketing for their prescient understanding of two powerful questions: What are your predictions for ABM in 2021? CEO at Marvel Marketers | LinkedIn.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

B2B Demand generation is changing. Novel formats, channels, and technologies like TikTok and ChatGPT are now driving forces behind buyer interest, opening up new ways for B2B brands to raise awareness about their products.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 62

Only B2B

MARCH 10, 2022

“Generating B2B leads is simple and easy.” You know how difficult it is to boost sales with B2B lead generation tactics. You’re inundated with plenty of disinformation, including: conflicting data about the best ways to create leads. More sales = more leads.

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Lead Generation Sales Management Paid Content Sales Qualified Leads 118

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

Author: Mary Kate Francis ABM might be a new addition to the marketing buzzwords dictionary, but the concept is nothing new. Account-based marketing (ABM) has existed as a marketing strategy for decades. In the past, ABM was a fairly tedious, manual, and sales-driven process.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a game-changer, but it’s not uncommon for sales to push back against implementing it as a new strategy. On the surface, it appears that ABM is asking sales to work with fewer leads, and that kind of change can be a scary proposition. So, Why ABM? .

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Account Based Marketing ABM Planning Lead Ranking 134

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 3, 2017

Author: Robert Pease Account-based marketing (ABM) is not going away anytime soon. In fact, Sirius Decisions found that 92% of B2B marketers worldwide consider ABM “extremely” or “very” important to their overall marketing efforts. Align Sales and Marketing. Know Your Audience.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The rate at which marketers have moved towards an account-based marketing (ABM) model is quite surprising. I remember when ABM was the ultimate buzz word at the Marketing Nation Summit a couple years ago. Top-of-Funnel. Middle-of-Funnel. Bottom of Funnel.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

If you’re just digging your feet into ABM and looking for pointers on how to build a successful account-based strategy, then How to ABM Like a Boss is the definitive blog series for you. Check out Part 1: Build a Budget and own your ABM! By now, you know the importance of ABM. Managing your ABM budget.

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Circle Studio

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a powerful B2B strategy for reaching and engaging specific, named targets in order to grow your sales pipeline. Among B2B marketers who are leveraging ABM, 97% say that it results in a higher return on investment (ROI) compared to all other marketing activities.

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xiQ

AUGUST 4, 2018

Recently a “self-proclaimed” marketing influencer and “guru” described Account-Based Marketing by using the analogy “if marketing automation is a car then Account-based Marketing is a truck. Does that explain what ABM is?” Unifying Strategic Sales and Marketing.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing Automation Services B2B Thought Leadership Ideal Customer Profiles 62

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The need for connection, personalization, and outstanding customer experiences will play into every facet of B2B and B2C marketing in 2021. Companies should position themselves as thought leaders to build trust and loyalty with target audiences. Top B2B Digital Marketing Trends for 2021. Thought Leadership.

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PathFactory

MARCH 4, 2021

Account based marketing (ABM) is about winning, protecting, and expanding key accounts to provide the greatest revenue growth potential. In other words, it’s about getting new accounts to revenue – and existing accounts to even more revenue. And, in most cases, the content is disjointed.

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Strategic-IC

JANUARY 13, 2021

What is Social Selling and why should it form part of your ABM strategy? So let’s look at 29 reasons why Social Selling (particularly via LinkedIn) should form part of your ABM strategy. 90% of B2B decision-makers “never” respond to cold outreach, which means traditional sales methods like cold calling simply aren’t going to cut it!

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ClickZ

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

When companies shift go-to-market models to focus on a defined universe of accounts, they naturally invest more in knowing those accounts. There are two types of listening when it comes to ABM – active and passive. What type of listening do most ABM teams miss? It’s the ultimate win-win scenario.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Account Based Marketing ABM Positioning 118

Strategic-IC

DECEMBER 2, 2020

What is sales enablement? Sales enablement has recently surged in popularity, experiencing a 343% increase in adoption over the last 5 years. And the impact of a sales enablement strategy? 65% of Sales leaders with a dedicated sales enablement team outperform against revenue targets. So what is sales enablement?

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Account Based Marketing Statistics Marketing Automation Services ABM 118

B2BMarketing.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

On 1 November, 500+ marketing leaders gathered to attend The Global ABM Conference from B2B Marketing. Over 50 speakers lined up to share their expertise on various ABM-related topics from customer insight and innovation in Ai to sales enablement and content creation.

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Jifflenow

AUGUST 29, 2022

Nearly 85% of leadership believe in-person events are essential to their company’s success. To accelerate their sales pipeline, companies spend around 18% of their marketing budget exhibiting or sponsoring at the world’s premier conferences and trade shows. What is Account-Based Marketing? Don’t believe us?

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 16, 2020

LinkedIn’s 2020 State of Sales Report shows that 44% of teams are seeing a decrease in responsiveness to email and social outreach because of C-19. The issue is that leadership, sales, marketing, and account management teams are pushing out more connection invitations, more messaging, and more stuff as they attempt to rebound and grow again.

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