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Getting to ABM: notes from the field

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She said the client wanted pursue a grant and wanted to buy an extra module of our software to support the initiative. If we don’t win the grant, we’re going to find a way to buy the module anyway.”. Two things: we needed to understand our customers and we needed to align their buying journey with our selling journey.

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What’s up with B2B Marketing in Argentina

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Martin: Twenty years ago, we would buy databases from trade publications and data vendors, and use them to cold call, trying to reach senior executives. Sellers—even smaller brands—are using marketing automation like InfusionSoft, Marketo and a local provider called Doppler emBlue to conduct event-triggered campaigns. Please explain.

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Personalized content for more effective content marketing

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In today’s B2B world, your prospects don’t want to hear from you until much later in the buying process, so attracting, engaging and nurturing them until they’re ready to talk to a sales person is no longer a nice way to supplement the top of your funnel. If there’s a sudden burst of interest, that may be a strong buy signal.

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4 simple truths about content marketing re-imagined

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While some wonderful guidance is available from the nice folks at Hubspot , and Marketo , most sites offer you “useful white papers” or “templates” to entice you to buy their (questionable) consulting services. They look so appealing, don’t they? Most are utter rubbish. Sadly, there are no shortcuts.

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Marketing automation is not marketing strategy

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Marketo, for example, sponsored a compelling study done by Sirius Decisions that explains the importance of a strong process in driving results when using marketing automation software. B2B Marketing Internet Marketing Slider B-to-B marketing CRM Eloqua marketing automation Marketo Sirius Decisions' So education campaigns are underway.

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Push versus Pull Marketing: In B2B, You Need Both

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Marketo promotes it. And it works great for luring prospects at various stages of the buying cycle, especially when they have already identified a need and are researching potential solutions. The other day, a marketing colleague told me she was feeling under pressure to move all her efforts to inbound, or “pull,” marketing.

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The Thorny Question of Marketing Attribution: Does It Apply to B2B?

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But what we really want to know is: 1) How do my prospects buy, and how can I make their journey easier, faster, and more likely to result in a sale for my company? There is much confusion and gnashing of teeth on this subject, but I say that in B2B, these are the junior questions, and just a building block to the bigger issues.