Kapost

JUNE 2, 2017

While 89% of B2B marketers have embraced content marketing, only 37% have a documented content marketing strategy, and only 22% say they are extremely successful with their overall approach to content. The post How to Create B2B Personas that Inform Content Marketing Strategy appeared first on Kapost Content Marketing Blog.

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Roketto

MAY 13, 2020

"I tried content marketing, but it didn't work." In fact, if I had a nickel for every time a business owner has told me that, I'd have enough to run a content marketing campaign that proves them wrong. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that excuse.

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Brandpoint

APRIL 14, 2016

If, like most businesses, you’re spending more time and money on content marketing, you want to ensure you’re getting the best return on your investment by creating engaging, lead-generating content. First thing’s first: What is a persona? First thing’s first: What is a persona? How to Create Your Marketing Personas.

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Marketing Interactions

JUNE 23, 2017

While 89% of B2B marketers have embraced content marketing, only 37% have a documented content marketing strategy, and only 22% say they are extremely successful with their overall approach to content marketing. One of the key foundational elements to a content marketing strategy is a buyer persona.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This is where buyer personas come in. Buyer personas help you effectively connect your value propositions to customer pain points in a language they speak. Personas can help with many facets of your business, but in this article, we concentrate on their application to digital marketing. Which media outlets to target.

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Act-On

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In a perfect world, sales and marketing would be tightly aligned , working toward the same goals and achieving the best possible results. But marketers and sales teams know this isn’t always easy. Research finds that over half of organizations report higher-quality leads because they use personas. Create persona profiles.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Ardath Albee, author, persona creator, and digital story strategist, was running a tech start-up in 2000, during the first-ever iteration of marketing automation. Ardath joins us on the Business of Story to share the amazing wisdom she has gleaned from her 30+ years of marketing insight. It’s All About the Customer.

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Roketto

MAY 13, 2020

"I tried content marketing, but it didn't work." In fact, if I had a nickel for every time a business owner has told me that, I'd have enough to run a content marketing campaign that proves them wrong. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that excuse.

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. Marketing Campaigns Manager, advises that product teams should be included in lead scoring. “If Marketing Automation Migration: Switching Platforms Made Easy Migrating your marketing automation platform doesn’t have to be difficult.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 1, 2023

With the help of AI, you can gain powerful insights about your marketing segments to help cater your website strategy to your audience. As a result, you’ll save your team time and resources that can be dedicated to actually implementing your website design strategy and creating marketing materials. Let’s get started!

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 30, 2024

We’re talking about reaching out to different kinds of customers with content that’s all about marketing and selling. This shift is creating new needs and challenges. Effective content strategies require well-developed personas that go beyond basic templates, incorporating deep audience insights to guide content creation.

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The Forward Observer

APRIL 26, 2024

The Customer Copernicus: How to be Customer-Led by Charlie Dawson and Seán Meehan About the Book Some companies are great for customers – they care and change whole markets to work better for the customers they serve. Douglas Burdett, host of The Marketing Book Podcast. Think of Amazon, easyJet and Sky.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 14, 2021

Marketing and Sales Leaders Need To Know The Difference Between Bad Versus Good Buyer Personas To Achieve Growth. Not all buyer personas are created equally. Because if they are not created equally, meaning with proven research rigor and processes, we will wind up with a bunch of really bad buyer personas.

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Contently

APRIL 6, 2023

Love them or hate them, buyer personas are key to creating successful marketing strategies and effective content. But here’s the catch: Developing buyer personas requires research, analysis, and attention to detail. What Is a Buyer Persona?

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 28, 2023

For some, that might mean entering new markets. For others, it may mean creating deeper engagements with existing customers. Create data-management processes. Follow these three steps to build your personas: Segment. Use the information you’ve gathered to draft your personas as if describing an actual customer.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 15, 2023

If you’re a business owner, marketing professional, or digital enthusiast, you already know how important it is to perfect your B2B digital marketing strategy. But why is digital marketing so important? If you’re ready to perfect your B2B digital marketing strategy, you’re in the right place!

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 31, 2023

But do you know how direct the relationship is between understanding your customers’ needs and maximizing the results of your marketing efforts? Luckily, with the right customer journey mapping tools, you can create a specialized experience for your audience that not only improves satisfaction, but also creates opportunities for growth.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

Reaching the right audiences with the right messages is fundamental for B2B marketing success. Let’s dive into the four reasons why a strategic messaging framework is important for B2B marketing success and a few tips to ensure you build a comprehensive framework. One thing to especially focus on is the persona’s pain points.

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Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Buyer personas are a powerful tool that every business owner and marketer, especially those in the dynamic startup realm, should have in their arsenal. You might be wondering, what exactly are buyer personas, and why are they such a big deal? Behavior: This is the final piece of the buyer persona puzzle.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. Today, we have things like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. And in order to achieve that, you need buyer personas. What Are Buyer Personas? And How Can They Help Marketers? This is where personas come in.

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sagefrog

APRIL 16, 2024

To the uninitiated, B2B marketing may appear to be a smattering of strategies and tactics coming together in an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-style soup. The B2B buyer’s journey and buyer personas are critical aspects of this carefully constructed process. Why Are B2B Buyer Personas Important?

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Tony Zambito

MAY 7, 2021

Marketing and Sales Leaders Can Increase Their Value Through In-House Buyer Insights and Buyer Persona Development Capabilities. Since the origins of the buyer persona concept in 2001, buyers and their buying behaviors have always been in a constant state of change. And keeping pace with shifts in buyer behavior.

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Martech

JANUARY 22, 2024

It’s been a while since my last update, and I’ve been watching with joy as you and your fellow marketers have collectively engaged in more than 2,100 chats with me! In fact, over at Search Engine Land , more than 1,000 people have registered to gain access to SearchBot, a search marketing version of MarTechBot.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

What is a buyer persona? A buyer persona is a fictional member of your target audience that your sales and marketing teams create – through research – to build their campaigns around. Why are buyer personas important? In that case, you understand the importance of buyer personas.

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 18, 2024

They can drive more website traffic, increase email activity, help lead generation , and ultimately produce more revenue; almost 80% of the B2B organizations who exceeded their revenue targets last year have buyer personas in action! A buyer persona is essentially your ideal buyer. How Do You Create a Buyer Persona?

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 18, 2024

They can drive more website traffic, increase email activity, help lead generation , and ultimately produce more revenue; almost 80% of the B2B organizations who exceeded their revenue targets last year have buyer personas in action! A buyer persona is essentially your ideal buyer. How Do You Create a Buyer Persona?

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 6, 2024

As marketers, we strive to understand and adapt to the dynamic needs of our target audiences. While buyer personas have been the key component of many marketing strategies, what if the key to unlocking more effective and resonant content lies not in demographic details but in the intricacies of an individual’s personality ?

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FunnelEnvy

MARCH 18, 2024

Understanding your target audience is more important than ever for lead generation and improving the ROI of marketing and sales. In this post, we cover the basics and then move on to the advanced insight strategies for B2B buyer personas that are now possible with AI. What are B2B Buyer Personas?

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ClickDimensions

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Market segmentation is a powerful tool to help businesses target specific groups. By dividing customers into smaller groups, businesses can create more personalized marketing campaigns. The benefits of market segmentation are numerous. This leads to higher conversion rates and customer loyalty.

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Contently

JULY 21, 2021

If you work in marketing long enough, you’re bound to encounter a buyer persona. Buyer personas are like scouting reports on a representative of your target audience. This is based on a long-established idea about creativity: It’s best to have a person in mind when you’re creating. Entertain them?

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Martech

APRIL 22, 2024

See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. Implement marketing automation: Utilize marketing automation platforms like Marketo, HubSpot, or Pardot to streamline your lead nurturing process. I am trained with MarTech content.

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A Content Disrupted podcast with Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions. According to Forrester, a whopping 85% of marketers say their content doesn’t deliver business value. Ardath is the CEO of Marketing Interactions. The result is generic, uninspiring marketing that fails to resonate with buyers.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 16, 2023

You might have heard of the term ‘ user persona ’ before, but what does it actually mean? A user persona is the creation of a business-based fictional character designed to represent a group of individuals who use a product or a service in a similar way.

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Launch Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2022

You’ve heard many times before, buyer personas are a crucial component of successful marketing. The characteristics of the personas give insight into what will make the most impact when marketing to them. Importance of Buyer Personas. Create Personalized Experiences. Reach the Right Audiences.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

B2B content marketing is an indispensable strategy for businesses looking to establish their brand, engage their target audience, and drive conversions. What is B2B content marketing? B2B content marketing is the creation and distribution of content, in all its forms, related to your business and relevant to customers.

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Launch Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Developing B2B buyer personas is important for many reasons, including crafting targeted messages and personalizing marketing activities. But, before focusing on messaging and personalizing marketing efforts it is key to understand all the components that make up buyer personas, especially demographics.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 3, 2022

The great content marketer Ann Handley advocates for making your customer, rather than your company, the hero of your brand story. It can be difficult to create a compelling heroic arc, though, if you don’t understand who your customers are. What is a buyer persona? Why are buyer personas important?

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