Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

White papers are powerful sources of lead generation. We asked our panel of white paper experts "What are the top 2 components of a white paper that is most effective to generate leads?" He is also the author of the White Paper Pundit blog. This principle of engagement also corresponds well to white papers.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Marketing can use these insights to develop content in the form of a FAQ page, manuals, white papers, blog posts, or other content you can easily share to advance deals. Prospects love this, as research reveals that 87 percent of buyers select a vendor who provided them with relevant pieces of content at each stage of the buying process.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Sales Tactics 221

Trade Press Services

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It’s important to showcase organizational successes, strengths and industry reputation through case studies, testimonials, industry awards and accolades. Content such as blogs, articles, webinars , videos and white papers serve as valuable resources for demonstrating expertise and success. Timing is crucial in B2B sales.

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Lead Ranking Buying Cycle B2B Sales Pricing 52

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

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Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 11, 2010

Many companies are producing video white papers as online presentations based on information that would normally go into a printed white paper. We asked our panel of white paper experts "In what scenarios should video white papers be used? What are components of a good video white paper?" Jonathan Kantor.

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Paper Enterprise Management Case Study Case Studies 100

Circle Studio

AUGUST 23, 2018

Case studies. According to research from Demand Gen Report , case studies are the top content preference for B2B buyers, with 78 percent using them when researching purchases or selection decisions. Research reports and white papers. Other ways to drive website traffic.

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Traffic Marketing Websites Case Studies Case Study 99

Ambal's Amusings

MAY 6, 2010

We asked white paper experts: " How should marketers balance the need for free content (helpful for prospects decision making) Vs. the need to have content that produces a steady flow of good leads (that can directed to sales team)? He is also the author of the White Paper Pundit blog. How should marketers leverage content?

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Paper Enterprise Management Buying Cycle Lead Ranking 100

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

According to studies, 80 percent of B2B organizations say that customer’s expectations are higher because of what they experience as consumers. An Accenture study on B2B organizations found that 96 percent reported higher profitability and 97 percent reported increased market share from these efforts.

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 174

Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

How do you concisely convey the information you want to present in your white paper? How long should a white paper be to convey information and yet hold readers interest from start to end? We have invited White Paper Experts to shed light on the following question: "What is the ideal length of a white paper?"

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Paper Enterprise Management Marketing Management Case Studies 100

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

An Interactive White Paper dynamically customizes the content of a white paper for prospects based on the prospect’s registration profile (if available), and inputs to a few profile questions.

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Paper Co-Registration Buying Cycle Comparison 40

Valasys

JANUARY 17, 2020

To perform a better job of selling their products to the B2B customers, marketers must understand how to talk to them & help them at the individual stages of their buying cycles. Publishing case studies help you emerge as Subject-Matter-Experts (SMEs) in your niche.

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B2B Marketing Marketing AI Marketing Management B2B 64

Biznology

AUGUST 10, 2015

In June 2014, Aberdeen Research published a study called “Analyzing the ROI of Video Marketing.” The study proved how powerful video content marketing is to core marketing objectives. Including video content into your buyers’ journey will build business value at every stage of the buying cycle. Two of the stats revealed.

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Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Video Marketing FAQ 80

Hubspot

MARCH 14, 2018

But ultimately, whitepapers are the academic papers of marketing content. Also, p eople who choose to download whitepapers often are further into the customer buying cycle. With that in mind, here are two use cases for a whitepaper: A Technical Case Study.

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FAQ Case Studies Case Study Comparison 100

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Ask yourself and answer these questions: Do I understand my buyers’ buying cycle? You need to be able to map out your typical buyer’s buying cycle. It is the basis of any good nurturing campaign since you will building your nurturing campaign content and messages on each step of the buying cycle.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Posted in Buying Cycle Conversion Conversion Optimization Customer Customer Experience Personalization Strategy. And it’s obvious why: buying cycles are longer, buyer mentalities are different, and products typically require more investigation before a purchase.

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B2B Marketing B2B Buying Cycle Paid Search Agency 100

The Point

JULY 1, 2019

Secondary offers are calls to action – usually placed on a thank you page or in a fulfillment email – related to the action the prospect just took – as in: thank you for downloading our white paper, here’s a recorded Webinar you might like. Conversational Marketing.

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B2B Sales Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 124

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 28, 2014

According to Content Marketing Institutes 2014 study , 58% of organizations plan to increase spending this year. Content must be scored according to where in the buying cycle it is consumed. Case Studies receive a value of 10 points, White Papers 15 points and a Webinar attendance is 25 points.

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Numerous studies show that swift follow-ups increase conversion. Remember, people buy from people. It can be things like giving them extra relevant content they didn’t expect or, if they attended a webinar, giving them a follow-up executive summary or an extra white paper that’s relevant. The velocity of following up matters.

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Conversion Rate Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles 120

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2014

What we’ve done is we’ve said every white paper is going to be 25 points. If I download and consume a white paper in my late stage nurture, shouldn’t that be more valuable than something I downloaded prior to white paper, perhaps in my Engagement content? That’s number one.”.

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Top of Funnel Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. Buying cycle control (you need to facilitate the buying process and understand what is required of you as a result). The Customer Buying Cycle Framework. Inbound marketer.

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Demand Generation Lead Ranking Demand Marketing Qualified Leads 100

NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

So, in other words, we’re talking about where they are in the buying cycle. Buying Cycle Stages. Before we go further, let’s agree on our buying cycle stages for the sake of this discussion. Classifying Your Website Pages and Offerings by Buying Cycle Stages. In what stage are they?

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Marketing Websites Buying Cycle Marketing Analytics Tools Sales Qualified Leads 100

Exo B2B

JUNE 26, 2023

According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 13th annual study (2023), 71% of B2B content marketers say B2B content marketing is more important than it was last year. It speaks to your customers, guides them through the buying cycle, or customer journey, and acts as a powerful SEO magnet. B2B content marketing.

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Marketing AI B2B Marketing Optimization Content Marketing 52

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Often, based on the user’s role and stage in the buying lifecycle, the call to action within the Interactive White Paper can be custom configured to provide proper / better guidance.

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Paper Ideal Customer Profiles Buying Cycle Profiling 40

Biznology

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Walk Prospects Through the Buying Cycle. With all your content, not just your newly discussed trove of content, be sure you are adapting so that you have items of interest to prospects at all points along the buying journey. Buyers further along the journey are probably on the lookout for case studies or white papers.

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Content Marketing Generation Content Buying Cycle 80

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Typically for an Interactive White Paper , as a rule of thumb, you don’t want more than 4 or 5 profile questions. Second, buyers expect that an interactive white paper will be customized to match their relevancy needs. Second, buyers expect that an interactive white paper will be customized to match their relevancy needs.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Paper Order Profiling 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Internet Fuels IT Buying Cycles According to a recent survey of 500 technology decision makers and influencers, Internet access to content is changing the way IT solutions are purchased, with buyers using on-line research to drive substantial portion of the decision making cycle on their own.

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Paper Personalization Buying Cycle Ideal Customer Profiles 40

Madison Logic

AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, when targeting top-of-funnel accounts, they can leverage thought leadership pieces and white papers to those buyers. T-Mobile for Business’s multi-channel approach with ABM Content Syndication and ABM Display Advertising allows their content to be where buyers need it.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Top of Funnel Enterprise Management 52

Valasys

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The well-researched articles in the blog can be B2B marketers’ ultimate guide to optimizing their content strategy including the blog posts, blog posts, and original pieces of research, case studies & much more. It helps B2B clients connect with their customers & expedites their buying cycles.

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B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency B2B Best Practices 59

Ambal's Amusings

MAY 12, 2010

" Stephanie Tilton is a seasoned white paper and case study writer who helps B2B companies advance the sales cycle by engaging prospects and customers. Adopt the publishing model to better understand your audience and develop sufficient, relevant content for the entire buying cycle. Stephanie Tilton.

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Microsite Buyer Personas Buying Cycle Emarketing 100

Everything Technology Marketing

APRIL 8, 2010

They want to be able to engage with a vendor when they are ready and actively seek out advice, often very late in the buying cycle, and have the vendor guide them through a complex buying and problem solving process - outsourcing part of the buying process to the vendor community if you will.

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Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing Buying Cycle Lead Ranking 100

NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Information is available free (or close to it) today that you couldn’t buy for any amount of money five years ago. The astounding growth in social media usage by B2B buyers reflects an accelerated tendency to eliminate salespeople from the early stages of the buy cycle. In complex B2B sales, people still buy from people.

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Social Media Cold Calling Peer-to-peer Media 100

NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Information is available free (or close to it) today that you couldn’t buy for any amount of money five years ago. The astounding growth in social media usage by B2B buyers reflects an accelerated tendency to eliminate salespeople from the early stages of the buy cycle. In complex B2B sales, people still buy from people.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Management Cold Calling Peer-to-peer 100

NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2013

Coming up with really good long-tail keywords for your SEO or pay-per-click campaigns can sometimes be daunting if you don’t understand how buyers use Google, what buying cycle they are in, and how your content or offers align with those search terms people use to look for what you do. Offer: Educational white paper.

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Adwords Keywords Work Management Paid Search Agency 100

ViewPoint

MARCH 6, 2012

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads and advances the buying cycle. She has produced hundreds of white papers, case studies and eBooks for a range of organizations, including some of the world's leading technology companies.

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Buyer Personas Forrester Lead Ranking Peer-to-peer 120

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 7, 2013

“MarketingSherpa provides B2B and consumer marketing professionals practical Case Studies, research and training on email, demand gen, search, social and more.” Write case studies, eBooks, white papers, etc. that advance the buying cycle: Founding member @savvy_b2b blog.”

Social Media 120

Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Twitter Profiling 120

Biznology

OCTOBER 24, 2013

As simple as it sounds, you must keep the buying cycles in mind for various buyer types. If enterprise leads convert early on in the cycle, your top-of-the-funnel content should be as compelling as possible. White papers. Case studies. Endorsement. Press releases. Social media. Middle of the Funnel.

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Top of Funnel Sales Cycle Content Marketing Planning 80

Engagio

JUNE 10, 2019

You need to identify the individuals and determine the concerns and questions they may have during each phase of the buying cycle. They should be prepared to offer webinars, white papers and case studies that help solve problems. Instead, they represent networks of decision-makers.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Automation Services 75