KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. So B2B demand generation has gained influence thanks to the pandemic. The data bears this out.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 8, 2019

If you’ve landed here, it’s safe to say you probably have some questions about demand generation. The common misconception is that demand generation is all about creating demand for a product. Well, demand generation is actually far more than that. Demand generation isn’t a quick fix. The three pillars of demand.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

” YouTube series, which shows that any brand, no matter how sexy the product, can use video to drive sales. The series, which debuted over a decade ago, was one of the first majorly successful examples of video content marketing. Clips helped drive sales of the blender up 500 percent in 2008 without any overt calls-to-action.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 24, 2021

This piece of AI technology is revolutionizing the buyer journey today. Is it time to add chatbots (or live chat) to your demand engine? Chances are you’ve probably encountered your fair share of chatbots as a buyer. It’s the very thing you need between your sales team and future prospects.

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FunnelEnvy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In the fast-moving landscape of B2B marketing, demand generation isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the backbone of success. This gap is where the power of demand generation comes into play; the art and science of creating awareness, interest, and desire among your potential customers. Tailor your tactics to match your goals.

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PureB2B

MARCH 25, 2020

Developing a demand generation strategy is complex, requiring marketers to work with a variety of tactics to create need for a product or service. Developing a successful demand generation strategy employs technical, relationship, design and marketing capabilities to build a customer centric strategy. Creating Demand.

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PureB2B

MARCH 25, 2020

Developing a demand generation strategy is complex, requiring marketers to work with a variety of tactics to create need for a product or service. Developing a successful demand generation strategy employs technical, relationship, design and marketing capabilities to build a customer centric strategy. Creating Demand.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

But, sales and marketing organizations must resist this instinct in order to constantly adapt to changing markets, new technologies, emerging trends and so on. We’re speaking, of course, of the sales funnel. The sales funnel represents the theoretical customer’s journey to making a purchase.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

During the life of your product or service, you’ll realize that simply scaling top-of-funnel inquiries (in volume) won’t generate peak conversions over the long run. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. The pandemic of 2020 amplified this phenomenon.

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MKT1

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

I don’t have the silver bullet for content distribution (someone on twitter might tell you they do, but it’s likely not the case). Content distribution is tough. It takes trial and error to get people to your content—especially the right people. TLDR of the series: Think of content as a product.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Whether you’re just starting out with video marketing or you’re a seasoned video marketing pro, there are always ways you can improve your strategies for demand generation. A creative video strategy will keep your brand and products top of mind as video becomes a more popular platform. Provide a text-based rendition of the video.

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PureB2B

MARCH 25, 2020

Developing a demand generation strategy is complex, requiring marketers to work with a variety of tactics to create need for a product or service. Developing a successful demand generation strategy employs technical, relationship, design and marketing capabilities to build a customer centric strategy. Creating Demand.

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Madison Logic

JUNE 6, 2023

B2B marketers faced with shifting buyer behaviors need to pivot their focus on strategies that generate and capture demand. While demand capture is critical for sales, creating demand is necessary for long-term growth and success. Now, more than ever, marketers need to balance capturing demand with creating it.

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Contently

JULY 15, 2019

I recently wrote about the many natures of marketing , including brand awareness and short-term sales activation (or lead gen, as we B2B marketers call it) and the role of content within an overall marketing strategy. Short-term activation campaigns and sales programs were successful in most of the cases. What exactly happened?

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Contently

MAY 26, 2020

The cartoon was in Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin’s Slideshare on Why Content Marketing Fails , which has over 6 million views and does a fantastic job illustrating why many companies struggle with content marketing ROI: Some marketers expect content revenue to have a linear path. The 3 stages of content ROI.

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Contently

JUNE 29, 2017

Welcome to a special Fourth of July edition of Ask a Content Strategist, where I finally answer the question: What’s the ROI of wearing an American Flag romper all weekend in the Hamptons? So, how do you—or others—use article content to influence leads in the B2B process? I’ve lightly edited our exchange.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 25, 2021

That piece of AI technology is revolutionizing the buyer journey today, and it may make you wonder: Is it time to add chatbots (or live chat) to your demand engine? Chances are you’ve probably encountered your fair share of chatbots as a buyer yourself. Are You Exhausting Email and Social to Distribute Content?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? 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.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 10, 2013

sales enablement: systems to share marketing information with sales ( Genius , SalesFusion , LeadFormix , RightOn Interactive , Optify) distributed marketing: systems shared between central marketing organizations and local branches, dealers, distributors, sales agents, etc. That''s theme number three.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

B2B marketing strategies rely heavily on demand and lead generation. You can't generate leads efficiently and consistently unless you're also creating demand, and demand generation loses a lot of its value if it can't be converted into leads. Table of Contents What is Demand Generation? What is Demand Generation?

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 30, 2021

Product marketing is where sales, marketing, and product development overlap. It’s where marketing, sales, and product development come together. Product marketers will market new products, empower the sales team to sell better, and work with the product development team to ensure their products meet consumer needs.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s been said, ad nauseam, that content is king. And, in our hyper-connected world where everyone is fighting for attention, good content is what drives good experiences. . Businesses use content marketing strategies to generate brand awareness, educate prospects and customers and establish credibility.

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Brandpoint

MAY 18, 2020

In today’s digitally focused business environment, it’s more important than ever for sales and marketing departments to work together to create content and collateral that’s effective in driving sales. That collaboration is crucial because the content itself is so crucial.

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Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sales enablement is the advocate, teacher, and behind-the-scenes supporter of sales teams. Because there are endless strategies to achieve this, I’ve narrowed them down to the four most important sales enablement best practices—content curation, partnerships, early collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Sword and the Script | B2B

JUNE 8, 2021

The hours of webinar content consumed grew by 290%, with 61 million hours of content being binged in 2020.”. We now see more than 167,000 hours of webinar content being watched every day,” the report says. “An Email solicitations sent mid-week perform best. Schedule webinars for mid-week.

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Content Standard

MAY 28, 2021

Colleen Brooks, Director of Digital Marketing at Verizon Business Group, spoke with Skyword’s Senior Vice President of Strategy, Dan Baptiste, about how the Verizon team has built an organization-wide content strategy and implemented a research-driven top-of-funnel approach that keeps their audience engaged early and often in the sales funnel.

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Contently

MAY 13, 2019

Are there any new ways to drive content marketing ROI we should be thinking about? In March, I took on a new role as Contently’s head of marketing. So, I worked with my team to ramp up our content marketing machine and push out lead-gen campaigns that would appeal to our target audience. Sara, New York.

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Parse.ly

JANUARY 28, 2021

Eighty-eight percent of your prospective customers are researching your company before they ever contact you, and they’re doing that through the content you put out online. joined up for a webinar to share their 2021 content strategies and how they set their teams up to hit their company goals. Table of Contents.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? 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.

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Content Standard

APRIL 16, 2024

With advertising costs continuing to rise, marketers are leaning again into SEO as a more sustainable and cost-effective solution to overshadow the competition, grow brand awareness, and feed the digital funnel. In fact, 90 percent of enterprise marketers reported SEO as a key focus in 2023 and beyond, according to BrightEdge.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Data Driving Personalization and Account-Based Marketing While Protecting Buyer Privacy. Adobe announced that consumer demand for personalized content reached an all-time high in 2018, a theme that underscored some of the most prominent trends of the year. What did success look like in 2018?

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Outreach

APRIL 19, 2019

What Is a Sales Funnel? A sales funnel visualizes the selling process and shows the different stages prospects go through to become customers. It is fueled by sales and marketing activities that generate awareness, drive demand, educate potential buyers, build trust, and make a compelling case for a product or service.

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ClearVoice

APRIL 19, 2021

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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Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2021

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the Web each week. AI Makes Sales More Efficient, But Only If Your Data House Is in Order. How to Build a Content Marketing Funnel That Will Drive Sales. And Why It Matters).

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. Welcome everybody to another episode of Sales Pipeline Radio.

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TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Demand generation, or demand gen, and account-based marketing (ABM) have traditionally been thought of as two distinct strategies for B2B growth. Demand gen and ABM share a common goal of driving sales through a focused blend of inbound and outbound efforts. Demand gen vs. ABM.

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