Oktopost

JANUARY 5, 2021

I speak daily with product, marketing, and sales professionals about the impact that social media can have on developing buyer personas, launching a product, building a brand, or even on individuals standing in their respective marketplace. Developing Your Buyer Personas. That’s Product Marketing 101.

Buyer Personas 131

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Conventional lead generation tactics for B2B marketers will not work in 2022. Simply because the pandemic’s previous two years have altered how purchasers act and make purchases. If you look at the most recent B2B market trends, you can notice how much has changed in such a short time. As an example—.

Lead Generation 118

Lead Generation Marketing Budget Generation Webinar Metrics 118

Only B2B

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

.” – Mary Meeker, Partner at Kleiner Perkins With the ocean of customer data at your fingertips, identifying the right buying intent aligning your business offerings is critical to driving sales. This article explains the intent data and why it is crucial to include it to hit your sales goal in 2024.

Intent Data 71

Intent Data Intent Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 71

ClickZ

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Enterprise content marketing platform Percolate, in collaboration with ClickZ, presented a webinar focused on explaining how B2B marketers can drive sales enablement by using content as the catalyst to streamline the relationship between sales and marketing teams. What is marketing orchestration?

Digital Asset Management 69

Digital Asset Management Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Work Management 69

6sense

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Identifying and understanding customers in the digital sphere is getting much tougher. Apple’s privacy policy downgrading tracking on mobile and Google’s plans to nix the third-party cookie are making it more challenging for marketers to track prospective customers across properties and target them with ads.

Buyer Intent 62

Buyer Intent Intent Data Digital Asset Management Privacy 62

Madison Logic

JUNE 28, 2023

Yet, standing out doesn’t always mean having the right content and messaging about how you’re the best solution to solve a customer’s pain point. A competitive displacement campaign is a strategic marketing initiative designed to identify, target, and win over customers currently using a competitor solution.

Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Ideal Customer Profiles Multi-Touch Attribution Campaigns Multi-Channel 52

PathFactory

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Delivering the right content to the right person at the right time is no longer optional for increasing pipeline and revenue — it’s critical. Forrester reports that over 80% of purchases now involve complex buying groups, and 63% include at least four people — compared to 47% in 2017. This has further fueled the need for more content.

Process 52

Process Multi-Touch Attribution Top of Funnel Marketing AI 52

ANNUITAS

JULY 19, 2016

Marketers talk. But some of the best, most successful marketers I’ve known listened a lot more than they talked. Too often, content strategies aren’t based on buyers. Often that’s because a group of marketers holed up in a room somewhere for a “workshop” and hatched a strategy without any input from buyers.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Top of Funnel Generation 100

Martech

AUGUST 30, 2022

The disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in businesses renewing their appreciation for existing customers, as well as customer journey orchestration (CJO) tools that help guide and enhance the journey. Yet, few marketers are successfully satisfying customers in all phases of their relationship.

Touchpoints 108

Touchpoints Gartner Word of Mouth Loyalty 108

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Those are some staggering numbers, and most marketers are starting to appreciate that numbers like these translate to huge opportunity when shifted into a business context. But those catching on are seeing a real, and measurable, impact on their marketing and sales goals, not just higher view counts. billion videos in 365 days.

Video Marketing 167

Video Marketing Rules Marketing Automation Services Planning 167

PureB2B

JULY 19, 2021

For marketers and their companies, lead generation is critical for growth. Also, prospects must be nurtured from the marketing funnel to the sales pipeline. Marketers often find themselves wondering how to boost lead generation. Overview of a Lead Generation Strategy. Tips for Successful Lead Generation.

Lead Generation 62

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Lead Scoring 62

PureB2B

JULY 19, 2021

For marketers and their companies, lead generation is critical for growth. Also, prospects must be nurtured from the marketing funnel to the sales pipeline. Marketers often find themselves wondering how to boost lead generation. Overview of a Lead Generation Strategy. Tips for Successful Lead Generation.

Lead Generation 62

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Generation Lead Scoring 62

Moz

JANUARY 14, 2020

The annual study provides KPI benchmark data which allow digital marketers analyze their 2019 performance and plan their 2020. There have been over twenty international digital marketing awards won by a spread of participant websites in the last three years. Race back up to the top!

Studies 69

Studies Correlation Marketing Websites Top of Funnel 69

ClearVoice

JULY 7, 2023

Buyers don’t wake up and decide to purchase on a whim. Every transaction and conversion comes after a journey of discovery that can take days, weeks, or even months. As digital marketers, we help customers discover, enjoy, and ultimately buy our product or service.

Optimization 52

Optimization Conversion Rate Segmentation Digital Marketing Funnels 52

Vidyard

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Every time you feel like you have digital figured out, it changes. You perfect email outreach, but buyers move to Slack. Can’t a marketer catch a break? Throughout that day, they’ll explode your conception of what it was like to market in 2017, and what you learn about next year, just might blow your mind.

Video Marketing 84

Video Marketing Planning Digital Marketing Funnels Banner Ads 84

Exo B2B

MARCH 8, 2018

We start March with our Top 30 marketing influencers of 2018. So, with much enthusiasm, we skimmed through blogs, B2C and B2B marketing sites. One of them, Lee Odden : marketing star, did a great job covering the topic with a blog that is an absolute must-read. To create action, you need content and relationships.”

Advertising Agencies 105

Advertising Agencies B2B Thought Leadership Blogger Marketing & Strategy 105

Sharpspring

JUNE 9, 2017

If you’re a multi-channel marketer, you’re used to thinking of your brand as the center of the wheel. As a result, your marketing initiatives often fail to reach your whole audience. Omni-channel marketers succeed because they understand that the customers – not the brand – are the core of any business. 1) Create Buyer Personas.

Advertising Channels 54

Advertising Channels Effectiveness Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 54

Sharpspring

JUNE 22, 2017

If you’re a multi-channel marketer, you’re used to thinking of your brand as the center of the wheel. As a result, your marketing initiatives often fail to reach your whole audience. Omni-channel marketers succeed because they understand that the customers – not the brand – are the core of any business.

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Sample Advertising Channels Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

by Maria Pergolino B2B sales forces have multiple challenges to contend with in today’s digital marketplace. Lead generation now requires an understanding of new channels and changing buyer behavior. Use automation – Take advantage of the newest software that streamlines sales processes.

B2B Sales 48

B2B Sales Top of Funnel Landing Pages RSS 48

Single Grain

MARCH 9, 2021

B2B SEO refers to getting your business site ranked higher in the SERPs in order to drive more traffic and sales to you. The way you do this is via content creation, content marketing, link acquisition, and UX optimization of your website. Content marketing is a vital part of both B2B and B2C SEO.

Lead Scoring 137

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services SEO 137

Computer Market Research

MARCH 20, 2018

For vendors who sell products through their own sales department or networks of distributors and resellers, channel data analytics define and consolidate nearly all information guiding business decision making. Boosting sales performance in direct and indirect sales channel is complex. Source: Forrester Research.

Sales Management 60

Sales Management POS Advertising Channels Work Management 60

ClearVoice

APRIL 10, 2023

Looking down the barrel of a business-to-business (B2B) content marketing plan can be stressful. At a glance, there are no million click searches, no natural content funnel, and no magic conversion formula (“thanks for reading the blog, please sign a six figure contract” doesn’t exactly work.)

Statistics 52

Statistics Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership B2B Marketing 52

Sales Engine

AUGUST 23, 2016

For decades, the B2B marketer has been a manager of projects. Project-based marketing always has a beginning, middle, and an end. In the middle, you staff and execute the show, collect business cards, and set up meetings. When it’s all over, you ship the booth and collateral boxes home and collect the leads for sales.

Top of Funnel 120

Top of Funnel Process B2B Thought Leadership Work Management 120

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy October 14, 2010 16 Subscribe Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard?!

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Paid Content Paid Search Agency Budget Programs Marketing Budget 100

Madison Logic

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anticipating future B2B marketing trends is crucial to campaign and strategy development. At a time marked by rapid technological advancements, unpredictable economic conditions, and continuously shifting consumer behaviors, staying ahead with the latest marketing trends is paramount to flexible marketing motions.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services Work Management 52

PathFactory

JULY 11, 2022

B2B marketers are working hard to execute effectively in the back half of 2022 and beginning their strategic planning for 2023, but they will have to work even harder and more efficiently than they are right now to thrive through the recession. Get crisp on your content strategy. Examine your content inventory.

Top of Funnel 59

Top of Funnel Tactics Lead Ranking B2B Marketing 59

Sales Engine

OCTOBER 8, 2015

For decades, the B2B marketer has been a manager of projects. Project-based marketing always has a beginning, middle, and an end. In the middle, you staff and execute the show, collect business cards, and set up meetings. When it’s all over, you ship the booth and collateral boxes home and collect the leads for sales.

Top of Funnel 120

Top of Funnel Process B2B Thought Leadership Work Management 120

6sense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

But don’t think this is the only post- Breakthrough content we’ll provide. At the end of this post, we’ll tell you more about the Breakthrough content we’ll be sharing (hint: it’s everything and the kitchen sink) and when we’ll be sharing it (hint: it’s sooner than you think). 63pp MQL quality. 307% organic traffic. 70% 4Q21 MQLs YoY.

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking Sales Management Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel 62

6sense

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That’s not something new, it’s a reality marketers and sellers have been learning to adapt to for years. Where companies used to be the main source of truth for how their product or service works, the digital world has shifted that dynamic. How Can Alyce and 6sense Help With Marketing And Sales Success.

Sales Management 62

Sales Management Intent Data Intent Top of Funnel 62

markempa

JANUARY 25, 2018

To help you launch into a great year, I’ve compiled a list of the top ten most popular and shared posts on the B2B Lead Generation Blog in 2017. 10: How to Improve Lead Routing to Skyrocket Sales . Have you intentionally optimized your sales lead routing and assignment process? So how do you get sales enablement right?

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SnapApp

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The B2B sales funnel has changed a lot. . Until recent years, the traditional selling process looked something like this: Marketing would hand leads off to the sales team. The sales team would attempt to close those leads. . Marketing did their thing. Sales did their thing. Source ). .

Sales Management 97

Sales Management Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Work Management 97

Hinge Marketing

MARCH 12, 2020

Successful B2B and professional services firms navigate complex business needs and extended sales cycles. Without much difficulty, visitors should be able to get a sense of how your firm can help them solve the specific challenges they are grappling with (even if your firm offers hundreds of services across many markets).

Marketing Automation Services 121

Marketing Automation Services Design Marketing Websites Service 121

Lead Liaison

MARCH 7, 2018

To watch “How Training Companies Can Scale Marketing” in its entirety, click here. We’re talking about how to scale marketing, pass qualified leads to sales, and how to progress those leads through the sales funnel to revenue. Please note that this content was presented live and then transcribed.

Training 48

Training Webinar Metrics Lead Liaison Paid Search Agency 48

QuanticMind

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

How to build an effective marketing attribution strategy to avoid dependence on Google, Facebook, or Amazon. Building an accurate attribution model is more important for digital marketers today than ever before. According to the latest Forrester research , end-to-end B2B conversion rates are 0.75% on average.

Marketing Attribution 52

Marketing Attribution Enterprise Management Top of Funnel Work Management 52

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2017

Few digital marketers entirely neglect marketing analytics. While your average tweeters usually take inventory of the basics, such as share counts and likes, very few are equipped to unravel deeper and more meaningful data that can be attributed to leads and sales. The main objective was leads for the sales team.

Social Media 134

Social Media Sales Management Top of Funnel Media 134

SnapApp

AUGUST 1, 2017

Savvy marketers use demand gen to skip the growing pains. . Demand generation strategies allow you to drive awareness and initiate customer relationships across all channels in the buyer journey. . Before you can turn prospects into leads and leads into sales, you’ve got to get their attention. . . Not anymore. . .

Demand Generation Agencies 74

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Lead Ranking 74

SnapApp

APRIL 25, 2018

. In the world of B2B tech marketing, women are making an incredible impact around the world on brands large and small. . From successful marketing campaigns, to leading teams that drive bottom-line results, to development of inventive lead generation tactics--there are no limits to the glass ceilings they are smashing. .

B2B Marketing 91

B2B Marketing Work Management Enterprise Management Marketing Management 91