InsightSquared

APRIL 23, 2019

Yet Another Marketing Buzzword? Every few years there is a new buzzword in B2B marketing. A few years ago it was “Inbound Marketing.” The inbound philosophy advocates publishing content through digital channels to entice qualified individuals to consume the content and enter the sales cycle. So, Where Do You Start?

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re armed with your prospect’s buying signals, right? What are customer buying signals? By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. They’re customers’ verbal buying signals—the cues your sales agent homes in on when talking to a prospect.

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ClearVoice

APRIL 2, 2021

What is the sales cycle? The sales cycle includes all the activities that a company performs when selling products or services to prospects. It provides a framework for organizations and sales professionals to understand where prospects are in the process of becoming a customer. . Organizing the pipeline.

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Metadata

JANUARY 30, 2024

The B2B buying experience is in complete shambles. B2B demand gen marketers, we gotta step it up. There’s a blue ocean of opportunity to improve the buying experience and set yourself apart from the competition. Make it easy to talk to Sales Looking for an absolute layup to improve the B2B buying experience?

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Seismic

MAY 3, 2022

The entire anatomy of the sales cycle has shifted and continues to evolve. How has the sales cycle evolved? The transition to digital-first selling has changed the dynamics of the modern sales cycle. Now, the digital sales cycle is more targeted and insights-driven. Sales Manager, Seismic.

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 18, 2021

As B2B marketers look to fine-tune the way they reach out to customers and prospects, new research suggests that B2B buyers are taking more time to think about potential purchases. With that point in mind, B2B marketers may want to consider the top five variables among B2B buyers evaluating solution providers.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

MAY 17, 2022

More people are involved in today’s buying process as well, with executives playing a greater role than in the past.”. The comparison over time illustrates how the buying process in B2B is changing. B2B buyers require more interactions from sales and marketing. Sales complexity continues to grow.

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SalesIntel

JANUARY 21, 2022

Have you considered adjusting your marketing plan to a specific target at the precise correct time for them to close? This data enables you to ‘jump the queue,’ allowing you to pitch to potential clients at the precise, appropriate time when they are looking to buy. ” Enter Buyer Intent data.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 29, 2022

By Lauren Bensussen , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. With such a large volume of emails to do something about, most people feel overwhelmed and delete, delete, delete the ones they can live without—these are most likely your marketing emails. How could you incorporate video into your sales efforts immediately?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But do they really want to buy, or are they just window shopping? Here’s the hard truth: “You don’t know if they’re ready to buy until they tell you they’re ready to buy, and you can’t believe it until you get a signed contract,” said Richard Harris , sales coach and founder of The Harris Consulting Group.

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SnapApp

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the face of increasing goals and changing preferences of B2B buyers, sales and marketing teams alike are being forced to evolve in order to meet the needs of their prospects today. Better Qualification, Shorter Sales Cycles. But effective qualification requires more than just activity-based lead scoring today.

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Seismic

JULY 1, 2019

It’s no secret that the sales cycle has changed a lot over the past few decades. But what about sales reps and leaders who have not recognized the shift in technology and have not yet adapted to today’s sales cycle? How B2B buying has changed. Sales used to own the sales cycle.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago They say recessions don’t start trends – they accelerate those that are already in motion. The publication surveyed 212 B2B professionals and found 68% say the B2B sales cycle has increased compared to a year ago.

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ViewPoint

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It did not matter if they were ready to buy – or even qualified to buy. Lower level workers give up their digital body language (score points in marketing automation) while more senior executives do not. The lower level employee that downloaded the content is likely the last person you want to start a sales cycle with.

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Valasys

MARCH 9, 2020

The modern – age B2B marketing is majorly about prioritizing the preferences of the customers. Scaling up personalization, to streamline sales helps customers sail quickly through the sales cycle, resulting in optimized the sales conversions. According to a report by Loyalty360.org

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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. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. Lead scoring helps organizations move prospects along their buying journey in a structured, strategic way — which is especially helpful considering how complex buying journeys have become. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield.

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Mereo

MARCH 21, 2024

A multi-national software provider’s sales cycles was running 12-18 months on average. When they engaged Mereo to address this, we conducted a win-loss analysis and discovered that the majority of the sales cycles were really about three to four months. Provides consistent value across buying channels.

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BOP Design

JULY 20, 2021

When brainstorming about keywords to target, the focus should always be on buying intent. What Is Buying Intent? Buying intent is an indication of a web searcher at a buying stage – meaning they are not in a research stage but are actively looking to buy a product or service. Long-Tail Keywords.

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SendX

MAY 31, 2021

YES, Email Marketing is different from Marketing Automation. To ensure that you pick the one that fits into your marketing plans better. What is Email Marketing? Email Marketing is basically sending emails to a bunch of people who have signed up for your email list. Is that Marketing Automation?

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Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

In B2B marketing, the traditional approach of casting a wide net is increasingly being challenged by a more targeted and personalized strategy: account-based marketing (ABM). This method focuses on identifying and engaging with specific high-value accounts, treating each as its own distinct market.

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Rev

MARCH 23, 2018

“Nurturing” leads, based on the traditional sales cycle, means constant contact via phone calls and email that is more spam than anything else. That outcome alone is reason enough to say the traditional sales cycle is broken. In the traditional sales cycle, people aren’t allowed to buy things on their own time.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2022

Whether you’re the proprietor of a family business, launching a pre-seed startup or work for an enterprise firm, sales engagement platforms can help you optimize every stage of the sales cycle and achieve more as a team. Sales professionals are expensive,” says Christy Green, a senior product marketing manager at ZoomInfo.

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SmarkLabs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Plenty of things you do as a marketer each day fall under the “demand generation” umbrella. Think of it as any activity that brings attention to your B2B company to bring people into your sales funnel. It’s about keeping in mind where people are in their buying journey when tailoring your marketing materials to them. .

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SnapApp

JULY 18, 2018

In addition, a longer sales cycle requires more time and resources. To address this, B2B marketers have turned their attention toward content marketing—increasing demand generation, engagement, and overall leads through quality content that provides value to the prospective buyers. Quality Content Isn’t Enough.

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Madison Logic

MARCH 6, 2024

Wide-approach B2B marketing tactics revolve around aiming for the accounts you and your company think are a good fit. But tight budgets, limited resources, and longer, more complex sales cycles require you to work more efficiently. Here’s how. What Is a Target Account List?

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6sense

OCTOBER 18, 2021

RepTrak had traditionally relied on old-fashioned tactics, a subpar tech stack, and unreliable data for its marketing efforts. The marketing qualified lead (MQL) reigned supreme — and an MQL was anyone who showed any kind of engagement. CEOs and board members told me, ‘We think marketing is dark magic. The Solution.

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LeanData

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

With a looming market downturn, trade shows can be an expensive marketing play. Your hard-working sales reps hustle to chat with every conference attendee with a pulse. So here’s a better approach: map out a digital-first buying journey supported by a connected RevTech stack. And it’s not just the booth space.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2023

Business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing are two distinct types of marketing strategies with different focuses. For any marketing professionals to maximize the impact of their efforts, they must understand the differences between these two marketing strategies, and when to apply practices from each.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If you’re a B2B marketer, especially a services provider, your environment is about to be upended. Customers are changing, and so are the ways they buy. I’ve been struck recently by five glaring developments in business buying that you need to know about. The arrival of Millennials in business buying positions.

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PureB2B

JANUARY 19, 2017

Companies don’t buy your product/ services — people do. So, sharing content that helps people remind them of the benefits you have to offer will help you land sales as efficiently as possible. Find ways to refine a complex sales process, reach potential sales and convert leads to business!

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Velocity Partners

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

So let’s say, hypothetically of course, that it’s late 2023, your revenue is down and there’s mounting pressure on you to increase sales. For complex B2B businesses, one common move is to try and make it easier for customers to buy by simplifying your offering. Just, y’know, for instance.

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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

A documented industrial marketing strategy is critical for success. Did you know 80% of successful content marketers have a documented content marketing strategy? Implementing hit-or-miss content marketing tactics is not likely to produce the results you want. Table of Contents What is an Industrial Marketing Strategy?

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 19, 2022

Choosing the right stack of MarTech solutions can be a difficult task for B2B marketers, especially for those working in cybersecurity, who may have a more complicated sales cycle, changing regulations, and other obstacles. Lauren Patrick, VP of Marketing at Curricula. How can that be accomplished?

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 17, 2021

An effective marketing strategy and sales business plan are essential to drive growth. Revenue marketing tries to close the gaps between sales and marketing by combining closed-loop data feedback and automation to ensure no money is wasted. Here are six ways revenue marketing can positively impact your business.

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