Heinz Marketing

MAY 12, 2022

Hushly is an all-in-one software solution for B2B marketers who want to create a better user experience by removing the traditional form friction for increased lead conversions. You can create abandonment workflows, provide customized experiences for ABM accounts, and even use AI to make your content conversational. Hushly has a 4.8

Work Management 107

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Peer-to-peer 107

Madison Logic

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Resolution #1: Leverage AI the Right Way Generative AI (genAI) has completely changed the game by offering B2B marketers opportunities to enhance their strategies and streamline time-intensive tasks such as campaign design, audience or competitor research, and content ideation.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 52

Content4Demand

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Strategic growth and revenue leader Christine Elliott joined Content4Demand in a recent webinar to discuss the value of content audits to her marketing programs. Cashing In on Content Audits: Uncovering the Hidden Potential & Pitfalls in Your Content Library covered a lot of ground. Also things like stages of the buy cycle.

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Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Content Buying Cycle 74

NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 29, 2015

CEOs and marketing leaders often stand on opposite sides of a deep chasm in terms of their belief in the power of B2B content marketing. While marketers recognize that content marketing can boost ROI, many corporate leaders still live in a worldview where traditional direct marketing campaigns rule. Set expectations.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Planning Cost per Lead 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. The steps are: 1.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

ClearVoice

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

But you may not realize that a CRM can have a huge impact on your content marketing strategy if you use it correctly. Here are some tips for how to set up a CRM system with an eye toward content marketing, followed by three ways to use your CRM for content marketing to better reach and engage your target audience.

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CRM Work Management Content Marketing Marketing Management 105

ANNUITAS

JULY 2, 2020

In an industry heavily reliant on relationships, the reality is that the B2B banking customer’s buying process is typically long, and rarely linear. Not only are bankers limited by the lack of opportunity to build new relationships, but the B2B banking buyer’s decision-making process is changing.

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Demand Buy Work Management Process 130

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process.

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Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

LeadSloth

AUGUST 11, 2010

While doing research for my upcoming webinar on creating content that converts , I found many great articles on B2B Content Marketing. My focus is on B2B, rather than B2C. For example, the complex sale is usually unique to B2B selling, and that’s when you would map content to stages in the buying cycle.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Planning Burn Rate 100

Madison Logic

MARCH 1, 2023

2023 is poised to be a pivotal year for B2B marketing. Faced with increased competition and shrinking budgets, marketers must navigate larger buying committees and more complex buying cycles.

Linkedin 52

Linkedin Marketing Budget Account Based Marketing Multi-Channel 52

The Mx Group

MAY 5, 2017

So marketers have to deliver content that’s relevant, valuable and engaging. Focus on actions that actually matter to your buying cycle, like specific white paper clicks or form fills. Segments can swap out email content sections based on who’s receiving them. The B2B purchase journey can be long and complex.

Marketo 63

Marketo Marketing Automation Services Lead Scoring Marketing Automation 63

Valasys

JULY 21, 2020

Employing appropriate KPIs for B2B e-commerce marketplace helps marketers to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the progress of their marketing models and also assists them in making more informed, data-driven, less risky, and profitable business decisions. Read more on 5 Essentials of B2B Sales and Marketing Alignment.

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Lead Ranking B2B Lead Scoring Churn Rate 80

ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The pressures to build a solid Demand Generation Strategy that is perpetual with content marketing that converts is high. Do you recognize any of the following content marketing misses? One piece to rule them all. It’s the blend-o-matic of content approaches; there’s nothing this super-piece doesn’t try to do.

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Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Content 100

Biznology

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Some content formats load well in AMP. They dynamically respond to user interactions to serve more relevant content for them. In the old days, everyone used last-touch attribution, giving all the credit for the last piece of content a user consumed. Not that AMPs are always a bad user experience.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Wiki Paid Search Agency Lead Scoring 182

Avitage

MARCH 7, 2012

I’ve just read this compilation of insights and predictions published by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI).

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Social Media Microsite Planning Social Marketing 120

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 19, 2013

Building a network in Google+ could be the next critical tactic when it relates to B2B search engine optimization and broader social media initiatives. As such, for B2B marketers specifically, activity on Google Plus could potentially have significant effects on lead acquisition and brand trust.

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Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing Google Work Management 120

Canadian Marketing Association

MARCH 14, 2017

Check out this month’s top B2B marketing reads, curated by CMA’s B2B Council : The Ultimate Guide to Account-Based Marketing: 6 Key Steps Nowhere is the happy marriage of analog and digital tactics rewarded more than in effective ABM. ” – Shared by Barb Huggett , SVP, Ad Sales & GM, Canada, Captivate.

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Account Based Marketing B2B Buying Cycle ABM 48

The Point

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In the most diplomatic tone I could muster, I responded by stating that I didn’t think there was any correct answer to his question, and moreover, the question itself assumes a sales model that is not only long extinct, but runs completely counter to today’s modern B2B buyer behavior. Plus, B2B buyers have become expert buyers.

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Valasys

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The straightforward ramifications of content marketing include attracting & engaging the prospects along with the sales cycles & ultimately driving sales conversions. Ever wondered how to build customer loyalty with content marketing?

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Loyalty Top of Funnel Content Marketing Ad Building 72

Martech

AUGUST 7, 2023

It’s essential to understand your regular buying cycle — how often people buy, whether they repurchase at similar intervals but only at certain times of the year and other variables. If your normal buying cycle is 60 days, these could be customers whose last purchase was a few days on either side of that cycle.

Budget Programs 98

Budget Programs A/B testing Buying Cycle Email Marketing 98

seo.co

OCTOBER 6, 2021

“Conversions” are often loosely defined, and you’ll encounter some writers who will say a conversion has taken place when someone clicks through a different article, or socially shares your piece of content. This guide’s intention is to teach you how to use content to get more of these hardline conversions for your site.

Ad Exchange 98

Ad Exchange Content Copywriting Lead Scoring 98

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Today, technical buyers and engineers expect suppliers to have a substantial online presence with a website packed with relevant content in a variety of formats and easily searchable. The key here is to serve up relevant content that matches the prospect’s state or stage on the decision making process.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Hubspot

JUNE 3, 2020

I mean, just what drives all this highly adaptive content? More than that, how does adaptive content affect a lead's decision-making process? I'll break down the concept of "smart," or "dynamic" content, explain what it is, how it works, and give you some strategies for incorporating it into your marketing.

Personalization 67

Personalization CMS Development Work Management Marketing Management 67

Directive Agency

AUGUST 3, 2020

While a majority of B2C companies are crushing the social media marketing game, many B2B organizations are lagging behind. Even with Facebook’s growing popularity, many B2B brands still struggle to nail down an effective strategy. The B2B buyer’s journey is much longer and more complex than that of a general consumer.

Top of Funnel 64

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Facebook Ads 64

NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

B2B lead generation and lead management is a complicated process that can’t be detailed all in one book. Below are a variety of books that I consider the cream of the crop in b2b marketing and lead management. General B2B Marketing & Lead Generation. Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand Generation 100

The Mx Group

AUGUST 16, 2017

B2B Marketing Strategy. B2B Telemarketing. Design and Content. Content Marketing. Interactive Content. Your Top Ten Questions About B2B Buyer Personas. If you think your personas contain many critical buy-cycle insights, confirm that your sales team is aware of how and when to use them.

Buyer Personas 84

Buyer Personas Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 84

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 15, 2019

As marketers, we’re competing in an environment where prospects are exposed to more content through more channels than ever before. They can be the difference between mediocre content and outstanding content that actually breaks through and speaks to your audience. Are they at the right stage of the buying cycle?

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Demand Generation Segmentation Demand Generation 134

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your peril by Achinta Mitra on January 26, 2010 in Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development Is you current website an asset or a liability?

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

Is less better than more when it comes to content? Instead of bombarding prospects with "too much content" should companies carefully chose 1 or 2 pieces of important content that will educate prospects? What kind of content is most useful in each phase of the B2B marketing cycle? Ardath Albee.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Planning 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 21, 2012

by Jon Miller Recently I was interviewed by content marketing expert and co-author of Content Rules C.C. Chapman on his Content Conversations cinchcast. about taking content marketing to the next level. about taking content marketing to the next level. Content can help with brand preference.

B2B Marketing 48

B2B Marketing Conversion B2B Marketo 48

Kaon

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

B2B marketers have been tasked with a new challenge: to look at their business, their marketing tactics and their customers through a new lens. Congratulations to Kaon Interactive and DXC Technology, winners of the Killer Content Award in the category of Interactive Content.

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Buying Cycle Storytelling Content B2B Sales 26

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The New Rules of Engagement: CMOs Rethink Their Marketing Mix is based on a survey of 314 marketing executives at companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue. Fifty-six percent of the participants were primarily B2B marketers and the remaining 44% were B2C. Johnson (GPJ). Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

Sprout Social

JANUARY 3, 2022

The great content marketer Ann Handley advocates for making your customer, rather than your company, the hero of your brand story. To create an effective marketing, sales or social media strategy, you must first have a clear idea of who is consuming your content and why. Accelerate buyers through the sales cycle.

Buyer Personas 140

Buyer Personas Social Media Media Ideal Customer Profiles 140

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 17, 2015

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Dave or Smart Insights – Dave Chaffey is CEO of Smart Insights, a publisher of planning templates and articles focusing on Digital Strategy with channels on B2B Marketing and Marketing automation. I think content personalization is the biggest opportunity into 2016 for B2B Marketers.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Work Management 100

Valasys

MARCH 5, 2020

An adage goes that the old must perish & make way for the new to flourish, the same philosophy can be applied within the B2B set-up to evolve your content strategy in 2020. You can’t evolve your content strategy without engaging with your niche-specific communities in the first place.

Paid Content 59

Paid Content De-duplication WOMM Top of Funnel 59

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed. The instant gratification mindset of B2B content consumers means they’re demanding more content, faster. Designing content for 1X use is wasteful. See my post Rule of 5 for B2B content development.

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Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60