Zoominfo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Did you know 60-70% of marketers say they don’t truly understand their buyers ( source )? The only way to join the 30-40% of people who do understand their buyers is to create buyer personas. Today we teach you how to construct an effective B2B buyer persona profile—keep reading. Let that sink in.

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Buyer Personas Paid Search Agency Companies B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Marketing campaigns are fundamental to capturing leads on the internet and turning them into sales. If you don’t know how to run a marketing campaign, your business won’t grow. Some marketing campaigns are complex, utilizing multiple mediums and platforms to deliver an array of messages. Create Buyer Personas.

Lead Generation 283

Lead Generation Campaigns Generation Planning 283

Act-On

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In a perfect world, sales and marketing would be tightly aligned , working toward the same goals and achieving the best possible results. But marketers and sales teams know this isn’t always easy. Research finds that over half of organizations report higher-quality leads because they use personas.

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Sales Cycle Practices Marketing Automation Services Buyer Personas 228

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 12, 2021

To provide content marketers with some guidance, we’ve gathered some great personalization strategies you’ll want to try. Persona-Based Personalization. In this type of personalization, you are using your buyer personas as the standard. Check out the video below for a primer on buyer personas.

Marketing & Strategy 278

Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Personalization Webinar Metrics 278

ClickDimensions

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Many small to medium businesses (SMBs) often grapple with one common challenge: disjointed sales and marketing communications. The Impact of Disjointed Communications Inconsistent Messaging One of the most significant repercussions of misaligned sales and marketing communications is inconsistent messaging.

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SMB Cross-Selling Buyer Personas Marketing Management 110

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Build a comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategy that combines careful research with tailored messaging that hits on the right buyer pain points. What you’ll learn: What is a go-to-market strategy? Why is a go-to-market strategy important? See how it works Why is a go-to-market strategy important?

Work Management 119

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 119

Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2024

As B2B prospects demand increasingly personalized experiences, incorporating account-based marketing (ABM) throughout the customer acquisition funnel becomes increasingly important. Here are some practical steps that marketers can take to improve outcomes at each stage of the ABM integration process.

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Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing ABM Tactics 130

FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Even before the internet, corporate video was a powerful (and expensive) tool in the marketing mix. During the 2000s, video production costs plummeted, bandwidth increased, and B2B videos quickly became a staple for online marketing. Before you start brainstorming videos, check in with your marketing basics.

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B2B Marketing Video Marketing Effectiveness Buyer Personas 62

Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Its potential for storytelling and marketing is undeniable, making AI in B2B marketing and sales a transformative force, reshaping interactions with brands, information, and services. The world of B2B marketing automation is on the brink of a full-fledged AI-driven revolution. But what is the path to reeling in those big fish?

Ideal Customer Profiles 97

Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 97

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 4, 2021

When it comes to developing growth marketing strategies, you don’t have every resource at your disposal. The best growth strategies involve organic SEO, content marketing, organic social media, and email marketing. Growth marketing strategies are not cookie cutter. SEO is fundamental for any marketing growth hack.

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Growth Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Marketing Automation Services 356

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

If you visit the About Us page on our website, you will notice text on the left-hand side that reads, “ Our Mission: Deliver strategic online marketing programs tailored to maximize results.” We frequently refer back to this document as we get the online marketing program launched. Gather Buyer Personas and Data.

Online Marketing 175

Online Marketing B2B Marketing Buyer Personas Ad Building 175

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.

Work Management 218

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 218

SmartBug Media

APRIL 3, 2023

Most marketers understand this basic concept: You should create personalized content for your site visitors. But the question is where to start, especially if your product or service targets multiple buyers. It starts with buyer personas. These two buyers have different needs and may be looking for different solutions.

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Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Personalization Generation 98

Launch Marketing

JULY 6, 2022

As software as a service (SaaS) solutions grow in popularity, so does the number of competitive solutions, which means taking new developments to market in an impactful way is more critical than ever. That is why organizations need an effective go-to-market strategy. Map Out the Buyers Journey. Identify The Target Audience.

Tactics 115

Tactics Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Webinar Metrics 115

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. With a quality data-driven strategy you can identify exactly how to approach target buyers. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Get a Demo Why Do You Need a Go-to-Market Strategy?

Enterprise Management 147

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Analytics Tools Work Management 147

Navigate the Channel

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the world of B2B marketing, where relationships and decision-making processes are intricate, the concept of the customer journey has gained prominence. Stages of the Customer Journey Awareness At this initial stage, potential buyers identify a challenge or need within their organization.

Marketing AI 65

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Buyer Personas B2B 65

Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, they can complement your other marketing strategies in substantial ways. First, you’ll need to pinpoint the ideal buyer persona : basically, a representation of the kind of customer you’ll be addressing. Coordinate cold emails advertising a product launch or special promotion with other forms of marketing.

Email Marketing 169

Email Marketing Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 169

Hubspot

JUNE 12, 2019

In marketing these days, you can’t swing an enthusiastic micro-influencer without hitting someone who’s talking about video content. With video marketers earning 66% more qualified leads per year and a 54% increase in brand awareness, it’s clear video marketing is the future and product demo videos are a lucrative path forward.

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Impressions Product Video Marketing Work Management 78

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Build a comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategy that combines careful research with tailored messaging that hits on the right buyer pain points. See how it works What is a go-to-market strategy? A go-to-market strategy is a step-by-step plan for introducing a new product to buyers.

Work Management 72

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 72

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisionsis what marketing is all about!

Top of Funnel 281

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Trends Lead Scoring 281

Launch Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

When you think of “B2B” marketing, you think of “Business to Business,” not “Business to Customer.” But this failure to focus on the customer experience or customer marketing is a crucial mistake that many B2B companies make. One of the main objectives of customer marketing is to build and solidify trust.

Top of Funnel 117

Top of Funnel Tactics B2B Marketing Work Management 117

Contently

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It’s clear that in 2023, generic, one-size-fits-all marketing simply doesn’t cut it anymore. The good news is there’s no need for marketers to pivot careers just yet. Yet, despite the personalization, all these content marketing efforts still remain consistent with your brand’s core identity.

Marketing Analytics Tools 78

Marketing Analytics Tools Top of Funnel Personalization Content Marketing 78

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

You’ve done your customer research, made prospecting calls, and connected with a potential buyer. Maybe they’ve even agreed to watch a demo. Take a look at their profile and see if their title and industry align with your buyer persona. What demos, pricing details, or technical materials do they need to make a decision?

Buy 119

Buy Work Management Buyer Personas Ideal Customer Profiles 119

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The goal of this tactic is to leverage the sentiments of customers to improve your marketing strategy. As a marketing technique, sentiment analysis can be as complex or as simple as you make it. Next up, learn how to use sentiment analysis to improve your marketing strategies. These numbers may look great in a marketing report.

Analysis 130

Analysis Marketing AI B2B Marketing Work Management 130

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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Marketing Budget Paid Content Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation 282

Tomorrow People

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The leaders expertly bring together product development, sales, marketing, and customer success. Find out why these product marketing superheroes are soaring. Product marketing for SaaS platforms and B2B technology in general is growing in both importance and impact. Marketing automation and email marketing platform.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Product Enterprise Management Work Management 120

Zoominfo

AUGUST 29, 2018

The goal of this tactic is to leverage the sentiments of customers to improve your marketing strategy. As a marketing technique, sentiment analysis can be as complex or as simple as you make it. But, we encourage you to learn more about social listening by reading the following post: Social Listening Best Practices for B2B Marketers.

Analysis 176

Analysis Marketing AI B2B Marketing B2B 176

Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. Say you’re in a market for a new car.

Lead Ranking 246

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 246

Lake One

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Marketing is a lot to juggle, from paid advertising and SEO to social media and content development. If your team struggles to deploy a marketing strategy and can’t seem to stay organized, you might benefit from creating a digital marketing roadmap. What is a Digital Marketing Roadmap? Buyer Persona.

Paid Search Agency 52

Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Planning Buyer Personas 52

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2021

As video marketing continues taking the world by storm, more businesses adopt it as a pivotal strategy to educate consumers, generate leads, and boost ROI. Video marketing can be a powerful way to reach new prospects and provide extra value to new and long-term customers alike. 93% say it’s an integral part of their strategy.

Video Marketing 363

Video Marketing Top of Funnel Content Marketing Planning 363

Sharpspring

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Some types of marketing may seem self-explanatory. For instance, social media marketing builds connections with leads through social media networks, and email marketing is a stream of communication between you and your prospective customers via email. What is Product Marketing? Market Research. Market Adoption.

Automation 92

Automation Product Marketing Analytics Tools Planning 92

Tony Zambito

MAY 4, 2020

Pandemic Persona. Since founding the concept of buyer personas for B2B in 2001, there has never been a need for a new type of persona. Businesses will need to understand the “Pandemic Persona” in the context of business and commerce. To think that buyers will just go back to “normal” is unrealistic.

Marketing AI 173

Marketing AI Buyer Personas Advertising Agencies Conference 173

Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

Ideal Customer Profiles 62

Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 62

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisions is what marketing is all about !

Top of Funnel 256

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 256

Launch Marketing

MAY 12, 2021

More than 71% of B2B marketers currently include videos in their marketing mix. For organizations looking for ways to elevate their content marketing, videos can be a great addition. Video Marketing Strategy. Video Marketing Strategy. Goals of Video Marketing. Know Your Audience. Know Your Audience.

Planning 109

Planning Webinar Metrics Video Marketing Marketing & Strategy 109

SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sales demos are failing. Go through your website and try to analyze the gaps in your sales and marketing content. Make sure your web content synchronizes with your buyer personas. You need to make sure that you have enough sales and marketing material on and off the web in place to do a lot of heavy lifting for you.

Sales Management 98

Sales Management Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 98

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A webinar funnel works a lot like a sales funnel or marketing funnel. However, your buyers want to know how you can help them solve a business problem. Dig into your buyer personas to discover what prospects want from you. Will you demo your product, focusing on the benefits and critical pain points your solution solves?

Top of Funnel 208

Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Advertising Funnels Landing Pages 208