Biznology

JANUARY 30, 2015

Business-to-business marketers are plagued by data problems. Our legacy databases are not as robust as we need. To shed some light on B2B data problems, Bernice Grossman and I compiled a working list of problems and solutions. Data entered by our sales people ends up as mush in our database. It’s a never-ending battle.

De-duplication 80

De-duplication Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Attribution 80

Biznology

APRIL 2, 2015

Data drives B2B marketing today, and it’s a fast-evolving arena. New tools, new technologies, and most importantly, new buying behavior among businesses—these changes are accelerating the pace and driving new directions for B2B data-driven marketing. The rise of the marketing technologist. Real-time marketing gets real.

B2B Marketing 80

B2B Marketing B to B Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 80

ViewPoint

MAY 23, 2011

Today we're honored to have guest blogger Ruth Stevens share her thoughts on database marketing. Business marketers are always suspicious of the data they are getting from list and data companies, whether its prospecting lists or data elements purchased for “append,” to fill in gaps. Will my mail be delivered?

Resources 120

Resources B to B Work Management Marketing Management 120

Biznology

APRIL 24, 2015

My new book, B2B Data-Driven Marketing: Sources, Uses, Results , is launching in a few weeks. While preparing case studies for book, I had the fun of interviewing a bunch of very smart B2B marketers to learn how they were applying data and analytics to their marketing objectives. Past purchase of cloud-based software.

Ideal Customer Profiles 80

Ideal Customer Profiles Case Studies Case Study Marketing Management 80

Biznology

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size, and job role/title. My colleague Bernice Grossman and I recently conducted a new study indicating that B2B marketers now have the opportunity to target prospects more efficiently than ever before.

Lead Ranking 80

Lead Ranking Marketing Management B to B Lead Scoring 80

Biznology

MAY 28, 2014

Are you happy with the quality of the information in your marketing database? A new report from NetProspex confirms: 64% of company records in the database of a typical B2B marketer have no phone number attached. Pretty much eliminates phone as a reliable communications medium, doesn’t it? Probably not.

Data Hygiene 80

Data Hygiene B to B Marketing Analytics Tools Ideal Customer Profiles 80

Biznology

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

As a B2B marketer, I am always interested in new customer data sources, so I feel compelled to at least give them a listen. So, over time, I have come up with a 9-point assessment strategy to help marketers determine the likely legitimacy of a potential vendor, using approaches that can be replicated by anyone, at arm’s length.

B to B 80

B to B Data Hygiene Marketing Management B2B Sales 80