The Point

JUNE 24, 2022

The sudden, wholesale transition to remote work and virtual teams has only accelerated trends that were evident pre-COVID, led by younger generations of digital consumers who brought their buying preferences to the office (even if that office is now their living room). Key Finding 1: Buyers have all but replaced vendor-provided content.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Cold Calling B2B Demand Generation 130

The Point

MAY 17, 2021

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. However, it’s critical to align search offers (and not just ad copy) with ad groups tailored to a particular buying stage.

Marketing Management 207

Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Buying Cycle Demand Generation Agencies 207

The Point

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Recently, Lauren Carlson of research site Software Advice wrote a very perceptive and timely piece entitled “ Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software ” about the broader market trends that, in her view, are driving the increased adoption of marketing automation technology. The reason?

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget 100

The Point

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In other words, would you only ever want marketing leads from prospects pre-determined to be actively researching your category, solution, use case, etc.? I was part of a client conversation recently about the merits of different demand generation channels (paid social, content syndication , email, search, etc.)

Intent Data 149

Intent Data Demand Generation Agencies Intent Paid Social Agency 149

The Point

AUGUST 25, 2020

For some, it might be defining Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), buying personas and associated messages. A basic assessment will enable you to identify gaps in resources, personnel, data, and technology that in turn can help prioritize investment, research and planning. Buying Center Definition. Target Personas/Descriptions.

Ideal Customer Profiles 147

Ideal Customer Profiles Account Based Marketing ABM Lead Ranking 147

The Point

OCTOBER 29, 2014

He previously held top marketing roles at Eloqua, Forrester Research, and Reed Business Information before taking the reins as CMO at Lattice Engines , a pioneer in predictive applications for marketing and sales. Who is most likely to buy? To a layman, how would you describe the power of predictive analytics solutions?

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Analytics Lead Scoring Conversion 100

The Point

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

As a vendor of CRM solutions (to use that same example), when a prospect determines that he/she has a need for CRM, you want your marketing message to be in a place, at that very moment, that makes your company part of the conversation. Technology companies in nascent product categories have an entirely different challenge.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Inbound Marketing Lead Gen 100