Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 4, 2009

This past week I was reading HubSpot's study on the state of inbound marketing , and understandably, with HubSpot being in the inbound marketing business, the study showed that the marketing spend on inbound marketing is rising. Inbound: SEO, SEM, Blogs.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Moreover, we always test diverse marketing channels. We utilize performance marketing channels, including paid ads. Our sales team not only works with inbound marketing leads but also does outreaches to new prospects. Yes, I’m an affiliate. That has no effect on your pricing. In our case, that works well.

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B2B Marketing Traction

MARCH 12, 2010

One marketing tool to use in determining which marketing strategies and inbound marketing tactics will be most effective in B2B marketing planning is your product or service lifecycle stage. Here are some examples of marketing strategies and inbound marketing tactics that are best suited to each stage.

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ViewPoint

MAY 18, 2016

How to drive revenue from all sources is the second of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. I developed this simple formula to illustrate the risks of overdependence on inbound marketing.

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markempa

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I’ve compiled a list of the 10 most popular and shared posts on the B2B Lead Blog, chosen by marketers, just like you, to help you get ready to have a great 2017. For the majority of B2B companies with complex sales, marketing-generated leads rarely account for 50% of revenue and often it’s often much less.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This is the fourth (and last) in a series of four blogs about sales leads, marketing and sales metrics, and proverbs. Why it is important to nurture qualified companies that do not represent immediate opportunity—a step missed by many if not most companies leading to wasted marketing spend.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Lead Generation Driven By Digital Marketing Online marketing strategies are used in the process of “inbound lead generation” to entice clients with useful and pertinent material. Each of these lead magnets may be put together into a series of actions that guide your customer to your product.

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ViewPoint

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Someone once told me that CEOs don’t care about leads. Unfortunately, as a result of this thinking, marketing spends a ton of money generating leads for sales that are never followed-up. Here are 5 things CEOs need to consider in order to fix what is broken: What is the CEO’s role as it relates to marketing and sales?

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 31, 2022

And it should come as no surprise why: Marketing leaders are increasingly being asked about ROI. Where do those leads come from?”. How do you know if your marketing spend is generating real value?”. But this reveals one incredible aspect of marketing attribution that we need to understand: touchpoints.

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ViewPoint

MAY 20, 2016

Make marketing accountable for sourcing revenue is the third of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. In this segment, organizations spend 25 to 40 percent of revenue on marketing.

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Roketto

MAY 10, 2018

Inbound Marketing — A Part You Can’t Afford to be Missing. While this may sound nice or even intuitive, one of the major problems with this idea is that OEM’s often struggle to have an OEM marketing definition that will lead to success — much less how to implement it. Quality Leads Ready to Buy.

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Velocity Partners

JUNE 7, 2024

Our thinking was based around a definition of an audience as ‘a group (or community) of potential, highly relevant prospects who subscribe to receive your content and regularly return to get it,’ Back then, we were making content in short bursts to hit largely short-term goals — essentially, to feed the ravenous maw of the lead gen stack. (I

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The same study says that 80% of marketers struggle to demonstrate the business effectiveness of their marketing activities to their top management. How can marketers win the budgets they need to attract customers if they can't prove to management that inbound marketing spend will result in a measurable return?

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Roketto

MAY 10, 2018

Inbound Marketing — A Part You Can’t Afford to be Missing. While this may sound nice or even intuitive, one of the major problems with this idea is that OEM’s often struggle to have an OEM marketing definition that will lead to success — much less how to implement it. Quality Leads Ready to Buy.

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ViewPoint

JUNE 10, 2016

Understanding the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results—the final of a multi-part blog series. Many challenges facing Sales and Marketing have been around since the beginning of time. Define a lead. Are these truly leads? A summary: 1. Not really.

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The Point

MAY 16, 2015

Outbound is the New Inbound. For the last five years or so, inbound marketing and demand generation have been virtually synonymous. But as I wrote in this earlier post , inbound marketing can’t do the job alone. Demand Generation Marketers Need to Think Sales Enablement.

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Hubspot

JUNE 14, 2013

At the launch of HubSpot’s European office in Dublin in March, my colleagues here at Brightfire shared some insights from a few of our customers on what it’s like to do inbound marketing in Europe -- because, well, it''s a bit different than in the U.S. 1) Inbound marketing is growing just as quickly in Europe as in the U.S.

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Hubspot

MAY 20, 2013

and statistics from the recently released 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report. Feel free to use this data in your own content, tweet the stats you find most interesting, or just enlighten yourself about the current state of inbound marketing. 86 Revealing Charts From the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 31, 2010

Twice a year Professor Christine Moorman at Duke's Fuqua School of Business surveys hundreds of CMOs to get an overall measure of what is happening in marketing as part of a project aptly called The CMO Survey. Marketing Spending Should Increase. Internet Marketing Spending to Grow. What do you think?

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Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

This is the main reason that brands and marketers spend huge sums of money on digital promotion. Now, as a B2B marketer , you might be quick to point out that, sure, a lot has changed. There is no doubt that in 2020, digital marketing is critical to maintaining and developing relationships with B2B buyers.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 12, 2019

Account-based marketing (ABM) is not a new strategy, and you’ve most likely heard of it before. Account-based marketing spend is expected to increase by 41% in 2019, according to the 2019 Account Based Benchmark Report by Topo. But in recent years, ABM has seen a huge rise in popularity.

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accelerate agency

JANUARY 10, 2022

How much do SaaS companies spend on marketing? Does spending more on marketing equal more success? SaaS marketing budgets: how the big players do it. Building a marketing budget from scratch. Why inbound marketing is so important. What is a typical marketing budget percentage?

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Image Source It’s important to note the varying degree of factors that contribute to marketing spend. For instance, B2C companies often spend more than B2Bs. Startups often spend a greater percentage than established companies to climb the initial rungs of the ladder at a faster pace. as of 2022.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Image Source It’s important to note the varying degree of factors that contribute to marketing spend. For instance, B2C companies often spend more than B2Bs. Startups often spend a greater percentage than established companies to climb the initial rungs of the ladder at a faster pace. as of 2022.

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Lake One

JULY 22, 2020

In B2B SaaS it can be really misleading because marketing could be burning cash under the disguise of driving leads – leads that aren’t doing anything. There are a few core B2B SaaS marketing metrics every organization should keep their focus on. Marketing Sourced Revenue. Is marketing sourcing revenue?

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sagefrog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The key to thriving is a multifaceted marketing strategy that aligns with your brand’s core values and resonates with your target audience. In Sagefrog’s 2024 B2B Marketing Mix Report , we found that B2B marketers’ top objectives for the year ahead are brand awareness, lead generation, client retention, and sales support.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 16, 2021

If your customers are getting a customized engaging experience with your brand, it can build loyalty and lead to more references. This can make a company appear more organized, put together, and stronger, which is a great way to stand out in a saturated market. Helps Drive Strong Marketing Strategies That Produce Quality Leads.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In a tough year, many senior living organizations have had to reset revenue goals, cut back on marketing spend, and take other drastic measures to counter the effects of COVID-19. Although leads, SQLs, and opportunities are all part of the picture, senior living operators know that move-ins are always the end goal.

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 4, 2012

To put this in perspective you only have to look back to 2004, when the digital advertising share of the global marketing spend sat at 4.4%. There are many aspects to digital advertising and online marketing which offer the consumer a more engaging experience. It's not just banner ads and PPC.

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Golden Spiral

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Google slashed their own marketing budget at the height of the pandemic. The UK government urged businesses to reduce prices by cutting their marketing spending. Fitness megabrand Peloton is making the marketing cut. What might happen if you pull back too far: You will lose mindshare of your existing market.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Here's a hypothetical for you: Let's say your company has decided to invest in a website redesign so you can improve lead generation, and you're responsible for managing the project. Our latest offer, 8 Free Budget Templates to Manage Your Marketing Spend , has got you covered. Beware Hidden Costs.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Also, don’t forget that more than just business goals (sales, leads, conversion), you also need to create a plan for your people: what skills does today’s market demand and how can you help bring your people up to speed? Model the appropriate marketing mix. Define an always-on, inbound marketing approach.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 1, 2020

How much are you spending for each new lead, opportunity, and customer? Here are the formulas you should be using to measure your efficiency by channel: Cost per lead (CPL) = Marketing spend by channel ÷ New leads generated by channel.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 31, 2012

Inbound leads do it better: Sirius Decisions updated their famous Demand Waterfall. The top takeaways for me were when DJ-voiced Jay Gaines (@ izjay ) said that their research showed that “ inbound leads move faster, convert better and close at higher rates and the difference is quantifiable and significant!”

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3). Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3). Share your thoughts, post a comment.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

I have used sales pipeline return on marketing spend. If you use your CRM system to track marketing activities from inquiry to close, then you know how many opportunities you have created and how much sales pipeline that has generated. So why shouldn’t your marketing?

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