Zoominfo

MARCH 29, 2023

This often leads to larger buying committees, more avenues for approval, and elongated buying cycles. Vendr, a SaaS buying platform, recently found that sales cycles for software have settled at about 46 days, a 40% increase since 2020. Cross-Functional Alignment Your go-to-market strategy depends on alignment.

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Webbiquity

MAY 25, 2021

James Creech has a unique perspective on influencer marketing. As co-founder and CEO of Paladin , he oversees the B2B marketing of a B2C influencer marketing tool. So who better talk to about the similarities and differences between B2C and B2B influencer marketing? Here’s the rest of that conversation.

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Only B2B

APRIL 30, 2024

Whether you are launching a product or updating an existing go-to-market strategy, your organization needs a solid GTM strategy to reach the right audience, drive revenue, and sustain economic challenges. To achieve this, you require a meticulously crafted actionable go-to-market plan. What is GTM in B2B Marketing?

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A study from Search Engine Journal reports that 54% of B2B professionals engage with a webinar on a weekly basis. During the digital transformation of marketing and the shift to digital channels for communications since COVID, webinars have become a cornerstone for many B2B marketers.

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Webinar Metrics Forrester Top of Funnel Research 135

Kevin Indig

APRIL 11, 2023

Attribution models are the most common way to quantify the returns on marketing investments, but not every company can use them successfully. Long sales cycles (+90 days) are the biggest enemy of attribution models, often to the detriment of channels like SEO that play an important role in early touches.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 29, 2022

By Lauren Bensussen , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. People are pestered with hundreds of emails entering their inbox daily, and that number skyrockets for business professionals in the B2B space. But marketing emails aren’t pointless if they’re eventually opened and at least skimmed through.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2021

The B2B selling process is slow but steady. On the other hand, a faster sales cycle keeps your buyer’s attention on your offering. Understanding the sales cycle in separate stages helps predict buyer behavior and selling outcomes. Today we’re sharing tips and tricks to shorten the sales cycle, broken down by stage.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Then, select Product Links , then Google Ads Link : . While this change frustrated a lot of marketers, I think it will be more effective for tracking purposes. Linking GA4 and Google Ads provides a clearer view of the entire customer cycle, from first touch to final conversion. learn more about our PPC Programs.

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Google Ads Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Marketing 218

SalesGrape

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Does account-based marketing work for long sales cycles? Understanding the Role of Account-Based Marketing in Long Sales Cycles Account-based marketing (ABM) has gained significant popularity in recent years as a highly effective strategy for targeting and engaging key accounts.

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Account Based Marketing Sales Cycle Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management 91

Sword and the Script | B2B

MAY 17, 2022

Deals in B2B are increasingly complicated and more likely to be scrutinized by top executives and the finance department. Each survey polled at least 800 people making B2B purchases. The comparison over time illustrates how the buying process in B2B is changing. B2B buyers require more interactions from sales and marketing.

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Sales Cycle B2B Sales Studies Marketing Management 75

Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

SaaS is synonymous with innovative and ground-breaking products. In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. What is B2B SaaS Marketing? In B2B SaaS, this is more complex.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 62

The Marketing Blender

APRIL 17, 2024

From mining and transportation to construction and manufacturing industries, industrial companies have high-ticket sales and LONG sales cycles with many stakeholders. This complexity makes it easy to have a sales-centric mindset and focus on closing the next big deal instead of on how to fill the pipeline long term.

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The Point

OCTOBER 29, 2021

If you ask most B2B marketers how they use chat platforms like Drift , the immediate answer would most likely be: converting Web visitors. And indeed, increasing Web engagement and Web conversion rates is still a primary use case for chatbots in a B2B context. can increase conversions AND speed time to sale.

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Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies 350

Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Account Based Marketing 116

Martech

APRIL 3, 2023

Did you know that 91% of business buyers and 86% of consumers consider the company’s experience as important as its products and services? Fortunately, conversational marketing can help you create the kind of experience that modern buyers expect. Who is conversational marketing for?

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Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Marketing Conversion Marketing & Strategy 121

sagefrog

APRIL 16, 2024

To the uninitiated, B2B marketing may appear to be a smattering of strategies and tactics coming together in an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-style soup. The B2B buyer’s journey and buyer personas are critical aspects of this carefully constructed process. Why Are B2B Buyer Personas Important?

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 22, 2023

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, video marketing has emerged as a dynamic and engaging medium for businesses to connect with their target audience as opposed to traditional methods. The main objective is to drive immediate sales and create brand loyalty.

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B2B Marketing Video Marketing B2B Thought Leadership B2B 102

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. But I’m not just another marketing consultant. Need proof?

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Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 75

InsightSquared

MAY 7, 2019

For these reasons, accurately tracking key sales metrics and benchmarking your performance against peers and market leaders is critical to getting the most out of your sales resources. Typical SaaS Sales Metrics. One of the key ones is the average length of sales cycles for your company’s products and services.

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Complacency has never been an option in B2B marketing. The products we sell are highly complex, the clients we sell to are highly exacting, our buying cycle is (much) longer, there are fewer customers to go around, and our competition is fierce. 2023 has created something of a perfect storm for B2B marketing.

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Biznology

JANUARY 6, 2020

I’m back with my roundup of brilliant B2B marketers whom I’ve encountered this year. Our field has thrived in recent decades, as new technologies and strategies emerged to help us reach target audiences and generate sales conversations. Nancy Harhut is the Energizer Bunny of B2B copywriting. Best interview I’ve ever had.

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SalesIntel

JANUARY 21, 2022

Have you considered adjusting your marketing plan to a specific target at the precise correct time for them to close? Intent data is a set of behavioral and search signals to help marketers and sales professionals understand potential customers’ likelihood to purchase a product or service. ” Enter Buyer Intent data.

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BOP Design

APRIL 19, 2021

Deciding what type of content to include in your B2B marketing emails depends on what type of email you are sending. There are three main categories of B2B emails, these include: Informative Emails. Informative B2B Emails. Read more: B2B email marketing and lead nurturing – planning tips. Newsletters.

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Metadata

JANUARY 30, 2024

The B2B buying experience is in complete shambles. B2B demand gen marketers, we gotta step it up. Make it easy to talk to Sales Looking for an absolute layup to improve the B2B buying experience? If your Sales team says they don’t need the information, kick that field to the curb. So, what do they prefer?

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Tiecas

MARCH 15, 2024

How can a B2B industrial marketing agency develop a strategic roadmap and help you execute it for success? Imagine an industrial marketing strategic roadmap with a laser-sharp focus, a plan that directly aligns with your sales goals and delivers a predictable flow of qualified leads.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago They say recessions don’t start trends – they accelerate those that are already in motion. The trend has been more of everything in B2B. Is it directly COVID related?

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Sales Cycle B2B Sales Studies B2B 57

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before. This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. What is marketing attribution?

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BOP Design

DECEMBER 21, 2021

At Bop Design, we are big proponents of inbound marketing for lead generation. A major component of inbound marketing is content marketing and content creation. In this article, we take a look at B2B content marketing practices that work and why they are effective. Why do explainer pieces work well for B2B firms?

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Practices B2B Thought Leadership 114

The Marketing Blender

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Maximize online success with a comprehensive marketing strategy that boosts your online presence, increases visibility, and drives targeted traffic to your website. Enhance your B2B marketing plan with this marketing plan template. Sales Effort: Strengthening sales efforts by delivering value and staying top of mind.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Marketing mistakes are costly. Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade. Yet marketers often struggle with this crucial step. “In a lot of B2B businesses, we underestimate who the buying center is,” Rule says.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 26, 2018

The differences between B2B marketing and B2C marketing run deep. These differences range from price point to length of sales cycle, to key buying motivators, and beyond. Today we’re putting our differences aside because we believe, there’s a lot B2B marketers can learn from their B2C counterparts.

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B2B Marketing B2B Buyer Personas Storytelling 209

Inbox Insight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Organizations with aligned Sales and Marketing teams generate more than 200% revenue growth from marketing tactics, experience 24% faster growth in revenue, and are over two-thirds (67%) more effective at closing deals ( MarTech Alliance ). Why is Sales and Marketing Alignment so Important? Reading time: 4 minutes.

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B2B Sales Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Marketing Lead Ranking 98

The Lead Agency

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Consumer behaviour in the B2B space has undergone significant changes in the past year. Businesses will have to update their go-to-market strategies to match these evolving buyer preferences. They also prefer to avoid direct communication with sales, which has a considerable impact on B2B interactions.

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Work Management Trends B2B Marketing Marketing Management 62

Valasys

MARCH 9, 2020

The modern – age B2B marketing is majorly about prioritizing the preferences of the customers. Scaling up personalization, to streamline sales helps customers sail quickly through the sales cycle, resulting in optimized the sales conversions. According to a report by Loyalty360.org

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Sales Cycle Paid Content Marketing AI B2B Sales 64

BOP Design

MARCH 30, 2021

Email marketing continues to be a fantastic method for nurturing B2B marketing leads. In the first post of our four-part series on email marketing, we take a look at best practices for using B2B email marketing for lead nurturing. 73% of successful content marketers nurture subscribers, audiences, or leads.

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The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

At the Marketing Blender, we understand the frustrations and questions that business owners have, and we’re here to help you find the solutions you need. Insufficient Marketing Investment for B2B Revenue Growth One of the primary reasons your revenue might not be growing as quickly as you want is underinvesting in marketing.

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Allocation Marketing Budget B2B Churn Rate 98

ClearVoice

APRIL 2, 2021

What is the sales cycle? The sales cycle includes all the activities that a company performs when selling products or services to prospects. It provides a framework for organizations and sales professionals to understand where prospects are in the process of becoming a customer. . Organizing the pipeline.

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