Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sure, it’s always been there to some extent, but that pressure has recently increased, according to B2B marketers. We’ve shared our favorite five lead nurturing examples and strategies. The second is figuring out how to make those lead nurturing campaigns work harder. Lead scoring allows you to master the follow-up.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 197

Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Yet, one of the most interesting features that I have been playing around with is lead scoring and grading. Essentially, this automation assigns values to your prospects to further segment and understand their intent. In my opinion, I believe every B2B organization using Pardot should implement lead scoring to some extent.

Lead Ranking 97

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 97

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions.

Ideal Customer Profiles 130

Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Management 130

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 16, 2020

If you ask most sales and marketing teams what their ultimate goal is, you can pretty much guarantee that they will say it is generating more leads and conversions. After all, if you have more leads coming in, then you’ll have more conversions too, right? This is why a good lead scoring system is so important.

Lead Ranking 272

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 272

Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter.

Lead Ranking 101

Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads 101

Inbox Insight

MARCH 13, 2024

Effective lead prioritization is essential. With limited resources and increasing competition, it’s crucial companies focus their efforts on quality leads that are most likely to convert into high value customers. For many businesses this has led to growing frustrations and wasted marketing and sales efforts.

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profiles Demand Generation 52

B2B Digital Marketer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction Welcome to another episode where today we delve into the critical world of Cost Per Closed Lead (CPCL) and how you can drive your CPCL down while maximizing lead value. As the lifeblood of any B2B marketing strategy, leads represent potential revenue ; but not all leads are created equal.

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads 52

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 17, 2023

Over the years, we’ve read (and written) some of the best marketing articles, making our judgment pretty great when it comes to determining value. As content marketing experts, we realize that not everyone has this superpower. Here’s 25 of the best marketing articles that every content marketing needs to read. No problem.

Paid Search Agency 335

Paid Search Agency Content Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 335

Vision6

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Lead scoring is a strategy that businesses can use to sort and prioritise potential customers. This is done by giving each lead a specific score based on engagement levels, implementation time, and available budget. The higher the score, the more likely a lead is to become a customer.

Lead Ranking 52

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Qualified Leads 52

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2021

So you’re a B2B marketer. You’ve spent countless hours developing content for potential buyers. If it does, we’ve got to be honest: no matter how great your product is, your content isn’t going to capture many leads on its own. But your lead magnets? What’s the Real Deal with B2B Lead Magnets?

Sales Qualified Leads 362

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 362

Act-On

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

We’ve highlighted 10 simple SEO tips to help improve rankings and get on the right side of Google and other search engines. A B2B SEO strategy might include keyword optimizing your content, building more links to your website pages, and handling more technical areas (like making sure your website doesn’t load at a snail’s pace).

Lead Scoring 130

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking SEO Top of Funnel 130

Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. Gone are the days when gating all content to meet quarterly MQL KPIs was effective. But have we deviated too far from sustainable lead generation practices and become too reliant on pay-to-play databases to fuel outbound initiatives? Contradiction?

Lead Ranking 119

Lead Ranking Lead Gen Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 119

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 15, 2024

But now, there’s something new on the scene: B2B creators. These are B2B creators, and they’re changing the rules of how businesses talk to their audiences and make choices. Today, we’re breaking down the rise of B2B creators and why they’re more than just the next big thing. Who Are B2B Creators?

Enterprise Management 234

Enterprise Management B2B B2B Thought Leadership SMB 234

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Taking steps to track and grow the value of your SEO efforts is not easy, but it is very much worthwhile. You’ll find an assortment of performance and optimization metrics listed in our forthcoming comprehensive guide to B2B search engine optimization. It can lead to substantial revenue impact!

Lead Scoring 129

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking SEO Multi-Touch Attribution 129

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2021

Let’s get real about B2B content marketing. It doesn’t add value to your audience and can seem completely irrelevant. The truth is, your content doesn’t have to boring or stuffy. In this post, we’ll review why B2B content marketing sucks and how to improve it so that it delivers a true ROI (return on investment).

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B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Planning 289

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 19, 2024

Here, we look at how marketing can play a larger role in customer retention through advanced strategies that keep existing customers engaged, satisfied, and primed for opportunities that increase lifetime value. Marketing teams can do this by crafting engaging content that educates, entertains, and positions your brand as a trusted resource.

Lead Scoring 59

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Acquisitions B2B Marketing 59

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. Few companies have too much product content. It is a top tactic.

Top of Funnel 262

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 262

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While some invest a tremendous amount of money in traditional advertising channels, many use the power of content instead. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. Here’s your current B2B buyer. B2B Buying Isn’t Linear. Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 358

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 358

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

For businesses, understanding the nuances of B2B SEO is essential, as it significantly differs from B2C SEO. The Distinct Focus of B2B SEO B2B SEO operates within a distinct paradigm, primarily due to the nature of the target audience. Content tailored for B2B audiences. Relationship building and lead generation.

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SEO B2B Work Management Long Tail Marketing 243

The Lead Agency

MARCH 17, 2024

But what comes first is the lead. Website lead capture forms are one of the most critical touchpoints in the B2B landscape. They are the front lines of engagement, meticulously designed to convert casual browsers into leads. Combining B2B and B2C statistics, the average conversion rate from web forms is 1.7%.

High Quality Lead 62

High Quality Lead Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 62

Only B2B

MARCH 20, 2024

Did you know that only 5-10% of marketing qualified leads (MQLs) convert into paying customers? This statistic, highlighted in a Forrester Research report, underscores the crucial role of lead qualification in B2B marketing. But how do you identify leads ready to be handed off to your sales team?

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High Quality Lead Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL 62

B2B Marketing Directions

APRIL 20, 2024

Source: Edelman and LinkedIn (This month's Research Round-Up discusses the sixth edition of the B2B thought leadership impact study by Edelman and LinkedIn. This research has consistently provided valuable insights about the impact of thought leadership content on the perceptions and behaviors of business decision-makers.)

B2B Thought Leadership 63

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Studies Research 63

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 15, 2023

Google, the world’s leading search engine, currently has over 85% of the search engine market. And, they’ve made it abundantly clear that their ranking preferences lean heavily towards websites that prioritize user experience. But how exactly does fresh content impact your SEO ?

SEO 235

SEO Marketing Agencies 2 Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 235

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Let’s be frank—there is a saturation of content marketing. Almost every brand is producing content, and competition to rank is fierce. However, it’s not all bad news because a lot of content out there is surface level—it’s generic and has no new angle or point of view. What Is 10x Content? 10x Content Origins.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Content SMB 342

Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

Manufacturing lead generation is a perennial top priority for most manufacturers. To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. For more on these challenges, see my earlier blog post, “Industrial Lead Generation for Sales – It’s Complicated!”

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Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 52

Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Ah, the never-ending quest for qualified leads! B2B marketers spend countless hours crafting campaigns, social media posts, and targeted ads, all in the name of capturing potential customers. Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Imagine your sales funnel as a pyramid.

Sales Qualified Leads 71

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 71

Leadspace

DECEMBER 7, 2021

December 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Leadspace, the industry-recognized AI-powered B2B Buyer Data Platform, has been named a Leader by Forrester Research in its recent report The Forrester New Wave : B2B Customer Data Platforms, Q4 2021 authored by analysts Steven Casey and Katie Linford. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.,

Lead Scoring 118

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles Forrester 118

Thinkers360

APRIL 20, 2024

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Retail 2024 2024 Annual Ranking Find and work with the World’s Premier B2B Thought Leaders, Advisors, Analysts, Authors, Influencers & Speakers (100M+ followers combined). Help us grow the Thinkers360 community by participating and sharing your own content and experience today!

B2B Thought Leadership 98

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 98

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For B2B brands, having a content marketing program tends to be a given. But one of the challenges of having a baseline assumption is that it can be easy to lose sight of why content marketing became such a cornerstone of B2B marketing in the first place. But that initial goodwill only goes so far.

B2B Marketing 115

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel Content Marketing Branding 115

Thinkers360

MARCH 22, 2024

Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 B2B thought leaders, analysts and influencers you should work with in 2024 (Europe, Africa & Middle East). Help us grow the Thinkers360 community by participating and sharing your own content and experience today! Congratulations to all who participated!

B2B Thought Leadership 141

B2B Thought Leadership Work Management Thought Leadership B2B 141

Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

Lead Qualification 71

Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring 71

Launch Marketing

JULY 26, 2023

The B2B lead generation landscape is constantly evolving, and 2023 is no exception. Applying the right lead generation tactics throughout the entire year can make all the difference in ensuring an organization meets its business goals. Looking to elevate your organization’s lead generation through content marketing?

Lead Generation 118

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Account Based Marketing 118

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. Generating More Qualified Leads with MQLs: A Pathway to B2B Success What Is Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs)?

Lead Ranking 62

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

Thinkers360

MARCH 31, 2024

Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 B2B thought leaders, analysts and influencers you should work with in 2024 (APAC). Help us grow the Thinkers360 community by participating and sharing your own content and experience today! Congratulations to all who participated!

Work Management 144

Work Management B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Enterprise Management 144

Leadspace

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s especially useful in sales and marketing when it comes to prioritizing leads for content marketing or sales engagement campaigns. Obviously, all of this information is extremely valuable for personalized outreach and lead prioritization, but how do we ingest all of this information and determine someone’s persona?

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profiles Outreach 62