Blue Flame Thinking

MARCH 28, 2024

A strategic marketing plan is like a funnel. Marketing is designed to increase awareness of what you offer and lead your audiences to a conversion—whether that is a purchase, meeting, or other connection. Use a marketing funnel strategy. Three key phases of the marketing funnel drive this action.

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Metadata

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What did $42M in spend on Facebook and LinkedIn tell us about successful paid social ads? Offer types: Demo. Common CTAs on LinkedIn and Facebook include Download, Learn More, Sign Up, and Register. In the example below from monday.com, the CTA is Learn More, and the offer type is Demo.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2021

As video marketing continues taking the world by storm, more businesses adopt it as a pivotal strategy to educate consumers, generate leads, and boost ROI. Video marketing can be a powerful way to reach new prospects and provide extra value to new and long-term customers alike. 93% say it’s an integral part of their strategy.

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Video Marketing Top of Funnel Content Marketing Planning 362

Martech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As we wrap up 2023 and look ahead to 2024, now is the time to evaluate our marketing strategies to ensure we are fully prepared for what’s to come. This article discusses six pivotal areas B2B marketers should focus on to kick off 2024 proactively. Tracking upper-funnel and B2B activities is challenging but feasible.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Marketing mistakes are costly. Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade. Top Display Advertising Targeting Mistakes Getting your audience right is paramount to increasing conversion rates and spending efficiently. The C-suite will come later.

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Metadata

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

You might be asking this question: Which ones should I use on Facebook and LinkedIn? A quick definition for newer marketers in the room: A call to action (CTA) is a statement that prompts someone to do something. We don’t have to tell you that marketing budgets took a hit this year , with average budgets falling from 9.5%

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Cost per Lead Paid Social Agency CPO CPL 52

Madison Logic

MAY 3, 2022

B2B marketers must engage prospective buyers with relevant content and advertising across multiple channels across individual members of a larger buying committee. . When marketers distribute content and advertising in siloed channels, there’s no guarantee that your messaging is aligned across each channel.

Multi-Channel 52

Multi-Channel Account Based Marketing ABM Linkedin 52

Directive Agency

JULY 31, 2023

LinkedIn conversation ads are a powerful way to book sales meetings and boost webinar attendance, putting your brand front and center with your prospects. Let’s dive into the step-by-step actions to create a campaign that actually works with these proven LinkedIn conversation ads examples from Directive.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your marketing department is a startup or well established, you should routinely assess which key performance indicators (KPIs) you’re tracking — and if you’re not tracking any, decide where to start. Every marketing team should have specific KPIs that align with their department’s goals and the organization’s goals at large.

Lead Ranking 130

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL Webinar Metrics 130

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

And while the precise definition can vary by team, GTM teams often have two high-level ways of categorizing leads: Marketing qualified leads (MQLs), who are early in the journey but have interacted in a way that indicates they could be ready for sales. At this point, the B2B buyer knows their pain points and is actively seeking a solution.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Management 130

Martech

OCTOBER 19, 2023

While businesses value the synergy between marketing, sales and product teams in theory, they often struggle to create a cohesive atmosphere and deliver seamless customer experiences in practice. For example, my primary KPIs as a head of marketing at Belkins are CAC and new revenue. New revenue. Customer acquisition cost (САС).

Top of Funnel 121

Top of Funnel Planning Product Ad Frequency 121

Launch Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

When you think of “B2B” marketing, you think of “Business to Business,” not “Business to Customer.” But this failure to focus on the customer experience or customer marketing is a crucial mistake that many B2B companies make. One of the main objectives of customer marketing is to build and solidify trust.

Top of Funnel 118

Top of Funnel Tactics B2B Marketing Work Management 118

Zoominfo

AUGUST 3, 2022

All too often, marketing budgets are the first to be scaled back. We surveyed nearly 250 marketers , and while 59% of respondents said they either were not adjusting their budgets or weren’t making significant changes, almost 40% said they were cutting back on marketing spend in anticipation of a recession. You get it.

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Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Planning Advertising Agencies 130

NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 29, 2015

There’s no denying the power of LinkedIn when it comes to targeting messages to the audiences most likely to respond to an ad; you can target by industry, job title, company size, and more. LinkedIn Lead Accelerator. Here are some examples: Retarget white paper A (top funnel content) for visitors of landing page B who did not convert.

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

There’s no denying the power of LinkedIn when it comes to targeting messages to the audiences most likely to respond to an ad; you can target by industry, job title, company size, and more. LinkedIn Lead Accelerator. Retarget white paper C (mid funnel content) for visitors of landing page B who did convert.

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Advertising Agencies Linkedin Advertisements Advertising 100

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs).

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Paid Content Lead Scoring 264

Only B2B

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Our attention in 2022 was on: Making the most out of current economic situation Expanding our value-driven marketing strategy. Companies are trying to maximize their marketing budgets when markets slow down. In contrast to the first few months of COVID-19, most businesses are not completely reducing their marketing spending.

B2B Marketing 126

B2B Marketing Trends Planning Paid Search Agency 126

Metadata

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For demand marketers focused on driving sales and business growth, revenue is the ultimate KPI. When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. So, what’s working in social advertising for B2B marketers?

Cost per Lead 78

Cost per Lead Paid Social Agency Advertising Benchmark CPL 78

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 22, 2018

At the start of online advertising, there was a “one-size-fits-all” approach to generating clicks. Since then, thanks to the sheer amount of data now available, the world of online advertising has become more about the individual than the big group. At the time, platforms such as AdWords didn’t offer much for ad personalization.

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Adwords Marketing Analytics Tools Mobile Advertising Funnel Advertising 151

The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. That’s why it’s so important to have a well-defined digital marketing funnel in place.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels B2B Marketing Ad Building 98

MKT1

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Educating the rest of your company on marketing is often the hardest part of doing marketing. Marketing’s actual job is to understand an audience and communicate to that audience in a value-add way. Yet, when it comes to doing this internally, marketers often fall short–very, very short. Nor should you.

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Planning Paid Search Agency Marketing Analytics Tools Advertising Agencies 75

SalesIntel

MARCH 14, 2023

Businesses pay large amounts of money to fill their sales funnel; however, most of these leads are unqualified. As the old marketing saying goes, “if you target everyone, you target no one.” LinkedIn Business Directories and Listings Data Intelligence Tools Buying a List That said, you must choose the most reliable data source.

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Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management High Quality Lead 98

Zoominfo

JANUARY 4, 2022

The digital marketing landscape is more competitive than ever — and if you’re not prepared, you’re already behind. Here are four B2B marketing trends to implement (or at the very least, be on the lookout for) in 2022. Forrester also predicts that marketing tech budgets will increase from 19% to 25% in 2022.

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Trends Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 130

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Even before the pandemic, a far more fluid, labor-driven hiring market meant the time-tested methods for interviewing and hiring candidates were becoming outdated. Here, we examine the digital recruiting funnel and identify tech strategies that recruiters can adopt to drive better outcomes for their business.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Marketing AI Optimization Digital Marketing Funnels 130

Sword and the Script | B2B

JULY 20, 2021

Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make a splash in their respective markets. B2B tech companies are on the right track by investing in their marketing at launch, but in order for that marketing to be effective, they need to build a full content funnel for each stage of the buyer’s journey.

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Paid Search Agency Paid Content B2B Marketing Companies 119

Sprout Social

JULY 20, 2016

Unlike social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram where users sign up for a variety of purposes, a majority of LinkedIn users are there for business. Most people sign up for LinkedIn for one of three reasons: Networking. LinkedIn lead generation is a mystery for a lot of companies. Job hunting. Lead generation.

Lead Generation 91

Lead Generation Linkedin Paid Content Generation 91

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 5, 2019

Whenever you read a marketing piece or go to a conference, you will hear that the B2B buyer journey is getting longer and more complex. With so many advertising platforms available, it’s certainly a challenge to keep up with the space and create high-converting campaigns. 79% of marketing leadsnever convert into sales.

Multi-Channel 121

Multi-Channel Top of Funnel Advertising Channels Paid Search Agency 121

MKT1

JANUARY 11, 2024

If you don’t adopt AI as a marketer, you won’t be efficient or effective enough to compete—we’ve all heard this many, many times at this point. Kathleen and I are marketers and investors. Improve marketing operations and processes : Use AI to streamline your team and free up time to work on meatier projects.

Sales Management 52

Sales Management Paid Content Marketing Analytics Tools Tools 52

Contently

APRIL 25, 2023

With the right strategies, paid Facebook advertising is an effective way to reach new audiences, engage with prospects, and get new leads. Content marketers can also use boosted posts and stories to reach new audiences, amplifying their content’s reach while still utilizing their existing assets.

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Top of Funnel Cost per Acquisition Cost per Lead Distribution 208

DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? The essence of B2B intent data is to proactively identify potential buyers searching online for similar products and services that your company is selling.

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Intent Data Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Marketing Automation Services 52

illumin

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For advertisers and brands, understanding that path or journey involves examining the consumer’s shopping habits, analyzing their behavior, and – in the end – helping the consumer find what they are looking for. What is journey advertising? What is journey marketing? What platforms do you use for journey advertising?

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Advertisements Advertising Top of Funnel Funnel Advertising 52

QuanticMind

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If that last scenario applies, you were enticed by the company’s direct response marketing—a form of advertising designed specifically to elicit an immediate response from a prospect. So, what are the components of direct response marketing? What is Direct Response Marketing? The key here (as with all marketing, really!)

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Advertising Agencies Planning Paid Search Agency SMS 74

Metadata

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For demand marketers focused on driving sales and business growth, revenue is the ultimate KPI. When you hit the sweet spot of the right audience, right social channel, right ad and right offer, there really isn’t a better advertising medium for B2B. So, what’s working in social advertising for B2B marketers?

Cost per Lead 52

Cost per Lead Paid Social Agency Advertising Benchmark CPL 52

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The disconnect between marketing and sales is an age-old story. Research shows that 90 percent of sales and marketing professionals believe their strategy, processes, content, and culture are not aligned. This has major consequences for both the marketing team and their sales counterparts. “If Let’s dive in. Let’s dive in.

Lead Ranking 130

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Paid Content Top of Funnel 130

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 29, 2019

More times than not, when a client comes to us looking for help with their B2B content marketing strategy , we notice the strategy itself is either very new, or it exists with a lack of focus (both SEO and target audiences). Here are five quick tips to take your B2B content marketing strategy beyond the educational phase: 1.

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Top of Funnel Paid Content Education B2B 124

Metadata

JANUARY 15, 2024

Aston Martin hasn’t advertised in years. Despite what most B2B marketers say, advertising—in the past, present, and future—is a long-term play. For better or worse, most B2B marketers live in a world that expects results at the snap of a finger. How do you market to people not quite ready to buy your product?

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Budget Programs Cost per Lead Ad Frequency Brand Identity 52

Metadata

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Refuse to be B2B-oring Most B2B marketers read from the same script: LinkedIn ads with similar messaging. Marketers are stuck swimming in a sea of sameness, and that’s making B2B marketing oh-so-bland. Create multiple brand funnels by tapping into your executives and employees. But not just any video.

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