The Point

MAY 30, 2013

In days long past, companies hired one marketing firm, usually an advertising agency, to coordinate a broad spectrum of marketing needs. The era of agency specialization is well and truly upon us. One byproduct of agency specialization is a loss of geographic proximity.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Ad Agencies 100

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 28, 2010

Summary: Manticore Technology released some modest enhancements to its demand generation platform today. Manticore launched its B2B marketing automation system in 2003, making it one of the older vendors in the industry. Manticore wants clients to understand that demand generation is a business process.

Manticore 120

Manticore Marketing Automation Services Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Management 120

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This is the second year that ANNUITAS has conducted its Enterprise B2B Demand Generation Survey with the goal of gaining better insights into the approach that enterprise organizations take to demand generation. Look to educate and not just qualify: Demand generation is about more than just qualifying leads.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 100

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Demand generation and lead generation are essential for any company. Demand and lead generation are the lifeblood of any growing company. I'm going to walk you through what both demand and lead generation are, examples of them in practice, and help you consider if you should be focusing on one over the other.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 62

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 2, 2009

Summary: marketing vendors offer several types of social media applications. Treehouse Interactive just introduced a “talk it up” feature that embeds “share this” buttons in Treehouse-generated Web pages and emails. CRM vendor RightNow offers something similar under the label of Cloud Links. - But it does save a few keystrokes.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 120

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

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.

Resource Management 354

Resource Management Demand Generation Agencies CMS Development Work Management 354

Launch Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

The VP of Marketing must collaborate and communicate well with executives in product development, sales , operations and customer success. Without insight from these leaders, the marketing team will lack the fundamental knowledge needed to drive demand.

Marketing AI 116

Marketing AI Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 116

Inbox Insight

JANUARY 14, 2022

Inbox Insight, a technology focused leader in B2B Content Amplification and Demand Generation announces a MBO supported by Mobeus Equity Partners. Other accolades include recognition by The Drum, The Content Marketing Institute and Summit Creative Awards for products such as InboxINBOUND.

Demand Generation Agencies 52

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Advertising Agencies Work Management 52

SnapApp

JANUARY 15, 2019

In the same way, if you tried to build a B2B demand generation strategy based on faulty assumptions–or outright myths–you’d probably fail, too. Demand generation marketers, in particular, have a patchwork of myths to work through. So here’s your shortcut around the most prevalent demand generation myths.

Demand Generation Agencies 99

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 99

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

One of the audience members at the B2B Marketing University in Boston asked about demand generation systems for small businesses, and how to distinguish among the vendors in general. My brief answer was that the biggest difference was less functionality than the target markets the different vendors pursue.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation 120

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 28, 2019

Here are six reasons why you need to start using video in your demand generation efforts right now. The modern lifestyle makes it hard to thoroughly read long product descriptions or spend hours researching different vendor options. Convert: Convert your customers with product demos, webinars, or case studies.

Demand Generation Agencies 73

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Video Marketing 73

PureB2B

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Demand generation and lead generation are essential for any company. Demand and lead generation are the lifeblood of any growing company. I'm going to walk you through what both demand and lead generation are, examples of them in practice, and help you consider if you should be focusing on one over the other.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 62

Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

Product datasheets and technical specifications are essential when your core audience is engineers and technical professionals. Seamless partnerships: Streamline onboarding and set expectations for industrial marketing agencies or external vendors with clear guidelines. in-person events made a strong comeback in 2023).

Marketing Budget 92

Marketing Budget Advertising Agencies Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 92

Navigate the Channel

JANUARY 18, 2018

The new buzzword for improving interest in your products and services is demand generation , which is fast becoming a vital metric for many companies. Not only does good demand generation help the supply chain, it also leads to happier customers and more alignment between sales and marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 62

Biznology

AUGUST 8, 2019

Thanks to an introduction from the longtime agency pro and university instructor Freddy Rosales , I had the chance to meet Martin J. Martin: Twenty years ago, we would buy databases from trade publications and data vendors, and use them to cold call, trying to reach senior executives. Now, I have a 15-person agency called Pragmativa.

Demand Generation Agencies 106

Demand Generation Agencies Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing 106

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 22, 2010

Summary: consolidation isn't new among marketing software vendors. As I wrote in my June 30 post on consolidation among marketing automation vendors , I expect the number of competitors to shrink fairly quickly as new buyers concentrate their purchases among a handful of leading vendors. The pattern will likely repeat itself.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 120

The Point

JULY 27, 2016

A prospective client asks: “What are the best demand generation strategies for finding people who are ready to buy our product?”. My response: Finding highly-qualified, late-stage prospects has less to do with demand generation channels or tactics, and much more to do with content. No it doesn’t.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Buy Product Demand Generation 100

Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

As you might imagine, I’ve been trying to decide how to expand the set of products covered in the Raab Guide to Demand Generation Systems. My original plan had been to add several marketing automation vendors with significant presence in this market. Yet there are so many more vendors I could add.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vtrenz Demand Generation Agencies 120

B2BMarketing.net

MARCH 15, 2024

Perhaps this was best illustrated in our recent community sprint, in which we brought the Propolis community together to work out how we can use AI to overcome challenges around team productivity and efficiency. In fact, as Stefano pointed out, 84% of decisions are made before vendors are even engaged.

Work Management 52

Work Management Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Marketing Management 52

Belkins

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Influence marketing , growth hacking marketing, and now…demand generation marketing, what even is that?!’ To make things easier for you, let’s break down the meaning of demand generation marketing and see why you should do it (and why you’re probably doing it right now). What does it stand for?

Demand Generation Agencies 40

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 40

Martech

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You may have great clients, loyal to your product or service, but how do you stay in touch with them when they switch jobs? That was the dilemma faced by Ellie von Reyn, Conductor’s Director of Demand Generation. Our customers love our technology and our service team. The entire process is automated.

Enterprise Management 114

Enterprise Management Work Management Contacts Marketing Management 114

The Point

MAY 17, 2021

That’s not simply because prospective customers will engage more readily with content that better aligns with whether they’re researching best practices, actively evaluating potential vendors, or somewhere in between. However, it’s critical to align search offers (and not just ad copy) with ad groups tailored to a particular buying stage.

Marketing Management 207

Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Buying Cycle Demand Generation Agencies 207

Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

I’ve just published the latest edition of our B2B Marketing Automation Vendor Selection Tool (VEST), with updated entries on all your favorites and several new entries to boot. This is always a fun project because it gives me an overview of what all the vendors have been up to for the past six months. lots of new vendors.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 7, 2010

Summary: the demand generation market will continue to grow in 2010, and it may attract some new, big competitors from outside the industry. But the real excitement will be features that expand the scope of demand generation products to support inbound marketing, better measurement, and more efficient content creation.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services Work Management 120

The Point

JULY 17, 2017

Demand Gen Report has published the results of this year’s “B2B Buyer’s Survey,” and the trends identified merit close attention for those marketers involved in B2B demand generation and content development. 72% of B2B Buyers quote timely response to inquiries as a key factor in vendor selection via @spearmktg.

Paid Search Agency 241

Paid Search Agency Demand Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 241

The Point

APRIL 19, 2017

The best demand generation campaigns start with content that your prospects want. Does the topic help to qualify the prospect as someone suffering from a problem or pain point your product/service can solve? Clients often ask: “What’s the maximum shelf life for demand generation content?”

Top of Funnel 214

Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Paper 214

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Last week, Eric Wittlake (@ wittlake ) wrote a great post called Lead Generation is Crippling Demand Generation where he argued that these two marketing activities were working against each other due to the different outcomes each is trying to achieve. We need to generate leads.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Work Management 100

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 8, 2009

I had an interesting email conversation last month with a Raab Guide buyer about the nuances of company-level data management in demand generation systems. He started from the perfectly reasonable premise that the demand generation system should give an overview of activity for all leads associated with a given company.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Work Management 120

Sales Engine

AUGUST 24, 2015

On the buyer side, when a company was evaluating for a business commodity or a piece of software, they would talk to an analyst and find out who the top vendors were. Then they would invite those vendors in and the sales cycles would begin. 6 Capabilities Your Content Marketing Agency Must Have . Now it’s not that way.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies RFP Thought Leadership Paid Search Agency 120

Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Summary: Net-Results is simpler to use than comparable demand generation systems because it applies the same features to many tasks. But on reflection I realized that Net-Results offers a full set of demand generation functions. Let’s run through the standard demand generation process to see how this works in practice.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Small Business Marketing Marketing Automation Services 120

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is Lead Generation? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. The Lead Generation Process. What is a Lead? Pretty simple, right?

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 18, 2009

Since that’s critical to many demand generation users, I didn’t want to give a false impression by leaving it out. It’s actually quite a long story, dating back to the company’s initial sales automation system in 1997, followed by its MarketingView demand generation product in 1999. MarketingView is no exception.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Enterprise Management 120

Valasys

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Engagio has grabbed the number one position among the top 20 Account-Based Marketing vendors deduced from 1,500 manager surveys, analyst opinions & vendor evaluations. In a press release by Research In Action GmbH, Engagio ranked first on the matrix & outlasted the other Top 19 global vendors.

Enterprise Management 51

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Account Based Marketing 51

Biznology

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

For years, B2B marketers have focused on demand generation, or top-of-the-funnel activities. Plus, as product development cycles get shorter and shorter, companies are learning that the only way to create differentiation between themselves and their competition is to concentrate on the holistic customer experience. What’s that?

Top of Funnel 205

Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Churn Rate 205

chiefmartech

JUNE 15, 2023

When it comes to go-to-market opportunities, many different kinds of businesses have an ecosystem of complementary products and services that are related to their business. From demand generation in marketing to outbound prospecting in sales, the hill keeps getting harder to climb.

Advertising Channels 80

Advertising Channels Marketing Management Advertising Agencies Demand Generation Agencies 80

The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

However, as much as it has a reputation as a way to generate “guaranteed” leads, content syndication is not a cure-all, and indeed, more than most demand generation channels, is likely to generate sales leads that gravitate towards the early stages of the buying cycle. Set appropriate thresholds for sales follow-up.

Lead Ranking 162

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Cost per Lead CPL 162

Martech

MAY 2, 2024

They contact the target account, network and gather important information about the group members, their roles and their interests related to the seller’s product or category. Gatekeepers Protect the executive from vendor-side salespeople. But who knows if the person in that job is involved in buying your particular product or service?

Ideal Customer Profiles 118

Ideal Customer Profiles Buy Marketing Automation Services Work Management 118