The Point

JULY 17, 2017

Demand Gen Report has published the results of this year’s “B2B Buyer’s Survey,” and the trends identified merit close attention for those marketers involved in B2B demand generation and content development. IMPACT : Use ABM strategies to deliver personalized, relevant content to specific buying roles within large accounts.

Paid Search Agency 241

Paid Search Agency Demand Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 241

The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

I posted recently on LinkedIn that, in the current climate, leads from content syndication and other CPL programs may be an ideal replacement for lost trade shows and other events, and indeed can be an effective way to stay engaged in the marketplace at a time when many buyers are laying low. Quality content = quality leads.

Lead Scoring 162

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking CPL Cost per Lead 162

The Point

JUNE 23, 2020

Content marketing is dead. * Still, in their newest report: “ It Was Never About Leads: Why Adapting to Buying Groups Is a Must ,” the experts at SiriusDecisions make their most compelling case yet for why measuring leads, if not quite dead, may be less relevant than ever. Cold-calling is dead. The MQL is dead.

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Lead Ranking Enterprise Management Marketing Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 264

The Point

APRIL 26, 2018

B2B is much different, for a number of reasons: One, the buying cycle is longer in B2B. Two, since the buying process involves many more people, you can’t just retarget the one person who was on a webpage. You need to influence and nurture people in multiple departments who have a say in the buying process.

Intent Data 209

Intent Data Intent Bombora Account Based Marketing 209

The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

But then reality kicked in, and companies realized (and are still realizing, to this day) that technology alone, without adequate resources, people, planning, strategy, content, and creative, won’t solve anything. Any shortcuts in planning, content and other processes and resources are likely to have a proportionate effect on results.

Account Based Marketing 157

Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management 157

The Point

JULY 18, 2014

Over at Forrester Research, Vice President Laura Ramos recently talked to Advertising Age (“ Marketers Still Struggling to Get Results from Content Marketing “) about what she perceives as a general lack of return from the investment so many companies are making in content marketing. 51% responded “somewhat effectively”. •

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Forrester Work Management Content Marketing Demand Generation Agencies 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Now, there may have been a time when the good Doctor’s rule held true, but in today’s Internet-driven world of content-centric marketing, the notion that ANY number of persistent touches is the formula to sales or marketing success is naïve at best. They engage with sales people later in the buying process.

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Demand Generation Agencies Validation Demand Generation Rules 100