Writing on the Web

APRIL 4, 2011

It doesn’t matter what you call your information (white paper/eBook, microsite/landing page), what matters is using information wisely to get found, get known and get clients. Is Your White Paper a Sales Pitch in Disguise? When was the last time you read a white paper that added real value to your research process?

Paper 100

Paper Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Microsite 100

WriteSpark

MARCH 17, 2009

Many companies use white papers at the beginning of the sales cycle to attract prospects. A white paper can set the agenda for a purchase decision by convincing the reader that the areas where your product is better than its competition are the most important to consider.

Paper 120

Paper Purchase Sales Cycle Copywriting 120

Ambal's Amusings

JUNE 2, 2010

Today white papers have become HOT marketing vehicles, and countless numbers of companies are using them to generate leads and grow their business. Now there’s an online class that will teach you every phase of the white paper planning, development, and marketing process. Jonathan Kantor.

Paper 100

Paper Class Conference Planning 100

FunnelEnvy

MARCH 18, 2024

Understanding their journey is where B2B customer insights come in. By leveraging data and customer interactions, you gain invaluable knowledge about your ideal buyers, allowing you to create targeted digital marketing campaigns, fix your inbound funnel , improve customer retention, and more. Are Buyer Personas Still Important?

Buyer Personas 57

Buyer Personas Marketing AI Ideal Customer Profiles Webinar Metrics 57

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 5, 2010

Do you know your white paper audience? Are those concerns being addressed in your white papers? We asked white paper experts " How should a white paper that is addressed to a Technical Decision Maker be different from a white paper that is addressed to a Business Decision Maker?

Paper 100

Paper Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 100

Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 8, 2009

What impact does this have on the readers of our white papers? How do we ensure that our white paper is not only read but also acted upon? Jonathan Kantor addresses this question and more in his new book Crafting White Paper 2.0: Crafting White Paper 2.0 Tell us about The White Paper Company.

Paper 100

Paper Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 100

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Let’s start with that dream customer. The B2B sales funnel depicts how prospective customers move through the buying process in stages. Middle: Here, the prospect downloads a white paper or signs up for a webinar. Post-demo, the rep follows up; leads buy the product and leave the funnel as new customers.

Top of Funnel 179

Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Ad Building 179

Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Research has shown that up to 50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy and only 3% of those in the market are in an active buying process. Often times sales teams are solely focused on short-term gains and not interested in the longer nurturing processes. Acquisition. Conversion.

Sales Management 114

Sales Management Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 114

SnapApp

AUGUST 11, 2015

So while tools like white papers are powerful, there are many other content options to consider when you really want to connect with your audience. Podcasts can be powerful lead generators that bring in new customers and build brand awareness much in the same way a traditional white paper would. Double whammy!

Paper 54

Paper B2B Marketing Planning Screencast 54

SnapApp

JULY 28, 2015

Say you’ve created an amazing white paper that’s jam-packed with important information for your audience. Maybe it’s time to make your white paper interactive. At a basic level, an interactive white paper is a dialogue , whereas static long-form content is a monologue. What Is an Interactive White Paper?

Paper 48

Paper Interactive Marketing B2B Marketing Peer-to-peer 48

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

You download that white paper, and because it’s gated, you’re required to fill out a lead capture form – your name, email address, Company, title, location, phone number, name of first born…Worse, you know you’re immediately going to get that lame phone call or email follow-up: “I see you downloaded our white paper, want to talk?”.

Peer-to-peer 126

Peer-to-peer Advertising Benchmark Marketing Automation Services Paper 126

The ROI Guy

MARCH 24, 2013

Traditional white papers are likely the staple of your content marketing portfolio, and for good reason. According to a recent IDG survey, 84% of buyers leveraged white papers as a key resource to help them make a purchase decision. Your current white papers just don’t have the same impact as they once had … but why?

Paper 40

Paper Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Automation Services Eloqua 40

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. Which content should be free?

Paper 100

Paper Enterprise Management Buying Cycle Lead Ranking 100

Martech

MARCH 28, 2023

Do you consider the connection between your creative work and your customer’s neural circuitry? But how do you influence your customers’ behaviors? It starts with understanding how your audience’s brain processes information and ends with post-purchase advocacy.

Advertising Agencies 131

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Trigger Marketing Clickthrough 131

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2021

With so much content inundating customers today—from short ads on social media to longer form blogs, eBooks, white papers, and articles—you need to carve out your content niche by asking yourself: What type of content will my target audience actually want to read? Try long-form content like eBooks and white papers.

B2B 362

B2B Paid Search Agency Guidelines Content 362

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 9, 2009

Summary: a new white paper says business analysts gather data with little help from IT. Analytical software vendor Lyzasoft has just published a white paper by data warehouse guru Dr. Barry Devlin on how business analysts and IT can work together. fuzzy matching), so this isn’t necessarily a topic they should stress.

Paper 120

Paper Business Analysis Software 120

Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

How do you concisely convey the information you want to present in your white paper? How long should a white paper be to convey information and yet hold readers interest from start to end? We have invited White Paper Experts to shed light on the following question: "What is the ideal length of a white paper?"

Paper 100

Paper Enterprise Management Marketing Management Case Studies 100

Act-On

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sales enablement is an ongoing strategic process that supports sales teams with the right tools, resources, and skills to improve efficiency and drive higher revenue. But the challenge is that without a strong understanding of the people, processes, and enterprise-wide insights, you can still miss the mark. Create persona profiles.

Sales Cycle 233

Sales Cycle Practices Marketing Automation Services Buyer Personas 233

Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Of course, this is a quick summary of the process. Email nurture campaigns help you build affinity with both customers and prospects. Blog Learn More Go deeper with your existing customers through lead nurturing Growing customer lifetime value (CLV) isn’t a new concept to marketers. Design reengagement campaigns.

Lead Nurturing 197

Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 197

ANNUITAS

APRIL 19, 2022

On average, customers engage with nine different channels in their buying process before making a purchasing decision. But while customers have had massive changes in their engagement channel preferences, traditional marketing hasn’t kept up. Ask your customers and prospects where they go for information.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Advertising Channels Peer-to-peer Elasticity 130

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 27, 2017

New research suggests that customers prefer to turn to original marketing content during the buying process that addresses their specific pain points. To learn more about customer preferences, the Content Marketing Institute and SmartBrief recently conducted the “How Content Influences the Purchasing Process” survey.

Peer-to-peer 158

Peer-to-peer Thought Leadership Content Paper 158

Sana Commerce

AUGUST 24, 2023

For B2B businesses that sell online, e-commerce returns management is a crucial component of the customer experience. A poor returns process can tarnish your business’s reputation and erode trust with valuable clients, not to mention lead to profit losses, inventory mismanagement, and increased operational costs.

Optimization 98

Optimization Customer Satisfaction B2B Terms and Conditions 98

Navigate the Channel

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the world of B2B marketing, where relationships and decision-making processes are intricate, the concept of the customer journey has gained prominence. This journey is no longer linear but a dynamic process influenced by various factors, including digital transformation, data analytics, and evolving consumer preferences.

Marketing AI 65

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Buyer Personas B2B 65

Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

Usually, MQLs are the leads that have shown interest in various ways, like downloading content like ebooks, white paper, signing up for a company newsletter attending a webinar or online event. You need a strategy to convert them into customers.” But ignoring MQL altogether is a costly mistake.

Marketing Qualified Leads 71

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead 71

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 30, 2017

Seventy-seven percent said the same about white papers, and 76 percent claimed that they have engaged with webinars for further insight. Research During the B2B Buying Process. In addition, 49 percent claimed that they turn to their peers/colleagues during the buying process.

Peer-to-peer 120

Peer-to-peer Buy B2B Marketing Process 120

Only B2B

APRIL 3, 2024

It analyzes diverse online behaviors, including content downloads, registrations for white papers, visits to solution-related webpages, and even interactions with competitor content. Content downloads: Retrieving white papers, case studies, or ebooks relevant to your offerings indicates a strong desire to learn more.

Sales Qualified Leads 71

Sales Qualified Leads Intent Data Lead Ranking High Quality Lead 71

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 9, 2023

If you work at a SaaS company, you might hit the content jackpot by turning customer usage data into an annual report that attracts media coverage and leads, for example, Zuora’s Subscription Economy Index or Marketing Insider Group’s blog post frequency research. .” You can find a list of academic journals at Jstor.org.

Stats 284

Stats Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Work Management 284

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Let’s start with that dream customer. The B2B sales funnel depicts how prospective customers move through the buying process in stages. Middle: Here, the prospect downloads a white paper or signs up for a webinar. Post-demo, the rep follows up; leads buy the product and leave the funnel as new customers.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Ad Building 130

Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

Understanding the lead generation vs lead qualification is crucial to smoothen your sales process and maximize conversions. This process involves assessing a lead’s fit for your offerings based on specific criteria. downloading white papers, visiting product pages, attending webinars).

Lead Qualification 71

Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring 71

The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

Failure to Understand How Much You Can Pay to Acquire a Customer. B2B clicks can be very expensive, but – depending on your product category and the cost of your solution – a high cost per click can actually be a bargain compared to the potential revenue that a new customer generates. Using an Inappropriate or Low-Quality Offer.

Cost per Acquisition 235

Cost per Acquisition Paid Search Agency Campaigns Cost Per Click 235

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

And that is derived from the value our content brings to a brand’s prospects and current customers. Key Takeaways: Content agencies like ours start with an assessment and a content plan to reach, engage and convert more customers. Writing content that converts into leads and paying customers is a tough skill to master.

Marketing Agencies 2 271

Marketing Agencies 2 Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Ad Agencies 271

Zoominfo

MARCH 10, 2021

Maybe this situation sounds familiar: A company with a sales team of 50 reps decides its data is stale and its customer relationship management (CRM) features don’t meet business needs. million jobs worldwide,” IDC said, adding, “Over the same period, the use of cloud computing by Salesforce customers will add $1.2

Work Management 246

Work Management Analysis Marketing Management Cost 246

ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Otherwise, your content may not reach your target audience at the ideal time in the customer journey. . This helps to increase the chances of prospects turning into qualified leads and, ultimately, customers. Customers have different needs depending on where they are in the buyer journey. This is where your content comes in.

Buy 59

Buy Process Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 59

Vision Edge Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2019

In a recent planning session with a B2B customer, we were discussing how to create more customer engagement with a very specific set of customer prospects. Here’s a quick overview of the scenario: The company is familiar with these customers but not currently doing business with them.

Account Based Marketing 136

Account Based Marketing ABM Touchpoints Best Practices 136

ClickDimensions

JANUARY 22, 2024

Human customer support and services are essential for a marketer’s success. This white paper explores why the human touch matters in marketing technology as well as purchasing process considerations to ensure that you get more than faceless customer service and support.

Paid Search Agency 40

Paid Search Agency Service Paper Purchase 40

Martech

JUNE 29, 2022

The B2B customer journey can be a long one, especially when the purchase of expensive software subscriptions is under consideration. Fragmented data on the customer journey. In any B2B company, explained Hedebrandt, there are typically 10 or even 20 data silos that contain fragments of the customer journey.

Ideal Customer Profiles 102

Ideal Customer Profiles Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Attribution Peer-to-peer 102

Webbiquity

AUGUST 1, 2023

But organizations typically seek to accelerate this process as much as possible. To that end, here are nine recommendations for strategies and tactics to get the attention of both search engines and your prospective customers or website visitors. Just be sure to do it right (soooo many people do it wrong).

Paid Content 243

Paid Content Aggregage Marketing Websites Paid Search Agency 243