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Getting to Know Derek Edmond, Our Senior Vice President of Demand Generation

Walker Sands

In early 2023, we announced that Walker Sands had acquired KoMarketing in an effort to expand our growing demand generation capabilities. Fast forward to today, and our teams have come together as a unified demand gen team dedicated to driving important business outcomes for our clients. What’s new in demand generation?

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Why Marketing Needs to Own Demand Generation Right Out of the Gate

Webbiquity

Lead generation (lead gen) and demand generation (demand gen), perhaps you use these terms interchangeably? Demand gen encompasses the sales, marketing and customer service actions that find, attract, convert, keep, and grow the value of customers. Demand generation spans the entire buyer’s journey.

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What Is Demand Generation?

ClearVoice

What is demand generation? Demand generation encompasses a wide range of sales and marketing initiatives designed to develop interest in a company’s products or services and convert leads into customers. Our guide introduces you to demand generation, a dynamic and evolving marketing tactic.

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20 B2B Marketing Strategies That Will Deliver Success In 2021

Marketing Insider Group

Partner with a Marketing Agency. One of the most common ways to get started is by using your marketing agency or internal committee to identify your top five to ten competitors and conduct a SWOT analysis for each. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Have a Formal Marketing Plan.

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Industrial Marketing Strategy Must Be Documented for the Best Results

Tiecas

Your content can’t be overly ‘salesy;’ instead, focus on educational and thought leadership content that will differentiate you from the competition. See How Manufacturers Can Use Content for Differentiation and Create a Competitive Edge. in-person events made a strong comeback in 2023).

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Marketing to the Person, Not the Business: The Critical Importance of Personal Value

The Point

His point (crudely distilled) is that while most of us believe that customers are buying our products and services, in fact what they’re really buying is more immediate and personal. In many circumstances, however, personal value may be the differentiator, and even a primary factor, in the final selection process.

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5 Considerations for Personalization in B2B

ANNUITAS

In other words, generating personalized content for future buyers is no longer a differentiating factor, but a minimum expectation to meet. A Salesforce report highlights that 72% of B2B customers expect personalized experiences, but only 27% of them believed that companies overall meet their standards of the experience.