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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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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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. They are providing thoughtful, relevant interactions that answer complex customer needs –– without the customer having to speak to a sales representative directly.

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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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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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Vision Edge Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A study by MMAGlobal found there is almost no correlation between click-through rate and sales. and marketing content (white papers, customer testimonials, thought leadership articles). Unfortunately A/B testing doesn’t address the complex non-linear interactions. Just like it sounds, it assigns an equal value to each touch.

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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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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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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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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The question any marketer needs to ask - Are your marketing efforts adding to the clutter, or driving a valuable dialogue and as a result, connecting meaningfully with prospects to advance the buying cycle? Rounding up the challenges, recent studies indicate that 9 out of 10 of buyers say that when they are ready to buy, they find you.

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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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Hubspot

MARCH 14, 2018

The goal of a whitepaper is to inform and persuade based on facts and evidence, not tell the world why people need to buy your product right now. if you're looking for a quick and interactive way to present your value to the industry, a whitepaper is not your only option. How Are They Different From Blog Posts and Ebooks?

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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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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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MarketJoy

JULY 27, 2018

The maturation of the internet has changed the B2B buying cycle forever. This white paper will give you a road map for how to attract more customers and win more deals in a rapidly changing B2B landscape. Now, sales reps have to get buy-in from key decision makers before a sale is made. B2B Buying Process.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2015

According to a separate study from Annuitas, nearly 60 percent of marketers in the B2B sector don’t believe their marketing campaigns are effective, especially when it comes to demand generation. Over the past year, 83 percent of respondents said that they have turned to white papers for research. source ). Content Marketing.

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 22, 2010

Carone is that “Marketers must “break through the barrier” of simple personalized communications into more relevant one-to-one interactions with customers.” One of the best ways we have found to connect with customers one-on-one is through interactive white papers. But how can this be accomplished easily and where to start?

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Enterprise Management Buying Cycle Peer-to-peer Paper 40

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 12, 2018

Prospects that have gotten that far in the buying cycle are likely to be extremely interested in the product and want to see how it can work for them specifically. They include: Training Libraries: A rticles, ebooks, white papers, and other content for people to become more educated about industry topics.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

According to a study done by Professor John A. One of the key findings from the study was that B2B marketers are realizing that developing brand awareness among their customers’ customers can capture a larger share of channel margins and build loyalty that can protect them against lower-priced competitors.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 25, 2012

Here are some marketing content ideas for helping your buyers move closer to the procurement stage of the industrial buy cycle. Online interactive and real-time design tools. Online product configurators. How to Order” part number builder. Parametric part number search application. Valve sizing programs. Cross reference guides.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 31, 2023

Research supports using multiple sources to validate assumptions, identify buying group members, and map out the buying cycle stages. Drive More Engagement with Existing Known Accounts (Middle of Funnel): Consider content syndication for webinars, white papers, and eBooks to deepen engagement and trust in your solution.

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Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content. B2B buying cycles are lengthening. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc. Your online content needs to play a much more active role in moving site visitors along in his/her buy decision.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 5, 2010

As a result, most buyers have taken charge of the buying cycle , engaging with sales representatives later and later. As a result, Internet fueled buying cycles have required B2B marketers to deliver more content and tools over more and more channels to actively engage ever more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyers.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

They are combining video, audio and sophisticated tracking tools to deliver email campaigns with highly customized messages that engage prospects in their preferred format and measure interactions beyond just open and click-thru rates and well into website behavior. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. " Match Content to the Buying Process " Ardath Albee's Bio. Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content. Ardath Albee.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Rule #1: Natural or organic search engine optimization (SEO) In the research phase of the industrial buying cycle , engineers and industrial buyers tend to use broad keywords and phrases that describe their current problem. The same holds true for video white papers. To improve engagement, build interaction into your site.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Define Your Buyer Profiles & Buying Cycle. that has nothing to do with your business, your interests or where you are with regard to potentially buying a product or service. In addition, as you define the buyer profiles, be sure to also identify and map the buying cycle. Map content types to buying phases.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. The Death of a Salesman?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

According to a new Accenture study of 1,054 senior finance executives, in the wake of the recession, more chief financial officers (CFOs) are expanding their role beyond finance. Research white papers and case studies that clearly demonstrate what changes could be made to drive improvements can help loosen the status quo.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

What do you do when the bulk of your marketing content, with the exception of case studies is product focused? Here are seven content marketing strategies that you can use to engage your prospects and move them forward in their buying cycle. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. We call this the “Internet fueled buying cycle.&#

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle. Navigation and your calls to action play a major role in how your visitors interact with your blog. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Several studies have shown that these lead generation challenges hold true across the board in B2B marketing. Effective content marketing requires developing content that your target audience will find relevant to their needs, roles and the stage that they are at in their buying cycle.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Here she expounds on the shift in technology buying processes I outlined in a previous post, How Social Media Changed the Sales Cycle into the Buying Cycle. Divided into six sections, as an appetizer the book starts off with eMarketing Essentials , the “why&# of using content marketing for complex sales.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 20, 2011

This is because studies have shown that industrial professionals tend to be passive users of social media (they like to consume content but rarely comment or generate their own content). Similar studies have shown that engineers and industrial professionals prefer more peer-to-peer interactions for work-related purposes.

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