Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. Companies need content, and great content marketers know how to position it… at the right place, at the right time, and on the right channel.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Yes, the hub and spoke content model is alive and well. It’s only one of the most effective ways to keep your content organized and ensure a positive content experience. In this blog post, we’re exploring the hub and spoke content model, its benefits, and how you can start using it today to enhance your content strategy.

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Vision Edge Marketing

APRIL 4, 2023

In today’s business world, many of these decisions are about customers, competitors, personnel, operational, and strategic investments. Data is a crucial asset that can help any business leader make informed decisions and gain a competitive advantage. That’s about 2000 decisions per hour. during the assessment timeframe.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. Customers have reacted in response to the changing economic climate, and businesses are feeling the impact. Jump Ahead What is an MQL? And this is even more apparent in the B2B buyer world.

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Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Some industry vendors report business is booming, but most will admit buyers are taking longer to make decisions. Past surveys have found that about 60% of deployed CDPs are reported as delivering value, while the remaining 40% are struggling. I have always suspected most of the 40% are new projects that will deliver value eventually.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Leads are critical for every B2B marketer, but according to the HubSpot’sReport in 2018 , driving traffic and leads is the biggest difficulty for 61 % of marketers. The attention is on number of leads rather than quality leads when it comes to lead generation. What Are The Various Sources Of Leads?

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, where competition is relentless, and digital marketing strategies continuously shift, the importance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) stands out like a guiding light. Maximized ROI: MQL-focused strategies translate into cost-effective endeavors.

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The Lead Agency

APRIL 2, 2024

How to improve SEO for B2B blog writing In the digital marketing landscape, nothing stays the same for too long. Search engine optimisation (SEO) may still be paramount to business-to-business (B2B) blog writing, but my oh my, how the rules are constantly changing.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is important. The reason: it’s essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person.

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Blue Flame Thinking

MAY 10, 2024

It’s to make target audiences aware of your offering and entice them to buy it, hopefully leading to a lasting relationship with the purchaser. However, the acquisition cost is only one piece of a customer’s lifetime value. However, the acquisition cost is only one piece of a customer’s lifetime value.

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Biznology

DECEMBER 21, 2020

No matter the industry and niche you operate in, ranking high on Google is not only important but necessary if you are to grow your company online and offline. In 2021 and beyond, one of the more important ranking factors that business leaders need to be aware of is, therefore, website security.

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. But in today’s buying market, those structures are being pressure-tested. And these days, Wendy tracks their sender score and domain health score as routine metrics— which wasn’t a habit a year ago.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether you’re pursuing an inbound or outbound marketing strategy, lead generation is a constant struggle. In fact, 37% of B2B marketers rank it as their number one challenge. Nestled within that challenge is an even more daunting task: finding enough qualified leads. What are qualified leads?

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Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Yes, just one hour to follow up with leads and secure the best chance of speaking to key decision-makers and converting them into customers—at least, that’s what a study from the Harvard Business Review found. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks.

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Only B2B

JULY 28, 2023

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) has emerged as a powerful strategy to target and engage high-value accounts, resulting in Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). Unlike traditional marketing approaches, ABM focuses on individual accounts, personalizing campaigns and content to resonate with specific prospects.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 26, 2024

They’ve sprinted hard, nurturing each lead with care and precision, and now they’re holding the baton of customer interest. This is the thrust of converting marketing qualified leads to sales qualified leads (MQL vs. SQL). What you’ll learn: What is a marketing qualified lead (MQL)?

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ClearVoice

MARCH 26, 2021

What is a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? A marketing qualified lead is a lead that has come in thanks to your marketing outreach. Your MQLs have taken some action — such as signing up for an email list or downloading content — to let you know they have some interest in your company.

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Sales Engine

JUNE 20, 2016

Most marketing and sales leaders in the business-to-business world know that nurturing leads is essential to maintain a digital connection with buyers who want to learn about a business pain, product, or service—but who are not yet interested in talking to a sales person. The sales rep rejects the lead altogether.

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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 does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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ABM in Action

MAY 18, 2023

There are some rivalries that are just legendary: The Hatfields and The McCoys, Biggie and Tupac, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates… and in the marketing world, the rivalry is between MQL deniers and apologists. Are leads alive, are they dead or do they just need some life support?

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SnapApp

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Marketers are results people, which is why many marketers rely on a systematic approach to prioritizing the best leads for their businesses. Most marketers do this through a process called lead scoring. What is activity-based lead scoring? This seems like a pretty solid approach, right?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Like any other relationship, positive change requires continuous effort. Strong consumer relationships help you generate new leads, reduce customer acquisition costs, and ultimately earn more profit. They also foster customer advocacy and help bring in new leads organically. It enhances your brand’s overall NPS score.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Generating and acquiring leads can be really simple for most businesses. However, getting MQL marketing leads, the ones that are most likely to convert, are far more difficult since it requires you to put in a lot of research and develop a complex funnel. What is MQL Marketing? Plausible Content.

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Vision Edge Marketing

MAY 19, 2020

This is the power and value of the upstream. Upstream marketing serves as the strategic process of identifying & fulfilling customer needs. In the business world, we’re always looking for how we can create at competitive advantage based on the value we deliver and the value customers require.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 20, 2020

But when it comes to gauging exactly what they value the most, salary is far from the only contributor. So, what do employees really value? Kristin Wong, in her article about what employees value , takes the time to try to answer this question by examining research from Glassdoor on what makes employees happy and engaged.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Your value proposition (VP) should tell consumers why they should choose to do business with you instead of your competitors. It plays a huge role in converting leads into paying customers. According to IBM, 81% of consumers worldwide are either value-driven or purpose-driven. What is a Value Proposition?

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Smarte

JUNE 28, 2022

A Marketing Qualified Lead sits at the top of the funnel. MQLs are at an awareness and information gathering stage. These leads are exploring various solutions to solve their pain points by reading/ accessing your company’s content or responding to a cold email. A Sales Qualified Lead is further into the funnel.

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PureB2B

APRIL 11, 2019

The sales and marketing landscapes are evolving, especially with regard to lead and demand generation. Surprisingly, a successful lead generation marketing campaign may not equate to strong sales conversion rates. Today, much of the pressure to reach these vital sales goals falls to the marketing team.

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Inbox Insight

APRIL 22, 2024

Businesses are continually seeking unique strategies to stand out from the crowd, maintain a competitive edge, and ensure sustainable growth. One strategy has proven to be a game-changer – lead generation. This blog explores the significant benefits of lead generation, highlighting its importance and role in modern business.

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MarketJoy

AUGUST 24, 2022

For decades, companies have struggled to strike a balance between lead quality and lead quantity. While more leads on paper may look good to a marketing professional, the quality of leads is what a sales team is looking for. What is Lead Quality? Well, there is a concept known as lead scoring.

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Thinkers360

MARCH 8, 2024

Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Business Continuity for 2024. Congratulations to all our Business Continuity influencers who participated! Join Enterprise Lite to work with all of these Business Continuity influencers! Brian Reid Score: 68.81

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Leadspace

MARCH 29, 2023

With competition at an all time high, B2B sales and marketing teams need a way to automate this process, and replace guesswork with data-driven insights to reach their customers before their competitors do. This is where a Customer Data Platform (CDP) with AI-scoring models comes into play.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 19, 2024

By shifting marketing’s focus from attracting new faces to nurturing the relationships businesses already have, marketing teams can unlock new ways to improve customer retention. Instead, marketing can leverage customer data to segment audiences based on demographics, purchase history, and behavior.

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Televerde

MARCH 27, 2023

One of the best ways to smooth out and accelerate that journey is through lead qualification. Without an effective lead qualification process, your sales and marketing teams could be wasting valuable resources on unqualified leads. With a better lead qualification process, you can help improve your conversion rates.

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Thinkers360

MAY 6, 2024

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Future of Work 2024 2024 Annual Ranking Find and work with the World’s Premier B2B Thought Leaders, Advisors, Analysts, Authors, Influencers & Speakers (100M+ followers combined). Westover, PhD Score: 100 2 Ira Wolfe Poised for the Future Company Contact Ira Wolfe Score: 71.21

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Conductor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

With Google constantly updating its search algorithm and how it ranks content, it can be difficult to keep up and ensure your content marketing strategy remains aligned with the latest best practices. Instead, they are ranked by Google based on the value and information they provide related to the user’s given keyword or search phrase.

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6sense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Contents: What is lead qualification? Who is a qualified lead? An information qualified lead (IQL). A marketing qualified lead (MQL). A sales qualified lead (SQL). A product qualified lead (PQL). Unqualified leads. Lead disqualification.

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