The Point

JANUARY 21, 2014

I received an email recently from Kevin Payne, Senior Director of Field Marketing at customer service software provider [24]7. I would a) break it up into 2 paragraphs at minimum, and 2) tie the copy back to the offer in action-oriented terms, as in: “In a new white paper from Forrester, learn how …”. Shortened body copy text.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 5, 2016

Historically in B2B demand generation, more has been better too. More leads? This is a very important concept to understand in marketing, especially for demand generation. More is not more, and here are three reasons why you should be wary of focusing solely on volume in demand generation: 1.

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The Point

MARCH 8, 2018

By which I mean that most analyst reports – Gartner Magic Quadrants, Forrester Wave Reports, and the like – are marketed as press announcements vs. information of value that might attract prospects actively evaluating your type of solution. However, in my experience, most tech companies don’t know how to market them.

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2022

This new organizational model represents a complete rethink of traditional B2B sales, marketing and customer service roles, with blended teams, organized around stewardship of customer journey phases. Closing Gaps Between Sales, Marketing and Customer Service – Pre-Sale and Post-Sale. Thus, alignment is more critical than ever.

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Launch Marketing

MAY 8, 2018

As B2B demand generation and buyer behavior continue to evolve, engaging your buyers requires various strategies, tactics and tools. Today’s B2B buyers are extremely savvy when it comes to researching products/services and evaluating what other customers are saying about a company’s solution.

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Madison Logic

JULY 25, 2023

The industry-leading ML Insights unifies datasets from multiple sources to score accounts on purchase propensity, empowering enterprise B2B marketers to prioritize key accounts, drive higher account engagement, and accelerate conversion across the sales cycle.

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Madison Logic

JULY 25, 2023

The industry-leading ML Insights unifies datasets from multiple sources to score accounts on purchase propensity, empowering enterprise B2B marketers to prioritize key accounts, drive higher account engagement, and accelerate conversion across the sales cycle.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 25, 2024

By incorporating social media into a comprehensive revenue generation strategy, B2B enterprises can deepen connections with their target audience and simultaneously boost sales. Balance brand awareness with demand creation Balancing between brand awareness and demand generation is a critical aspect of effective social media programs.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I’ve long observed that B2B marketers focus too much on lead generation, and not enough on current customer expansion and retention, which is, after all, where the bulk of profits lie. For years, B2B marketers have focused on demand generation, or top-of-the-funnel activities. Others include it as part of the demand gen.

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 24, 2015

Where these goals are important, they place second and third to the ultimate goal of content marketing—to generate leads and increase revenue. Forrester states that up to 90 percent of the buyer’s journey now happens before someone gets in contact with short-listed companies. Now it’s not that way. Content is the new currency.

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Golden Spiral

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Inbound marketing theory encourages us all to remember that a sale happens when the right lead has the right need at the right time. Forrester warns against cutting brand awareness efforts. Don’t just focus on demand generation tactics. Maximize Your Relationship with an Agency. Don’t be nebulous with an agency.

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The Point

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Demand Generation Report just published their 2018 Outlook Guide: The State of Marketing Automation. I was honored to be invited to contribute my thoughts as part of the report, reproduced (with permission) below. There are fewer hard and fast rules that apply to all audiences.

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B2B Marketing Exchange

MARCH 2, 2023

Building A More Intelligent Content Stack With AI, Automation & Analytics” with Forrester’s Phyllis Davidson Key Takeaway: Elicitation, mirroring and active listening techniques from the spy-world can help short-cut rapport building and improve the sales process. Session: “Are We Ready To Trust The Machines?

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6sense

JANUARY 26, 2016

To wrap up 2015, Forrester Research, Inc. According to Forrester, all of these developments add up to a lot of change: B2B marketers will have to accept a fundamentally different role in the modern enterprise, reimagine their relationship with sales and change their approach to demand generation.

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Martech

JULY 14, 2022

Last year, Forrester Research found the average number of buying interactions occurring during the purchase process soared by 10 to 27 in 2021. Consolidation of ABM and demand gen. Another notable development among ABM vendors is the move to consolidate ABM with demand generation. The vendors respond. More M&A.

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Madison Logic

MAY 24, 2023

The report recognizes Madison Logic as a proven demand generation partner for its proprietary intent data and extensive marketing campaign activation. Being named a Leader by Forrester in their new Wave represents a significant milestone for our company and we believe validates our strong intent data offering.

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Madison Logic

MAY 24, 2023

The report recognizes Madison Logic as a proven demand generation partner for its proprietary intent data and extensive marketing campaign activation. Being named a Leader by Forrester in their new Wave represents a significant milestone for our company and we believe validates our strong intent data offering.

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Cintell

JANUARY 27, 2016

Additionally, they leveraged them for sales training and demand generation to inform campaign decisions. For Demand Generation Marketers. Tag contacts to persona and segment your database to improve targeting and lead gen campaign results. Use personas to form qualifying criteria for your lead scoring model.

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Content Standard

MAY 24, 2019

Partner marketing plays a major role in driving B2B lead generation, especially for tech brands with indirect sales models. ” The latest research from Forrester agrees, noting that one-off partner approaches are becoming rich, integrated ecosystem strategies. Creating a Reseller CX Is Key.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We know Demandbase, a titan lead generation company acquired Engagio. ABM is about quality leads and engaging active buyers. ABM is about quality leads and engaging active buyers. The obsolete methods of Lead generation are transforming. Now you cannot solve demand generation problems with quantity leads.

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Madison Logic

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And while genAI is only expected to grow more sophisticated, solely relying on it to produce customized content will lead to a generic and irrelevant story that won’t resonate with your audience. Resolution #4: Build Trust with Your Audience B2B marketing is not just about selling a product or service.

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Cintell

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

If you haven’t read the Understanding B2B Buyers 2016 Benchmark Study, you may not know that companies who exceed revenue and lead goals are more effective at creating, using, and consistently maintaining personas than those who miss their targets. (Or

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Forrester – Forrester Research, Inc – An independent research company that provides pragmatic advice to global leaders in business and technology. Arketi – Arketi Group – A high-tech business-to-business (B2B) public relations and digital marketing agency. One of @ b2bmagazine ’s top B2B agencies.

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PathFactory

MAY 20, 2022

Well, that’s what I get in spades at Forrester Summit – for me personally and for PathFactory in general. I love Forrester Summit – always have done, always will. So, what validation did I get from Forrester Summit? Let’s dig into these two macro trends in more detail.

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Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2023

B2B marketers taking on new leadership roles naturally seek out trusted resources that help professionals in new positions hit the ground running, and TopRank Marketing is honored to be a go-to B2B content and influencer marketing agency for so many top marketers in new leadership roles. Also, always be kind.”

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Forrester expects B2B ecommerce in the just United States to reach $1.8 Even as of the close of 2018, Forrester says US B2B ecommerce had already exceeded $1.1 Forrester predicts B2B ecommerce will continue with a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the next five years. trillion by 2023. billion online with U.S.

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6sense

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

6sense, the leading Account Based Orchestration Platform, powered by AI, announced its inaugural customer conference, 6sense Breakthrough. Breakthrough is designed to provide 6sense’s customers a competitive advantage as they scale and mature their ABM programs.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Software Advice’s recently released 2014 B2B Demand Generation Benchmark report revealed that the vast majority of B2B marketers (79 percent) use at least 11 different marketing software applications. Plans for 2015 Demand Generation Spending, by Channel. Chief Marketer’s Annual B2B Lead Generation Survey.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 13, 2022

Intent data takes the mystery out of how to prioritize and create your marketing campaigns," says Mitchell Hanson, Senior Director of Demand Generation at ZoomInfo. "It When potential buyers conduct research, such as website visits, product reviews, or content downloads, they indicate some intent to purchase products or services.

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Madison Logic

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

B2B marketing is not just about selling a product or service. What Happens When You Focus Too Much on Demand Many marketers recognize the power of a brand-building strategy, but demand activities still dominate their budgets and focus.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 30, 2017

Slideshare can also be an underrated social media platform for SEO and lead nurturing as well. This presentation from Yidyard , in coordination with Forrester Research Analyst, Nick Barber , shares research on B2B video consumption, the growth of online video platforms, and best practices to follow when using video for business.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Additional data from Forrester revealed that high-performing B2B companies grow their sales enablement budget 2 times faster than low-performing organizations. Bad lead quality. Another byproduct of sales and marketing misalignment is bad lead quality. Not enough leads. Predictive Demand Generation.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

Author: Dayna Rothman Lead generation describes the marketing process of stimulating and capturing interest in a product or service for the purpose of developing sales pipeline. Lead generation helps your company increase brand awareness, build relationships, generate qualified leads, and ultimately close deals.

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Content4Demand

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Yes, marketers can utilize intent data to drive their segmentation effort, helping B2B marketers discover companies (and people) who are in-market for a particular product or service. Forrester Research defines buying groups as “audiences that are activated to find solutions to business needs that match the selling organization’s solutions.”

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SnapApp

JULY 10, 2018

Demand generation is a rapidly evolving field — just a few years ago brands were still largely focusing on traditional outbound marketing strategies. Terms like inbound marketing and demand generation seemed more like buzzwords than actual marketing strategies. Forrester B2B Marketing Forum. Hey, that’s us!)

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Exo B2B

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Several “stars” and influencers of B2B marketing were there, such as Laura Ramos from Forrester, Brian Solis , Lee Odden , Rebecca Lieb , Pam Didner , James Taylor , Paul Peterman from Facebook and many others. Obviously, Forrester is very interested in the subject: Of course, Lee Odden was on site and lectured on Millennials.

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The Mx Group

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Informative content that demonstrates your company’s expertise and services can help attract B2B buyers. Forrester ). Recent studies have shown that the cost of hiring a new content marketing team vs. conducting a paid search campaign is 31–41% less per lead at medium- and large-sized businesses. It’s also more efficient!

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