Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 6, 2015

Good, relevant content is more important than ever, because of a Panda. Back in May, 2014 Google released an update to their search algorithm, called Panda 4.0. Throw a rock at a content marketing website or blog, and you will hit an article about the importance of telling a story. Trying to game the system?

Marketing Analytics Tools 100

Marketing Analytics Tools Buying Cycle Webinar Metrics Press 100

ANNUITAS

JULY 29, 2014

Good, relevant content is more important than ever, because of a Panda. Back in May, Google released an update to their search algorithm, called Panda 4.0. According to SearchEngineLand , “Google’s Panda algorithm is designed to prevent sites with poor quality content from working their way into Google’s top search results.”

Marketing Analytics Tools 100

Marketing Analytics Tools Buying Cycle SEO Google 100

NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2011

These are primarily online pull tactics (including inbound marketing, content marketing, SEO and social media). 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

OCTOBER 24, 2011

These are primarily online pull tactics (including inbound marketing, content marketing, SEO and social media). 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 Cold Calling Peer-to-peer Media 100

NuSpark Consulting

JULY 15, 2011

Phase One: Content Assessment. Additionally, our content approach covers three main goals: Increased website traffic. This goal focuses on providing valuable content via landing pages in exchange for lead capture information such as email addresses and roles in the buying process. Content Coaching. Increased leads.

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Planning Sales Management 100

NuSpark Consulting

JULY 15, 2011

Phase One: Content Assessment. Additionally, our content approach covers three main goals: Increased website traffic. This goal focuses on providing valuable content via landing pages in exchange for lead capture information such as email addresses and roles in the buying process. Content Coaching. Increased leads.

Lead Ranking 100

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Planning Sales Management 100

Scoop.it

MARCH 26, 2019

This includes blog posts, external content, best practices and tools. For example: Invaluable to salespeople who come across competitor objections on a regular basis, this UpLead content provides a detailed comparison against one of their competitors. Don’t just curate sales enablement content. Social media content.

Curation 59

Curation Top of Funnel Case Studies Case Study 59

Valasys

AUGUST 19, 2019

The very purpose of content marketing has been associated with the feedback mechanisms to trigger lead generation processes for B2B businesses. Content marketing is also associated with the on & off-page optimization of a business’ website , with diverse Email Marketing Campaigns for reputation building & enhancing brand resonance.

Lead Generation 40

Lead Generation Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 40

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

MarketingProfs research shows 71% of B2B marketers use content marketing to generate leads. But the obvious question is: How do you know which content resonates best with prospective buyers and make sure you’re getting that content in front of them? Take lead generation, for example. There is no one answer.

B2B 120

B2B Sales Cycle CTR Sales Qualified Leads 120

Valasys

JANUARY 13, 2020

Buyers like to have complete sovereignty in the methods they research about the potential solutions to their problems through specific products or services, engage with the pieces of content being delivered at various stages of their buying cycles & in ways they interact with the salespeople before they decide to close a business deal.

Account Based Marketing 59

Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing Marketing Management Marketing & Strategy 59

Valasys

MAY 22, 2020

Expediting sales cycles by delivering the prospects with personalized and highly-tailored pieces of content, to optimize their experiences by providing them with seamless experiences across omnichannel is the ultimate secret to transcend your lead generation endeavors, in a way, that helps you outlast your competitors.

Lead Generation 98

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 98

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. According to Ann Handley, Digital marketing & content expert at MarketingProfs, B2B marketers need to make their customers the hero of their stories.

B2B Marketing 64

B2B Marketing Marketing AI Marketing Management B2B 64

Valasys

JUNE 10, 2019

The top-funnel ABM metrics must highlight whether the target accounts are engaging with on & off-site content. Unique Visits from Specific Target Accounts: Tracking unique visits from specific target accounts after a webinar, presentation or email campaign may imply some of the highly interested accounts. Mid-Funnel KPIs.

Account Based Marketing 60

Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel ABM Marketing Report 60

NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

It’s time to take another look at online display advertising strategy now that Google has revamped its ad planner tool; now calling itself the Google Display Network Ad Planner, and eliminate site research from non-GDN sites. Google in particular offers a multitude of targeting options to limit waste coverage and laser-focus a message.

Display 100

Display Advertisements Advertising Lead Ranking 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. So curated content is not something new.

Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

Delivra

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The idea is that brand new leads should get a certain series of content and when they’ve entered into a different phase, marketers want to be able to transition them into another series of content. Image Source: Google User Content. Workflow: Follow up with gated content. Workflow: Lead status change.

Automation 40

Automation Campaigns Effectiveness Top of Funnel 40

NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Without this information, you can’t possibly target your audience’s needs properly with the right content that satisfies those needs. Design, content, layout, trust factors, and web form design all contribute to the positive or negative lift. G- Google. C- Conversion Architecture. What’s your plan? . E- Email Marketing.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

What this means is that an average web surfer will devote about three seconds to web information before they are either engaged by its content/presentation and will read more of it, or if not they will surf to an entirely different site. Google Alerts set to “White Paper”, and “White Papers” Stephanie Tilton.

Paper 100

Paper Lead Generation Enterprise Management Generation 100

Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 31, 2015

To start you will need to “steer” target audiences to your site by implementing appropriate keywords throughout the content of your site. Establish a blog to share timely, relevant content. Create compelling, downloadable educational content. Implement simple forms to grow your prospect list.

Online Lead Generation 48

Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Marketing Websites Lead Scoring 48

Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

They form the backbone of your lead nurturing program by “dripping” out relevant content and offers to leads over time, helping to educate them and build trust and credibility for your firm. The technology services firm’s nurturing content needs to speak to each of them and address their unique needs.

Lead Nurturing 48

Lead Nurturing Email Campaigns Sales Qualified Leads Campaigns 48

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers. I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.”

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Hinge Marketing

JUNE 25, 2014

Whereas the rest of your website is largely static, with content that rarely changes, your blog is flexible and changing. Content in blogs also help cast the widest net – attracting prospects early in the buying cycle looking for educational information such as trends, best practices or latest regulations.

Lead Generation 48

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 48

Outreach

APRIL 22, 2021

There are myriad other theories that estimate the minimum number of times a customer must engage with your brand before they make a purchase: While the actual number of interactions needed is debatable, there's no doubt that customer engagement is essential for moving prospects through your buying cycle. Offer Lots of Helpful Content.

Conversion 52

Conversion Webinar Metrics Resource Management Marketing & Strategy 52

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Content marketing is a great way to do so: When you generate informative, useful, and interesting content for your audience, you can also directly or indirectly sell your products or services to them. Content marketing can give B2B companies a truckload of options to keep their audience engaged. Types of B2B Content.

Work Management 362

Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management Content Marketing 362

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Today, technical buyers and engineers expect suppliers to have a substantial online presence with a website packed with relevant content in a variety of formats and easily searchable. The key here is to serve up relevant content that matches the prospect’s state or stage on the decision making process.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 7, 2010

It is a fact of life that the bulk of your site visitors and/or conversions from landing pages are not ready to buy now. This is because of the prevalent trend of industrial buyers using online resources to go deeper and deeper into their buying cycle before engaging with your sales people. What is lead nurturing?

Lead Nurturing 60

Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Qualified Leads 60

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 26, 2014

Or are they more likely to watch a webinar and do research on their own? Are they viewing your content on their mobile phones predominantly? It is the marketer’s job to break through this noise with timely, relevant, and persistently engaging content. Are webinars vastly outperforming tradeshow events (at lower costs)?

Multi-Touch Attribution 48

Multi-Touch Attribution Peer-to-peer Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 48

Single Grain

MARCH 9, 2021

The way you do this is via content creation, content marketing, link acquisition, and UX optimization of your website. Content marketing is a vital part of both B2B and B2C SEO. Content creation and distribution are done to educate prospects and to influence their minds so that they start using the promoted products or services.

Lead Scoring 137

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services SEO 137

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 25, 2013

Interest: Interest score is based on the prospect’s engagement with your campaigns and content. This can include things like reading the blog, attending webinars, downloading papers, and even social behaviors such as sharing your content on their networks. Using “Marketo” as a keyword in a Google search. (You

Lead Scoring 48

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Research Leads 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Second only to Google, YouTube has rapidly emerged as an easy-to-use and reliable search tool; it overtook Yahoo as the second largest search engine in 2008 and is now the fastest-growing media platform in history. How video engages prospects throughout the buying cycle. Repurpose webinars and establish thought leadership.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel B2B Sales Video Marketing B2B Marketing 48

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling.

Work Management 40

Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. In fact, a search for “social media agencies&# on Google yields more than 41 MILLION matching Web pages. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google.

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

Demand Generation Agencies 40

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Peer-to-peer Demand 40

Online Marketing Institute

MAY 18, 2010

Longer sales cycles due to more complex products and services and business purchasing processes often require more information. The content used to educate buyers of B2B products and services can be a very valuable asset when it comes to content optimization and acquiring leads via organic search. How many off site?

SEO 40

SEO Top of Funnel AIDA Digital Asset Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 21, 2011

Register and verify your site with Google Webmaster Central. Get your local listing(s) verified in Google Places (Maps) — do this even if you do business nationally. After you create your list, go to the Google Keyword Tool to find anything you might have missed or other search phrases you probably didn’t even think of.

Marketing Websites 40

Marketing Websites Long Tail Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools Lead Scoring 40

seo.co

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

You’ve got a content marketing strategy, but is it working? If you want to be a successful content marketer, it’s not enough to do what you think is effective—you need to objectively measure whether what you’re doing is effective or not, and then take the appropriate corrective actions. Why Analysis Is Important. Defining success.

Paid Content 98

Paid Content ROI Content Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools 98