Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

Lead Ranking 191

Lead Ranking Privacy Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 191

DemandBase

AUGUST 21, 2020

What do the most successful B2B companies that sell into mid-market and enterprise accounts have in common? Is there a singular trait that unifies their go-to-market and determines their outsized success? At the heart of every successful B2B business is a truly unified Sales and Marketing engine that drives growth.

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Top of Funnel B2B Sales B2B Marketing DemandBase 116

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. If you get one variable wrong — the audience, the content offer, or even the channel — you can waste thousands of dollars.

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Display Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Advertisements 130

Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, where competition is relentless, and digital marketing strategies continuously shift, the importance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) stands out like a guiding light. Maximized ROI: MQL-focused strategies translate into cost-effective endeavors.

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Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads High Quality Lead 62

Only B2B

JANUARY 27, 2022

It is the primary goal of every marketing effort. You’ve definitely heard of lead generation and how entrepreneurs and marketers are all over it, maximizing its power and tailoring it to your exact specifications. But how much do you know about B2B lead generation and its potential to redefine the term entirely?

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Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 117

Only B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Over a long time, the sales and marketing operations in B2B organizations were thought to be discrete. At some point throughout the sales cycle, marketers must transfer over marketing qualified leads (MQLs) to sales teams as sales qualified leads (SQLs). The Sales Funnel.

Marketing Qualified Leads 118

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 118

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Account-based marketing has been around for several years now. Some of the statistics that have attracted marketers to ABM include: 87% of account-based marketers say that ABM initiatives outperform other marketing investments ( ITSMA ). And yet, many B2B marketers have still held back from adopting ABM.

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Account Based Marketing Budget Programs Planning Paid Search Agency 269

BOP Design

MAY 5, 2021

Phil, take a minute to see how this applies to B2B marketing. When it comes to B2B relationships, the best, long-term relationships are built over time and founded on trust. The best marketing campaigns don’t start with a statement about “us.” They don’t need to be your next MQL or whitepaper download, that’s for sure.

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B2B Marketing B2B Lead Ranking Planning 146

Envy

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

When you're working in B2B tech marketing agency, it can feel like you're drowning in a sea of TLAs (three-letter abbreviations) and technical B2B marketing terms. Marketing terms. Account Based Marketing ! B2C customers are consumers, and B2B customers are companies. Did we miss any? Churn rate.

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Marketing Analytics Tools Cost per Acquisition Paid Content Lead Ranking 119

Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When I recently stumbled upon John Miller’s insights on his new B2B Growth Playbook, I found myself nodding in agreement. If you haven’t come across it yet, it’s an insightful framework that challenges the outdated strategies we B2B marketers have relied on to spur growth over the last decade. Honing SEO skills.

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Paid Content Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Planning 79

Inbox Insight

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Understanding the key performance indicators (KPIs) or metrics associated with B2B demand generation can be a pivotal factor in the success of your marketing efforts. It encompasses a vast range of marketing activities to create awareness and build interest in your product or service.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Cost per Acquisition Demand 52

Inbox Insight

AUGUST 30, 2022

Determining what a quality lead looks like to not only prioritize these but effectively nurture them is a key area of focus for the majority (40%) of B2B marketers in 2022. How can B2B lead quality be achieved in 2022 and beyond? Why is lead quality so important for B2B Sales Acceleration?

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Every seasoned B2B marketer knows that launching a new campaign can be a venture into the unknown. But once your content is out there, you can start figuring how well it’s working towards accomplishing your marketing goals. Program metrics may be of the most interest to marketers. 6 B2B Marketing KPIs to Measure.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Marketing Sales Qualified Leads 125

Only B2B

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Are your leads ready for market? The age-old conflict between sales and marketing appears to always come down to one thing: leads. While marketing teams have historically been judged on the amount of demand they drive, sales teams are frequently seeking for more quality prospects to sell to. Lead Scoring And MQLs.

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Lead Ranking Cost per Acquisition Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 127

SnapApp

JULY 18, 2018

Businesses today know that the longer it takes to close the sale, the greater the chance is of losing prospects to the competition. In addition, a longer sales cycle requires more time and resources. By sharing content prospects want to engage with, marketers can nurture leads along a path to drive conversions. Source ).

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Sales Cycle Top of Funnel B2B Sales Lead Ranking 70

Only B2B

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In this comprehensive blog, we’ll unravel the transformative journey from SQL (Sales Qualified Lead) to loyal customer. In essence, the sales funnel is the pathway through which potential customers progress, and it is at the consideration phase where the art of lead nurturing truly shines.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 62

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 2, 2019

Measuring ROI from paid marketing for B2B is a critical problem a lot of marketers are trying to tackle. B2B marketing is not transactional, and that’s easy to forget. In the past, tracking the ROI of a digital ad was similar to how billboards are still measured today–throw it up and hope for the best.

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Tactics Lead Ranking ROAS Effectiveness 120

Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are constantly striving to stay ahead of the competition. It’s an indispensable part of any successful sales and marketing strategy. One of the key aspects of gaining an edge is the efficient management of leads. The result?

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Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 62

Inbox Insight

MARCH 29, 2023

When setting out a demand generation or content marketing campaign it’s always important to start with one key question in mind – how will this bring us a return on our investment? Which essentially comes down to asking; how many leads should marketing generate? Read time: 7 minutes MQL vs SQL vs PQL: What’s the difference?

Marketing Qualified Leads 52

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 52

Martech

MARCH 29, 2022

While Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is a key strategy today, going forward, B2B marketers will take a more holistic view. More of a dance than a race, marketing is evolving to look at the entire lifecycle and how to care for the customer relationship at each phase. As part of this evolution: Buying Group Marketing (BGM).

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Top of Funnel Buy Lead Ranking Account Based Marketing 82

SnapApp

APRIL 4, 2018

Demonstrating the value of any marketing campaign is challenging. In fact, 43% of companies list it as the biggest marketing challenge: . . This is amplified in the B2B marketing arena where longer sales cycles and multiple touchpoints across a range of different channels make KPI selection and attribution much more complex. .

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Lead Ranking Paid Content Cost per Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 107

Inbox Insight

JUNE 7, 2020

79% of B2B marketers say that improving ROI of marketing activities is a key focus for 2020. And when it comes to inbound marketing specifically, proving ROI isn’t so straightforward. Why you need to measure your inbound marketing efforts. Successful inbound marketers don’t make decisions based on gut feelings.

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Inbound Marketing ROI Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 98

Heinz Marketing

MAY 8, 2020

By Stephanie Carrillo , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. Most of my digital marketing career has been running campaigns for eCommerce companies. Shifting to the B2B space, I was surprised by the lack of reporting, tracking, and reporting options available in many of the tools.

Marketing Qualified Leads 94

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Advertising Benchmark Advertising Channels 94

Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

B2B SEO and B2C SEO have one major commonality: the ability to be seen and found in online search results. Is B2B SEO really that different from B2C SEO? As digital marketing and search engine optimization become increasingly important, it’s necessary to understand that the strategies for each should differ.

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SEO Lead Ranking Comparison Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2022

If you’re in marketing, you might think of search engine advertising platforms as your “frenemy.” Don’t run ads on the weekend If you’re a B2B company, prospects are primarily searching for you while they’re at work. For example, you can test different parts of the funnel.

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Budget Programs Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 130

The Marketing Blender

MAY 4, 2021

The how and why of marketing ROI. But how do you really know if your marketing efforts are successful? It’s not always easy to calculate but getting an accurate read on your revenue ratios is the best path to understanding your marketing ROI. Starting at the top, you need to get an idea of how visible you are in the market.

ROI 97

ROI Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 97

Launch Marketing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The basic concept of marketing has not changed much since its inception during the industrial revolution but how we market has drastically changed over time. If you and your team are not analyzing your efforts, you may be losing out on valuable information and new sales. Importance of Analysis. What tactics are working?

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Analysis Marketing Automation Services Marketing Qualified Leads Work Management 71

Sales Engine

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Since it’s become more difficult for sales people to get in front of prospects, many B2B companies are relying heavily on content marketing to supply top-of-the-funnel leads that can be converted into closed business. But how do they know if those marketing efforts are having impact on the bottom line?

Marketing Qualified Leads 120

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking MQL Top of Funnel 120

Sales Engine

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Since it’s become more difficult for sales people to get in front of prospects, many B2B companies are relying heavily on content marketing to supply top-of-the-funnel leads that can be converted into closed business. But how do they know if those marketing efforts are having impact on the bottom line?

Marketing Qualified Leads 120

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking MQL Top of Funnel 120

Sales Engine

OCTOBER 27, 2015

What’s the right way to follow up on content to turn leads into sales conversations? Remember, people at the beginning of the sales process don’t want to talk to a salesperson — and they don’t have to anymore. The missing step is the conversion of an MQL into an SAL. Nurture, nurture, nurture.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Buy 120

Golden Spiral

MARCH 28, 2019

You convinced leadership that inbound marketing was the way to go for your B2B company. You overcame your some of your lingering inbound marketing fears (and helped executives do the same). A few grumpy sales reps complain that inbound isn’t marketing. Think of it as a “crack” in your funnel. So, you did it.

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Inbound Marketing Paid Content Lead Ranking Work Management 74

PathFactory

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Hello, fellow B2B marketing nerds! Today, I’d like to share some of the cool things the PathFactory marketing team is doing in the B2B digital marketing space. The importance of enabling content bingeing in B2B. The power of the binge: Empowering BDRs and Sales. Let me explain.

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Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Leads MQL 45

Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Making sense of marketing and engagement data is not easy. Before marketing automation, companies tracked data in various places. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance.

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Paid Search Agency Lead Generation 62

Ledger Bennett

MAY 7, 2020

Have you ever wondered how sales and marketing fit together? What someone meant when they talked about the funnel? Well, we’ve put together a complete guide for you to learn all about the two different types of funnels we utilize daily. What is a Marketing Funnel?

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 52

B2B Marketing Analytics

DECEMBER 14, 2020

MQLs are an important part of the marketing analytics frameworks across most of the modern marketing teams but the sales follow-up of the MQLs is critical. set of key metrics is the sales follow-up of the MQLs that are handed over to them. the leading indicator for driving pipeline growth.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Analytics Top of Funnel 59

SnapApp

DECEMBER 20, 2018

In fact, research indicates that successful marketers are 242 percent more likely to report conducting audience research quarterly, whereas 56 percent of elite marketers conduct research once or more per month. That’s because most marketers – 65 percent in fact – are not conducting much, if any, audience research.

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Webinar Metrics B2B 85

Envy

MARCH 25, 2019

Since the beginning of time, thought leaders have proclaimed that technology is transforming marketing forever, just like it has done for so many other professions. B2B tech marketing especially is seen as a fast-paced, ever-changing field where you have to keep up or get left behind. Tech didn’t kill classic marketing.

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