B2B Marketing Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2020

Over the past few years, Account Based Marketing (ABM) has emerged to be one of the key components of demand generation strategies across all marketing organizations and it has been delivering tremendous results especially for growth marketing teams that are leading the charge for revenue marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. 108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization? Increase CLTV.

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Act-On

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Marketing and sales teams are famously frenemies. Sales and marketing alignment is no small task, but it’s not a mystery. Real or imagined cultural clashes (“Marketers are mired in process and research.” Sales only cares about hitting targets, by any means necessary.”).

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 8, 2015

Now that you’ve selected your marketing automation platform (MAP), it is time to implement. Marketing automation is not a one size fits all approach and each implementation must be done to align with the current business systems and processes currently in place. What is your Demand Generation Strategy?

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Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]Technological progress has always been a game-changer for businesses, opening new avenues to connect with customers. Among the latest innovations, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands out, causing quite a stir in B2B demand generation companies.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. What is a Lead?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A prospective client asks: “We’re just getting our demand generation programs ramped up, and I’m not sure I’m ready for marketing automation. My answer: “It depends how you define “ lead nurturing ,” but technically: no, you don’t need marketing automation in order to nurture leads.

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The ABM Agency

APRIL 21, 2023

We’ll start by discussing the importance of understanding your buyer personas and defining your ideal customer profile. Next, you’ll learn how to develop a target account list that aligns with your objectives. Table of Contents: Understand Your Buyer Personas A. Developing Buyer Personas C.

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NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

It’s easier said than done which is why firms like mine exist, to implement proper lead generation tactics that build revenue. By reading books from the best thought leaders in the country, a tremendous amount of insight, strategies, and tactics can be reviewed, and hopefully implemented in your firm. . Content Marketing.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2012

With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What Is Lead Generation? Lead generation is by and large a more focused effort toward familiarizing potential customers with a company’s value proposition with the end goal being conversion. What is a Lead?

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The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

That mad rush to jump on the ABM bandwagon (for Fear of Missing Out) has given away to more practical considerations. How can ABM best coexist with a more traditional funnel-based demand generation model? There was a time, not so long ago, when Marketing Automation went through a similar transition.

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Inbox Insight

APRIL 22, 2024

For B2B marketers at enterprise companies, understanding the significance of lead generation is essential in today’s market. In today’s market, consumers conduct thorough research before engaging with sales teams. Higher ROI Lead generation offers a higher ROI compared to other marketing approaches.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Author: Mary Kate Francis If you’re a B2B marketer, you’re probably familiar with demand generation in one way or another. Maybe you’ve been working in demand generation for several years or you collaborate with the team on cross-channels campaigns. What is this funnel I speak of?

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Develop and Invest in Marketing ROI Metrics. Align and Build Ongoing Partnerships with Sales. Acquire Digital Marketing and Technology Competencies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Consider Account-Based Marketing. Account-based marketers don’t concern themselves with lead quantity.

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The Point

JUNE 5, 2018

Earlier this year, Forrester Research conducted a detailed survey of more than 150 B2B marketing decision-makers with the intent of benchmarking the maturity of B2B marketing best practices, focused on revenue marketing and marketing automation. Marketers are just beginning that pivot.

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Launch Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Interdepartmental Relations – In addition to technical knowledge and leadership experience, a VP of Marketing must also have an intimate understanding of marketing’s role across an organization. Without insight from these leaders, the marketing team will lack the fundamental knowledge needed to drive demand.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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The ABM Agency

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

At its core, the ABM COE serves as the brain center for all ABM activities, providing a structured framework for aligning marketing efforts with business objectives and customer needs. This stage involves deepening the alignment between sales and marketing, enhancing content strategies, and leveraging analytics for better decision-making.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 17, 2019

It’s enabled them to collaborate with sales and incorporate an account strategy into all their existing marketing efforts. Additionally, it’s enabled both teams to gather accurate account insights and find their ideal customers to create the right target account list.

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DealSignal

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s easy to shrug off this scenario as “the way it’s always been,” but misalignment between sales and marketing teams can create detrimental results and cost B2B companies 10% or more of their revenue per year. Read on to learn everything you need to know about creating powerful sales and marketing best practices.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Buyer personas are a key element to a successful marketing and sales strategy. If you don’t understand your target audience, how do you plan to sell them your product or service? Here are Nine Questions to consider when building B2B Buyer Personas. 6 steps to create a successful nurture program.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

By Lisa Heay, Marketing Planning Manager at Heinz Marketing. Lead scoring is defined as a shared sales and marketing methodology for ranking leads in order to determine their sales-readiness. With scoring, you can cut out the marketing channels that drive lower quality leads. You need to do a database audit.

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LEADership

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Despite all the research, trends analyses and best practice sharing, a majority of B2B marketers struggle to determine what the most effective demand generation plays are. FOUNDATION IS SHAKY : For demand generation strategy to work seamlessly, you need a strong foundation. What should you look for?

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Sungard AS runs a highly successful demand generation program, an integrated mix of both online and offline campaigns, to generate a consistent flow of leads to the company’s sales force. Design, build and launch a nurture campaign targeted to “Mid Stage” leads. Spear is a Marketo agency partner.) “A

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The Point

JANUARY 27, 2016

According to Demand Gen Report’s own demand generation benchmark study , roughly 40 percent of B2B marketers aren’t sure how their lead nurturing programs are performing. But, more important is having clear, precise definitions for each stage – whatever those definitions are – that both marketing and sales buy into.

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ANNUITAS

APRIL 10, 2014

the marketing automation space is due to grow by 60% this year and reach overall revenues of $1.2 The continued rise in revenue is indicative of the increased sophistication of the B2B market and the need for marketers to be more strategic in driving demand for their organizations. So where is the disconnect?

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Engagio

APRIL 18, 2019

Today, Engagio released Sales Activation Tools and at the core of this release are Engagio Selectors. You can think of Selectors as an Account Based Smart List. Similar to a Smart List, Selectors give you a canvas to build your list logic and filters. Why can’t I use Salesforce or Marketing Automation to do this?

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LeanData

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

For those as of yet uninitiated, ABM is a GTM strategy that directs a company’s marketing resources to a subset of targeted accounts within a market, utilizing customized and personalized campaigns designed to engage each individual account, and basing its marketing messages on the specific characteristics, attributes and needs of the account.

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ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

There are a multitude of things that can destroy a Demand Generation Strategy, but the two biggest culprits are having a short-term vision and lacking alignment with sales. However, your content strategy should be created to align to each step of the buying process for your targeted buyer personas.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

We’ll focus on three things: Identifying and reaching target accounts. Figuring out who we want to target. Identifying and reaching target accounts. Odds are, you already have a list of accounts that you’re going after (and if you don’t, read all about how to make segmented account lists here !),

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Engagio

JANUARY 12, 2021

But with the rise of Account-Based Marketing, B2B marketers need new metrics—ABM metrics—to guide how they measure and prove their results. ABM analytics are different than traditional demand generation analytics. ABM requires account-based metrics. Think about what matters to Sales.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. The Basic Structure of a Marketing Automation Team. But I can share some examples and insights that should help any new team.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In fact, football teams are a lot like marketing automation teams – you need talented players, of course, but you also need dedicated roles, internal coordination, and sound strategy. The Basic Structure of a Marketing Automation Team. But I can share some examples and insights that should help any new team.

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Engagio

MAY 14, 2019

It’s no surprise that Account Based Marketing was, once again, a popular topic with an entire track dedicated to best practices. Build messaging tracks based on sales stages. He goes on to explain that account-based readiness depends on four things: Defining your ICP and target account list.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

by Jon Miller Marketing automation is a technology that streamlines and automates marketing tasks so companies can increase operational efficiency and grow revenue faster. In other words, companies don’t buy marketing automation to automate their marketing. Measure and prove marketing ROI.

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We all know how fast demand generation evolves, and we need to evolve with it. To give you some inspiration – or maybe just to back up what you’ve already decided to do – we’ve assembled ten proven tactics for demand generation success in 2019. Think Beyond Personas (B2B customers are B2C customers, too).

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