Lake One

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The whole point of an inbound marketing strategy is to attract targeted and qualified leads and turn them into customers, so your strategy needs to be built around those clear buyer personas and have a plan in place for each stage of the buyer’s journey. Persona Alignment. Creating the Right Marketing Tech Stack.

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Pam Didner

MARCH 17, 2021

Over time, many enterprises have grown their presence and market segment share by expanding into various regions of a country or in new countries and different continents. From a sales perspective, that’s fantastic. However, it creates challenges for marketing, especially content creation and management. Target personas.

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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. According to Raab Associates, Inc.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2013

That brings us to a discussion of video marketing for B2B. Depending on what you read, most research shows that white papers are still the most authoritative content asset, but video marketing continues to grow. Video and the Sales Funnel. B2B Video Marketing Best Practices. Implementation.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Of course, Marketing Automation alone cannot live up to those hyped up expectations and has to take the brunt of the blame. That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. Automating the “garbage in, garbage out” marketing approach benefits no one.”

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Sales Engine

JANUARY 25, 2016

How to Dominate Your Market With Content from SalesEngine 1. Most of us understand that the world of marketing has changed—B2B has gone digital. As marketers tried to get the most out of this new digital world they re-discovered the importance of content. So what does this have to do with content marketing?

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The Point

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Earlier this week, Marketo , the marketing automation company, held its second ever user conference in San Francisco. Based on first-hand impressions, however, it’s not how the vast majority of clients are employing (or even thinking of) marketing automation. I’m just not sure the rest of us are quite there yet.

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The Point

MARCH 29, 2017

Earlier this year, I talked to a CMO at a B2B tech company whose sales counterpart was lobbying strongly for the company to adopt Account-Based Marketing (ABM) as part of their demand generation strategy. Inbound marketing doesn’t work, or at best is grossly inefficient. The reason? The lead funnel is obsolete.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Producing enough relevant content targeted to specific audiences and personas. Lack of internal process and plan to implement a content marketing strategy. Get Sales and Marketing together and look at your pipeline. We’ve read lots of blogs and books on content marketing. Buyer Persona Development.

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NetLine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The company as a whole is sector-focused, from the sales and operational teams to the marketing team itself. On the other hand, the one with highest ROI was a white paper called “New business practices drive down pharmaceutical costs”. Each of them faces different challenges and opportunities.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 24, 2018

100,000: Invest in a research project with the goal of uncovering meaningful data that can be presented in a white paper, featured on our website, and distributed in snackable bites across all our communications channels. Jessica Best , director of data-driven marketing, Barkley . Rev up recommendation engines.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 26, 2017

And from where I stand -- as the manager of an inside sales team -- one thing is clear. To be successful next year and beyond, sales development reps need to think outside the box. I’m curious how things are going with them & if you'd be open to a conversation re: HubSpot and using an all-in-one marketing automation platform?

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EMagine B2B Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Before I dropped out, I found my college marketing courses to be relatively ineffective. Some essential basics, a lot of textbook’y theory and very little practical guidance coming from the true experts in the industry. I never underestimated the importance of studying the marketing experiences of authentic thought leaders. .

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Leadspace

JANUARY 17, 2017

B2B Marketing and Sales leaders are constantly looking for the next innovative method to give them a competitive edge – particularly in driving revenue for their business. Having created numerous products that leverage massive volumes of data in the marketing and sales space, I continue to hear many questions on this subject.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

“Between digital, inbound and traditional methods, there are an incredible number of moving parts, and the real art lies in not just understanding how each tool works best, but how each works best in cooperation with each other. Consider Account-Based Marketing. Embrace Automation and Martech. Go for the big one.

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EMagine B2B Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Before I dropped out, I found my college marketing courses to be relatively ineffective. Some essential basics, a lot of textbook’y theory and very little practical guidance coming from the true experts in the industry. I never underestimated the importance of studying the marketing experiences of authentic thought leaders. .

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Personas do matter in B2B content marketing You would be wasting your scarce resources if you pumped out marketing content without first having a clear and complete understanding of the personas of your B2B buyers. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 7, 2013

Considering that around 80% of leads never turn into sales, you need a proper lead nurturing plan, including lead scoring, with the goal to transform those leads you do have into potential sales opportunities. The benefits of lead nurturing are: Automatic lead qualification, meaning increased sales productivity. Buyer Persona.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Consider these as the stepping stones for optimal business growth by aligning marketing & sales, and developing a content strategy designed to generate leads and nurture them into sales. Lead-to-sale conversion rate. Those objectives include revenue, market share, branding, and lead generation objectives.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

You don’t have that kind of a marketing budget; smaller as it may be in these tough times, yet a lot is expected of you or your marketing team. How can you use marketing content to generate a decent volume of sales-ready leads at a low(er) cost? What is effective content marketing?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 7, 2013

Nurturing practices vary by company, industry, and buyer persona. You’ve seen the topic in countless blog posts, webinars, white papers – you name it. Lead nurturing and management isn’t only a marketing automation tool that you have implemented. What’s your sales team doing with them?

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

To deepen and strengthen this relationship, marketers (and sales) must optimize the “return on time spent” by increasing the value received through each touchpoint. Source: IDC Analyst Connection: Coordinating Marketing and Sales across the Entire Revenue Cycle.) This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

B- Buyer Personas. Where marketing and sales need to work together as leads proceed through the funnel. Nurturing content, social media, and sales/follow-up approaches all need to work in sync to ensure leads do not leak out of the funnel. M- Marketing Automation. N- NuSpark Marketing.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Keep reading for tips and guidance on creating, assessing, and improving your strategy for lead generation marketing. Step 1: Make Sure Your Personas Are Your Top Priority. Your personas are not trophies sitting on a shelf to be admired. Consider a Persona Refresh. Stay Tuned In to Your Target Audience.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Clearly define personas by addressing the WIIF (What’s in it for me) question for each stakeholder. WHEN : When on the sales cycle do you expect to engage with your prospects? How are you using email marketing to reach and engage with your target audience? Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

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Act-On

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Almost two-thirds of leads aren’t sales ready. But rather than ignoring the ones that aren’t ready yet, you can strategically nurture them to grow your haul of sales-qualified leads. Fortunately, a few nurture campaign best practices can help break through common challenges and improve results.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

Re-purpose - The same content can be modified for use with different personas and verticals to increase relevance and personalization rather than relying on general, one-size-fits-all content to meet the needs of a variety of audiences. Hold some in reserve to use as an offer during an inside sales call to follow-up.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

> Oh, we need content, okay let’s just copy & paste from our old marketing collateral. Six months later, very little traffic, even fewer leads and no sales > The new web site sucks, hasn’t done anything for our business. Don’t be persona non grata – take the time to really understand the persona of the target audience.

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Leadspace

JUNE 26, 2017

In the age of big data , B2B marketing and sales need a clear, effective way to make sense of the enormous volumes of data in their Marketing Automation and CRM platforms. The two most common ways to score your database are via persona and/or predictive score. Predictive Scoring.

Lead Ranking 67

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 20, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Enterprise Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

Budget Programs 40

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Budget Programs Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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