KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 4, 2021

B2B marketers have primarily focused on improving the customer experience (CX) in the past. B2B International recently conducted its “2021 B2B Marketing Monitor” report, and statistics showed that delivering an excellent CX throughout the entire customer life cycle remains a top challenge.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 3, 2020

More B2B marketers are finding opportunities via content marketing , but new research suggests that they still face challenges when it comes to achieving their top objectives. That being said, B2B marketers still face a number of challenges when it comes to content. This was compared to just 42% of all other B2B content marketers.

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Only B2B

MARCH 20, 2024

This statistic, highlighted in a Forrester Research report, underscores the crucial role of lead qualification in B2B marketing. Forrester Research reports that companies that nurture leads can generate up to 50% more sales at about 33% less cost than competitors.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

JANUARY 23, 2024

Forrester analyst Lori Wizdo wrote those words eleven years ago. 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.”

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Sword and the Script | B2B

MAY 17, 2022

Deals in B2B are increasingly complicated and more likely to be scrutinized by top executives and the finance department. Buyers now exercise more due diligence than ever before, conducting more research and engaging in more conversations with vendors and third parties,” according to Forrester. That’s up from 17 interactions in 2019.

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Sales Cycle B2B Sales Studies Marketing Management 75

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 29, 2018

New research suggests that transparency and communication are critical components to developing successful relationships between B2B businesses and their customers. Statistics showed that the majority of B2B marketers (60 percent) believe that poor communication is the most likely factor to stall a customer relationship.

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Strategic-IC

APRIL 23, 2023

24 Account-based Marketing statistics you need know in 2023. What started as a new concept back in 2003 is now one of the hottest topics in B2B Marketing. What started as a new concept back in 2003 is now one of the hottest topics in B2B Marketing. added one more) Account-based Marketing statistics to help your 2023 thinking.

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Complacency has never been an option in B2B marketing. Getting ahead in B2B marketing has always been about innovating faster at scale than everyone else. 2023 has created something of a perfect storm for B2B marketing. As the economy continues to slow, B2B marketers aren’t the only ones who are feeling the sting.

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Only B2B

JULY 5, 2023

In the ever-changing landscape of B2B marketing, demand generation plays a pivotal role in driving business growth and success. As we enter 2023, it is crucial to adapt to the evolving nature of B2B demand generation and discover effective strategies to generate demand and engage target audiences.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Dentsu recently published the results of its 2020 CMO Survey, and statistics showed that 24% of CMOs based in the U.S. Forrester and Google conducted “The Future of Analytics” report, and data indicated that overall, most marketers (17%) intend to make improving upon their use of data and analytics a top priority over the next year.

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Customer Surveys Forrester CMO Custom Publishing 271

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Forrester and Yieldmo recently published the “Attention 2.0: Enhancing Ad Measurement Beyond Clicks and Viewability” report, and statistics showed that only 40% of marketers are confident in their organization’s ability to measure the conversion rate of their mobile advertising efforts.

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PathFactory

MAY 2, 2019

With artificial intelligence disrupting nearly every industry, it’s poised to launch B2B marketing into an exciting new era that puts buyers in the driver’s seat of their own hyper-personalized journeys. Everyone’s talking about it yet there seems to be confusion around what it means and its implications for B2B marketers.

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PureB2B

JUNE 23, 2022

While online B2B buying habits have changed dramatically in the past decade, today's B2B buyer journey looks a lot different than it did just a couple of years ago. Therefore, as Forrester states, the role of B2B marketing is “no longer to attract and persuade; it’s really to engage buyers and help them through their journey.”.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But, in 2022, what are you going to do better to enhance your B2B lead generation strategies? Conventional lead generation tactics for B2B marketers will not work in 2022. If you look at the most recent B2B market trends, you can notice how much has changed in such a short time. Put The Customer First.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 24, 2011

Here’s some statistics: Forrester Research Report. Calculating the ROI of B2B Lead Nurturing and Marketing Automation OK already- It’s time for Marketing Automation. Most importantly, a sound lead nurturing marketing program has proven to increase revenues for firms. Sirius Decisions. It just makes sense. Think about it.

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NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 24, 2011

Here’s some statistics: Forrester Research Report. Most importantly, a sound lead nurturing marketing program has proven to increase revenues for firms. It’s why I continually promote the entire lead management cycle, from email capture to sales. Sirius Decisions.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 14, 2018

B2B Marketing and the Customer Experience. As the buying experience continues to evolve, previous research suggests that B2B customers now have higher expectations than they did in the past. Statistics showed that 70 percent of B2B firms now believe customers have higher expectations than they did in previous years.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 11, 2019

Statistics showed that only 18 percent of marketers are currently using AI. We’re still in the early days of AI for B2B marketing and sales, and there is a great deal of education that is needed to close the gap between implementation and expectations,” said Peter Isaacson, CMO at Demandbase.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The “2017 State of Account-Based Marketing Survey” from #FlipMyFunnel discovered that the percentage of B2B marketers who said they used account-based marketing (ABM) increased from 49 to 81 percent over the past 12 months, but why? In 2017, nearly half of B2B marketers said that their primary goal was to generate revenue.

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Exo B2B

JUNE 18, 2019

What is the relevance of social media for B2B? We were asking ourselves this question almost ten years ago in this blog post , with statistics from eMarketer dating back to 2009. – B2B companies were more likely to exploit social media marketing opportunities than B2C companies. You can find an overflow of statistics.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Must Read: Advantages of Intent Data in B2B Marketing Intent data refers to information collected during the buyer’s online activity to determine- • Who are the potential customers? Enter the world of B2B intent data, a tool that will revolutionize the way you generate leads in 2024. What are they interested in?

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 17, 2018

Marketers are aware of the benefits of harvesting customer data, but new statistics suggest that they are still struggling to make the most of it. B2B Marketers and the Difficulties of Leveraging Data. B2B marketers, in particular, have been struggling to utilize the data that is available to them, according to previous research.

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Vidyard

MARCH 11, 2016

Forrester has been following marketers to ask them how those efforts were going, and the answer is… not so well. This statistic seems to tell us that either something is very wrong in the world of marketing, or we’re still missing an essential distribution channel. Adopting a centralized content asset and measurement system.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

These statistics should not discount the lost businesses during COVID.). Research analyst firm Forrester pegged increased use of videos by sales teams as a trend for 2021. Sellers will look for more dynamic ways to earn buyers’ attention,” the Forrester team wrote. We’re entering a new, welcome phase for B2B sales.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 23, 2014

Earlier this week a colleague forwarded along Bizo’s latest infographic in partnership with Eloqua , highlighting the B2B buyer’s journey from discovery through sales completion. The B2B Buyer is in Control. B2B Buyer Behavior: Timing is Everything. The Science of B2B Online Marketing. The Psychology of Color.

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Tactics B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 120

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 24, 2014

Twitter’s popularity expands into the B2B sector, as data has revealed that 87% of B2B marketers are now using social media as part of their strategical arsenal, with 85% of that total using Twitter. Twitter Profile: @Forrester. Search Engine Marketing Blog Social Media Strategies b2b twitter' Followers: 247K.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Profiling Work Management Twitter 120

Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The impact of the economy has slowed down the pace of B2B sales, leaving sales teams wondering how to meet their KPIs. In fact, statistics reveal that 63% of leads who inquire about your company won’t make a purchase for at least three months, and another 20% will take more than a year to complete the sales cycle.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

These statistics should not discount the lost businesses during COVID.) Research analyst firm Forrester pegged increased use of videos by sales teams as a trend for 2021. Sellers will look for more dynamic ways to earn buyers’ attention,” the Forrester team wrote. By comparison, from 2018 to 2019, there was a 0.3% Source: U.S.

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Zoominfo Cold Calling Intent Signal Work Management 130

Walker Sands

AUGUST 8, 2022

Executing a B2B marketing strategy without first understanding the audiences you’re targeting can feel a lot like this — frustrating, overwhelming, confusing and, ultimately, a waste of resources. Understanding Your B2B Buyers. A deep understanding of your B2B audiences goes beyond simply knowing their title and industry.

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Valasys

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The B2B marketing world is dynamic & trends here are subject to very negative sentimental connotation – partially because they are ephemeral & partially because it’s very tough for the brands to extract & keep abreast with the B2B marketing trends & studies that every marketer should know about in real-time.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Software Advice’s recently released 2014 B2B Demand Generation Benchmark report revealed that the vast majority of B2B marketers (79 percent) use at least 11 different marketing software applications. research reports, trends, and important industry announcements in the B2B marketing space) for quite some time now.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Knowing what’s happening in the B2B marketing industry is key to understanding current and future trends. One of the best sources of information is industry statistics. B2B advertising spend on social media and lead generation sites is forecasted to grow at an annualized rate of 21% and 17% respectively to 2013. billion in 2014.

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Statistics B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 48

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Designing an effective B2B social media marketing strategy, however, is no easy feat. As you plan your B2B social media strategy, it’s important to consider the impact of social media on the industry as a whole and where other brands are succeeding —- and failing. Strategic Execution for B2B Social Media. More than 3.6

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Social Media Budget Programs Cost Per Thousand Statistics 276

Digital B2B Marketing

APRIL 2, 2013

It is called a complex sale for a reason, but B2B marketers keep trying to fit it into a simplistic measurement framework: where did we get that lead? In most B2B organizations, Salesforce.com or a similar solution is the system of record. Measure the impact of your overall marketing mix using sophisticated statistical models.

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Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer B2B Work Management 100

Valasys

MARCH 30, 2020

ABM maturity and B2B sales revenue are intertwined, with ABM contributing to shorter sales cycles, optimized customer experiences and pulsation of other account-specific strategies for fueling and driving the demand generation engine. What does ABM stand for in B2B Sales and Marketing? ABM stands for Account-Based Marketing.

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Only B2B

JUNE 19, 2023

According to a study conducted by LinkedIn , B2B buyers are 5x more likely to engage with a sales representative if the outreach is personalized to their specific business needs. According to a survey by Demand Gen Report, 82% of B2B buyers have a spending threshold in mind when evaluating potential solutions.

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

Biznology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Forrester Research has a new report that should serve as a wake-up call to B2B marketers, but probably won’t. Two years ago, McKinsey published a startling report entitled “ How B2B companies talk past their customers.” Why do B2B marketers so consistently miss the boat? Apparently little has changed in two years.

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