The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Social media may be a hot topic in B2B marketing circles, but most of that buzz focuses on the role of social media advertising. And yet, at most B2B companies, social media is still relegated to a role loosely defined as awareness, community-building, or even PR. Are B2B marketers ignoring a huge opportunity?

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LeanData

JANUARY 20, 2021

B2B marketers invest an extraordinary amount of time, energy and resources creating demand for their products and services. Succeeding in a competitive marketplace requires the extraction of the full value of every lead, and as such, B2B go-to-market (GTM) functions need absolute best-in-class lead management strategies. .

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 2, 2019

Measuring ROI from paid marketing for B2B is a critical problem a lot of marketers are trying to tackle. B2B marketing is not transactional, and that’s easy to forget. That lead to lots of top-of-funnel effort: views, impressions, clicks, etc. Play around with this formula to better understand your funnel.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In 2015, I wrote this blog for Sales & Marketing Magazine: Dead is Dead (in Sales & Marketing). Earlier today I was talking to my wife about the B2B marketplace. I casually said what we do, which is outbound business development for B2B companies, is not old fashioned, it is timeless. Note this quote from Marketo.

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Cold Calling B2B Marketing PointClear B2B 470

The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. Almost 80% of marketing leads don’t actually convert into sales. What is lead nurturing?

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Sales Management Lead Nurturing Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 62

Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

But there are a lot of factors littering the path of lead conversion [time, sales, team, and more]. But generating qualified leads isn’t – because the number of qualified leads is the most immediate result of your effective B2B lead generation strategy or tactics.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Here at Oktopost, we love Marketo. As always, getting to spend time with the Marketo team was awesome. As Marketo users ourselves, finding new b2b marketing tools to enhance our own experience is a win and we wanted to share that with our readers. We use it, we recommend it, we are BIG fans.

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Martech

JANUARY 25, 2022

Once your suspects have become prospects who’ve finally reached the scoring threshold, you toss the leads over the proverbial wall for sales to work. This is because sales prioritized their list over the leads you sent to them. It’s an illustration of the kind of scenario that can cause a deep divide between sales and marketing.

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Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

This is why it’s imperative for B2B tech marketers to shift their focus from buying journey funnels to full-on customer lifecycle management. The traditional funnel is focused on net-new customer acquisition as the means to drive growth. Buying a new product or solution is about change management.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

SiriusDecisions, the analyst firm now part of Forrester, had entered the conversation, pioneering the marketing funnel that became a staple of B2B marketing for the next 15 years. SQLs (Sales Qualified Leads). SALs (Sales Accepted Leads). Marketing/sales alignment was never better. MQLs (Marketing Qualified Leads).

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PureB2B

JULY 6, 2022

A common challenge in the B2B demand generation world centers around the balance of automation and reporting software. Both of which are tools used in conjunction with your marketing campaigns, meaning your day is mostly full of software management instead of strategic planning. Streamlined Campaign Management. Productivity.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2022

It wasn’t long ago that sales as an industry was driven largely by volume — more leads meant more prospects, which sometimes translated into more revenue. This process was inefficient, time-intensive, and unpredictable. Today, sales is driven by insights. Why Do You Need a Sales Engagement Platform?

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 19, 2022

Choosing the right stack of MarTech solutions can be a difficult task for B2B marketers, especially for those working in cybersecurity, who may have a more complicated sales cycle, changing regulations, and other obstacles. Justina Logozzo, Senior Marketing Manager, Website at Alation. LinkedIn, Twitter. LinkedIn , Twitter.

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Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Jon Miller recently said that the B2B go-to-market playbook is kaput. You know, Marketo and Engagio founder and CMO at Demandbase (and, it just so happens, serial Velocity client). The excitement has turned to ashes for many B2B tech firms and CMO tenure is lower than ever. That Jon Miller. Few are paying attention.

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Envy

MARCH 4, 2021

B2B lead nurturing is crucial for driving conversions and revenue scientifically and removing "gut instinct" from the equation. These B2B lead nurturing nuggets will help you tweak your funnel for better results. B2B lead nurturing isn't a "nice to have" anymore. Seek out funnel leaks and work to plug them.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 21, 2017

If you’re keeping up with the latest B2B trends, you’ve probably heard or read the term “Account Based” recently. Many B2B organizations deal with a smaller lead pool and longer sales cycle, which means you’ve probably had to adjust your marketing campaigns accordingly. 1: VP of Sales.

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Biznology

JANUARY 19, 2018

My list is about the most interesting people that I came across in B2B marketing during 2017. So meet this year’s fascinating B2B marketers, and let’s not forget the outstanding members of my lists in 2016 and 2015. . Have a look at her case for how to manage PR in the “age of the Kardashians.” The payoff? Highly recommended!

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 166

SmartBug Media

MARCH 13, 2020

Account-based marketing has been a growing trend for today's B2B marketing professionals. By aligning both sales and marketing teams with the same goals and objectives, we see our tech stacks evolve for better execution. Here are three tips to help you get Marketo set up for success. Drive the Funnel with Engagement.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Intent is the lifeblood of sales. Intent data paints a panoramic picture of the B2B arena -revealing current interests, challenges, and needs of target audiences, resulting in increased conversions and accelerated pipeline. Must Read: What are the Benefits of B2B Intent Data? Must Read: How to Collect B2B Intent Data?

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Martech

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Navigate to the Predictive Audiences page in the Admin area of Marketo Classic. According to Alexandra Quick at Marketo, “AI should be made available to everyone and should be easy to use and to adopt.” With that said, it’s unknown how many Marketo users are currently experimenting with Predictive Audiences. Sales Insight.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

How do you get visitors’ attention and start a productive sales conversation? Chatbots in B2B marketing and sales are the perfect lead generation tool for digital activities that lead prospects onto your website. How to Optimize Chatbots for B2B Lead Generation 1. But what do you do with the clicks you generate?

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Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Lead Scoring 100

Marketing Interactions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This is why it’s imperative for B2B tech marketers to shift their focus from buying journey funnels to full-on customer lifecycle management. The traditional funnel is focused on net-new customer acquisition as the means to drive growth. Buying a new product or solution is about change management.

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Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Work Management 87

Biznology

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This is the oldest trick in the book, but is oddly missing from many B2B websites. Then nurture those prospects until they are ready to have a sales conversation. Many of the leading marketing automation tools today, like Marketo and Hubspot, have this functionality embedded. Or invite them to sign up for your newsletter.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We are in Q4 and moving into 2021, so the stakes are high for sales; meaning it’s probably time to look for the next lever to optimize selling capabilities. COVID-19 has made it clear that sales strategies needed to evolve. However, many sales reps feel that expectations from leadership haven’t linked together with their new reality.

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Social Media Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 89

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

In the year that I’ve been with Marketo, I’ve gained some interesting insights into enterprise organizations’ challenges around sales and marketing alignment. I’ve also implemented multiple marketing automation systems, the last of which was Marketo. In my previous role, I simultaneously implemented Marketo and Salesforce CRM.

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Madison Logic

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“Working together, Marketo, Bizible, and Madison Logic can make the B2B Marketer the driving force for growth and change in the enterprise.” Kader, SVP Strategy and Alliances, Marketo. About Marketo Inc. Marketo, Inc., ” T.K.

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Getting an ABM platform is the best way to ensure ABM is successful and sustainable, but if doing so isn’t in option, managing these tools in an intentional, coordinated way is the next best thing. Some popular CRMs are Salesforce, HubSpot Sales Hub, ActiveCampaign, Zoho, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, and more.

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Oktopost

APRIL 14, 2021

Listen to the Podcast: For more mind-blowing conversations and to keep up with the show taking B2B marketing by storm, subscribe to B2B Marketing Now wherever you listen to podcasts or catch us on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or follow Oktopost on LinkedIn. Episode Summary. Why should organizations and marketers care about collaboration?

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Well, in many ways, Marketo and HubSpot are not unlike Sparta and Athens. To make it easier for you to guess, let’s take a look at both platforms and try to determine: HubSpot vs. Marketo: which is the marketing automation platform to rule them all? Marketo: which is the marketing automation platform to rule them all?

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Marketo Hubspot Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 110

SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 20, 2021

SpotMe joins Adobe Exchange Partner Program to enable B2B Marketers to enrich their post-event campaigns and activities with event data. 20 2021 — SpotMe, a leading B2B event marketing platform, today announced it has joined the Adobe Exchange Partner Program. LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Aug.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A VP Sales is a true sales leader who knows how to ignite a fire to invigorate sales managers to drive results. It’s no secret that VP Sales is responsible for: Leading their sales team to meet and exceed sales goals. Creating and executing sales strategies.

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Biznology

JULY 26, 2017

Account-based marketing is a hot concept in B2B these days, but how does it really work on the ground? David identified four factors key to Enli’s ABM success: process, culture, attitude, and metrics. In terms of background, Enli is a Portland-based company with a population health management platform for health systems.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

What Are You Trying To Prove With B2B Marketing? Additionally, we use metrics to gain new insights that help us disrupt old processes and kickstart innovation. For the most part, marketing speak has been entrenched in “ funnel talk” for eons. Boosting contributions to the sales pipeline. Increasing market share.

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing B2B B2B Thought Leadership 132

Martech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Channel99, the B2B performance marketing platform, has launched its new “view-through” technology for digital campaigns. The pixel can be deployed on digital campaigns run on platforms including Demandbase, Google, HubSpot, Marketo, Microsoft and Outreach. Business email address Subscribe Processing. Get MarTech!

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Campaigns Account Based Marketing B2B DemandBase 109

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 you can’t just address final decision makers or subject matter experts.

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B2B Marketing Top of Funnel Content Marketing Brand Identity 114

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While doing so, they forget to do the hard work of creating a robust process for recruiting and engaging attendees and following up on leads afterward. In this blog, I’ll give you 13 marketing tactics to boost your event ROI before, during, and after your events. Plot Your Follow-Up Tactics. Prepare for Data Collection.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Lead scoring, a critical component of any successful sales and marketing strategy, can be the bridge that guides your leads towards conversion. It’s a systematic approach that quantifies the quality of leads , allowing sales and marketing teams to prioritize their efforts. This is where lead scoring enters the picture.

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