The Point

JULY 17, 2017

Demand Gen Report has published the results of this year’s “B2B Buyer’s Survey,” and the trends identified merit close attention for those marketers involved in B2B demand generation and content development. IMPACT : Use ABM strategies to deliver personalized, relevant content to specific buying roles within large accounts.

Paid Search Agency 241

Paid Search Agency Demand Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 241

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

A recent survey of US agency executives from RSW/US , as covered by eMarketer , revealed that client case studies and content marketing were the top two self-promotional tactics used to generate leads, as indicated by 62% of respondents. Case studies can be difficult to obtain. There is value in their development.

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Case Study Case Studies Studies Peer-to-peer 120

Heinz Marketing

MAY 31, 2023

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, businesses often face difficult times characterized by slowing win rates and longer buying cycles. One key strategy that can significantly impact B2B success in such times is sales enablement.

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B2B Sales B2B Buying Cycle Sales Qualified Leads 107

The Point

MAY 17, 2021

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. However, it’s critical to align search offers (and not just ad copy) with ad groups tailored to a particular buying stage.

Marketing Management 207

Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Buying Cycle Demand Generation Agencies 207

Exo B2B

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Did you know that 72% of marketing professionals use B2B personas to guide their marketing content? This statistic highlights the growing importance of understanding exactly who the decision-makers are in the B2B world. The answers to these questions will help you personalize your communications (blog posts, case studies, demos, etc.)

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B2B Buyer Personas Work Management Case Studies 52

Sword and the Script | B2B

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

B2B Thought Leadership 85

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Studies B2B 85

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Here are five tactics your B2B marketing team needs to master to empower sales people to close deals faster. Prospects love this, as research reveals that 87 percent of buyers select a vendor who provided them with relevant pieces of content at each stage of the buying process. Map Content to the Buying Cycle.

Sales Management 221

Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Sales Tactics 221

Sword and the Script | B2B

JANUARY 23, 2024

All these years later, a new report by 6sense, penned largely by a former Forrester analyst, has come to the same conclusion: when buyers first contact a seller, they are “69% of the way through a buying cycle.” The study had a range of B2B statistics that ought to resonate with anyone who’s spent time in B2B marketing or sales.

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B2B Thought Leadership B2B Sales Studies Thought Leadership 69

Heinz Marketing

MAY 31, 2023

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, businesses often face difficult times characterized by slowing win rates and longer buying cycles. One key strategy that can significantly impact B2B success in such times is sales enablement.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales B2B Buying Cycle Sales Qualified Leads 52

Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this ever-evolving landscape, one powerful tool has emerged that is revolutionizing the way B2B marketers work: buyer intent data. According to our first party research conducted within our IFP community, 99% of B2B marketers have witnessed significant sales and ROI increases by harnessing the power of intent data.

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Buyer Intent Intent Data Intent Demand Generation 106

Biznology

APRIL 14, 2017

Business decision-makers LOVE online B2B marketing videos because it gives them the most amount of information in the shortest amount of time. So now that you are on board with the benefits of online B2B marketing videos, what does video content marketing really mean?

Top of Funnel 139

Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Video Marketing Lead Scoring 139

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

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Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Influitive

AUGUST 3, 2015

In the B2B software world, it’s a buyer’s market. In fact, the 2015 B2B Buyer’s Survey Report (sponsored by DemandBase and Demand Gen Report), found the top three resources that buyers rely on when researching potential vendors were: In addition, access to all of this information is making the buying cycle longer.

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Peer-to-peer Marketing Report Buy Process 100

The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. However, if you’re a B2B digital marketer, then you know that the customer journey is not always linear.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels B2B Marketing Ad Building 98

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

The B2B buyer experience is more complex and time-consuming than that of B2C. B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. This often results in a more intricate and extended buying process.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

The B2B buyer experience is more complex and time-consuming than that of B2C. B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. This often results in a more intricate and extended buying process.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

Only B2B

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Leads are critical for every B2B marketer, but according to the HubSpot’sReport in 2018 , driving traffic and leads is the biggest difficulty for 61 % of marketers. The marketer may enhance the amount of leads who turn into customers by knowing the various types of MQLs and their position in the buying cycle. Source: Salesforce.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL Work Management 118

Webbiquity

APRIL 10, 2018

Every B2B marketer knows we are in a period of rapid change. But how can B2B marketers most effectively achieve those results? Here are half a dozen insights from 27 B2B marketing stats facts compiled from recent studies, plus one key conclusion no B2B marketer will want to miss. Or at least, not important yet?

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Marketing AI Enterprise Management Stats Marketing Management 248

Trade Press Services

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The B2B sales journey is complex, typically involving multiple small decisions about your brand that lead to a decision to purchase. By understanding the decisions buyers make throughout their journey, marketers can take strategic actions that meet the needs of today’s B2B buyer. Decision #3: About the product or service.

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Buying Cycle B2B Sales Pricing 52

Hinge Marketing

MAY 6, 2015

You create case studies. Case studies use the voice of "others" (i.e. your satisfied clients) to tell prospects why they should trust your firm and buy your services. In a recent research study, Hinge Research Institute asked buyers of professional services to identify the best ways to market to them.

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Case Studies Case Study Studies Work Management 48

Hinge Marketing

MARCH 30, 2022

After Implementing a B2B Content Marketing Strategy. You’ve established a B2B content marketing strategy. B2B Content marketing is not meant to drive revenue overnight. This usually happens after just a few months of launching a B2B content marketing strategy. Congratulations! Be Patient.

Contact Marketing 83

Contact Marketing Contacts Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 83

The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

However, as much as it has a reputation as a way to generate “guaranteed” leads, content syndication is not a cure-all, and indeed, more than most demand generation channels, is likely to generate sales leads that gravitate towards the early stages of the buying cycle. A Nurture Strategy for Content Syndication Leads Click To Tweet.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking CPL Cost per Lead 162

ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

B2B companies have greatly succeeded in enhancing the effectiveness of their ABM campaigns through careful content planning, creation, and distribution. Overview of ABM and Common Challenges Account-based marketing, or ABM, is a marketing strategy that B2B companies use to attract a select group of high-value customers.

Account Based Marketing 95

Account Based Marketing ABM Tactics Top of Funnel 95

The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. The post Report: B2B Buyers Engaging Earlier with Sales appeared first on The Point. Conversational Marketing.

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B2B Sales Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 124

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The customer lifecycle is the journey your customer takes with your brand — from their first interaction with your content to renewing their annual subscription or buying additional products. For instance, according to Gartner, B2B buyers spend only 17% of the total purchase journey with sales reps. This slows the buying process.

Tips 130

Tips Work Management Gartner Top of Funnel 130

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It’s no secret measuring the success of a B2B SEO program can be tricky. B2B buying cycles can take up to 18 months , multiple touch points can occur, and on top of all of that, many businesses don’t have the right tools in place to measure marketing efforts. 4 Steps to Map B2B Keywords to Landing Pages.

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Top of Funnel Multi-Touch Attribution ROI SEO 147

Valasys

JANUARY 17, 2020

B2B marketers need to learn to prioritize Customer Experience Management (CEM) to stay close to their customers and to develop an all-inclusive marketing strategy that strikes a perfect balance between creative demands, budget limits & channel decisions of the marketers. B2B marketing has evolved.

B2B Marketing 64

B2B Marketing Marketing AI Marketing Management B2B 64

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The customer lifecycle is the journey your customer takes with your brand — from their first interaction with your content to renewing their annual subscription or buying additional products. For instance, according to Gartner, B2B buyers spend only 17% of the total purchase journey with sales reps. This slows the buying process.

Tips 130

Tips Work Management Gartner Top of Funnel 130

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 12, 2018

Maybe it’s easy to believe, but B2B marketing is easier for different types of products. Luckily, for SaaS (software as a service) products, B2B digital marketing has a lot of benefits. Luckily, for SaaS (software as a service) products, B2B digital marketing has a lot of benefits. Online Training Formats.

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Work Management CMS Development B2B Marketing Marketing Management 154

Exo B2B

JUNE 26, 2023

You’ve probably heard a lot about B2B content marketing. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 13th annual study (2023), 71% of B2B content marketers say B2B content marketing is more important than it was last year. B2B content marketing. Remember my post on intent marketing?

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Optimization Content Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Directions

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The role of millennials in B2B buying decisions, and their distinctive attitudes and behaviors as business buyers have become major topics of interest for B2B marketing and sales professionals over the past five years. Other research has confirmed the growing responsibility and authority of millennial B2B buyers.

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Peer-to-peer Allocation B2B Work Management 49

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Posted in Buying Cycle Conversion Conversion Optimization Customer Customer Experience Personalization Strategy. And it’s obvious why: buying cycles are longer, buyer mentalities are different, and products typically require more investigation before a purchase. 2) Start testing, seriously.

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B2B Marketing B2B Buying Cycle Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Interactions

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When B2B marketers think “buyer,” they’re most often thinking about net-new buyers. Just as your marketing programs nurture net-new buyers across lengthy buying cycles, retention programs must kick in after onboarding and continue across the customer lifecycle. Did you present a realistic story?

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Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management 62

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

For most companies, this data provides deeper insights into the buying process to better tailor marketing strategies to their target audience. Downloads (whitepapers, case studies, eBooks). ‍ Capture interest during the buyer journey. An effective B2B marketing campaign is one that’s delivered on time.

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Buyer Intent Intent Data Intent Work Management 118

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Understanding that not every lead is ready to buy right away, but that it’s less costly to convert an existing lead than to generate a new one, you may be asking yourself, “ I need to do lead nurturing right—where do I start?”. This is extremely important.

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Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Leads Buying Cycle Lead Management 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Customers are increasingly demanding more from B2B organizations. According to studies, 80 percent of B2B organizations say that customer’s expectations are higher because of what they experience as consumers. Nurturing a relationship with those that are ready to move closer to the buying stage will help drive quality leads.

Lead Generation 174

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 174

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

MarketingProfs research shows 71% of B2B marketers use content marketing to generate leads. Let’s take a look at a couple different strategies for how to find B2B customers through your content initiatives: Leverage (the Right) CTAs. According to WebDAM , B2B companies that blog generate 67% more leads than those that don’t.

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B2B Sales Cycle CTR Sales Qualified Leads 120