Tony Zambito

MAY 11, 2011

.  What is becoming more and more evident is that buying behaviors are getting harder and harder to discern because B2B marketers are not exactly privy to the changing behaviors.    Here is where buyer persona development can be of help.    Let me end with an illustration. 

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2020

I’m a big believer in making the content you publish the hub around which your content marketing strategy revolves. However, to rock content marketing in today’s omni-channel world, social media plays a key supporting role. Quick Takeaways: Your content marketing strategy needs more than a perfectly optimized website.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 31, 2021

Learning how to tailor your marketing content to a local audience, therefore, is critical to content marketing success. Learn how to master customizing content to each locality, and you’ll have a formula for content marketing success no matter what markets you move into. Include local communities in your content.

Buyer Personas 327

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. Few companies have too much product content. It is a top tactic.

Top of Funnel 262

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 2, 2021

When it comes to content marketing, how do you know what to write about? The answer is simple: conduct a content gap analysis. In short, this analysis will help you find gaps in your content marketing strategy and show you exactly how to fill them. What is Content Gap Analysis? Why is Content Gap Analysis Important?

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 6, 2023

Now is the time to become an expert on creating video content. With all of the benefits that come along with creating video content, like building your brand identity and increasing your SEO , there’s no reason why your company should miss out. If you haven’t already, this is your sign to hop on the video content bandwagon.

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Content Standard

JANUARY 4, 2024

A Content Disrupted podcast with Axel Kirstetter, Vice President of Global Product Marketing for Guidewire. Access this and more Content Disrupted episodes on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or Google Podcasts. How often does your marketing team produce content based on internal opinions or requests?

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Contently

APRIL 6, 2023

Love them or hate them, buyer personas are key to creating successful marketing strategies and effective content. By understanding the needs, wants, and behaviors of your ideal customers, you can tailor your messaging and campaigns to better resonate with them. What Is a Buyer Persona?

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Buyer Personas Template Psychographics Customer Surveys 164

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 31, 2023

Mapping the customer journey is essential if you want to understand your customers’ behavior, needs, and pain points at every stage of their interaction with your business. During this stage, it’s important to create content that educates and informs your audience, like blog posts. Why Use Customer Journey Mapping Tools?

Enterprise Management 259

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Tools Marketing Management 259

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. Few companies have too much product content. Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 288

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Trends Lead Scoring 288

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 16, 2021

When it comes to driving value, content marketing beats advertising (almost) every time. They can coexist and support each other, but there’s no better ROI for your efforts than what you’ll experience with content marketing. Let’s dive into why so you have a better idea of what to expect when you focus on content.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 1, 2023

The AI-fueled transformation of content marketing is both exhilarating and distressing. OpenAI and an avalanche of new content tools and best practices are overwhelming many content marketers. You can’t build an effective content strategy without these facts and data. Content creation. Writer onboarding.

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Content Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Content 257

Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Buyer personas are a powerful tool that every business owner and marketer, especially those in the dynamic startup realm, should have in their arsenal. You might be wondering, what exactly are buyer personas, and why are they such a big deal? Firmographics: These are characteristics of organizations each buyer persona is a part of.

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Buyer Personas Startups Lead Ranking Psychographics 127

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2020

Video company TubeScience defines these ads as “user-centric videos designed to engage a diverse set of personas.”. Let’s look at that definition in two parts, starting with diverse personas. Performance videos also pop up on social media according to algorithms that match a user’s past behaviors. Plan for action.

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Planning Marketing Plans Video Marketing Content Marketing 281

Tony Zambito

MAY 5, 2021

Marketing Leaders Can Use 4 Approaches Involving Buyer Personas To Create A Brand Story Buyers Will Want To Read. The results can often be brand storytelling and content that fails to connect and is meaningless to an audience of buyers. Good buyer personas make it clear they are real and not fluffy representations of your buyers.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While some invest a tremendous amount of money in traditional advertising channels, many use the power of content instead. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. They will consume content, but only if it’s valuable to them. Quick Takeaways.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 21, 2021

We adapted by finding new ways to work, wearing protective masks, and developing new routine social behaviors. A November 2020 Trust Radius research report on the B2B Buying Disconnect points to buyers increasing the amount of research they do, searching online more, seeking more review content, and looking for more sources.

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ClearVoice

JUNE 19, 2023

Content marketing is still driving success for companies that do it right. Several content marketing areas expect significant growth and change in 2023. These include account-based marketing, artificial intelligence, local SEO, persona marketing, podcast marketing, social media, and video marketing. billion in 2023.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2021

When you get customer segmentation right, you not only show leads content that makes sense to them, but you get your audiences excited about buying from you. The groupings allow marketing teams to nurture leads with personalized content and convert them to customers. Behavioral Segmentation. What Is Customer Segmentation?

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Martech

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In a sea of non-gated content, how can we know that our message resonates? Strategic content organization: The power of tagging Content tagging emerges as a pivotal initial step in the journey toward creating personalized user experiences. Content type tagging. Can we truly personalize without upfront identification?

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Circle Studio

MARCH 12, 2020

The better you understand your target audience, the more relevant and valuable your content and messaging will be. Creating buyer personas helps you visually picture your buyers and understand them on a deeper level. Buyer personas defined. Personas put a human face to your buyers.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 8, 2021

Is anybody successful with content marketing? Content marketing with a thoughtful strategy and plan doesn’t usually provide the ROI (return on investment) expected. For anybody to be successful with content marketing, you must define success. There are certain must-haves for success in content marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Audience Explorer tool we’ve been using for the past 3 weeks is a no-cost, interactive search tool for B2B content marketers to discover real-time consumption insights on custom audiences. Audience Explorer is NetLine’s approach at helping Content Marketers just like us. Do you have a clear target persona?

Enterprise Management 195

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Tony Zambito

MAY 4, 2021

Marketing and Sales Leaders Must Build Capabilities To Understand New Target Buyer Personas. One way to build this important core competency is through target buyer personas. Research that yields deep buyer insights and is characteristic of leading to meaningful buyer personas. 3 – Buyer Persona Expertise. 4 – Onboarding.

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Martech

APRIL 22, 2024

The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am trained with MarTech content. MarTechBot now has 10+ personas to provide more targeted responses.

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sagefrog

APRIL 16, 2024

The B2B buyer’s journey and buyer personas are critical aspects of this carefully constructed process. While almost any B2B marketer worth their salt will swear by the buyer’s journey, some marketers think that B2B buyer personas are a mixed bag. The Buyer’s Journey Stages Creating a B2B Buyer’s Journey What Are Buyer Personas?

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Scoop.it

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From seasonal upticks and downturns in sales to market trends to consumer behavior tendencies, ecommerce brands must manage a variety of factors when attempting to surpass the average CR of (approximately) 2%. Content marketing is, without a doubt, one of the best ways to achieve this goal. Let’s dive in.

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Martech

MARCH 18, 2024

The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am trained with MarTech content. MarTechBot now has 10+ personas to provide more targeted responses.

Budget Programs 119

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Martech

APRIL 8, 2024

The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am trained with MarTech content. MarTechBot now has 10+ personas to provide more targeted responses. Get MarTech!

Business 105

Business Best Practices Marketing AI Forecasting 105

Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the current B2B marketing field, your prospect’s engagement levels are directly tied to how well your content is tailored to specific target groups. Ideally, you need to have different content offerings for different targets. Buyer Persona Identification . But what is a buyer persona ? Pain points/needs .

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At the heart of it, two substantial forces come into play: The changing B2B buyer behavior An essential element of the contemporary buyer’s journey involves the increasing prevalence of buying groups and committees, encompassing multiple members from various departments within a business. 67% of the buyer journey happens on digital channels.

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ClearVoice

AUGUST 16, 2023

Personalized content is more likely to be engaged with remembered than generic content, helping build customer relationships and creating a more positive brand experience. It requires a deep understanding of your target audience along with the ability to create and deliver content relevant to each individual.

Advertising Agencies 98

Advertising Agencies Marketing Agencies 1 Paid Search Agency Ad Agencies 98

Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am trained with MarTech content. MarTechBot now has 10+ personas to provide more targeted responses.

Startups 111

Startups Marketing AI Best Practices Customer Satisfaction 111

Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

To create a successful content strategy, you first have to understand the concept behind creating a content strategy. Content strategy is the creation of content that is delivered to the right people at the right time. Your strategy will outline what types of content are appropriate at what times. Create Personas.

Marketing & Strategy 116

Marketing & Strategy Buyer Personas Content Marketing Management 116

ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

What is a buyer persona? A buyer persona is a fictional member of your target audience that your sales and marketing teams create – through research – to build their campaigns around. If you have multiple target audiences, you’ll likely create several buyer personas to deliver the personalized marketing that buyers have come to expect.

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Buyer Personas Psychographics Advertising Agencies Ideal Customer Profiles 97

Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Marketing analysis Artificial intelligence B2B marketing relies on tailored strategies across paid media, CRM, content, and sales channels to connect with target audiences effectively. Content generation Brand awareness is synonymous with driving sales, and content reigns supreme in achieving this objective.

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Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 97

Oktopost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

One of the hottest marketing trends to come along in recent years is content personalization, which might provide them a path out of the lead generation wilderness. It’s not hard to argue in favor of content personalization, but figuring out how to actually implement it is another matter entirely. What is Content Personalization?

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