Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. My personal thoughts and experiences as an industrial marketer and consultant.

Tactics 75

Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 75

Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Research has shown that up to 50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy and only 3% of those in the market are in an active buying process. Often times sales teams are solely focused on short-term gains and not interested in the longer nurturing processes. Acquisition. Engagement.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Today, we’re sharing our list of the best sales podcasts on the web from some of the biggest sales personalities. So if you work in sales, it’s our hope that this list of sales podcasts provides you with some fresh listening material, newfound inspiration, and the tips and tricks you need to excel in the world of sales.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Best Practices 100

The Marketing Blender

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Stay ahead of the competition by implementing proven methods, leveraging social media platforms, optimizing search engine rankings, engaging with your target audience, and crafting compelling content that resonates with your customers. Enhance your B2B marketing plan with this marketing plan template.

Planning 52

Planning Template Marketing Plans Marketing Automation Services 52

Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s no secret, sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. In fact, research shows that 53% of sales professionals are unhappy with the support they get from marketing ( source ). Consider these statistics ( source ): Only 8% of companies have strong alignment between sales and marketing.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Product 201

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Competition for eyeballs and clicks are at a premium, so your email marketing strategy needs to constantly evolve to keep up. However, many companies still use generic tactics that haven’t been relevant in years — leading to disinterested customers frantically searching for the unsubscribe button. Is email marketing easy?

Marketing Automation Services 115

Marketing Automation Services Email Marketing Paid Search Agency Work Management 115

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Sometimes not investing in the right tools can cost you a lot more in the end. The same is true in marketing. If you manage a marketing budget, you know how much money goes into two critical areas: paid media and marketing technology. LinkedIn Ads have proven to be a powerful tool for B2B marketers.

Linkedin 154

Linkedin Sales Management Paid Search Agency ROI 154

SpotMe Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Selecting the right in-person event platform to manage your onsite events is critical to their success. Especially because 95% of marketers believe that in-person events help achieve business goals (American-based event technology company). What Is An In-Person Event Platform? And it’s not a trend worth missing.

Marketing Automation Services 52

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 52

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Customers are increasingly demanding more from B2B organizations. In fact, today’s customer is usually 57 percent of the way through their decision-making process before they directly connect with a company for the first time. Leaders who focus on better experiences –– and improved service –– over sales, reap the benefits.

Lead Generation 174

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 174

Valasys

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Imagine yourself as the captain of a B2B company sailing through the competitive seas of the Americas. Your mission is crystal clear: to boost revenue, expand your market footprint, and cultivate enduring relationships with your clients. In this scenario, the significance of B2B growth marketing cannot be overstated.

Growth Marketing 52

Growth Marketing B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 52

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Many organizations are turning to marketing automation to streamline, automate, and measure marketing tasks and workflows. 53% of B2B organizations are using marketing automation technology today, and 37% surveyed say they are planning to implement it, according to an eConsultancy report.

Marketing AI 134

Marketing AI Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Enterprise Management 134

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I’ve just published the latest edition of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST), with updated entries on all your favorites and several new entries to boot. This is always a fun project because it gives me an overview of what all the vendors have been up to for the past six months.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 120

Only B2B

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving B2B marketing landscape, the key to unlocking success lies in the strategic harnessing of your B2B list. This blog serves as your comprehensive roadmap, equipping you with the knowledge and strategies required to master the intricate art of generating B2B leads from B2B list.

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Sales Qualified Leads B2B Sales Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 62

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Author: Anastasia Pavlova Whether you’re a small to medium-sized business or a larger enterprise organization, marketing automation is your company’s best bet for staying competitive in this digital age. 53% of the B2B organizations and 43% of B2C and combination B2B/B2C organizations have adopted marketing automation systems.–

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Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 134

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

From the DemandGen Report report: Organizations have moved away from relying on event marketing, with only 19% indicating increased budget prioritization. Instead, marketers are shifting their budgets toward ABM (61%), content marketing (60%), sales enablement (48%), and personalization (43%). .

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Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Statistics Allocation 206

Engagio

MAY 14, 2021

Companies need to build trust with potential buyers, identify the magic moments when customers are open to engaging, and then orchestrate the perfect interactions across Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams. To say that modern buyers are overwhelmed with information is a cliché. Interruption marketing.

Work Management 126

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services B2B Thought Leadership 126

ANNUITAS

JUNE 28, 2012

In our last post , we introduced a list of 9 things marketers need from marketing automation vendors and consultants. We came up with this list to help make sense of “the noise” being generated by software vendors and service providers in the space (yes, we are one of those providers).

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Proving the impact of digital marketing . Acquiring buy-in from executive leadership and the C-suite . As marketers ourselves, we went to work to figure out how to overcome these obstacles. Typically, CMOs use ROI and pipeline metrics to quantify marketing performance for the CEO and CFO.

Marketing Attribution 174

Marketing Attribution Top of Funnel Lead Ranking B2B Thought Leadership 174

ANNUITAS

JUNE 28, 2012

In our last post , we introduced a list of 9 things marketers need from marketing automation vendors and consultants. We came up with this list to help make sense of “the noise” being generated by software vendors and service providers in the space (yes, we are one of those providers).

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 100

Only B2B

JULY 5, 2023

In the ever-changing landscape of B2B marketing, demand generation plays a pivotal role in driving business growth and success. As we enter 2023, it is crucial to adapt to the evolving nature of B2B demand generation and discover effective strategies to generate demand and engage target audiences.

Demand Generation 62

Demand Generation Demand Sales Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 62

Tiecas

MAY 7, 2024

What the heck am I talking about, and why am I suggesting the pillar of B2B industrial marketing success is somehow broken? He says, “Seventy-three percent (73%) of B2B revenues come from existing customers in the form of renewals, cross-sell, and upsell, and the remaining 27% comes from new business. Is this clickbait?

Demand Generation Agencies 52

Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking Resources Advertising Agencies 52

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

“Strategy without tactics is a daydream; tactics without strategy is a nightmare.” Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies.

Resource Management 100

Resource Management Work Management CMS Development Marketing Management 100

Strategic-IC

DECEMBER 2, 2020

What is sales enablement? Sales enablement has recently surged in popularity, experiencing a 343% increase in adoption over the last 5 years. And the impact of a sales enablement strategy? 65% of Sales leaders with a dedicated sales enablement team outperform against revenue targets. So what is sales enablement?

Account Based Marketing 118

Account Based Marketing Statistics Marketing Automation Services ABM 118

Navigate the Channel

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

You’re trying to make a sale, but you can’t seem to connect with your clients on a deep enough level to close the deal. B2B lead nurturing is the process of building strong relationships with your current or potential customers. It’s a process much more in-depth than simply looking to generate new leads.

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AIDA Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 65

Strategic-IC

DECEMBER 2, 2020

What is sales enablement? Sales enablement has recently surged in popularity, experiencing a 343% increase in adoption over the last 5 years. And the impact of a sales enablement strategy? 65% of Sales leaders with a dedicated sales enablement team outperform against revenue targets. So what is sales enablement?

Statistics 101

Statistics Account Based Marketing Marketing Automation Services ABM 101

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 22, 2021

Sometimes not investing in the right tools can cost you a lot more in the end. The same is true in marketing. If you manage a marketing budget, you know how much money goes into two critical areas: paid media and marketing technology. LinkedIn Ads have proven to be a powerful tool for B2B marketers.

Linkedin 80

Linkedin Sales Management Paid Search Agency ROI 80

Only B2B

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, one strategy has emerged as a powerful weapon in the arsenal of marketers: Account-Based Marketing (ABM). According to a study by the Alterra Group , 97% of marketers reported higher ROI with ABM than with any other marketing approach.

Account Based Marketing 62

Account Based Marketing Marketing AI Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 62

Circle Studio

JANUARY 10, 2020

As firms look to optimize their marketing efforts in 2020, it’s imperative that business-to-business (B2B) marketers are laser focused on doing what is most likely to drive growth and make an impact. Here are five to consider: Myth 1: B2C marketing has little relevance in B2B.

Work Management 79

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership Marketing Automation Services 79

PureB2B

MARCH 8, 2022

While lead gen is a core part of a successful demand gen campaign, a more central component of demand generation is the process of converting leads through your marketing funnel. The following conversion metrics should help you get a better understanding of the entire process. Table of Contents 1. Table of Contents 1.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Stats Demand 62

PureB2B

MARCH 8, 2022

While lead gen is a core part of a successful demand gen campaign, a more central component of demand generation is the process of converting leads through your marketing funnel. The following conversion metrics should help you get a better understanding of the entire process. Table of Contents 1. Table of Contents 1.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Stats Demand 62

Vidyard

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Some of the brightest minds in B2B marketing have turned their attention to creating videos that inspire, thrill, educate, and yes, build pipeline and revenue. So without further adieu, here are some of the best examples of video marketing campaigns and programs from B2B in 2019! Or been on a dating show for… features?

Demand Generation Agencies 149

Demand Generation Agencies Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 149

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

B2B marketers are in a pickle when it comes to data. Data insights are critical to boosting marketing and sales performance. The lack of confidence B2B organizations have in their data is hindering the ability to deploy key sales and marketing initiatives,” the D&B report concludes.

Account Based Marketing 134

Account Based Marketing Marketing Automation Services Work Management B2B 134

BOP Design

AUGUST 14, 2018

Need to streamline your processes, schedule in advance, track data? There’s a tool for that. It can be a double-edged sword, but we live in a time when there are tools for everything marketing related. B2B marketers can literally use 10, 20, or 30+ tools on a daily basis to manage and execute their marketing strategy.

Marketing Automation Services 85

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Enterprise Management Work Management 85

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

Author: Ellen Gomes One of the questions we get asked a lot at Marketo is “what features are included in a marketing automation platform, and how can these features help my business?” Luckily, marketing automation offers a wide array of features to streamline marketing campaigns—from lead management to email marketing.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Marketing Automation Software 48

Rev

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Before Revenue Operations ( RevOps ) became an emerging function in the B2B world, things could get… confusing. In this blog post, we’re going to give you an overview of 27 RevOps best practices that can help drive growth for B2B companies. Implement the use of a unified platform (e.g., Do you remember?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Practices Lead Ranking De-duplication 78

Strategic-IC

JANUARY 18, 2019

I think the buyer is obviously a lot more savvy in terms of the information they have. We're finding that the buyer is lot more educated, a lot more informed. There's such an enormous amount of information that people have at their fingertips. I think the buyer is obviously a lot more savvy in terms of the information they have.

B2B Thought Leadership 48

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Education Work Management 48

DealSignal

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These disciplines can include brand storytelling, differentiated messaging and positioning, account-based marketing, content marketing, digital marketing, lead-to-revenue processes, and the tracking of key metrics for ongoing optimization. Demand Generation Strategy and Tactics. Demand gen tactics.

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Demand Generation Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking 52