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5 Black Friday trends marketers can act on this holiday season

Martech

Consumers are looking to spend, and it’s not too late for marketers to act. With more seamless buying experiences, social buzz can also be converted into social commerce, especially in these categories. Black Friday continues to be relevant for shoppers Significant promotional periods earlier in the year have influenced gift-shoppers.

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Millennials Take Over B2B Tech Buying — Here’s How (and How Not) to Reach Them

Webbiquity

Those were a few of the findings from the 2021 B2B Buying Disconnect report, published by TrustRadius at the end of 2020. And over 40% use a vendor representative in their B2B buying process…(but) vendors are facing a crisis of trust. Tech buyers really hate B2B marketing tactics. Be positive. Pick your battles.

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When One Buying Committee Just Isn’t Enough

Heinz Marketing

By Sarah Threet , Marketing Consultant You’re building your buying committee based off your ideal customer profile, but you’re feeling stuck… What if one buying committee doesn’t feel all-encompassing of who has been reported to you by your sales department? TDMs make decisions related to technology.

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The Big Shift: How the Economy, AI, and Privacy are Changing Everything We Know About Marketing

Act-On

Traditionally, sales reps can assign a higher percentage to the likelihood of a deal closing as they confirm the prospect has the budget, identify decision-makers, and move further along the buying journey. But in today’s buying market, those structures are being pressure-tested. Sadly, macroeconomics are beyond our control.

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Best Practices for Engaging Your Go-To-Market Sales Teams

Speaker: Ruth Stevens, President of eMarketing Strategy

But guess what: It’s after the sales team has gotten into the act where marketing can have an even bigger impact on results. During this webinar, you’ll learn: The nature of the buying group and how to reach the individual members. Ways to craft a personalized contact strategy for each buying role at each stage in the buying process.

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4 Reasons You Should Act on Influencer Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Other research found that 57% of all internet users over age 16 have made a purchase based on an influencer recommendation and 69% of millennials report buying products that influencers recommend. People who buy from influencer content are different than the average customer. This lets you understand what’s working in a granular way.

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Lead Scoring: Tools and Tactics to Convert Customers

Act-On

By segmenting audiences based on their lead scores, marketers can deliver content according to the lead’s progress along their buying journey through stage-specific nurture campaigns. That’s exactly how our team structures our lead nurture campaigns here at Act-On. If that sounds exactly like lead scoring, you’re onto something.