Digital B2B Marketing

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B2B Marketers Are Turning Away Prospects

Digital B2B Marketing

According to recent research from IDC, lead generation is a top B2B marketing priority , and in the next four years Sirius Decisions predicts 75% of all registrations will be captured online. One of the primary ways B2B marketers capture leads online is asking prospects to register for content. Does Your Content Create A Barrier?

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B2B Marketing’s Measurement Problem

Digital B2B Marketing

No one makes a million dollar decision based on one white paper, one email or one Google search. 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? The buying process may take 12 to 18 months. The solution isn’t simple.

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Inbound Marketing for B2B: Discussion Recap

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Inbound marketing is a clear trend in B2B marketing. In fact, Sirius Decisions, a research firm focused on B2B markets, predicts more than 75% of leads will be sourced through inbound channels by 2015. The discussion highlighted three specific areas where content is challenging B2B inbound marketers.

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B2B Marketing Has a Perception Problem

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However, in B2B, the value of perceptions have been set aside, in favor of the new holy grail of B2B marketing: lead generation. B2B Marketing’s Lead Generation Focus B2B marketers are pitching white papers, webinars and other content at every turn. What perception is today’s marketing creating?

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B2B Lead Generation vs B2B Advertising: What You Need to Know

Digital B2B Marketing

Among paid media and advertising tactics, lead generation programs like content syndication are a key source of leads for B2B marketers, especially in the enterprise technology space. Tell a B2B publisher that you are interested in lead generation and the majority will point to some form of white paper syndication program they offer.

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B2B Marketers Are Begging For Bad Data

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In B2B marketing, bad data represents a huge lost opportunity. Based on a recent study from DemandGen Report , most B2B buyers feel long registration forms are appropriate. Even fewer (6%) are willing to do so for an “interactive presentation,” and the numbers are even lower for other formats, including white papers.

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The B2B Marketing Guide to Paid Content Distribution

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For most B2B marketers, it isn’t nearly enough. Targeting on Twitter requires some creativity but it is one of the best places for B2B content to be promoted and then organically spread. While the program is new, it has the potential to replace Twitter as the first choice to seed content through paid promotions.