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Elevate B2B Marketing News Weekly Roundup: B2B Buyer Trust Data, LinkedIn Tops 1 Billion Users, & Google’s $2B AI Investment

Top Rank Marketing

Social Media Today U.S. Ad Market Posts Third Consecutive Gain In September, Albeit Marginally September marked the third consecutive month that the U.S. advertising market recorded a rise in year-over-year ad spending, with a scant 0.1 advertising market recorded a rise in year-over-year ad spending, with a scant 0.1

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Why Is Social Media Measurement So Hard?

Convince & Convert

It’s not every day that you hear someone saying, “The return on my social media strategy is outstanding!” ” In fact, new research from eMarketer shows that less than 20% of B2B marketers know for sure that their social media is generating positive results, and I’d guess the B2C data is similar.

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Elevate B2B Marketing News Weekly Roundup: B2B Ecosystem Marketing, Growing Ad Markets, & LinkedIn Learning Expands

Top Rank Marketing

B2B growth plan: perfecting partner ecosystem marketing 45 percent of B2B marketing decision-makers at typical B2B organizations have said that new or renewed ecosystem partners were their primary revenue source, as more B2B companies have moved towards broadening their partner ecosystems, according to newly-published Forrester Research data.

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How to Use Intent Data to Identify Sales-Qualified Leads (SQLs) and Win More Deals  

Only B2B

Let’s spotlight findings from the Forrester 2023 report on B2B Intent data : Over 85% of companies report tangible benefits from employing intent data. Leveraging Intent Data for Lead Scoring Lead scoring, a critical lead qualification process, traditionally relies on demographics, firmographics, and website activity.

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How to Collect B2B Intent Data: A Step-by-Step Guide for Increased Sales and Marketing ROI

Only B2B

They offer insights into website visits, search queries, social media activity, and more. Social Media Listening: Utilize social media monitoring tools to identify companies and individuals discussing topics related to your offerings.

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Optimize your Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) Strategy and Close More Sales

Only B2B

Marketing and Sales Disconnect: According to Forrester: A well aligned team drives the 15% more revenue. Behavioral Analytics: Analyze user behavior across various channels (social media, email campaigns) to identify leads exhibiting buying signals. And guiding leads through this complex journey requires a well-defined strategy.

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Where is B2B marketing headed? 7 predictions for 2018

Biznology

In the meantime, Forrester predicts that 40% of marketers are going to take their chances and not even try to comply. But new data suggests that this demographic is more influential than ever. Moreover, it turns out that the first place they look for solutions is not Google search and your website, but on social media.