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Why Word of Mouth is More Important for B2B than for B2C

DemandBase

Research shows that approximately 50% of all purchases are influenced by word of mouth. But in B2B, 91% of every sale is influenced by word of mouth in some way. Further, many B2B purchases have multiple shepherds and stakeholders in an organization, and the word of mouth of any/all of them can have an impact.

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Account-Based Marketing + Inbound Marketing = Best B2B Marketing Strategy?

Valasys

This strategic business marketing approach, to target an account or a company instead of individual buyers, creates better chances for conversions by shortening the buyers’ journey which boosts the Return on Investment (ROI). According to a study by Forrester, 74% of buyers conduct more than half of their business research online, yet 89.5%

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How Planful uses customer intent to speed up the B2B buying cycle 

Martech

They’re historically using a lot of word of mouth, a lot of community engagement, and a lot of online research.”. We help them use the data either directly in systems like Salesforce, for BDR outreach in LinkedIn, and through ABM platforms like 6Sense and Demandbase.” Let us know!

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. As part of a broader lead generation, on-demand platform, Demandbase offers a free, downloadable Web application built on Adobe AIR (one of 3 investors in an $8M round they also announced.) I’m sure I forgot a few.

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5 Essential Functions for Every B2B Website

Biznology

“If you don’t have a website, you don’t have a business.” By now, this maxim is well understood–and it is just as true for B2B businesses as for B2C ones, if not more so. What website strategies should you pursue for business marketing? But what kind of functionality does your B2B website really need?

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Account-Based Analytics: 8 Ways to Report Account-Based Marketing (ABM)

Valasys

The criticality of Account-Based Marketing for B2B businesses is immense; it involves customer acquisition & retention, engaging them through omnichannel marketing & generating sales conversions & afterwards delighting them for future prospecting & positive word-of-mouth.

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Beyond the B2B Buying Funnel: Exciting New Research about How Companies Make Complex Purchases

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Enquiro Research (as well as Google , Business.com , Covario , and Demandbase ) to perform new qualitative and quantitative research into the (often irrational) ways that businesses make complex purchases. The initial findings of the research are a must-see for anyone involved in marketing or selling to other businesses.