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To Gate or Not to Gate, That Is the B-to-B Content Marketing Question

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There’s a spirited debate in B-to-B marketing about whether it’s best to give away information (aka “content,” like white papers and research reports) to all comers, versus requiring web visitors to provide some information in exchange for a content download. In other words, to gate your content or not to gate.

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6 thorny data problems that Vex B2B marketers, and how to solve them

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Digital marketers are experimenting with various approaches to the attribution problem, like weighting touches based on stage or role in the buying process, or by the type of touch—attending a two-hour seminar being weighted more heavily than a content download. How should I handle unstructured data, like social media content.

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Case study in data-driven B2B customer acquisition marketing

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Five9’s solutions provide everything businesses need to run an inbound and/or outbound center for sales and marketing, customer service, or outsourcing, including sophisticated management tools for reporting, recording, workforce management, quality monitoring, and CRM integration. First, we target the right accounts.

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New directions for B2B data-driven marketing

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One example is experiments with unstructured data, like that from social media, where consumer marketers are making headway. B2B marketers will likely search and analyze nuggets not only from social media but also from phone conversation content and email content, to identify buying intent, competitive interest, and other actionable insights.