SnapApp

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Given the complex nature of B2B lead generation, it goes without saying that there are plenty of stumbling blocks that can hinder lead gen efforts. With this in mind, we’re diving into the common pain points marketers experience when filling the funnel while offering solutions that lead to better marketing results.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Neglecting customer retention to focus on lead generation. Imagine how brands could have responded to the 2008 recession with the same tools available today. Research from Google reports that a whopping 45% of B2B brands started using digital tactics for the very first time since COVID-19 upended in-person life.

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Martech

JANUARY 25, 2024

Her route took her through the publishing industry, then grad school, before diving into the intersection of marketing and technology by learning database marketing. I got an opportunity to move to New York and open a marketing office for that publishing company. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

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NetLine

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This illustration is published by Scott Brinker of chiefmartec.com and is a curated from various sources to discover and categorize the players. To help you sort through the options and make sense of the logo-lunacy, here are a few tips for how to choose a lead gen vendor. Evaluate what you have already.

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Directive Agency

MAY 24, 2017

Demand generation uses targeted marketing programs to drive brand awareness and interest. A demand gen campaign will market sharable content, often without requiring the reader to complete a call to action (CTA). Thus, a demand gen campaign prioritizes reach. Demand Gen 1: Produce Webinars/Content with Thought Leaders.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. What are customer buying signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2020

But what exactly is customer engagement and why is it so important? Typically, customer engagement is associated with online interactions, particularly on social media. Businesses with highly engaged audiences receive lots of likes, comments, and shares on their social posts, and their brand name is frequently mentioned online.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Here’s how to effectively execute outbound lead generation, with examples and definitions to get you started on a new or refreshed strategy. What is Outbound Lead Generation? Outbound lead generation is the process of identifying, qualifying, and proactively engaging with prospective customers. What is an Outbound Lead?

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Valasys

JUNE 4, 2020

On the 2 nd of June 2020, LinkedIn through its marketing blog announced some new retargeting options to allow the marketers to make their customer interactions more personalized and turn more clicks into actual customers. Marketers Will be Able to Convert Customers’ Interests into Conversions.

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Digital B2B Marketing

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Although it has not been publicly announced, it appears QuinStreet has purchased Ziff Davis Enterprise , the publishers of eWeek, Baseline, CIO Insight and Channel Insider (not to be confused with Ziff Davis, the publisher of PC Magazine, or ZDNet, which is owned by CBSi). What About Other Publishers?

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

A good sales funnel draws leads inexorably toward conversion by answering their questions and meeting their needs at every step in their purchasing journey. That’s the idea, anyway, but knowing when, where, and how to meet your leads can be tricky. On LinkedIn, you can publish, test, and refine every layer of your funnel.

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Contently

JULY 16, 2017

This story is part of Contently’s Accountable Content Series, a collection of articles, webinars, case studies, and events we’ve designed to help marketers deliver measurable brand impact and business outcomes with content. According to Forbes, 93 percent of B2B marketers claim content marketing drives more leads than traditional marketing.

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2023

For the past few years, a common thread in that conversation has been marketing – how involved is marketing, and how involved should the marketing team be in lead generation? More than ever before, the general consensus is that marketing is just as relevant to lead generation as sales – and why shouldn’t it be?

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Martech

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The next item on many B2B marketing budgets is cost-per-lead (CPL) activation, popularly known as lead gen and often conducted via content syndication. There are a number of options available if you’re interested in purchasing content syndication leads. It can work, but not in a vacuum.”

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I’m co-author of the best-selling book on content marketing, Content Rules : How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (Wiley, originally published 2011. I think we’ll see fewer brands publishing content and, instead, more Content Brands.

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SocialPilot

JANUARY 14, 2024

Cut to today – It has grown into a platform to share world-changing thoughts and ideas for businesses, brands, and professionals alike. Brands and businesses are making the most of the Linkedin content formats to strengthen their voice. Only 1 million users have published an article on LinkedIn.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But we’ll discuss the common social media features brands benefit from the most and a few untapped features to consider. We’ll also explain the criteria brands can follow to decide which social media app to invest in. Here are some of the common features of social media that brands leverage to engage with their audience.

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Oktopost

JUNE 15, 2023

True, every post has the potential to be worth its weight in interactions and conversions, but instead of ‘shouting into the void’ and hoping the void sends plenty of enthusiastic customers your way, treating social media like the dynamic market research tool it is, makes for a far better strategy. What do we mean by this?

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 15, 2021

Why Lead Gen Has Been So Difficult Since COVID and What You Can Do Get More Leads. Content marketing with a customer-centric focus. Your customers actually want to hear from you. Here are some tips to help you get a clear picture of your ideal customers. They need to use creativity and resourcefulness.

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You benefit from content marketing because: Increase the visibility and knowledge of your brand. Attract and hold a lead’s interest. Through promoting interaction with your brand and product. Produce more leads. How can content aid in lead generation? Drive visitors to your website naturally.

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DealSignal

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Demand generation marketing is a strategy that marketers use to generate brand awareness and interest in a product or solution at scale, leveraging several disciplines within marketing. The goal of any demand generation manager or marketing lead is to create brand awareness and interest. Lead gen strategies.

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Directive Agency

JUNE 10, 2020

“Those leads aren’t quality enough.”. As a SaaS marketing leader, it’s no easy task to generate leads that are worth your time, that are at a reasonable cost, and that can turn into potential customers. Answer: “It is critical to take time when building a lead generation strategy. So, where do you start?

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Unbounce

APRIL 23, 2019

And it’s only going to get harder now that most Google search results pages have become saturated with promotional lead magnets masquerading as “great” content. And customers are quickly catching on to the fact that most of these “Ultimate Guides to Dog Grooming” aren’t really worth giving up their personal information for.

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Brandpoint

DECEMBER 27, 2018

While website traffic is a common success metric for B2B marketers, more and more marketers are responsible for reporting on marketing qualified leads and marketing-assisted sales through their content efforts. Content marketing isn’t just a brand awareness play. Lead generation and the death of the cold call.

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Contently

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Contently Live is built to drive the business results—like lead generation, attention, and revenue—that marketers are on the hook for, without the hassle of having to build or maintain code on a website or microsite themselves. Optimized for lead gen. Data-driven recommendations to create better-performing content.

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Oktopost

JUNE 1, 2023

A scalable social media publishing platform – one that integrates all the other marketing and team management tools you depend on – that automates all those slow, protracted tasks and focuses your attention on the most pressing parts of inbound marketing. What is a Lead Scoring System? The strongest sign that you’re getting it right?

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Oktopost

MAY 2, 2021

With that kind of lead gen, it’s no wonder that YouTube is a high priority among B2B marketers. . Using YouTube as part of your B2B marketing strategy is a great way to expand your audience and solidify your brand’s persona online. . Having custom thumbnails have been shown to help your videos rank higher in search.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 29, 2021

With this honed attention on websites and user experience (UX) emerged a plethora of new opportunities to serve customers and create a unique digital storefront. Not only does your website need to have a solid technical foundation, it needs to be an exemplary display of your entire brand. What emotions does your brand need to evoke?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. What Are Customer Buying Signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect.

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Brandpoint

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This post was originally published in September 2017 and has been updated for relevancy. . One of the most important lead generation tactics you have at your disposal is your website. Here are some common lead generation mistakes organizations make with their website and how you should fix them. Mistake #3: No clear CTA.

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Contently

JANUARY 10, 2017

According to Forbes, 93 percent of B2B marketers claim content marketing drives more leads than traditional marketing. Because content gives marketers the opportunity to have a voice and help their potential customers solve pressing issues. Ways to improve lead-form conversions. What the future of lead gen content may look like.

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Lake One

MAY 14, 2020

Research has found that getting target customers to engage with a brand is the top challenge for B2B marketers. Brand Market Share. Stan Tan of Selby’s , “The end goal [of content marketing] is building a brand so you don’t have to rely on spending money on TV ads, Facebook ads or other forms of advertisements.”.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 19, 2023

Content Shock (and Saturation) Nearly ten years ago when Schaefer coined the term “content shock”, there were already analyses being conducted that illustrated that while brands increased content output on average by almost 80%, their average content engagement decreased by 60%, thereby indicating a decline in content marketing cost-effectiveness.

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Unbounce

MARCH 8, 2023

Lead generation is the number one challenge for marketers today. Millions of free resources are competing for your audience’s attention, and customers are quickly catching on to the fact that most of these “Ultimate Guides to Such-And-Such” aren’t really worth giving up their personal information for. You need to think outside the box.

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Marketing Interactions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Like Pillar content or content designed to drive “lead” gen. POV should also support your brand positioning and messaging. Much of the B2B content published today talks about what research thinks or what the industry thinks. It could be customer opinion or testimonials. Their findings gave me pause. The reason?

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NetLine

JULY 27, 2023

Her dedication to results in product marketing, leading customer acquisition, and growing nurture programs deliver consistent, increased ROI for her clients—including Microsoft and DocuSign. What led you to earn NetLine Cadet Certification , and how have NetLine tools impacted your approach to lead generation?

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Parse.ly

AUGUST 1, 2019

“We’ve never had a lead gen problem,” said Kathleen Booth, head of IMPACT’s marketing team. Act like a publisher. IMPACT , an agency that specializes in inbound lead generation, content marketing, web design, and video production, may have one of the hardest audiences to market to—fellow marketers. Her solution?

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