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Forrester: B2B Companies Score Low in Marketing Best Practices

The Point

Earlier this year, Forrester Research conducted a detailed survey of more than 150 B2B marketing decision-makers with the intent of benchmarking the maturity of B2B marketing best practices, focused on revenue marketing and marketing automation. Read more about the survey results on Lori’s blog.). HJS: Marketers scored a mere 2.26

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The case for better social media technology in 2024

Sprout Social

What is social media technology? At its core, social media technology is software designed to manage a company’s social media profiles across multiple platforms. But as social media has evolved, management platforms have matured beyond this primary function, delivering much more to brands and the people behind them.

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5 Ways to Drive Revenue With Your B2B Social Media Strategy

Oktopost

Social media is not just about creating a buzz; it can be a powerful tool for strategically influencing your customers at every stage of the sales funnel. While many businesses recognize the importance of maintaining a social media presence, the full potential of these platforms in driving B2B revenue often goes overlooked.

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2022 CMOs Don’t Want 2010 Solutions: Why The Forrester Wave™ Misses the Mark

Metadata

When the Metadata Marketing Team read through the Forrester Wave : B2B Advertising Solutions report, we were…a little surprised. Here’s our hot take on where Forrester got it right and where they missed the mark with B2B advertising. What Forrester got right. What Forrester got wrong. Dear Forrester: what gives?

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4 qualities of an intent-driven marketing automation email program

Martech

Two recent studies measured ROI for social media versus email, and they appear to contradict each other. One said social media was first and email second for ROI, and the other said the opposite. But I know it’s the wrong question because email and social media don’t play the same roles. Complex automations.

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Top 10 marketing automation tools every marketer must have

ClickZ

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.

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Automating B2B List Building: Tools and Techniques for Streamlined Lead Generation

Only B2B

Hence, the need for automation arises as a solution to these challenges. Automated B2B list building presents a range of benefits that go beyond efficiency. Secondly, automation accelerates the process, allowing businesses to generate B2B leads at a faster pace. Automating the process can significantly alleviate this challenge.