Content Standard

JULY 14, 2021

Once your content marketing needs outgrow your internal capacity, it’s time to start looking for outside help. Before you kick off your search for the perfect content marketing partner, though, your business must first look within itself to understand its marketing goals and needs.

Advertising Agencies 136

Advertising Agencies Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 136

chiefmartech

MARCH 13, 2024

The empirical stack data we recently shared from Zylo, a leading SaaS management platform, showed that even after a year of belt-tightening, the average SMB (500 employees or less) still has 162 SaaS apps. Mid-market companies (500 to 2,500 employees) have 245. And large enterprises have 650. Fascinating, isn’t it?

Enterprise Management 92

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 92

Content Standard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to a recent Gartner poll of over 2,500 executives, 70% are actively investigating and exploring generative AI, while 19% are already in pilot or production mode. But how real are these risks for marketing organizations, and what can you do to mitigate them?

Enterprise Management 99

Enterprise Management Generation Work Management Marketing Management 99

SalesIntel

MAY 13, 2024

But instead of being excited about your product, they seem guarded, uninterested. This scenario is all too common in B2B sales, where complex solutions and lengthy buying cycles can lead to frustrating interactions. B2B selling experience encompasses how businesses market and sell their products or services to other businesses.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 52

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. Research by Gartner shows that the typical B2B buying process involves six to ten decision-makers.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. Research by Gartner shows that the typical B2B buying process involves six to ten decision-makers.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

chiefmartech

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But the circumstances that catalyzed this punctuated equilibrium of marketing’s evolution have been hard for so many in so many ways. I know, I didn’t publish a 2021 version of the marketing technology landscape. It’s all part of what is expected to be a half $1 trillion cloud software industry in 2022.

Enterprise Management 136

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Aggregators 136

Biznology

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If you’re a B2B marketer, especially a services provider, your environment is about to be upended. I’ve written about this before, offering ideas for how marketers can cope. But I also see this development as part of a larger trend and has deep implications for how we need to be selling and marketing today.

Enterprise Management 135

Enterprise Management Work Management Buy Marketing Management 135

Martech

MARCH 14, 2023

As marketers explore this generative AI tool without restriction, CMOs must assess its impact along three key functions: content production, ideation and market research. Assessing ChatGPTs impact on key marketing functions 1. Dig deeper: Does ChatGPT pose an existential threat to marketers?

Marketing AI 123

Marketing AI Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency Work Management 123

Martech

JANUARY 25, 2022

Customer relationship management (CRM) is the technology brands use to nurture relationships with their customers. These solutions are designed to help sales and service agents communicate with customers more effectively. In this piece, we’ll dive deep into CRM systems and their impact on marketing teams. Process scaling.

Enterprise Management 95

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 95

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging.

Marketing Budget 127

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Budget Programs 127

chiefmartech

JANUARY 10, 2022

Following my wrap-up of martech from 2021 — tl;dr a year in digital marketing that was experienced like a Twitch stream at 1.5X And 35% of them are willing to make $500,000+ purchases for a new product or service either remotely or via digital self-serve. Hello, 2022! Or document.write("Hello, 2022!") to those still in codeland.

Enterprise Management 136

Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Work Management Marketing Management 136

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

APRIL 18, 2022

Field service business leaders have a fantastic opportunity to grow business through their sustainability initiatives, as more companies seek to reduce their carbon footprint. Getting support from stakeholders on real sustainability initiatives is still a top challenge for field service organizations. Yet this is easier said than done.

Enterprise Management 98

Enterprise Management Work Management Service Customer Satisfaction 98

ClickZ

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

A technical marketing landscape requires technical skills, but marketing still requires creativity, empathy, and humanity. Balancing data with creativity is incredibly important, particularly in the post-COVID-19 marketing universe. In just one year, Scott Brinker’s Martech Landscape grew from 7000 to over 8000 solutions.

Enterprise Management 144

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 144

Martech

MAY 22, 2023

Marketing budgets remain flat in 2023 having failed to climb back to pre-COVID levels. That’s one takeaway from Gartner’s latest CMO Spend and Strategy survey unveiled at the Gartner Marketing Symposium and Xpo in Denver. this year Catalytic marketing. The state of martech spend.

Spending 88

Spending Allocation Gartner Planning 88

Customer Experience Matrix

MARCH 12, 2017

Thomas Wieberneit argues in a thoughtful blog post that companies need one platform for consolidated customer data, but that Customer Data Platform isn’t it because the CDP is “marketer-controlled” by definition, and thus doesn’t support other departments. Many of the CDP vendors have told me their systems are used outside of marketing.

Enterprise Management 184

Enterprise Management Work Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 184

Zoominfo

JULY 28, 2022

In an ideal world, B2B revenue teams would run with lightning-fast lead response times, streamlined operations, and an aligned sales and marketing team. A sales funnel powered by volume and velocity is vital to stay competitive in today’s market. Inefficient integrations Every go-to-market team has something that makes it unique.

Enterprise Management 130

Enterprise Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 130

Vidyard

JULY 4, 2019

For a financial services representative, video communication can be pivotal in establishing trust while meeting clients’ demands for a more personalized digital experience. Balancing Trust with Innovation Financial services (often called “FinServ”) remains an industry built on relationships and trust.

Enterprise Management 87

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Service 87

Conversica

JUNE 8, 2021

Growth fueled by the COVID-driven demand for greater productivity and performance out of resource-strapped revenue teams, Conversica launches new conversational solutions to drive better customer engagement and revenue acceleration. FOSTER CITY, Calif., – June 8, 2021 – Conversica, Inc. ,

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Gartner 52

Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 27, 2018

It’s nearly a year since Gartner placed Customer Data Platforms at the top of its “hype cycle” for digital marketing technologies. She offers to debunk two common CDP “myths”: that “CDPs solve a problem unique to marketing” and that “'marketing-managed' means you don’t need IT’s help”. She’s right.

Enterprise Management 149

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 149

Martech

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As a practice, sales enablement occurs when marketing teams create materials or share information that helps sales teams better convert prospects. However, certain marketing technologies called sales enablement platforms can help marketers to do just that. Get the daily newsletter digital marketers rely on.

Digital Asset Management 90

Digital Asset Management Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing AI 90

Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Marketing automation software tools are defined as comprehensive platforms that enable marketers to execute, measure, and analyze all marketing efforts efficiently. Let’s take a look at the ten best marketing automation platforms for 2020. What Is a Marketing Automation Tool? billion by 2025.

Marketing Automation Services 79

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 79

Vidyard

JULY 9, 2019

For a financial services representative, video communication can be pivotal in establishing trust while meeting clients’ demands for a more personalized digital experience. Balancing Trust with Innovation Financial services (often called “FinServ”) remains an industry built on relationships and trust.

Enterprise Management 65

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Service 65

The ROI Guy

MAY 18, 2017

More stakeholders than ever are engaged in enterprise buying decisions. According to Gartner, the average enterprise technology buying team now includes more than 13 people ! Now, Gartner research indicates that a meager 1 in 5 of the decisions are led by IT people.

Gartner 65

Gartner Enterprise Management Disintermediation Business 65

Hubspot

APRIL 5, 2023

Table of Contents Sales Career and Salary Stats The Buyer’s Journey Lead Generation Stats Sales Software Stats Sales Careers and Salary Stats Practically every business in every industry needs salespeople. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products.

Stats 83

Stats Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 83

Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2023

Industry experts at Gartner estimate that poor data quality costs businesses about $13 million a year. A data silo is a specific collection of data owned, managed, and accessed by one group of users within a business. But that control and ownership can quickly spiral into disconnection and disorganization.

Enterprise Management 130

Enterprise Management Marketing Analytics Tools Zoominfo Work Management 130

Martech

AUGUST 19, 2022

Integration is essential when building and optimizing your marketing stack. It creates a more efficient and effective digital ecosystem data that allows marketers to gain real-time insights into campaign performance while providing a holistic view of customers and marketing efforts. Inadequate vendor/product due diligence.

Enterprise Management 106

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget 106

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 12, 2022

During the five years I covered marketing technology as a Gartner research analyst, I never saw a category take off like the customer data platform (CDP). In 2016, the CDP shot up Gartner’s well-known Hype Cycle – which tracks buzz – more vigorously than anything in memory. Most important, it unlocks the value of data.

Ideal Customer Profiles 98

Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Marketing Management Loyalty 98

Martech

APRIL 3, 2023

Did you know that 91% of business buyers and 86% of consumers consider the company’s experience as important as its products and services? Fortunately, conversational marketing can help you create the kind of experience that modern buyers expect. Who is conversational marketing for?

Marketing Analytics Tools 121

Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Marketing Conversion Marketing & Strategy 121

Metadata

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Disclaimer: I’m not here to bash account-based marketing. You’ll get 10 different answers if you ask 10 different marketers. This may sound cynical, but I blame software vendors for “ABM” being ill-defined. For the past 15-plus years, we’ve simply let ABM vendors define the ABM category. But more on that later.

Account Based Marketing 98

Account Based Marketing ABM Enterprise Management Work Management 98

Metadata

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The reason so many marketers miss the mark—and their intended audience—is because they forget they’re selling to real people with diverse needs, feelings, beliefs, pain points, and expectations. Here’s a call to all B2B marketers: Targeting doesn’t have to be a nightmare. This is why everyone’s always said, “B2B marketing is boring.”

Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Ideal Customer Profiles Cost per Lead Enterprise Management B2B Marketing 52

Oktopost

JANUARY 5, 2021

I speak daily with product, marketing, and sales professionals about the impact that social media can have on developing buyer personas, launching a product, building a brand, or even on individuals standing in their respective marketplace. That’s Product Marketing 101. Developing Your Buyer Personas.

Buyer Personas 131

Buyer Personas Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Marketing Budget 131

chiefmartech

DECEMBER 27, 2016

This is Part 5 of a 5-part series on 5 Disruptions to Marketing (you can start with Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , and Part 4 if you haven’t already): Digital transformation redefines “marketing” beyond the marketing department. But the truth is that AI is already having a significant impact on marketing.

Marketing AI 85

Marketing AI Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 85

Scoop.it

MARCH 10, 2022

Generating high-quality content is not that easy, especially when you need a high volume of resources regularly – but there’s plenty you can do when you know the latest content marketing trends. With such marketing automation technologies, marketers have achieved a 14% increase in sales productivity and a 12% reduction in overhead.

Marketing AI 85

Marketing AI CMS Development Automation Enterprise Management 85

Content Standard

OCTOBER 23, 2017

With more than 5,000 businesses selling their own marketing technologies, there’s far more martech out in the world than any one company can afford. This estimated $40 billion market is eager to find enterprise customers seeking to build out their marketing technology stack, and the demand for these services is steadily increasing.

Enterprise Management 75

Enterprise Management Budget Programs Work Management Marketing Budget 75

Valasys

AUGUST 14, 2019

Prelude: A content management system (CMS) manages the creation & manipulation of digitized pieces of content. They can be widely used for either enterprise content management or web content management. A headless content management system, or headless CMS, is a CMS built exclusively for the back-end.

CMS Development 40

CMS Development Enterprise Management Digital Asset Management Work Management 40

ClearVoice

AUGUST 31, 2020

The technological advancements we have today provide a form of ‘lifesaver’ for some business owners that allow businesses to retain revenue and still provide services and/or sell products to their clients. In a way, transactions may become just that — system enabled delivery of a product or service that lacks the human element.

Marketing Automation Services 86

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Enterprise Management Work Management 86