Square 2 Marketing

JUNE 13, 2023

When you look at the most successful B2B marketing campaigns over the past few years as measured by leads generated and revenue growth, there is a very noticeable trend. None of them focused on generating sales-qualified leads.

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Strategic-IC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The content keeps expanding for a better understanding of the product you're buying.” We're building this community – and they'll have had a great experience, a great day. Facilitating this community gives us a lot of joy!” Site visitors can now try on clothes virtually, “and video and elevated images are coming,” says Katrine.

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LeanData

AUGUST 23, 2022

Along with instructional designer Mike Dawson , Kevin continues to lead live classes via Zoom, and is the voice behind the videos if you choose to take the course online. Growing the Community of LeanData Certified Experts. And, it opens the door to a community of others doing the same thing who are continuing to learn and share.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This massive disruption to traditional buying behaviors also impacts the effectiveness of go-to-market and selling tactics. During the traditional B2B buying journey behaviors of the 2010s, B2B companies would expect an inbound lead to be at the consideration stage. This new path has quickly become the preferred journey.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This massive disruption to traditional buying behaviors also impacts the effectiveness of go-to-market and selling tactics. During the traditional B2B buying journey behaviors of the 2010s, B2B companies would expect an inbound lead to be at the consideration stage. This new path has quickly become the preferred journey.

Buy 52

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Optinmonster

APRIL 29, 2022

Are you tired of the same boring lead generation strategies? Do you want creative ways to generate leads for your business? Lead generation is as simple as telling people what you do and how you can help them. Lead generation is as simple as telling people what you do and how you can help them. What is Lead Generation?

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Inbox Insight

MARCH 13, 2024

Effective lead prioritization is essential. With limited resources and increasing competition, it’s crucial companies focus their efforts on quality leads that are most likely to convert into high value customers. For many businesses this has led to growing frustrations and wasted marketing and sales efforts.

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SalesIntel

AUGUST 23, 2023

In digital marketing, a key decision businesses face is whether to build their own email list over time or buy one. In this blog, we’ll delve into the intricacies of building versus buying email lists for marketing and explore how SalesIntel can play a crucial role in this decision-making process.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 25, 2022

Your lead numbers are low, and you’re running out of time. It’s nearly the end of the month or quarter, you view your marketing dashboard to check on your metrics, and you see that your lead numbers are not hitting the mark. Lead numbers can be impacted by a number of factors that are out of our control as marketers.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. That’s why, now more than ever, optimizing lead generation strategies to identify and nurture these MQLs becomes paramount to any organization’s revenue generation efforts. This may sound self-explanatory but hear us out.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 19, 2022

One of the most common challenges sales and marketing teams face is generating new leads. Under this new digital landscape that modern B2B customers are adapting to, there are new lead generations trends developing alongside it them. Leads: How do You Classify Them? Leads are individuals who have recently entered your pipeline.

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Brandwatch Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2024

Your social media platforms can be a gold mine for leads. Brandwatch uses our presence on sites like LinkedIn and Twitter to generate leads, so we’re going to preach what we practice. If you get it right, social media lead generation is a viable and valuable strategy. Don’t let anyone else tell you different.

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Brandwatch Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2024

Your social media platforms can be a gold mine for leads. Brandwatch uses our presence on sites like LinkedIn and Twitter to generate leads, so we’re going to preach what we practice. If you get it right, social media lead generation is a viable and valuable strategy. Don’t let anyone else tell you different.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 26, 2022

You need some organic lead generation strategies! Organic lead generation can boost both your website traffic and business revenue, all without costing you anything. In this article, we’ll go over some tried and true organic lead generation techniques that you can start using today. What Is Organic Lead Generation?

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EveryoneSocial

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Bazaar Voice ) Peer-to-peer marketing is the leading driver behind 20-50% of all purchasing decisions. Building an internal workplace community is not a priority for your org. Community and internal comms go hand in hand. McKinsey ). You don’t have internet, you use Netscape, or you dislike puppies.

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Hubspot

JULY 1, 2019

Social media has transformed the relationship between individuals and organizations -- which is why the community management role is now so vital. Simply put, a community manager needs to negotiate the connection between a company and its audience. But what exactly is a community manager, anyway? Image courtesy of HubSpot.

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Martech

MAY 10, 2022

This required a complete shift in culture, moving away from marketing metrics that focused on leads to metrics that focused on improving reach and engagement with in-market accounts. Last year, Forrester reported that about 90% of 650 tech buyers surveyed want vendors to provide content that’s relevant at every stage of the buying journey.

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ClickZ

JANUARY 19, 2021

Brands need an efficient platform to scale effective local lead generation efforts. In the world of commerce, convincing someone to buy a product isn’t usually the toughest part of a sale. The hard part is lead generation – finding those who are the right fit for the product, those who are likely to be interested in a purchase.

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Influitive

MAY 15, 2015

If you were to ask a group of community managers what keeps them up at night, you’d likely hear the same two or three concerns at the top the list: engagement , lack of resources and, of course, ROI. The problem is, many B2B community managers are unsure about how to get started. Community growth. Actions tied to revenue.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 22, 2020

Without traditional lead sources like in-person events, many marketing and sales professionals are facing a shortage of leads and rising concerns about meeting revenue targets and occupancy goals. Why Use Marketing Automation to Increase Lead Generation in Senior Care? Clarify Your Lead Generation Goals.

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Vision Edge Marketing

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Like the North Star or Southern Cross, it leads businesses to prioritize their efforts, allocate resources strategically, and chart a course toward sustainable growth and profit as found in a Bain & Company study , 81 percent of executives say market segmentation is a critical element for increasing profits.

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Stevens & Tate

APRIL 24, 2023

While your ultimate goal, when it comes to marketing online, is to increase sales both in the short term and over the long term, increasing sales won’t be possible unless you generate leads. As such, the success of your inbound marketing efforts are going to revolve around your ability to generate new sales leads.

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The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. Almost 80% of marketing leads don’t actually convert into sales. What is lead nurturing?

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MKT1

AUGUST 7, 2023

The process of buying software is typically a complicated mess with roadblocks around every corner—and I think it might be getting worse. If you fix your demo request flow—aka the stages of the funnel between lead and closed won—you’ll drive more revenue. Stop making it so hard. It’s that easy.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Increasingly, B2B customers depend on self-guided research on digital channels to find out more about business products and services and reach buying decisions. B2B content marketing is different because buying decisions are made by teams, not individuals, so the buying journey is more complex, and usually longer, than for consumer purchases.

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Webbiquity

MAY 25, 2021

Now you’ve got “social media 2.0,” which tends to be more community-oriented. So the things that come to mind are Discord , buy the Discord servers. You’ve got Community , which just raised $40 million. Community is interesting. It’s really more about leading with value.

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Outgrow

AUGUST 6, 2021

12 Best Lead Generation Ideas to Implement in 2021. Lead generation is the cornerstone of every marketing effort for both B2C and B2B businesses alike. But the hours spent on generating quality leads must be fruitful. Interactive content is your best friend when it comes to lead generation. Let’s begin! Calculators.

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Biznology

JULY 12, 2017

In the Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business , Chet Holmes mentions that only 3% of your target market is ready to buy, 7% of your target market is open to buying but not looking, 30% of your market is comfortable with the status quo and 30% of your market believes they aren’t interested.

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ConvertKit

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Monica Lent uses ConvertKit to build Blogging for Devs, a thriving online community. She built Blogging for Devs —a niche newsletter and a thriving paid online community. Build a loyal community with newsletters. What makes Monica’s email course such a powerful, engaging lead magnet? Image via Monica Lent.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to Laurie Buczek , research vice president , IDC CMO Advisory practice “B2B tech buyers are undeniably digital-first and digital always in their buying journey. Marketing must lead CX and the customer journey like never before, in full partnership with sales. We are in the era of digital-first marketing.

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Influitive

AUGUST 3, 2015

In fact, the 2015 B2B Buyer’s Survey Report (sponsored by DemandBase and Demand Gen Report), found the top three resources that buyers rely on when researching potential vendors were: In addition, access to all of this information is making the buying cycle longer. The answer: social proof marketing. Social proof is the new marketing.

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Outgrow

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A Guide to SaaS Lead Generation- 11 Strategies + 4 Tools Generating leads is one of the foremost needs for any SaaS business. And while a SaaS model could be extremely profitable and low on maintenance, SaaS lead generation can be a tricky task. What Is SaaS Lead Generation? How Is Lead Generation Different from SaaS?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 12, 2024

This includes the importance of social media for discovery, reputation management, community building, and brand awareness and engagement. What do you want to achieve overall on social media for the brand and what values and mission will help the social team stand out and stay top of mind both internally and to your community?

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In our digital world, it’s increasingly rare to make a buying decision without consulting reviews and ratings online. Here’s how to benefit from the valuable online communities about CRM that are right at your fingertips. This is even more true when choosing an important tech system like a CRM for your business. Review Sites for CRMs.

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Communities CRM Lead Ranking Marketing Management 53

Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2023

Ah, lead generation – that everlasting conversation. 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? This is never truer than it is on social media.

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Exo B2B

JUNE 22, 2021

I would like to discuss in this post, the importance of social networks in the B2B buying cycle. When we look at this graph from Hootsuite, we understand “tout suite” what the interest is for the “chou-chou” platform of the business community. Provided of course, to respect where they are in their buying cycle.

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Litmus

APRIL 9, 2020

Like many CMOs, I’ve spent the past few weeks navigating through our new normal and what these changes mean for Litmus, our customers, and the email marketing community. As a brand marketer, it is important to remember that while your subscribers and customers might not be buying right now, everyone is listening and learning.

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