Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

Lead Ranking 191

Lead Ranking Privacy Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 191

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

But the long-running effects of digital disruption, coupled with the sudden shock of COVID-driven remote work, have changed the game. Sales qualified leads (SQLs), who are further on their journey and have engaged in a way that indicates readiness for the purchasing discussion. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

Ideal Customer Profiles 130

Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Management 130

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

Some of your customers may be used to making orders online but some might not. Let them know that your website is live and operational and that they don’t need to visit your physical store to get their orders processed. Buyers have asked for frequent updates on the order fulfillment. Move your communications online.

B2B Sales 351

B2B Sales Marketing AI Top of Funnel Work Management 351

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.

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

Outreach

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

market research) + companies that use such services to support their business goals. Businesses that provide digital/software services (e.g. What is the B2B sales process? B2B selling is a complex process that requires a well designed and executed B2B sales strategy in order to succeed.

Top of Funnel 71

Top of Funnel B2B Sales Process B2B 71

Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

In B2B marketing, the traditional approach of casting a wide net is increasingly being challenged by a more targeted and personalized strategy: account-based marketing (ABM). This method focuses on identifying and engaging with specific high-value accounts, treating each as its own distinct market.

Account Based Marketing 108

Account Based Marketing Spending B2B Marketing ABM 108

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Every business needs to fill its sales funnel with qualified leads, convert those leads into customers, and retain paying customers for the long term. What makes the difference between a high-performing sales funnel and one that isn’t ready for the needs of a modern B2B sales motion? Free Trial A Sales Funnel Has Four Stages: 1.

Sales Management 130

Sales Management Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Simply put, cross-selling is a sales technique that encourages customers to purchase a product or service that is related to a purchase they already plan to make. For example, if you offer a customer that is purchasing a smartphone, the option to also purchase headphones at the same time, you are cross-selling them a related product.

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Cross-Selling Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Zoominfo 162

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In 2011, Scott Brinker compiled the first of many marketing technology “Supergraphics,” illustrating the rapid growth of companies supplying digital marketing tools. The original displayed the logos of 140 prominent marketing tech brands. What is a Marketing Technology Stack? Get a Demo 2.

Work Management 130

Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs Demand Generation 130

Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter. According to our first party research conducted among our IFP audience, lead quality is the key focus for 40% of senior B2B marketers.

Lead Ranking 101

Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads 101

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.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels B2B Marketing Ad Building 98

Martech

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“The buyer process is changing a lot and it’s not going back to the way it was. ” Colby Cavanaugh, VP of Product Marketing at Integrate, was reflecting on the rapidly changing B2B marketing environment. We describe what B2B marketers are trying to do as ‘precision demand marketing.'”

Account Based Marketing 70

Account Based Marketing Buy Process Marketing Automation Services 70

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 3, 2024

CRO is how you increase the percentage of users who perform a desired action on your website (typically, the desired action is a purchase). No matter how many visitors you attract to your digital storefront, website traffic is only half the battle. When a customer subsequently views their cart, the desired action is a purchase.

Conversion Rate 52

Conversion Rate Paid Content Optimization Conversion 52

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.

Top of Funnel 228

Top of Funnel Word of Mouth Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 228

Only B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Over a long time, the sales and marketing operations in B2B organizations were thought to be discrete. At some point throughout the sales cycle, marketers must transfer over marketing qualified leads (MQLs) to sales teams as sales qualified leads (SQLs). The Sales Funnel. Sales Funnel.

Marketing Qualified Leads 118

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 118

Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

B2B marketers are expected to wear many hats. They need to manage their marketing budgets prudently and make sure every dollar is spent wisely. For B2B marketers, staying on top of the latest digital marketing strategies is not just a job requirement, but a matter of corporate survival. Guest post by Sumeet Anand.

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Marketing Budget Enterprise Management Sales Management Work Management 289

Biznology

DECEMBER 28, 2016

88% of companies report they are undergoing digital transformation (source: Altimeter Group ). 85% of enterprise decision-makers say they have a time frame of two years to make significant inroads into digital transformation or they will suffer financially and fall behind their competitors (source: PWC ).

Digital Transformation 184

Digital Transformation Case Study Case Studies Studies 184

Martech

MAY 5, 2023

Marketers know this as “the sales funnel”. The advent of AI and the avalanche of data has distorted the shape of the funnel. If it is not shaped like a funnel any more, then what is it? Think about a spider web Ryan Brock, chief solution officer at marketing strategy platform DemandJump, no longer sees a funnel.

Top of Funnel 107

Top of Funnel Marketing AI Digital Marketing Funnels Buyer Intent 107

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisionsis what marketing is all about! Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 288

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Trends Lead Scoring 288

Webbiquity

MAY 9, 2019

If you’re in B2B sales or marketing, you know how challenging it is to get the attention of today’s buyers. B2B marketers are struggling more than ever to get targeted prospects to engage; almost 60 percent say it’s a challenge for them to generate new leads, according to Chief Marketers’ 2019 B2B Marketing Outlook report.

B2B 180

B2B Top of Funnel B2B Sales Digital Marketing Funnels 180

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. 108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization? 36% increase in customer retention.

Sales Management 290

Sales Management Lead Ranking B2B Sales Top of Funnel 290

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Simply put, cross-selling is a sales technique that encourages customers to purchase a product or service that is related to a purchase they already plan to make. For example, if you offer a customer that is purchasing a smartphone the option to also purchase headphones at the same time, you are cross-selling them a related product.

Cross-Selling 130

Cross-Selling Lead Ranking Zoominfo Top of Funnel 130

Vision6

APRIL 17, 2024

In today’s digital landscape, crafting a winning omnichannel strategy is not just an option—it’s a necessity. The goal(s) you create for your marketing campaign will drive the kinds of content you create. Relevant: Does your event goal align with your broader marketing goals? Specific: What are you trying to achieve?

Webinar Metrics 52

Webinar Metrics Allocation SMS Marketing & Strategy 52

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.

Sales Management 177

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 177

Webbiquity

MARCH 17, 2017

What is a Sales Funnel? Sales funnels are everywhere. Prospective purchasers don’t see the funnel, but rather an interactive brand, an awesome product, or the long awaited solution they need. This is the power of a sales funnel that’s ultimately designed to get sales. Guest post by Katrina Manning.

Top of Funnel 243

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Digital Marketing Funnels Landing Pages 243

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? For example, if a user searches and reads an article about “cloud computing” and “big data,” that means that they have an interest in, and potentially the intent to purchase, services related to those topics.

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Marketing Automation Services 52

Martech

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For years, marketers have engaged audiences with account-based marketing strategies to better align sales and marketing practices and, in turn, provide more relevant, personalized content and messaging. From a marketing perspective, we had to go entirely digital to be able to reach our audience.

Account Based Marketing 107

Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel ABM Buy 107

Martech

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Overseeing these campaigns is Paras Shah, the company’s director of digital media. The competitive pressure for grocery brands and home products to maintain a presence at the retailer has only increased in the digital space, as consumers buy more products across categories through ecommerce.

Advertising Agencies 104

Advertising Agencies Media eCommerce Cost Per Click 104

Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Its potential for storytelling and marketing is undeniable, making AI in B2B marketing and sales a transformative force, reshaping interactions with brands, information, and services. The world of B2B marketing automation is on the brink of a full-fledged AI-driven revolution. But what is the path to reeling in those big fish?

Ideal Customer Profiles 97

Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 97

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Digital commerce has changed. Eighty percent of B2B buyers prefer digital ordering experiences over in-person sales — even in sectors where field sales models have traditionally dominated. Get the B2B Digital Commerce Playbook. For a proper, thorough assessment, ask yourself about how you currently go to market.

eCommerce 97

eCommerce Buy Marketing & Strategy B2B 97

Martech

MARCH 4, 2022

This metric alone is not the measure of success, but it is a milepost on the way towards figuring out the return on investment (ROI) of the marketing spend. CPA “is not a standalone metric,” said Michael Brenner, CEO at Marketing Insider Group. What CPA really does is measure the efficiency of the marketing campaign, Brenner said.

Cost per Acquisition 107

Cost per Acquisition Top of Funnel Cost CPA 107

Optinmonster

MARCH 11, 2024

Gamification marketing, are you doing it? Good marketing content has become a lot more engaging lately. There’s actually some truth to that, and it’s all thanks to the rise of gamification in marketing. Games and marketing may sound strange, but they’re actually a match made in heaven. What Is Gamification in Marketing?

Examples 96

Examples Planning Paid Search Agency Interactive Marketing 96

Martech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Businesses use content marketing strategies to generate brand awareness, educate prospects and customers and establish credibility. Providing the content customers need when they’re ready for it ultimately leads to better outcomes for marketers. How important is personalization in content marketing? Additional reading.

Digital Asset Management 130

Digital Asset Management Paid Content Work Management Marketing Management 130

The Lead Agency

DECEMBER 6, 2021

To succeed with marketing campaigns in 2022, businesses will have to continue to adapt their strategies to suit buyer trends. In order to gain a deeper understanding of how the COVID19 pandemic has changed B2B buying behaviour, McKinsey & Company put together the B2B Decision Maker Pulse survey. Shift to A Digital Reality.

Paid Content 118

Paid Content Trends B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 118

SmarkLabs

JANUARY 4, 2023

Inbound marketing automation is a strategy that helps businesses attract and convert leads through the use of digital marketing techniques. It involves creating valuable content, optimizing it for search engines, and promoting it through various channels in order to attract potential customers.

Marketing Automation Services 52

Marketing Automation Services Inbound Marketing Marketing Automation Top of Funnel 52

Scoop.it

MARCH 7, 2024

You need to consider user intent, pain points, and motivation before mapping out strategic campaigns to nurture your customer from awareness to purchase. Primarily, you want to ensure that anyone can easily find and identify your content regardless of whether they can’t see, hear, or process information like non-disabled people.

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Content Guidelines Bandwidth 89

Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

For today’s marketing teams, it’s nearly impossible to do your work and stay agile without marketing automation. There has never been more customer, competitor or industry data available to marketing teams. In this article, we’ll walk through what marketing automation is, how and why to use it and examples of tools.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Enterprise Management Automation 109