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JUNE 24, 2022

The TrustRadius report focuses primarily on how technology vendors should adapt their selling process to these new buying habits, but it’s also worth considering some of the key findings and their implication for the demand marketer. How should companies adapt their demand generation playbook to better serve the needs of the self-serve buyer?

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JULY 30, 2020

Even as demand generation activity begins to pick up, most marketing budgets right now remain tight, and so B2B companies are looking for creative, low-cost ways to drive demand. Most will link from search or social media.). For more comprehensive social media measurement, consider a solution like Oktopost.).

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Demand Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Budget 221

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MARCH 23, 2023

Increasingly, however, it’s being leveraged as an effective, affordable way to maximize campaign performance across a range of different demand generation channels. Diligently applied, CRO can increase conversion rates over time by up to 2-10x and dramatically impact the ROI from campaigns and media spend.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

is its ability to target specific audience demographics: job title, industry, etc. At our demand generation agency , LinkedIn advertising is a staple of most client campaigns, and yet when we propose LinkedIn to clients, we often hear comments to the effect of: “We tried and couldn’t make it work.” Non-Content Offers.

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Paid Content Advertising Agencies Linkedin Advertisements 241

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Public relations pros have been using the PESO Model for years by integrating Paid, Earned, Shared, and Owned media strategies into a single campaign, to better establish authority, amplify reach, and improve results. Can PESO do the same for demand generation ? Leverage relationships with influencers on social media.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Webinar Metrics 130

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

And yes, in those cases, educating the market is a critical first step in order to generate the need. But even then, I would argue, marketing – and demand generation in particular – isn’t wholly about convincing the buyer that they have the need you can solve, and that they need to solve it today.

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Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Marketing Agencies 1 173

The Point

JANUARY 17, 2019

As a demand generation marketer, 2 data points from the report stood out: – contact rates were 400% higher when SDRs used 3+ media types; and – contact rates increased 100X when a call was attempted within 5 minutes. The post Tips for Increasing SDR Engagement Rates appeared first on The Point.

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Sales Qualified Leads Tips Lead Nurturing Multi-Channel 168

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Though that pilot campaign didn’t yield any conversions, the company felt reasonably confident that, with the proper guidance and management, SEM could be a viable demand generation engine for the enterprise business. JW Player contacted Spear Marketing Group , a leading B2B demand generation agency , for help.

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SEM Cost Per Click Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 222

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

What trends will dominate the demand generation landscape in 2022? B2B marketers need to rethink digital-first strategies to better engage audiences who not only demand new experiences, but also may be tiring of overused tactics. – Alan, Manager, Paid Media Strategy. – Lynn, Creative Director. “I Photo by ????

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Trends 147

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MARCH 8, 2018

But as news items, they belong in a press release, or on social media, not in a demand generation email designed (presumably) to drive engagement. “Just Released: Gartner Magic Quadrant for (Category) – (Company Name) Named a Leader” echoes the headline. Now, these sentiments may be newsworthy.

Marketing Report 216

Marketing Report Planning Gartner Demand Generation Agencies 216

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

I’m ready to conclude that many PR agencies don’t really get it when it comes to social media. Either that, or they’re just choosing to frame the discussion in such a way as to greatly limit the potential of their clients’ social media initiatives. Recently I was made privy to a social media plan authored by a client’s PR agency.

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Demand Generation Agencies PR Social Media Paid Search Agency 100

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AUGUST 8, 2011

A recent industry study on Lead Management Optimization, conducted by CSO Insights and conducted in partnership with SMEI and Marketo , sheds insight on the relative budget marketing organizations are investing in areas such as lead nurturing, social media, and lead generation. Simply said: social media is not a budget category.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Research firm Software Advice have released their 2014 B2B Demand Generation Benchmark Report , a handy reference for anyone planning 2015 marketing spend. Based on responses from more than 200 BtoB marketing professionals, it provides useful insight on the types of demand gen programs and content that are trending in the marketplace.

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Trade Show Demand Generation Agencies BtoB Lead Scoring 100

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MAY 16, 2015

Amongst the usual parade of waterfalls, models, and frameworks (all SiriusDecisions’ stock in trade) were some consistent themes highlighting the direction that B2B demand generation – or demand creation, as our hosts would have it – is evolving in 2015: 1. Demand Generation Marketers Need to Think Sales Enablement.

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Demand Generation Agencies DemandBase Top of Funnel Demand Generation 100

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

In fact, I’ll make almost the exact opposite prediction: “By 2015, the percentage of B2B leads that arrive via corporate Websites will shrink dramatically as marketers maintain multiple, distinct online channels that are optimized for demand generation.”. But effective to the point that they generate 71% of all sales leads?

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Demand Generation Agencies B2B Sales Sales Leads Microsite 100

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

All this presents real challenges for both demand generation and lead management. After interviewing a number of firms, they hired Spear Marketing Group , a Marketo solutions partner and a full-service agency known for its work in both demand generation and lead management.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 100

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For many B2B Marketers, advertising on LinkedIn is becoming a demand generation staple. At our agency , we’re seeing great results across a broad swath of clients from LinkedIn Sponsored Updates in particular, at a cost per lead similar to, or sometimes better than, traditional search marketing.

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Paid Search Agency Linkedin Demand Generation Agencies Ads 187

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JULY 1, 2013

On LinkedIn, John asks: “Does anyone have preferred content syndication channels that target sales and marketing folks? ” My response: “John, it’s very difficult but not impossible to target sales and marketing titles via content syndication. Re-title existing content if needed. ”) and filter on that.

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Demand Generation Paper Sales Qualified Leads Content 100

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Touchpoints in an ABM sales play can be almost any form of communication: email, phone, social media, direct mail, even in-person outreach. Target the prospect with custom, campaign-specific ads on LinkedIn ( LinkedIn Matched Audiences ), Google ( Customer Match ) or Facebook ( Custom Audiences ). Send high-cost gift (e.g.

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Touchpoints Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles 228

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MARCH 18, 2014

I’ll even agree that any type of “spray and pray” advertising – the type that makes no attempt to target the right audience, deliver relevant content, or offer information of value, should be frowned upon if not outlawed completely. But let’s say your sales team wants to go after 200 “target accounts” within the financial services industry.

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Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Marketo Demand Generation 100

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here’s Kathleen Schaub, now Vice President of the CMO Advisory Practice at IDC, interviewed back in 2011 : “The Internet and social media have triggered a turbulent change – the rich dialog has shifted online and away from the sales person. B2B Marketing Campaign Strategy Demand Generation lead generation Sales 2.0

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MAY 3, 2016

75 percent of high-performing teams report that social is generating ROI. In my view, social media remains one of the great untapped opportunities for marketing ROI, especially in B2B. Question: does advertising on LinkedIn “count” as social media, or should it really be viewed as another advertising channel, i.e. Social PPC ?

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Marketing Report Planning PPC Lead Ranking 100

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Sungard AS runs a highly successful demand generation program, an integrated mix of both online and offline campaigns, to generate a consistent flow of leads to the company’s sales force. Design, build and launch a nurture campaign targeted to “Mid Stage” leads. This article originally appeared in Demand Gen Report.

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Conversion Rate Marketing Qualified Leads Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 100

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

In a recent post , the folks over at Silicon Angle applied their usual insightful analysis to the results of an industry survey by marketing automation company Pardot , a survey that reports fully 42 percent of respondents (all B2B Marketers) have failed to generate any leads from their social media campaigns. Good luck with that.

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Social Media Demand Generation Agencies Media Leads 100

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MAY 20, 2014

I asked Steve Reinhardt, Spear’s manager of Web development, what he’d do differently: “I’d recommend using CSS media queries to have the header graphic change to a “mobile friendly” width when the email is narrowed to render on a mobile device. before the campaign goes into final production.).

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Demand Generation Agencies Webinar Metrics Design Paid Search Agency 100

The Point

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A prospective client asks: “We’re just getting our demand generation programs ramped up, and I’m not sure I’m ready for marketing automation. Integrate social media seamlessly into email campaigns in a way that extends the reach and value of the campaign. Do I need it in order to do lead nurturing?”. Comments welcome.

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Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Automation Services Sales Qualified Leads 100

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

If there’s one key element of demand generation copy that distinguishes it most from, let’s say: product collateral, or PR, or even social media, it’s this: a demand generation campaign is designed to drive action.

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Email Campaigns Campaigns Demand Generation Broadcasting 100

The Point

JULY 23, 2012

As I wrote previously in a white paper, “ Lead Recycling: A More Cost Effective Approach to Demand Generation for High-Technology Companies ,” focusing demand generation investment on acquiring net new, hot leads is an expensive proposition at best, and at worst, a recipe for failure.

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Demand Generation Agencies Sales Qualified Leads Leads Lead 100

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JULY 18, 2014

More specifically, there’s a great deal of bad content out there (especially on social media), and many companies who haven’t quite figured out yet how to best leverage the content they have. It’s a fair characterization to say that the state of today’s content marketing in B2B circles is a mixed bag. In her interview, Ms.

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Forrester Work Management Content Marketing Demand Generation Agencies 100

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MARCH 22, 2024

No social media manager needs to be reminded about the need to produce content quickly. Here’s an opening for an email I received a few weeks ago: One of the hardest parts of managing an organic social strategy is the need to churn out compelling posts at the speed of…well, the internet. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Webinar Metrics Marketing AI Creativity Planning 182

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

At Captora, we identify, create, and optimize hyper-targeted CaptureSites (hyper-optimized microsites) that dramatically expand the reach of search, advertising, and social marketing campaigns. Should a demand generation agency like Spear be nervous? [PA] HS] Thanks Paul!

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Paid Content Demand Generation Agencies Cost per Lead Lead Scoring 100

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

(I still remember how one of my very first emails – innocent, I thought – generated a furious response from a department head.) It’s a large corporation where you’ll learn the difference between product marketing, field marketing, and corporate marketing, between branding and demand generation. Work for an agency.

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Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Work Management 165

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JUNE 27, 2012

For today’s B2B marketer, content is the fuel that feeds the demand generation engine. But when lead generation, lead nurturing , customer marketing and social media programs all require a constant feeding of new, compelling content, what do you do when the pace of new programs outstrips your ability to generate that content?

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Campaigns Peer-to-peer Lead Nurturing Paper 100

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MARCH 7, 2019

HS) As a demand generation agency , we’ve designed and produced more direct mail in the last two years than in the previous five. Email isn’t dead, by any means, but marketers are also realizing that there are real synergies possible by combining email with other channels, both online and offline. Direct mail? Chat bots?). (HS)

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Deliverability Account Based Marketing ABM Demand Generation Agencies 150

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Tags: B2B Marketing Blogs Social Media blog marketing lead generation b2b demand generation b2b lead generation Demand Generation.

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Demand Generation Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 100

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APRIL 21, 2010

Like many companies, Navicure’s corporate blog had evolved organically over time, and the marketing team was looking to leverage social media for more than just PR value. Navicure turned to its demand generation agency, Spear Marketing Group , for help. convert that search traffic to measurable sales leads.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Sales Leads Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

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MARCH 16, 2011

In part 3 of my podcast with Steve Farnsworth of Jolt Social Media, we discuss the role of blogs in the lead generation landscape, and the simple steps companies can take to convert their blogs from PR dumping grounds to a key part of their demand generation engine.

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