ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

For decades vanity metrics have been the guiding light for measuring marketing success – largely because the capabilities didn’t exist to measure closed-loop KPIs. As a result, marketing has become thought of as a cost-center with very little measurable output. Here are five vanity metrics your marketing team needs to be wary of. .

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Hubspot

AUGUST 12, 2020

The power in the buying and selling process has shifted from the seller to the buyer. The buying process is transformed. That’s because inbound sales transforms selling to match today’s empowered buyer -- so sales reps can sell the way people buy. What differentiates your category in the buyer’s eyes?

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Optinmonster

MARCH 11, 2024

Gamification marketing, are you doing it? Good marketing content has become a lot more engaging lately. There’s actually some truth to that, and it’s all thanks to the rise of gamification in marketing. Games and marketing may sound strange, but they’re actually a match made in heaven. What Is Gamification in Marketing?

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Martech

MARCH 4, 2022

This metric alone is not the measure of success, but it is a milepost on the way towards figuring out the return on investment (ROI) of the marketing spend. Also known — by some, anyway — as “cost-per-action,” CPA can cover a range of activities, from buying something online, signing up for a newsletter, to downloading an app or an e-book.

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Brandpoint

MAY 5, 2021

We had a delightful Microsoft Teams meeting to talk about what the heck it meant to be a marketer in 2020. Sarah’s content marketing consultant company is named Kindred Speak and she focuses on helping clients to “build a brand storytelling framework.” population with your viewpoint. Know your audience. You need a mix. Oh my gosh!

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

Suppliers who provide an excellent digital experience are twice as likely to be chosen as a primary supplier over those who gave average or poor experiences. Your platform should have relevant information, easy checkout, order tracking, and no errors. Companies have shifted most of their marketing efforts to digital selling.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of B2B marketing, mastering the art of MQL (Marketing Qualified Lead) lead nurturing is akin to harnessing the wind – it propels your business forward. MQL lead nurturing is a multifaceted journey, a strategic masterpiece, and an essential facet of a successful marketing campaign.

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FunnelEnvy

JUNE 13, 2022

The same idea can apply to your inbound marketing funnel. Like people, B2B marketing funnels are extremely complex, and each is slightly different. However, based on experience, there are common mistakes to avoid if you want your funnels to run as smoothly as possible. Not Knowing Your Numbers.

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SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Recognizing the health threat raised by classrooms filled with students, schools and educational institutions are investigating how digital education and interactive learning can be extended and made more available in the midst of this global health crisis. 4 Marketing Learnings From a Study. 4 Marketing Learnings From a Study.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 31, 2023

Multiple decision-makers on a purchasing team do their own online solution research when buying a complex B2B solution. Gartner research suggests sales reps only have 5% of a buyer’s time during their B2B buying journey, so it’s up to marketers to arm buying groups with all the information needed to make an informed decision.

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Choozle

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Brands and retailers across the board have adapted their marketing strategies to accommodate shoppers’ new priorities throughout the season. With competition higher than ever before, marketers need to leverage every opportunity to reach consumers and build meaningful relationships during the holiday season.

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Optinmonster

AUGUST 8, 2022

Want to build a challenge funnel that packs your list with qualified leads? Online challenges are a fantastic lead generation strategy that can bring in tons of new subscribers eager to buy from you. In this article, we’ll show you how to create an online challenge funnel, step by step. What is a Challenge Funnel?

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Bluetext

APRIL 15, 2024

And this week, another one, as WashingtonExec reported that Tria Federal , a mid-market IT and advisory services provider to civilian and defense agencies, added Fabian Plath its new CGO. Digital marketing, branding and public relations are core to government contractor and federal IT provider growth strategies.

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Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

When you think of it the buying journey of 2020 is not the same as 2010, and definitely not the same as pre 2000. This is the main reason that brands and marketers spend huge sums of money on digital promotion. This is the main reason that brands and marketers spend huge sums of money on digital promotion.

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Digilant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In this blog post, we have outlined the remaining trends in the digital advertising landscape, covering topics such as video ads, the metaverse, third-party cookie depreciation, and more. In 2023, Amazon’s net digital ad revenue is expected to reach $39.45 14 Advertising Trends You Need to Know in 2023: Part 2 8.

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Digilant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In today’s fast-paced environment where everyone wants results in the blink of an eye, it’s no surprise that the expected transaction value of e-commerce purchases made through voice assistants will be $19.4 In 2023, Amazon’s net digital ad revenue is expected to reach $39.45 billion in the US in 2023.

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Madison Logic

JUNE 28, 2023

A competitive displacement campaign is a strategic marketing initiative designed to identify, target, and win over customers currently using a competitor solution. By addressing gaps, marketers can create key advantages of their offering that may make customers think twice about their solution.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The B2B sales process has changed, and digitalization has rendered traditional in-person sales methods (such as door-to-door and cold calling) outdated. This digital shift has welcomed a new era in sales: social selling. You need to build trust on social media before you expect results.

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Rev

MAY 3, 2023

Our research at Rev shows that up to 66% of the leads sourced through traditional prospecting practices sit dormant, due largely to the fact that many of them shouldn’t have entered your funnel to begin with. After all, your aim—the percent of accounts in your pipeline that match your ICP—matters, and it should be a key metric you track.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Demand Generation 78

Optinmonster

APRIL 15, 2023

Authority: Does the lead have the power to decide to buy your product? Timeframe : When is the lead willing to buy your product? Sales Funnel Mapping You can also measure lead quality by putting your leads in a sales funnel. Think of it as a giant funnel with multiple stages or steps.

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Convert

JANUARY 17, 2024

I need to buy a PRODUCT/ find a SOLUTION, which would be your top choice? What is NAME’s competitor doing for marketing? What NAME should change in their marketing strategy? If they are satisfied with a quick answer, they are unlikely to buy from you. Keeping track of referral traffic is going to be even more challenging.

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Optinmonster

APRIL 15, 2023

Authority: Does the lead have the power to decide to buy your product? Timeframe : When is the lead willing to buy your product? Sales Funnel Mapping You can also measure lead quality by putting your leads in a sales funnel. Think of it as a giant funnel with multiple stages or steps.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 52

Liveintent

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It remains the most powerful way to reach target audiences, and is the go-to platform for both customers and marketers. In fact, 89% of marketers say the email address is their most important piece of data. It’s a digital passport, allowing them to track and target audiences across devices and sites. Think about it.

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Scoop.it

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Brand advocates don’t just buy more. Customer advocates are your highest-value customers, buying more frequently and spending more each time. Put simply, customer advocates do a lot of your marketing for you, all while championing and purchasing from your business. What Having a Social Media Advocacy Strategy Does For Brands.

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Liveintent

AUGUST 9, 2022

Brand awareness should be a top priority for marketers. With brand awareness you can nurture audience relationships on a long-term basis and move customers down the funnel. This all means that marketers have a big opportunity to get in front of new audiences with widespread, multi-channel messaging. And why wouldn’t they?

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Outgrow

JANUARY 9, 2021

Content engagement is often taken as the holy grail for many marketers. Even though 75% of marketers are reporting on how their campaigns are influencing their revenue growth, some of them aren’t looking at the right metrics to accurately measure their success. But they can be valueless if they don’t fit in your marketing funnel.

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SalesIntel

MARCH 27, 2023

SalesIntel’s strategic partnership with Semcasting empowers B2B marketers with high-quality account technographic and job title data to leverage in their paid channel efforts. How did you get started in the advertising/marketing/data industry? B2C marketing space? Register for the webinar here: [link].

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Sprout Social

MAY 19, 2021

The report found that, as a result of positive social media interactions with a brand, consumers are more willing to: Buy from a brand (78%). This can boost your engagement rate , which increases your overall brand visibility and helps your business get in front of new eyes. Choose a brand over the competition (77%). They Like posts.

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Choozle

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Brands and retailers across the board have adapted their marketing strategies to accommodate shoppers’ new priorities throughout the season. With competition higher than ever before, marketers need to leverage every opportunity to reach consumers and build meaningful relationships during the holiday season.

Optimization 52

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Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2022

Not 100% sure what Instagram influencer marketing is all about? As creators continue to dominate the platform, brands need to know how Instagram influencer marketing works. What is Instagram influencer marketing, anyway? One-third of people on Instagram have been inspired to buy something based on an influencer’s post.

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Brightedge

APRIL 24, 2020

To help answer the questions our community has been asking about the importance of SEO and digital marketing, we put together a series of topics that benefit a wide range of industries and explored solutions for each. Are customers interested in your top-of-funnel content but do not have buying power right now?

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Optinmonster

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the bustling digital marketplace, your ecommerce conversion rate isn’t just a number, it’s the heartbeat of your online business. Here’s a breakdown of how these rates can differ across devices, industries, regions or countries, and marketing channels. to 2%, due to diverse markets and consumer behaviors.

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The Lead Agency

APRIL 14, 2024

Tired of trend lists that don’t apply to the unique challenges of B2B marketing? B2B marketing can be complicated; buyer journeys are messy. You’re researching, comparing, and have just now landed on the relevant, tangible information that will actually help you get better B2B marketing results.

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seo.co

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As digital marketing continues to grow in popularity, the demand for SEO services has also increased exponentially. The practice is very famous among the digital marketing companies that upsell their services. From being able to resell SEO and SEM to PPC, digital marketing services are changing every day.

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Mailmunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Attracting and convincing customers into buying your products itself is a challenging task for any business. The digital era has multiplied the competition; however, it has made sales and marketing a more data-driven and streamlined process. Enhancing Lead Generation Through Content Alignment With the Sales Funnel.

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Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

When used as part of a comprehensive data-driven, multi-channel account-based marketing (ABM) strategy, display ads are critical in reinforcing key messaging and delivering content to target accounts. Here, we’ve rounded up the most popular display ad formats for B2B marketing.

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DealSignal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that, according to a study by HubSpot , 61% of B2B marketers rank lead generation as their number one challenge? With businesses constantly searching for new customers, it’s no wonder that B2B lead generation has become a top priority for marketers.

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