Velocity Partners

MAY 8, 2024

This is an interview with Udi Ledergor about the real goal of content marketing and the 95-5 rule. The company practically invented the RevOps category as we know it today. Udi, we’ve been making the case that the inbound-driven era of Go-to-Market is morphing. How is the face of B2B marketing changing?

Marketing Analytics Tools 83

Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Planning 83

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. It’s all about knowing what’s working, and focusing in on activities and core channels that are delivering.

Marketing Budget 129

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Budget Programs 129

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. 108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization? 36% increase in customer retention.

Sales Management 290

Sales Management Lead Ranking B2B Sales Top of Funnel 290

Schubert B2B

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

B2B demand generation is a marketing approach with the goal of boosting interest and awareness in your offering. B2B demand generation is not just a marketing tactic; it’s a strategic shift in perspective. To do this, you must create and send content to a wider target pool on various channels (e.g.,

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 62

SmartBug Media

APRIL 11, 2022

Paid media’s reputation as an effective channel to generate quality leads has ebbed and flowed over time and per industry. However, like inbound marketing, paid media certainly has a place in your overall marketing strategy. Establishing Foundations for a Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy. Let's be honest.

Marketing Qualified Leads 98

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking MQL Ideal Customer Profiles 98

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.

Marketing Budget 292

Marketing Budget Paid Content Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation 292

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Create Visual Content.

Resource Management 360

Resource Management Demand Generation Agencies CMS Development Work Management 360

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

Inbound marketing campaigns. What components should you include in your inbound marketing campaign? Before we dive into the anatomy of an inbound marketing campaign, it’s important to understand the answers to two questions: “ What is inbound marketing? What Is Inbound Marketing?

Inbound Marketing 98

Inbound Marketing Campaigns Top of Funnel Planning 98

Hubspot

APRIL 1, 2024

Want more content like this? Ask any salesperson if they get enough inbound leads. Every seller wants a strong, steady stream of quality inbound leads. So, let’s take a look at the trends sellers are reporting about inbound lead flow on RepVue , and three things you can do to still hit your targets.

Ideal Customer Profiles 61

Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Leads 61

SendX

JULY 30, 2021

Marketers often prioritize their website and link-building strategy to improve SEO results. However, email is an equally important channel for generating authentic traffic for SEO purposes, boosting engagement, and improving revenues. The goal is to make your content more noticeable in search results to get more traffic.

Email Marketing 209

Email Marketing SEO Work Management Marketing Management 209

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The potential use cases for artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), in go-to-market (GTM) are perhaps too numerous to count. Amid an overly-optimistic marketplace outlook for AI, growth leaders — across marketing, sales and customer success — are increasingly turning to AI and/or AI-enhanced technology tools.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing AI Sales Management 130

The Point

JUNE 24, 2022

The TrustRadius report focuses primarily on how technology vendors should adapt their selling process to these new buying habits, but it’s also worth considering some of the key findings and their implication for the demand marketer. Key Finding 1: Buyers have all but replaced vendor-provided content.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Cold Calling B2B Demand Generation 130

Contently

JANUARY 24, 2020

Across the globe, many marketers are sabotaging their 2020 content marketing programs already. It’s nearly impossible to prove content marketing ROI if you don’t outline clear goals at the beginning of the year. This doesn’t mean your content should be full of product plugs. Far from it.

ROI 214

ROI Content Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools Content 214

SendX

JULY 29, 2021

Marketers often prioritize their website and link-building strategy to improve SEO results. However, email is an equally important channel for generating authentic traffic for SEO purposes, boosting engagement, and improving revenues. Table of Contents. Use Content That Is Mobile Friendly. Create Accessible Content.

Email Marketing 197

Email Marketing SEO Work Management Marketing Management 197

MKT1

JANUARY 11, 2024

If you don’t adopt AI as a marketer, you won’t be efficient or effective enough to compete—we’ve all heard this many, many times at this point. Kathleen and I are marketers and investors. Improve marketing operations and processes : Use AI to streamline your team and free up time to work on meatier projects.

Sales Management 52

Sales Management Paid Content Marketing Analytics Tools Tools 52

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

Vidyard

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Video in Business Awards celebrate marketers, sales pros, and businesses who embrace video in new ways to generate better results. This year’s winners showed an incredible capacity for creativity, innovation, and adaptability across 12 categories in an immensely challenging year. Explore the 2020 winners by category below: .

Video Marketing 139

Video Marketing Business Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 139

SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Ultimately, as with most things in marketing, the “right” dashboard is the one that helps you reach your goals. Day-to-Day Tactical KPI Dashboard The CMO’s daily dashboard will likely fall into this category because it focuses on more specific, short-term goals and data that connects to those goals. The first is website traffic.

Webinar Metrics 59

Webinar Metrics Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 59

SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2021

If you’re an inbound marketer in the B2B space, you understand how much time and energy goes into planning and executing your marketing campaigns. of my favorite inbound marketing resources that any B2B marketer can benefit from subscribing to in 2021 and beyond. We Asked 10 Marketing Experts.

Paid Content 105

Paid Content Inbound Marketing Resources B2B Marketing 105

Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Inbox Insight are excited to announce nominations for two categories in The Drum B2B Awards: Best Digital Campaign Best Use of Data/Insights. Inbox Insight and Automation Anywhere collaborated, using personalized multi-channel tactics to drive traffic and generate high-quality, multi-touch engagements. About the Finalist entr ies.

Lead Ranking 98

Lead Ranking Multi-Channel B2B Lead Scoring 98

Avitage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

With guidance from SiriusDecisions and other analysts firms, many B2B organizations have evolved their go-to-market, messaging and content strategy. They have shifted from a product-based to a persona-based content framework. To survive and thrive, product and solution marketers must evolve their competencies.”

Marketing & Strategy 120

Marketing & Strategy B to B Buyer Personas Content 120

Avitage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

With guidance from SiriusDecisions and other analysts firms, many B2B organizations have evolved their go-to-market, messaging and content strategy. They have shifted from a product-based to a persona-based content framework. To survive and thrive, product and solution marketers must evolve their competencies.”

B to B 120

B to B Buyer Personas Viral Marketing Content 120

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

What does a good content marketing strategy look like? Why is content marketing king? Whether you are new to the riveting world of content or are a self-ascribed expert (i.e. content addict), there is always more to learn. You may have noticed that we’re talking about more than a marketing tactic.

Content Marketing 221

Content Marketing Work Management Paid Search Agency Marketing Management 221

Oktopost

JUNE 1, 2023

Any marketer has heard plenty about the high ROI that can be extracted from the social channels – in B2C or B2B – but there are still countless companies out there that are having to forgo that ROI. Jump to Section What is marketing automation? Social media marketing What is a Lead Scoring System? Here’s how.

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Automation Services Social Media 62

MKT1

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A great product, team, and market have become table stakes requirements for startups to succeed. With the proliferation of B2B startups and the lower barriers to building great products, marketing is now the differentiator. Founders need to value and enable marketing as they do other teams in the organization.

Marketing Analytics Tools 52

Marketing Analytics Tools Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Planning 52

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 195

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 195

Zoominfo

JUNE 20, 2018

The marketing tech landscape changes constantly as new trends emerge and innovative tactics catch on as effective marketing strategies. Subsequently, new technologies have emerged as well, aimed to help marketers achieve specific tasks and objectives. Today, we break down the most important categories of marketing tech.

Marketing Automation Services 170

Marketing Automation Services Allocation Budget Programs Marketing Management 170

MKT1

OCTOBER 24, 2023

There’s no better time for me to share my thoughts on building a high-impact growth strategy–and what exercises you should go through that will actually lead you to the right growth marketing plan for your business. Part 1: What drives your growth marketing strategy?

Growth Marketing 59

Growth Marketing Paid Search Agency Marketing Analytics Tools Sales Management 59

DealSignal

MAY 8, 2023

It’s the same with marketing play. Table of Contents [Open] [Close] It’s go time. Around this time, there are basically four weeks left for marketers to make an impact, given average B2B sales cycles. If you played just about any sport growing up, you know how important it is to make a big push at the end to win the game.

Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 52

Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A typical marketing mix consists of a few main elements that fall in either inbound or outbound marketing categories. However, for B2B leaders, the mix of content for thought leadership looks a bit different. Ideas for Thought Leadership Content. What will it take for yours to stand out?

B2B Thought Leadership 83

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Marketing & Strategy B2B 83

SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? There’s a lot to navigate when searching for the best marketing practices for your emerging company. Knowing when and how to get a realistic and effective marketing strategy off the ground may even seem daunting. Start-Up Marketing Fundamentals.

Paid Search Agency 97

Paid Search Agency Paid Content Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Management 97

Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

Because of this it’s essential to have an Account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. This focuses on targeting top potential customers and uses both marketing and sales initiatives to capture the prospect’s interest and nurture them through the buying journey. Get the daily newsletter digital marketers rely on. beforehand.

Account Based Marketing 105

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Work Management 105

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in.

Lead Ranking 130

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Paid Content Top of Funnel 130

Engagio

JANUARY 24, 2024

And as sellers and marketers do, we usually find a way to make an analogy out of almost anything. So what does the Super Bowl have to do selling and marketing? What do you predict will be the biggest sales channel used this year? We talk about how people respond to our content and what we can bring in in terms of demand.

B2B Sales 62

B2B Sales Tactics B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 62

seo.co

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

For most online marketers, success boils down to how much revenue your campaign generates. Accordingly, many online marketers measure their success in terms of how many leads they were able to generate. Here’s how you do it: Improve Content Targeting. This first option might seem obvious, but it’s easy to neglect.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 97

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The key is understanding the backbones of a strong paid media plan so you can use paid channels wisely and direct budgets to where you can best reach and convert your target audience. Jump ahead: Examples of Paid Media for B2B Marketers Why Do You Need A Paid Media Plan in Digital Marketing?

Paid Content 62

Paid Content Media Plans Planning Allocation 62

Only B2B

JANUARY 18, 2024

The reason why marketers look for account based marketing tactics is the fact that they have risked losing some valuable clients in the rush to connect with everyone. ABM outperforms all other marketing tactics when it comes to ROI when you do ABM well. Account Based Marketing Tactics For Better ROI 1.

Account Based Marketing 62

Account Based Marketing ABM Tactics Sales Qualified Leads 62