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B2B Brand Marketing & Demand Gen: Better Together

Marketing Interactions

I just read a recommendation that B2B organizations should allocate 46% of budget to brand marketing and 54% to demand gen. Demand marketing is said to be focused on short-term acquisition – those 5% – 10% of buyers currently in-market. Demand – urgency. Demand – advancement. Demand – acquisition.

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Why B2B Marketers are Critical to Revenue Operations

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While the events I’ve attended and material I’ve read tend to apply the focus on sales as the central pivot for RevOps, I find that approach distracting for sales and a discredit to B2B marketers. 69% of B2B marketers are responsible for some (41%) to all (28%) of customer experience ( Capgemini ). B2B Research 2022 CMI ).

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What Happens When B2B Buyers Start Using ChatGPT?

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As I keep seeing all these posts about marketers going gaga over ChatGPT, I wonder if we’re missing a more confounding impact from the tool > our B2B buyers using it. So, let’s talk about what this means for B2B marketers…. And your ability to create demand, let alone harvest it will decrease—even further. I agree with him.

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The Importance of Humanness in B2B Content Experiences

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This is a huge opportunity for how we develop humanness in B2B content experiences. We can start by dropping the jargon and the “scripts” of how we think marketing and sales content should sound and just talk to our B2B buyers like the professionals they are—as people. Perception is the Linchpin for Humanness in B2B Content.

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Is Your B2B Content Creating a Sum of Knowledge?

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B2B content doesn’t create a sum of knowledge as one-off random acts of content. To create influence, your B2B content needs oomph, conviction, and purpose. I’ve written about the need for B2B content to have a point of view. Help B2B Buyers Think & Learn. The post Is Your B2B Content Creating a Sum of Knowledge?

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How Many B2B Buyer Personas Do You Need?

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The average is three to five B2B buyer personas. Which B2B buyer personas, when engaged, will help marketers drive contribution to revenues? Which B2B buyer personas, when engaged, will help marketers drive contribution to revenues? Which B2B Buyer Personas Should You Build? I’ve heard everything from one to fifty-two.

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Use B2B Buyer Personas to Gain Consensus on Objectives

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With 8 to 15 buyers involved in a complex B2B purchase, ensuring a no-regret deal can be as difficult as herding cats. And that’s too much effort in a world where buyers crave simplicity on-demand. The enduring problem both B2B marketers and sellers have almost universally is self-focus. Don’t get me wrong. No regrets.