Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

In most B2B organizations, marketing focuses on facilitating a successful hand-off to sales. In the middle of the funnel, marketing aims to help the sales team prioritize their time by providing clear and accurate information on each lead. Why focus on the middle of the funnel? Reduce Hand-off Friction with Content and Context.

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Content4Demand

AUGUST 17, 2021

Jon Miller, Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Demandbase , offers a helpful vision into the future value of intent data and practical advice for B2B marketers eager to get started now. He expects intent data to play a vital role in the future of B2B content. There’s vast opportunity for B2B brands to use intent data.

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Intent Data Intent Buy B2B Thought Leadership 98

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 12, 2017

We are now squarely in the Engagement Economy where we all need to meet our customers wherever they are with information they care about. When I wanted to listen to my customers, I often had to spend a lot of money and time on qualitative and quantitative research. A community is one of the many places your customers are.

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Communities Best Practices Peer-to-peer Marketo 134

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 4, 2017

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the realm of B2B marketing may not be as sexy (or terrifying) as some of the more commercial and (so far) fictional applications of AI—but, here are three reasons why it is exciting for marketers : You Can Start Using It Right Now. AI is Being Rapidly Adopted—So Don’t Get Left Behind.

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Marketing AI B2B Thought Leadership Gartner Thought Leadership 134

Kabbage

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Source : B2B Content Marketing – 2017 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Report. B2B Marketing Blogs. What do they talk about: Variety of B2B topics ranging from demand generation, content marketing, SEO, social media, etc. Why should I read it: If there’s one thing Marketo does really well, it’s content.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Keyword and user intent research —core components of modern SEO—are highly effective practices for defining the types of content you need to create. Look for insights that answer the following questions: Are users looking for information or products? Where does this information fall in the buyer’s journey?

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Account Based Marketing SEO Top of Funnel Marketing Management 131

Kabbage

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Source : B2B Content Marketing – 2017 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Report. B2B Marketing Blogs. What do they talk about: Variety of B2B topics ranging from demand generation, content marketing, SEO, social media, etc. Why should I read it: If there’s one thing Marketo does really well, it’s content.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 15, 2019

For many B2B companies, segmenting with parameters like title, industry, and role is the extent of their efforts. Why target the busy executive who won’t have time to read your content when you can target the person tasked with researching technology and reporting to them? But information changes quickly. Know your platforms.

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Demand Generation Segmentation Demand Generation 134

TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The B2B community has a wealth of information on digital marketing, SEO, modern sales techniques, and more. To access this information, we have put together a list of the top 14 blogs you should be following. These blogs offer plenty of useful content that can help you get started or advance your skills in your B2B company.

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Paid Content Marketing Automation Services Work Management B2B Thought Leadership 69

Crimson Marketing

APRIL 23, 2015

Traditionally, B2B marketers have created buyer personas from customer hunches, not factual customer data. “As a result, a vast majority (83%) of B2B marketers say that their buyer personas are only ‘somewhat’ effective, according to a study from the ITSMA. Click To Tweet. Why is Data on Buying Intent the Key?

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Buyer Personas B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Planning 100

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 30, 2017

Before it’s possible for B2B marketers to implement successful social media tactics and tools, it is essential to understand what exactly social media is and how it supports your overarching business objectives. Like all online marketing strategies, social media presents a certain set of challenges, particularly for B2B marketers.

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Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Media 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 3, 2017

With so much information out there, it can be hard to keep tabs on what to keep tabs on throughout the year. At Marketo, we get the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in our industry—both within and outside of our company—and our content team works hard to bring you their insights.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketo B2B Thought Leadership Work Management 106

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 6, 2018

According to research done by eMarketer , the highest priority of B2B marketers is increasing lead quality , while increasing volume only ranks in third regarding importance. Now that you’ve got their attention, direct prospects to a landing page or ad form to exchange basic contact information for valuable content.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 2, 2016

A few weeks ago, we covered the “ 2016 State of B2B Digital Marketing ” report from Ascend2 and Marketo. Even though the most significant barrier to B2B digital marketing success relates to inadequate marketing budget, 84 percent of B2B marketers still believe their strategies are successful. Email, the website, and SEO.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2018

And with B2B data decaying at such a rapid rate—about 70% annually —for many businesses, even employing every strategy doesn’t quite cut it. ZoomInfo research has found that as many as 40% of business objectives fail due to bad data, costing US businesses more than $611 billion annually. There’s no perfect process.

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Marketing Management CAN-SPAM B2B Thought Leadership Zoominfo 128

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

But it’s 2018 and ABM has become even more popular in the B2B world as marketers are seeing value in targeting accounts, not just leads. In fact, in recent research from SiriusDecisions , “93% of marketers consider account-based marketing (ABM) extremely important or very important to their overall organizational success.”.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 16, 2018

I never thought I’d have a revelation about marketing during a game of Cards Against Humanity, but we don’t get to choose when the lightbulb goes off. Players felt one another’s preferences out, made riskier plays to gauge reactions, and then stored pertinent information for later wins. Inspiration can strike at any moment.

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Personalization Buyer Personas B2B Thought Leadership Work Management 134

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 9, 2017

As Steve Lucas, Marketo CEO, said, to win in the Engagement Economy, marketers must listen and learn before they engage. Intent data is time-based, information collected about a person’s activities which tell you the topics they are showing interest in or researching. What is Intent Data? How do I use intent data in practice?

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Intent Data Lead Ranking Intent Relevance 134

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 13, 2017

And, that’s not just online—I’ve been lucky enough to get to meet and work with a handful of influencers in my role here at Marketo, and let me say that they are even more dynamic, interesting, and engaging in person. There is no substitute for asking your question in person and having a discussion. Why am I belaboring this point?

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Sales Management Account Based Marketing Planning ABM 126

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

It relies on solid market research to inform the next course of action. . Once you do the research, the best you can do next is to create one or several customer personas. LinkedIn offers 80% of social media B2B leads , for example. 54% of consumers browse social media for product research purposes .

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Small Business Marketing Paid Content Cost per Lead Marketing Budget 174

Business Brainz

JULY 11, 2021

B2B marketers and ABM practitioners rely heavily on authentic and relevant insight to scale their ongoing ABM programs. B2B Marketing. We, at Business Brainz like to define “insight” as nuggets of high-value information gathered from highly relevant sources, processed and interpreted by human intelligence. What is Insight?

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Account Based Marketing ABM Budget Programs Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 25, 2017

We kicked off the 2017 Marketing Nation Summit on Sunday with an amazing Fun Run, Marketo University training, and our annual customer and partner awards gala, The Revvies. The demand model many marketers operate with doesn’t account for the new way that buyers access information and how empowered they have become. What a start!

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Paid Search Agency Marketo Marketing Budget Planning 113

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

How can a good B2B video be characterized? Informative. Why is it a good idea to incorporate video into your B2B marketing? It provides a forum for company thought-leaders and visible employees. Categories of B2B video, with examples: Branding and Corporate Awareness. Marketo: What is Marketo?

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Video Marketing B2B Marketing Planning B2B 120

ClearVoice

MARCH 8, 2022

When I first took on this assignment to find — and write about — influential women in the content creation/content marketing world, my first thought was: “Eh, piece of cake.” Just do a little research, target the names that pop up frequently, and present them through clever write-ups.

Work Management 52

Work Management Paid Search Agency Content Marketing Planning 52

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 7, 2017

The lead must also have a need for your product or service and be ready to research and evaluate solutions. By the time a lead reaches your website, they’ve already done 60% of the research elsewhere online. Information on other decision makers who didn’t visit your site or fill out a form. Why is that?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 20, 2017

If you’re not familiar with the jarring statistics, here’s a recap: SiriusDecisions research shows that more than 90% of B2B marketers consider ABM “important” or “very important,” and 73% of B2B companies plan to increase their budgets for ABM initiatives in the next 12 months. Gain Full Company Support .

Account Based Marketing 48

Account Based Marketing Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles 48

ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

MarketingProfs B2B Forum. Description: Many of the conferences available spread their focus so that it applies to both B2B and B2C marketers, but MarketingProfs B2B Forum is one of the few that provides the kind of focus that allows B2B marketers to get a finely tuned experience specifically for them. Sponsor: Marketo.

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Conference Advertising Agencies Demand Generation Agencies Enterprise Management 107

TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The B2B community has a wealth of information on digital marketing, SEO, modern sales techniques, and more. To access this information, we have put together a list of the top 14 blogs you should be following. These blogs offer plenty of useful content that can help you get started or advance your skills in your B2B company.

Paid Content 40

Paid Content Marketing Automation Services Work Management B2B Thought Leadership 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 20, 2016

Interestingly enough, now that I’m a Content Marketer at Marketo, part of my responsibilities include managing the blog, where oversharing can actually be a good thing! Source of information: Channels they like to consume content on—email, Facebook, LinkedIn, mobile device, etc. B2B or consumer? Darn it, Google you win again.

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B2B Thought Leadership Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Marketo 92

EveryoneSocial

JULY 24, 2018

While the importance of social media has been taken more seriously by companies in the last few years, many (particularly in the B2B space) are not focusing much attention as they should to social. More than ever, B2B needs to focus on becoming a complete social business. Why is Being a Social Business Important for B2B?

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Marketing Automation Services B2B Thought Leadership Work Management B2B 67

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2016

McKinsey research shows that B2B buyers typically use six different channels throughout their decision-making journey, and almost 65% will come away from it frustrated by inconsistent experiences. As much as two-thirds of B2B deals are lost before a formal request for proposal (RFP) process even begins. The result?

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Buying Cycle Buy B2B Thought Leadership Account Based Marketing 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

In my experience as the Director of Enterprise Sales Development at Marketo, I’ve seen firsthand how marketing automation generates more quality leads and contacts that turn into great sales opportunities. At Marketo, our current agreed-upon SLA for any MQL is 24hrs. At Marketo, we use our own platform to do just that.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2008

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Hunter Boyle, Managing Editor for MarketingExperiments. Tell us a little bit about how you got into B2B marketing and what you like most about it. Use "friction" to your advantage. With lead generation, the form can often make or break your efforts.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 11, 2016

Author: Dan Lynn There’s a stat I’ve heard cited many times that somewhere between 60-90% of the B2B buyer’s decision process occurs online, before a prospect ever picks up the phone. This one stat signifies that B2B marketing has fundamentally changed over the past few years. Marketers Can Do More and Reach More Prospects.

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B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Marketing Automation Services Planning 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Author: Amy Guarino Forrester’s pronouncement of the death of the B2B salesperson recently made headlines. And at Marketo, we talk about this a lot from the marketers perspective, but what about sales? How does this new digital-first world effect the traditional B2B salesperson? Know Your Customer. Don’t be Afraid to Recycle.

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B2B Sales Top of Funnel Lead Ranking B2B Thought Leadership 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2016

Is your contact information displayed in the footer? For example, in Marketo, you can easily create mobile responsive landing pages and preview what they look like on your viewer’s mobile device. In fact, 83% of B2B marketers said mobile apps were important to content marketing, according to Strategy Trends. Mobile Apps.

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Mobile Marketing Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy SMS 94

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Marketing automation systems—from vendors like Eloqua , Marketo , Genoo , Manticore and others—are great tools for moving prospective buyers along the path from interest to desire to action. They begin in most cases with some basic online research, which is why web presence optimization has become so critical.

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Emarketing Marketing Automation Services Manticore Marketing Management 100