Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Improved sales lead quality- Leads that come to you through your demand gen efforts will already be interested in your products and will be easier to qualify and convert.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 62

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

Because B2B digital marketing involves targeting a specialized audience, it requires in-depth market research and the use of targeted messaging and content to engage and educate potential business customers. Every touch point matters, so put the same attention into writing great ad copy as you would into a blog or a social media post.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 97

Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. Organic Traffic: How many people found your content organically, without clicking a link on a paid ad or sponsored blog post?

Lead Ranking 129

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 129

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

When Brian Halligan (HubSpot’s CEO) started talking about retiring the funnel and adopting the flywheel as the model to think about our business, I was not very happy. See, I love the funnel. So no disrespect to Brian, but “retire the funnel”? It’s been my trusted sidekick for years. Yeah right. Friction kills flywheels.

Top of Funnel 78

Top of Funnel Hubspot Lead Ranking Word of Mouth 78

Outgrow

JANUARY 22, 2023

10+ Lead Nurturing Strategy Ideas + Examples to Increase E-commerce Sales Did you know? In other words, most of your leads float at the top or middle of your sales funnel for quite some time. Well, that usually needs educating, engaging, and sometimes pampering your prospects. What Is Lead Nurturing?

Top of Funnel 59

Top of Funnel Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 59

Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

Think: sending customer emails, SMS communications, scheduling social media posts, running digital ads and more. Marketing automation tools also assist with lead scoring, generation and nurturing, as well as measuring the ROI of campaigns. And the ability to personalize marketing materials will only become more important.

Marketing Automation Services 109

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Enterprise Management Automation 109

SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Schools, educational institutes, and EdTech entrepreneurs across the country are bracing themselves for the ‘new normal in education. Online education is the fastest-growing segment of the edtech market, with revenues expected to reach $350 billion by 2025 (Source: ResearchAndMarkets ). million, more than $5.9

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Marketing Budget Paid Content Paid Search Agency 98

SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Inbound marketing methodology focuses on providing timely educational materials aligned with the buyer’s journey that draw leads to your site based on their specific needs. Graphic: HubSpot. The goal of the content associated with your website, emails, and social media is to advance buyers through the sales and marketing funnel.

Paid Search Agency 97

Paid Search Agency Paid Content Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Management 97

Unbounce

JULY 6, 2020

I created my first lead capture page four years ago when I started my business. here’s what I wish I knew when I created my first lead capture page. What’s a Lead Capture Page? A lead capture page is a type of landing page that offers your audience something in return for their email address or other information.

Lead Capture 145

Lead Capture Paid Content Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 145

Optinmonster

AUGUST 31, 2022

Do you want to use lead segmentation to drive up your profits? Segmenting your leads is a great way to improve everything from email deliverability to conversion rates to customer loyalty. In this article, we’ll show you how to automatically segment your leads so you can increase your sales. What Is Lead Segmentation?

Segmentation 69

Segmentation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 69

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This post is a part of Made @ HubSpot, an internal thought leadership series through which we extract lessons from experiments conducted by our very own HubSpotters. We have some good ol’ quantitative data about how much search volume these keywords get and what the estimated CPC is for bottom funnel search terms. Image Source.

Hubspot 101

Hubspot Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy SERP 101

ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Even in mature businesses, it’s tempting to funnel a lot of budget into short-term, paid campaigns for quick wins. As a bonus, leads generated using content versus paid are 6x more likely to convert than other marketing methods, including paid (more on this later). Let’s start with the business brass tacks.

Paid Content 92

Paid Content Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 92

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2020

How do more leads, a steady flow of website traffic, stronger customer relationships, and higher revenue sound to you? Better quality leads. Better quality leads. When your business uses a blog to reach customers, you’ll also be able to generate high-quality leads. How Can My Business Benefit from Blogging? Not only that.

Paid Content 304

Paid Content B2B Thought Leadership Paid Search Agency Thought Leadership 304

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Case studies can help your business generate leads, educate consumers, boost your credibility, and display your success. They should also help lead readers to the next stage in the buyer’s journey. Source: HubSpot. Educate consumers on the value your product or service offers. Generate quality leads.

Case Studies 282

Case Studies Case Study Studies Top of Funnel 282

Contently

APRIL 4, 2023

Our ad budgets will be reduced, departmental positions will be reevaluated, hiring will be put on hold, and that new software or upgrade we asked for? Bottom-of-funnel content conversion rates (i.e., completing a lead form on a product demo page, asking for more information on a brand vs. competitor page, etc.) ” Why?

Top of Funnel 155

Top of Funnel Budget Programs Content Marketing Marketing Management 155

Lake One

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Successful full-funnel marketing strategies drive awareness, educate your audience and convert them to leads simultaneously using a variety of channels. Read more below to discover top full-funnel marketing strategies. Full Funnel Marketing Strategies: What Does It Entail? Top of Funnel: Attract.

Top of Funnel 70

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Startups Marketing & Strategy 70

Hubspot

MAY 19, 2020

According to HubSpot's State of Marketing Report, more than 67% of brands are leveraging it in 2020. Picking the wrong targets will make it hard for sales and marketing to align and will lead to poor financial results. The right targets will lead to better account engagement, faster deal velocity, and larger deals.

Ideal Customer Profiles 79

Ideal Customer Profiles Account Based Marketing ABM Enterprise Management 79

Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

It’s 2018 and virtually all marketers understand the importance of adding video content to the buyer’s journey. Which is why you need to integrate video into your lead scoring models and associate the right scores to the right videos. It lets you ramp up engagement levels and build trust with your audience.

Lead Ranking 85

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 85

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

No one likes to be bombarded with unnecessary product ads. Companies have also decreased their spend on promotional ads. However, they have ramped up the release of educational content in the form of guides and webinars. For instance, HubSpot made their conversational marketing tool for free. Highlight relevant products.

B2B Sales 351

B2B Sales Marketing AI Top of Funnel Work Management 351

SmartBug Media

MARCH 25, 2020

Webinars are one of the best ways to generate quality leads , according to 73 percent of marketing and sales leaders polled by InsideSales.com. Registration offers the perfect opportunity to capture lead data that your sales team can use to deliver relevant, personalized content for weeks and years to come. How many conversions?

Hubspot 72

Hubspot Webinar Metrics Template Budget Programs 72

SnapApp

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

According to Hubspot , converting leads to customers was the number one marketing priority for 70% of companies last year. However, there are quite a few myths surrounding lead generation (and what constitutes success.). Myth 1: Social media is ineffective when it comes to generating quality leads.

Lead Generation 83

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 83

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 3, 2015

Are you overwhelmed with the complexity of creating B2B marketing content that generates leads? ad size, commercial length, trade show booth size, etc.). Web pages can be added with minimal incremental cost. For effective B2B content marketing that generates quality leads, there are a growing number of moving parts to master.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 100

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

HubSpot succinctly defines inbound marketing as follows: "Inbound marketing is a business methodology that attracts customers by creating valuable content and experiences tailored to them. The top four results are ads for specific stores selling refrigerators, but that's not really what you’re looking for quite yet. The problem?

Inbound Marketing 98

Inbound Marketing Campaigns Top of Funnel Planning 98

Scoop.it

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Imagine a scenario where your business is trying to convert consumers in the bottom stages of the sales funnel. But, content marketers must understand that a segment of their target audience is in the bottom stage of the sales funnel, ready to convert. This is what brands like HubSpot regularly do.

Conversion Rate 107

Conversion Rate eCommerce Top of Funnel Conversion 107

Martech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s been said, ad nauseam, that content is king. Businesses use content marketing strategies to generate brand awareness, educate prospects and customers and establish credibility. Providing the content customers need when they’re ready for it ultimately leads to better outcomes for marketers. But this is changing.

Digital Asset Management 128

Digital Asset Management Paid Content Work Management Marketing Management 128

Hubspot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For example, if you Google "sales funnel" the search engine results page (SERP) indicates you're looking for the definition of a sales funnel. If you perform a Google search for "online training" you're going to see two vastly different results in the ads. Let's examine another example of a keyword trap. Probably not.

PPC 101

PPC Work Management SEO Top of Funnel 101

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It also helps to have dedicated landing pages, sales pages, splash pages, and lead capture forms. Additionally, you'll want messaging tools like email, push, or SMS to communicate with your leads and prospects. The magic is that you can set up pretty clever workflows and funnels without the help of developers. Email and SMS.

Marketing Automation Services 101

Marketing Automation Services Paid Search Agency Work Management Landing Pages 101

Strategic-IC

MAY 29, 2018

A considered lead nurture strategy is important to support your sales and marketing activities and ensure prospects keep moving through the funnel. We explore 5 lead nurture tips to consider for an effective process. Why is Lead Nurturing Important? 5 Lead Nurturing Strategy Considerations. Related: 2.

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 48

Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

And with ABM tech platforms becoming mainstream, it is much easier to implement (think of platforms such as Marketo, Pardot, and HubSpot). 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.

Account Based Marketing 101

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Work Management 101

PureB2B

JULY 18, 2018

Leads are some of the most effective markers that measure the growth of your business. Leads can be generated through various methods, though some are more effective than others, depending on the nature of your business. There are free lead generation strategies that can be just as effective as expensive alternatives.

Lead Generation 79

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Paid Search Agency 79

PureB2B

JULY 17, 2018

Leads are some of the most effective markers that measure the growth of your business. Leads can be generated through various methods, though some are more effective than others, depending on the nature of your business. There are free lead generation strategies that can be just as effective as expensive alternatives.

Lead Generation 62

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 62

ClearVoice

MARCH 9, 2020

At a deeper glance, HubSpot defines the customer journey, also known as a buyer’s journey, as “the process buyers go through to become aware of, consider and evaluate, and decide to purchase a new product or service.” When we envision the customer journey, we refer to a classic conical “funnel.”

Top of Funnel 112

Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Buyer Personas Advertising Funnels 112

SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2021

As early pioneers of the inbound marketing movement, it should come as no surprise that the HubSpot blog is one of the most comprehensive resources for inbound marketers out there. In addition to blog articles and content, HubSpot also offers an amazing inbound marketing training curriculum —and it’s free! What Is Clubhouse?

Paid Content 105

Paid Content Inbound Marketing Resources B2B Marketing 105

Directive Agency

JULY 31, 2023

Embed video] These video ads are effective because they’re out of the box, scroll-stopping, shareable, and highlight why you shouldn’t choose the competitor. HubSpots – “Make My Persona” Functional content is a great lead magnet when done right. Hubspot does this with its “Make My Persona” content.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Examples Campaigns 52

FunnelEnvy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Capturing information via online forms added additional value—for example, email addresses. The challenge for marketers is that forms are still essential to lead generation and sales. From landing pages to websites, Hubspot reported in 2020 that 83 (48%) of 173 study respondents say forms are their highest converting tool.

Opt-in 67

Opt-in Conversion Opt-out Privacy Policies 67

Lake One

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This brings in a wide variety of leads, some good, some not so great. Aligning Advertising Channels to an ABM Journey Native and Display One of the key strategies to leveraging B2B advertising in account based marketing is building your funnel. We have more on orchestrating ABM with a CRM like HubSpot here.

Account Based Marketing 63

Account Based Marketing Advertisements Advertising Ideal Customer Profiles 63

NetLine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How to leverage intent data in 8 steps Gone are the days when banner ads on a popular review website could funnel hundreds of leads to your business. Today, it takes a real-time, insider view into what prospects are truly interested in to properly drive leads.

Intent Data 64

Intent Data Intent Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles 64