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What is account-based marketing today and how has the space evolved?

Martech

B2B marketers have employed account-based marketing (ABM) for well over a decade, of course, but the space has evolved rapidly over the past two to three years. Last year, Forrester Research found the average number of buying interactions occurring during the purchase process soared by 10 to 27 in 2021.

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Your Cheat Sheet for B2B Revenue Waterfall Transformation

LeanData

Forrester bills its B2B Summit North America as “the premier event for B2B marketing, sales and product leaders to empower their strategies, fuel the revenue engine and drive the business forward.” Siemens, of course, isn’t unique in being caught in a bit of a revenue orchestration dilemma.

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6 Reasons to Unite Your Customer Service and Marketing on Social Media

Convince & Convert

For years, we’ve been told that silos between customer service and marketing are just facts of life–something to expect. According to recent Forrester research , one of the most significant hurdles to excelling in this new reality is support teams and marketing teams not being on the same page. Something amazing is happening.

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Going back to basics: Marketing as a conversation

Martech

Marketing is the same. At the core of all good marketing is a great conversation. Yet, too much of the marketing we see today talks at people. Marketing is not advertising. Advertising can be a part of a marketing strategy, but it is just that, a part. Marketing today is about engagement. Let me explain.

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Content-Driven Conversations: The Future of B2B Engagement

Marketing Interactions

Marketers say one of their biggest challenges is creating content that engages and compels their buyers. Given that Forrester finds that 62% of buyers say they can develop selection criteria or finalize a vendor list based solely on digital content, marketers must use technology to effectively grow engagement with buyers.

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How to Leverage AI to Scale Your Sales Coaching

Outreach

The outcome of the game has already been determined, and the opportunity to course correct has already been missed. Our sales managers can now see what cues trigger Kaia most often, and use that data to refine our sales strategy. The sales engagement market is intensely competitive. Competitors. What is it?

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4 qualities of an intent-driven marketing automation email program

Martech

But in all of my years in B2B, whether as a marketer, an agency person, a consultant or a fractional CMO, people have considered email an important channel but have overlooked its true potential for fulfilling company goals. The perspective has been this: “We have this marketing automation platform. Intent makes the difference.