Sales Engine

JUNE 20, 2016

But as most marketing and sales leaders in modern B2B companies know (or have figured out really fast), customers have taken a lot more ownership over their own buying process. So why are many sales and marketing departments in B2B companies continuing to work together in a linear fashion?

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Trade Press Services

JANUARY 15, 2024

With 77 percent of businesses using social media to reach their customers and more than 90 percent of users following at least one brand on social media, marketers cannot underestimate the importance of social media marketing. In fact, the opposite is true. First, it’s possible to post too much content.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 30, 2021

Tracking B2B lead generation metrics is important for B2B marketing – of course. But it applies to B2B marketers’ decision-making, too. And while most B2B marketers know “more is NOT better” when it comes to data, many of us are still conflicted about which B2B lead generation metrics to track.

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The Point

JUNE 8, 2016

Email may still be the workhorse in how B2B companies build relationships, maintain awareness, qualify leads and nudge prospects along the sales cycle, but these days, it pays to think about “lead nurturing” as more just an email campaign. That’s not because email is going away any time soon.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Lead nurturing is a powerful tool you can use to ensure your brand stays top of mind with prospects. It allows you to enroll contacts into a series of drip emails and nurture them further along the Buyer’s Journey. But did you know that 65 percent of B2B marketers have not established any lead nurturing?

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ViewPoint

JUNE 2, 2016

Today we will discuss how lead nurturing can triple the return on most marketing campaigns: Nurturing is essential for successful lead generation—both inbound and outbound. In fact, I propose that nurturing is the most underutilized marketing activity at a marketer’s disposal.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Combined with under- or over-targeting, this can severely slow down the sales cycle and make it difficult to nurture leads. For instance, say that your marketing team is focused heavily on growing a social media presence. What lead scoring methods do you use? How do you attempt to resolve them?

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The Point

JUNE 24, 2022

Just when you thought B2B buyer habits couldn’t change more dramatically, along comes the COVID pandemic. As in the consumer space, B2B buyers use a variety of content to research prospective purchases: social media, Google search, review sites. Meeting the Needs of the Self-Serve B2B Buyer Click To Tweet.

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Valasys

APRIL 15, 2020

B2B lead nurturing is all about engaging with a targeted group of prospective customers by providing hyper-tailored solutions to their pain-points according to their specific stages in the buying cycles. According to Forrester, companies that excel at effective lead nurturing strategies, generate 50% more sales leads.

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Inbox Insight

AUGUST 12, 2019

But before you hang up your coat, here’s a collection of lead nurturing best practices worth exploring. Why persevere with lead nurturing? How has B2B lead nurturing changed? When you are developing your lead nurturing program, one of the key things to define is the point you hand over to sales.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. But why do these B2B sales strategies falter?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 9, 2017

That’s where lead nurturing comes in. Lead nurturing is the process of building effective relationships with potential customers throughout the buying journey. Lead nurturing is adaptive, segmented , based on activities (or inactivities), and is extremely personalized for each lead.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 2, 2016

A few weeks ago, we covered the “ 2016 State of B2B Digital Marketing ” report from Ascend2 and Marketo. Even though the most significant barrier to B2B digital marketing success relates to inadequate marketing budget, 84 percent of B2B marketers still believe their strategies are successful. Email, the website, and SEO.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

B2B Video Is Bringing in Customers [Report] 91 percent of B2B marketers have said that their organization has used video in marketing efforts, with 90 percent noting that video has helped increase traffic, while 71 percent of B2B brands have used videos created especially for social media, with 70 percent having utilized explainer videos — three of (..)

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

2020 was a tough year for B2B marketers – and everyone else. A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. But there were some bright spots.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 26, 2016

As a Millennial, or digital native as some will put it, I grew up immersed in social media. Today, pretty much everyone uses social media – not just Millennials. With the significant popularity growth of social media, it’s no surprise that B2C marketers have found it to be a great channel to reach consumers. Link Building.

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Rev

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Getting them there is all about nurturing the relationship. A nurture cadence. Lead nurture can transform budding relationships into bonafide partnerships. But, successfully nurturing a relationship from early prospect to ready-to-buy client takes the right tone, content, and timing. The best way to do this?

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The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

Thanks to Spear Digital Media Director Tim DiSabatino for authoring this week’s post. Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges. Some will be, well: junk.

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The Point

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The rate of change in B2B marketing and marketing technology continues to accelerate, and 2020 promises to be no different. I asked the best subject matter experts I know, my colleagues at Spear Marketing Group , what trends they think will highlight the next 12 months in B2B demand generation. – Crystal Martin, Art Director. “I

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 10, 2020

Depending on the industry or organizations’ target markets, it won’t be surprising if traffic, lead generation efforts, or overall digital marketing performance is down when comparing year over year or period to period benchmarks. So what can B2B digital marketers do to demonstrate impact in such a scenario?

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

Millions of companies crowd the B2B universe, vying for the same share of business. As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. That won’t change.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 30, 2017

Before it’s possible for B2B marketers to implement successful social media tactics and tools, it is essential to understand what exactly social media is and how it supports your overarching business objectives. Key Benefits of Social Media Marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). That’s enough for any B2B company to run with and give it their all. It’s the popular favorite in most B2B organizations. It isn’t synonymous with inbound marketing or lead generation. The amount of data that can go into your lead scoring model, therefore, is huge.

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Only B2B

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the realm of B2B marketing, building a high-quality and targeted list of quality leads is paramount. B2B list building is the foundation upon which successful B2B lead generation campaigns are built. Manual B2B list building , while traditional, is not without its challenges.

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The Point

JANUARY 19, 2021

Will B2B marketing, and demand generation in particular, revert to “normal” once the pandemic subsides and economic recovery kicks in, or are recent trends destined to become staple tactics in the months and years to come? I predict we’ll start seeing more credit ratings and payment scores appended to B2B marketing data.

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BOP Design

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

B2B marketers utilize a ton of methods to get in front of prospects and buyers: email marketing, social media ads, search engine ads, blogging, retargeting, SEO – the list goes on. And while it seems that digital marketing is now a mainstay for B2B firms, the question still comes up: Why is digital marketing important for B2B firms?

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markempa

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

While it would seem intuitive that social business is a social media best practice, that assumption could not be further from the truth. Or as Todd declared, “The difference between social media and social business is the difference between throwing a bullet and shooting it.”. will need help from social media to remain effective.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Do I need it in order to do lead nurturing?”. My answer: “It depends how you define “ lead nurturing ,” but technically: no, you don’t need marketing automation in order to nurture leads. Marketing automation simply takes nurturing to a whole new level. What other differences did I miss?

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 27, 2017

However, marketing platforms and tactics continually evolve to provide new ways to nurture customers. As B2B marketers, we face a myriad of challenges unique to this space: More specific buyer personas. Contact and lead nurturing; moving top of the funnel leads down the sales pipeline. AdWords Customer Match.

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Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This blog helps simplify what B2B marketing automation is and highlights some of the key benefits of implementing marketing automation software. Marketing automation can help with audience segmenting, lead nurturing and scoring, A/B testing, analytics and much more. Advantages of B2B Marketing Automation. Here are a few.

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BOP Design

MARCH 22, 2021

In this post, we explore the crucial B2B content marketing activities you should be doing now…and into the future to remain relevant and reachable to your target audience. These B2B content marketing piece s often require a significant investment of strategizing and resources. Free guide: How to attract and convert more inbound leads.

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Binary Demand

JUNE 12, 2023

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, effective email marketing plays a crucial role in engaging prospects and nurturing customer relationships. That’s where B2B email marketing automation is revolutionizing how businesses engage with their audience.

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Binary Demand

JUNE 12, 2023

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, effective email marketing plays a crucial role in engaging prospects and nurturing customer relationships. That’s where B2B email marketing automation is revolutionizing how businesses engage with their audience.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Leads are critical for every B2B marketer, but according to the HubSpot’sReport in 2018 , driving traffic and leads is the biggest difficulty for 61 % of marketers. The attention is on number of leads rather than quality leads when it comes to lead generation. What Are The Various Sources Of Leads?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

When marketers embark on a formal lead nurturing strategy, opportunities for process improvement can arise in unexpected ways. That was the experience for iDirect , a leading provider of satellite IP communications based in Herndon, Virginia. Leveraging social media to help maintain mindshare, keep prospects informed.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As noted in the 2016 B2B Marketing Trends report , B2B marketing strategies and practices are in the midst of significant change, driven by new technologies and evolving buyer expectations for more “consumer-like” experiences. B2B marketing budgets are shifting to digital and social. B2B messaging gets personal.

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sagefrog

APRIL 16, 2024

To the uninitiated, B2B marketing may appear to be a smattering of strategies and tactics coming together in an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-style soup. The B2B buyer’s journey and buyer personas are critical aspects of this carefully constructed process. Why Are B2B Buyer Personas Important?

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