Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Most business leaders and Marketing and Sales professionals today understand the impact that peer reviews and stories make on the customer bying journey, including the B2B purchase journey. Studies reveal significant changes to how B2B buyers select suppliers. Peer Influence and its Effects on the B2B Buying Process.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Crafting an impeccable B2B sales journey isn’t straightforward. Offering a stellar B2B sales experience comes with its own share of challenges in 2023. As you delve deeper, you’ll uncover the challenges, the strategies, and the nuances that can transform your B2B interactions. What is B2B Sales Experience?

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B2B Sales Webinar Metrics B2B Peer-to-peer 182

Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Just released today – CMI's B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends: Insights for 2023. Find out what your peers have to say about their challenges, operations, teams, and success. Continue reading →

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Peer-to-peer B2B Marketing Research Content Marketing 123

Webbiquity

JUNE 28, 2022

Marketing business to business (B2B) products and services differs from business to consumer (B2C) practices in at least a half-dozen ways. What Makes a Great B2B Case Study? Approximately 33% of B2B brands allocate 5% of their budget to marketing. Guest post by Eleanor Hecks. Highlight Your Specialty. Optimize Your Layout.

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Case Studies Case Study Studies Top of Funnel 284

Content4Demand

APRIL 25, 2023

New stats show pass-alongs as key to success Most marketing teams we work with at Content4Demand (C4D) are, understandably, focusing more and more on tracking results and the impact of the content they’re creating. According to its recent 2023 Content Preferences Study , B2B buyers are starting to tune out boring and non-specific content.

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Peer-to-peer B2B Stats Content 77

Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In its 11th year, the annual Content Marketing Institute B2B research delves into industry benchmarks, budgets, and trends. But this year we added one more category – how you and your peers responded to the pandemic and plan for the new normal. Continue reading → The post 2021 B2B Content Marketing: What Now?

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Peer-to-peer Research B2B Marketing Planning 145

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 6, 2022

You can probably guess the top two social networks for B2B marketing pretty easily, but do you know which platform is #3? What the biggest missed opportunity is for B2B marketers? How your social media marketing budget stacks up to your peers and competitors? The Biggest Challenge in B2B Social Media Marketing.

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Social Media Allocation Social Marketing B2B Marketing 237

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Six Effective Tips To Increase Your B2B Sales Conversions. At some point, you will start attracting more of the leads that don’t intend to buy from you right away. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. The pandemic of 2020 amplified this phenomenon.

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Vision Edge Marketing

APRIL 5, 2022

The phrase “content is king” was used by Bill Gates in 1996 to describe the future of the internet as a marketplace to share information. More than 25 years later and after countless innovations across both print and digital content, the familiar phrase continues to dominate business headlines. three to five pieces of content ?before

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Thought Leadership B2B Thought Leadership Peer-to-peer Lead Scoring 215

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 8, 2023

How Do B2B SaaS Companies Determine Pricing? Report] 43 percent of software as a service (SaaS) leaders have said that they use competitive analysis for pricing research, with 34 percent turning to feedback from existing customers, while 14 percent utilize previous market research, according to newly-published B2B survey data.

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Newsletter B2B Marketing Linkedin Studies 97

KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 2, 2022

Video marketing (20%), marketing automation (20%), and content creation and design (20%) also made the list. B2B Marketers and Growing Social Media Usage. Although social media has been a struggle for some marketers, previous research indicates that B2B marketers, in particular, have begun to find success in this area.

Social Media 265

Social Media Peer-to-peer Social Marketing Media 265

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

There’s a seismic shift happening in B2B buying, and it’s being driven by a powerful force — generational change. Forrester data shows that these generations prefer getting their information from websites, forums, and message boards over the in-person peer conversations of older generations. Take the assessment today!

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

What is the measure of your B2B marketing campaign’s success? As a CMO or director of digital marketing, you can use a handful of B2B marketing metrics to answer them. Quick Takeaways: If you’re not tracking B2B marketing metrics, you are playing a guessing game, with a likelihood of more losses than hits.

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Cost per Lead ROMI CPL Churn Rate 258

Martech

MARCH 18, 2024

Only about 5% of B2B buyers are in-market at any given time, so focusing marketing efforts on those active is an incredibly alluring idea. Through exposure to marketing, research into categories, conversations with peers and insights from sources of influence, a shortlist of vendors emerges. It may only shine more light on it.

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Intent Data Intent B2B Peer-to-peer 118

Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

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Marketing Management Vendors Studies Top of Funnel 75

ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

There is perhaps no more challenging role in the C-suite than that of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) within a B2B organization. All of this begs the question: Is the role of the B2B CMO past its prime? The challenge with the modern B2B CMO role is one of positioning. Modern B2B CMOs are set up to fail.

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CMO Positioning Marketing Analytics Tools Peer-to-peer 147

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2023

One question on the minds of many B2B Marketers right now is whether we should be funding new approaches like AI, VR, AR, or maybe even Tiktok (good god, no!) So let’s dive into 3 B2B Marketing strategies that you should double down on this year B2B decision makers are not easy to reach. Don’t worry.

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Enterprise Management Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy B2B Marketing 200

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2022

Debate raged for a long time about whether SaaS companies really needed content marketing. In 2022, that debate is dead — content is a critical piece of successful digital marketing for every SaaS brand. Topics covered in SaaS content are often technical. 5 Actionable Content Marketing Lessons for SaaS. Quick Takeaways.

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Paid Search Agency Content Marketing Companies Case Study 325

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

Sword and the Script | B2B

MAY 9, 2023

Your sales team is more likely to use the content B2B marketing products when it is presented by a high-performing peer in sales – rather than a sales leader or a product marketer. If you’ve worked in B2B marketing for a minute, you already know the sales team doesn’t like to use marketing content.

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B2B Sales Peer-to-peer B2B Marketing Work Management 54

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Word-of-mouth marketing and peer recommendations are an extremely powerful way to increase brand visibility, as people will believe their network of peers vs. a brand driven campaign. Once you have a piece of content or a campaign that you think is worth sharing, create incentives. Rule #1: Give People a Reason to Share.

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Peer-to-peer Rules Word of Mouth Marketo 48

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.

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

Content4Demand

JULY 2, 2021

Here’s our countdown of the top-trending pieces and posts generating buzz and airplay in content marketing. Nominate yourself or a peer via the 2021 B2B Innovator Awards Nominations Form by 5 p.m. There are 14 individual categories, including Content, Creative & Execution; Buyer-Focused Marketers; and B2B Technologists.

Peer-to-peer 108

Peer-to-peer Intent Data Content Intent 108

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 30, 2017

New research suggests that marketers may want to shift to shorter pieces of content to reel in B2B buyers. The “2017 Content Preferences Survey Report” from DemandGen recently discovered that 46 percent of B2B buyers have moved towards shorter formats of content in the past year.

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Peer-to-peer Buy B2B Marketing Process 120

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This is particularly true in the B2B world , where potential clients are looking for proof of long-term results with other companies before making their own buying decision. Knowing how to create a case study that clearly demonstrates your company’s ability to deliver is key to a complete B2B marketing strategy. Quick Takeaways.

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Case Studies Case Study Impressions Studies 343

The Marketing Blender

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The emphasis on a digital-first B2B manufacturing marketing strategy has become crystal-clear. In this discussion, we’ll delve into effective strategies that can transform the B2B manufacturing marketing landscape and ensure a steady flow of high-quality leads. Yet, their steep costs and modest ROI present clear downsides.

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Trade Show B2B Marketing Peer-to-peer Marketing & Strategy 52

Sana Commerce

MARCH 11, 2024

Celebrating success: diving into insights Sana Commerce proudly announces its recognition as an Aspiring Vendor in the 2023 Gartner ® Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Digital Commerce. Sana Commerce is one of eight digital commerce vendors who have met the criteria set forth in the Gartner ® Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report.

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Gartner Peer-to-peer Enterprise Management Vendors 52

Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your peers share how they succeeded on the most popular B2B social platform. LinkedIn surpassed 1 billion users, throwing growth forecasts in a tailspin. Marketers are the benefactors if you know how to crack the code.

Peer-to-peer 105

Peer-to-peer Linkedin Forecasting Paid Search Agency 105

Sana Commerce

MARCH 13, 2024

NEW YORK, New York – February 29, 2024 – Sana Commerce , a ready-to-use commerce platform engineered for B2B, announced today that ninety-five percent of Sana customers on Gartner® Peer Insights would recommend Sana Commerce for digital commerce as of February 2024. 49 Ratings) out of 5 as of February 2024. All rights reserved.

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Gartner Peer-to-peer Customer Satisfaction Vendors 52

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the 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. Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 288

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Trends Lead Scoring 288

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The way B2B technology buyers conduct research make buying decisions is changing. Nearly two-thirds of B2B tech buyers are now under age 40. Those are just a few of the findings from B2B Buying Disconnect: Forecasting Radical Changes in Tech Buying Behavior just published by software rating site TrustRadius.

Enterprise Management 299

Enterprise Management Sales Management Work Management Marketing Management 299

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) tenures have often shrunk to 2 years while B2B marketing has morphed away from a function responsible for events, creatives, and messaging that pushes product or service messages to drive awareness with prospects and customers. Potential customers search and access content when they wish in their own timeframe.

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CMO Relevance Enterprise Management Peer-to-peer 109

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

Vision Edge Marketing

APRIL 25, 2023

This is crucial for B2B companies in tough economic times. This is especially true for B2B professional service firms like us. Organic growth is a key objective for any business, and a business imperative in challenging economic times. It paves the way to expand your customer base, increase revenue, and gain a competitive advantage.

Work Management 177

Work Management Marketing & Strategy Marketing Management B2B 177

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the B2B selling world there is near universal appreciation for the value of sales coaching. Research indicates significant impact on forecasted deal win rates, revenue growth and other selling metrics. Research from The Sales Management Association show sales people believe it’s the most important, least supported sales resource.

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B2B Sales Effectiveness Work Management Marketing Management 172

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Social media has revolutionized B2B marketing. 60% of US B2B marketers named social media the most effective B2B channel for driving revenue in 2023. 60% of US B2B marketers named social media the most effective B2B channel for driving revenue in 2023. Jump ahead B2B Social Media: Where Are Your Customers Now?

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Social Media Trends Media B2B 117

Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. It was hard to use. Everything required extra clicks.

B2B Marketing 105

B2B Marketing Peer-to-peer B2B Paid Search Agency 105