Contently

MARCH 22, 2019

Good journalists and good marketers have something in common: They’re obsessed with understanding their audience so they can help people learn something new. We constantly surveyed our audience in hopes of answering their biggest content marketing questions. You see the same pattern with every content marketing success story.

Top of Funnel 167

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Activities Content Marketing 167

Act-On

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Revisiting your email marketing automation workflow and automation should happen regularly. We’ve been running automated programs for many years here at Act-On, and eventually ended up with 37 different sequences running. An insurance marketer, for example, might receive the same eBook twice (oops!). Average at best.

Open Rate 213

Open Rate Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 213

BenchmarkONE

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A marketing funnel is a visual representation of your customer’s journey from the moment they come in contact with your brand till they become a paying customer. Other marketers also refer to marketing funnels as purchase, conversion, and lead funnels, among others. Why Do You Need A Marketing Funnel?

Top of Funnel 74

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Marketing Automation Services High Quality Lead 74

Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Influencers of all kinds play a growing role in affecting a prospect’s decision, and it’s important to better understand the influence difference and its potential impact in your content marketing program. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Influencer Marketing: Lessons From One of the World’s Largest Software Brands. Click To Tweet.

Act-On 111

Act-On Work Management Marketing Management Planning 111

Choozle

JANUARY 7, 2022

Full-funnel marketing campaigns consist of several different stages with each stage demanding its own marketing tactics, activities, and goals to ensure it fuels conversions in the final stage. Brand awareness goals in full-funnel marketing. When someone makes a purchase, it is never in a vacuum.

Sales Management 61

Sales Management Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Funnel Advertising 61

ViewPoint

AUGUST 5, 2016

The core idea behind this book is that marketers need to embrace and take responsibility for the entire sales funnel, not just the top half. The book covers a wide range of “full funnel marketing” areas, including technology, sales enablement, productivity best practices and more. What’s on their scorecards?

Top of Funnel 120

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 120

Act-On

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Marketing automation is all about results, isn’t it? Sure, you need content that resonates with the target audience and strategically guides them along their journey , but it’s impossible to know if you’re on the right track without understanding marketing automation roi statistics and potential results. But here’s the thing.

Marketing Automation Services 219

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation ROI Automation 219

Sprout Social

JUNE 29, 2020

And though some may view social as little more than an awareness play, the reality is social can support higher education institutions at all stages of their marketing funnel. In this article, we’ll break down what the university marketing funnel looks like and how your social strategy supports each stage of the funnel.

Marketing Funnels 128

Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 128

SalesIntel

JULY 10, 2023

Understanding buyer intent has become crucial to marketing, sales, and revenue operations (RevOps) strategies in the current competitive business climate. Why Intent Data is Crucial in Modern Marketing and Sales: Marketing and sales professionals face an uphill battle in reaching and converting potential customers.

Top of Funnel 71

Top of Funnel Intent Data Marketing Funnels Ideal Customer Profiles 71

seo.co

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Marketing Funnels — Table of Contents. What is a Marketing Funnel? + The 5 Stages of the Sales Funnel. In this article, we’re going to discuss marketing funnels, what they are, how they work, and what it takes to generate content that moves people through your funnel – ultimately resulting in sales.

Top of Funnel 116

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Optimization Marketing Analytics Tools 116

Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sure, it’s always been there to some extent, but that pressure has recently increased, according to B2B marketers. A recent survey found that: 41% of marketers report they’re feeling more pressure to achieve a high ROI. A recent survey found that: 41% of marketers report they’re feeling more pressure to achieve a high ROI.

Lead Nurturing 190

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 190

Brandpoint

APRIL 3, 2019

Is the marketing funnel obsolete? While the funnel isn’t (and shouldn’t be) completely dead, there HAS been a shift in the way content marketers work within the company to best serve a customer. What is the marketing flywheel? What is the marketing flywheel? Well, short answer: no.

Top of Funnel 106

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Planning Paid Search Agency 106

Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. Marketing Campaigns Manager, advises that product teams should be included in lead scoring. Marketing Automation Migration: Switching Platforms Made Easy Migrating your marketing automation platform doesn’t have to be difficult.

Lead Ranking 194

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 194

The Lead Agency

JULY 18, 2019

If your current B2B sales strategy doesn’t take this into account, you may be losing valuable leads that become ‘stuck’ in funnel bottlenecks. 68% of organisations are yet to clearly define their sales funnel, missing out on the significant benefits that could otherwise be achieved. What does this mean for your organisation?

Top of Funnel 88

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 88

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 19, 2023

Winning the battle means developing a solid strategy and tactics in operations and marketing. How can you gather intel to help you improve your content marketing strategy? Image Source Key Takeaways: Competitor content analysis helps you understand your competition’s content marketing strategies.

Analysis 269

Analysis Top of Funnel Advertising Agencies Content 269

ANNUITAS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Growth Marketing movement (aka growth hacking ) – now nearly ten years old – has had a significant and positive impact on the efficacy of demand marketing. Yet ‘first generation’ Growth Marketing has hit a wall. Yet ‘first generation’ Growth Marketing has hit a wall. It’s time for Next Generation Growth Marketing.

Growth Marketing 247

Growth Marketing Top of Funnel Demand Enterprise Management 247

Webbiquity

MARCH 8, 2022

There are lots of helpful articles sharing digital marketing tips online. This guide focuses instead on some newer, lesser known digital marketing techniques you may not have used before. This guide focuses instead on some newer, lesser known digital marketing techniques you may not have used before. Publish original studies.

Small Business Marketing 297

Small Business Marketing Tactics Business Peer-to-peer 297

illumin

APRIL 18, 2024

Data privacy is critical to successful marketing. Effective marketing requires the collection and analysis of user data across digital platforms. Customer data lets marketers impactfully speak to their audience – driving conversions or brand awareness for their clients without annoying their customers.

Privacy 111

Privacy Transparency Privacy Protection Ethics 111

Martech

MARCH 11, 2024

Time is running out to get all those well-laid marketing plans off the whiteboards and into action. No matter where your company is at in the post-third-party preparation curve, the truth is that we won’t fully realize the impact on our marketing efforts until Google finally flips the switch and we head into the unknown.

Cost per Acquisition 124

Cost per Acquisition Multi-Touch Attribution Data Hygiene Top of Funnel 124

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I want to share with you a new service from ANNUITAS – one designed to help go-to-market (GTM) organizations continuously improve their performance. As Growth Leaders , we find ourselves at a crossroads with our go-to-market efforts. Let’s tackle ‘the why’ and dig into how this service works.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 130

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 1, 2023

With the help of AI, you can gain powerful insights about your marketing segments to help cater your website strategy to your audience. As a result, you’ll save your team time and resources that can be dedicated to actually implementing your website design strategy and creating marketing materials. Let’s get started!

Marketing AI 211

Marketing AI Planning Marketing & Strategy Top of Funnel 211

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The potential use cases for artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), in go-to-market (GTM) are perhaps too numerous to count. Amid an overly-optimistic marketplace outlook for AI, growth leaders — across marketing, sales and customer success — are increasingly turning to AI and/or AI-enhanced technology tools.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing AI Sales Management 130

Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In an age where the allure of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the attention of so many of us in the B2B marketing industry, the essence of authentic human connection in storytelling is more important than ever. “81% of marketers think content writers jobs are at risk because of AI.

Top of Funnel 124

Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B 124

MKT1

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Over the past couple years writing newsletters and working with hundreds of founders and marketers, we’ve developed a fairly-comprehensive approach to building B2B marketing. But more than that, we hope that this becomes an evergreen intro and summary to all of MKT1 ’s content.

Startups 98

Startups Marketing Analytics Tools Course B2B Marketing 98

Martech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As a general rule, marketers should major in the majors. Edge cases are usually considered to be more of an issue for software and hardware developers than they are for marketers. Marketers are dealing with audiences, and it’s understood that some people will fall through the cracks. Two different systems collide.

Work Management 114

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 114

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Case studies are one of the most powerful forms of content to have in your marketing repertoire. You can incorporate case studies in content marketing in a myriad of ways. What are Case Studies in Content Marketing? What Role Can a Case Study Play in Content Marketing? Brand storytelling is a powerful marketing tool.

Case Studies 271

Case Studies Case Study Studies Top of Funnel 271

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisionsis what marketing is all about! Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 276

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Trends Lead Scoring 276

ClickZ

JANUARY 22, 2020

30-second summary: By simply adopting marketing automation technology, a company can significantly free up a marketers time and enable them to focus on more important revenue building projects as these tools can help to automate numerous repetitive tasks such as emails, campaign management, website analysis and social media marketing.

Marketing Automation Services 144

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Enterprise Management Marketing AI 144

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In 2011, Scott Brinker compiled the first of many marketing technology “Supergraphics,” illustrating the rapid growth of companies supplying digital marketing tools. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands. What is a Marketing Technology Stack? Get a Demo 2.

Work Management 130

Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs Demand Generation 130

Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2021

Email is the OG digital marketing tool. While it might seem basic and a little bit boring, email is actually the most advanced medium of communication between marketers and their ideal customers. According to Campaign Monitor , email marketing generates $38 for every $1 spent, which computes to a 3,700% ROI. You’ll get high ROI.

Email Marketing 264

Email Marketing Enterprise Management CTR Webinar Metrics 264

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2020

I’m a big believer in making the content you publish the hub around which your content marketing strategy revolves. However, to rock content marketing in today’s omni-channel world, social media plays a key supporting role. Quick Takeaways: Your content marketing strategy needs more than a perfectly optimized website.

Social Media 307

Social Media Top of Funnel Social Marketing Marketing & Strategy 307

Act-On

MAY 16, 2018

Data-driven marketing is much more than a buzzword; it’s a very smart way to apply what you learn from metrics to your marketing programs.

Top of Funnel 114

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Leads Lead 114

PathFactory

OCTOBER 31, 2018

It’s…it’s leads disappearing out of the funnel! Unfortunately, for marketers still employing diabolically outdated tactics, this funnel nightmare is the harsh reality they live every day. Sure, you may fill the top of your funnel with lots of leads. The same holds true for your marketing funnel.

Top of Funnel 45

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 45

ANNUITAS

JULY 20, 2021

For most companies, the challenge of regularly delivering enough leads and opportunities to hit growth targets has historically meant building a strategy around producing high volume, low quality marketing and sales campaigns. Shifting to a strategic demand marketing state allows you to perpetually drive scalable, sustainable growth.

Top of Funnel 147

Top of Funnel Campaigns Enterprise Management Work Management 147

Vidyard

DECEMBER 3, 2014

KITCHENER, Ontario – December 3, 2014 – Vidyard , a global leader in video marketing and sales enablement solutions, today launched its integration with the Act-On marketing automation platform. It’s about giving our customers access to the right data to make smarter marketing decisions.”

Marketing Automation Services 51

Marketing Automation Services Act-On Marketing Automation Demand Generation Agencies 51

Vidyard

DECEMBER 3, 2014

KITCHENER, Ontario – December 3, 2014 – Vidyard , a global leader in video marketing and sales enablement solutions, today launched its integration with the Act-On marketing automation platform. The integration gives Act-On users the ability to track video viewing activities of their contacts across all distribution channels.

Marketing Automation Services 50

Marketing Automation Services Act-On Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Automation 50

Vidyard

DECEMBER 3, 2014

KITCHENER, Ontario – December 3, 2014 – Vidyard , a global leader in video marketing and sales enablement solutions, today launched its integration with the Act-On marketing automation platform. It’s about giving our customers access to the right data to make smarter marketing decisions.”

Marketing Automation Services 50

Marketing Automation Services Act-On Marketing Automation Demand Generation Agencies 50