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Seven Ways B2B Tech Buying Behavior is Changing [Research]

Webbiquity

Those who don’t risk misallocating marketing budgets by focusing on the wrong tactics. Buyers now consistently rely on five top sources of information–yet vendors typically concentrate on only two of these. Both vendors and buyers use demos and vendor/product websites. Review Sites Are Important (Usually).

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Key Findings from the 2021 ANNUITAS Enterprise Marketing Automation Platform Analysis

ANNUITAS

Too often MAPs are associated with tactical email nurturing and simple lead qualification — tactical use cases that dominate immature platform deployments. It represents a shift from a tactical, ‘random acts’ demand state to a sustainable and strategic mode for enterprise organizations.

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Why Marketing Automation Customers are Migrating Downstream

The Point

Now, Steve happens to work in product marketing for Oracle Marketing Cloud , home of Eloqua, typically regarded as the most feature-rich (some would say: complex) marketing automation solution on the market. Here are just a few thoughts: * Vendors need to focus as much on customer success as they do on new business.

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Why Is Marketing Automation Maturity Still Woeful?

The Point

Vendors focused on new licenses vs. customer retention. In the last decade, three of the top four B2B solutions: Eloqua, Marketo, and Pardot, have all been acquired by larger companies. In that sense, vendors are paying a real price for their customers’ lack of maturity. What are the metrics by which we will define success?

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10 B2B Marketing Infographics Outlining Strategies & Tactics for the New Year

KoMarketing Associates

Earlier this week a colleague forwarded along Bizo’s latest infographic in partnership with Eloqua , highlighting the B2B buyer’s journey from discovery through sales completion. In 2012, Forrester indicated that buyers could be up to 90 percent through their buyer’s journey before even reaching out to a vendor.

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9 Things Marketers Need from Marketing Automation Vendors and Consultants – Part 2

ANNUITAS

In our last post , we introduced a list of 9 things marketers need from marketing automation vendors and consultants. We came up with this list to help make sense of “the noise” being generated by software vendors and service providers in the space (yes, we are one of those providers). Focus – You can’t be all things to all people.

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9 Things Marketers Need from Marketing Automation Vendors and Consultants – Part 2

ANNUITAS

In our last post , we introduced a list of 9 things marketers need from marketing automation vendors and consultants. We came up with this list to help make sense of “the noise” being generated by software vendors and service providers in the space (yes, we are one of those providers). Focus – You can’t be all things to all people.