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How to Collect B2B Intent Data: A Step-by-Step Guide for Increased Sales and Marketing ROI

Only B2B

However, partnering with a best-intent data solutions company offers you a real competitive advantage in your sales and marketing efforts. Now that you have identified the challenges in leveraging intent data, let’s dive deep into the practical steps to collect and utilize it effectively. So, how will you leverage intent data?

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Drive growth with account-based marketing

Martech

Pro tip: Before I go deeper, instead of looking at an ABM program as a lead scoring initiative, it’s best to shift to a mindset where you look at ABM as a sales intelligence initiative. The influencer: Researches the different options available through the buying process (focused on best practices and vendor comparisons).

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. As part of a broader lead generation, on-demand platform, Demandbase offers a free, downloadable Web application built on Adobe AIR (one of 3 investors in an $8M round they also announced.) I’m sure I forgot a few.

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Turning Web Site Visitors into Paying Customers

Online Marketing Institute

asks Martin Longo, chief technology officer of startup Demandbase , based in San Francisco. Last week, his company released a tool, called Demandbase Stream, that aims to answer this question. Demandbase Stream, however, shows which IBM office the visitor came from, and what departments are located there.

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9 Reasons Why Buying Groups Will Be The Next Big Thing In B2B

Engagio

As Forrester Research writes in The Emergence of the B2B Marketing Revenue Platform: B2B marketers have realized leads and accounts are the wrong orientation. Leads-based marketing and ABM were important advancements in B2B marketing practice — but they are outdated and insufficient for today’s B2B marketer.

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B2B Lead Generation Boosters: 25 Rocket-Fueled Strategies and Ideas to Propel Your Pipeline

NetLine

Source: Forrester Some of the lead types that have featured in versions of this model include: Inquiries (INQs): As the name suggests, these are leads that have come as the result of direct contact from potential customers. But even the best possible content will do little if it doesn’t reach your buyers.

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5 data assumptions that marketers should avoid

chiefmartech

A 2016 Forrester study found that marketers are struggling to be responsive in real-time interactions with customers, as they focus on traditional performance measurements such as customer retention and acquisition. The same study identified big data technologies as the bridge between customer experience and these marketing priorities.