SmartBrief - Marketing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Let’s take a look at three trends in AI for B2B marketing that Forrester sees. A good AI governance framework includes data handling, privacy concerns, model validation processes, brand guidelines and transparency. If you liked this article, sign up for SmartBrief’s free email newsletter on Marketing Innovation.

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Marketing AI B2B Marketing Trends Planning 83

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

APRIL 5, 2024

To help everyone build a web based on the principles of accessibility, internationalization, privacy, and security. There are a few ideal moments in the design process to continually have this conversation. You really don’t want to exclude anybody if you can help it. Co-designing invites users into the creation process.

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Seismic

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As the global leader in enablement, we’re committed to shaping the role of AI in sales enablement and helping our customers leverage AI now and in the future. How AI presents an opportunity for enablement leaders Forrester predicts that the global demand for AI software will reach $37 billion by 2025. Here are the top three findings.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2020

To help you get started or keep progressing, we’ve designed a roadmap for B2B SMB digital transformation. A recent survey of 3600 SMBs found that 51% are accelerating digital transformation investments and priority. eCommerce is fast becoming a necessity for B2B, as Forrester predicts it will hit $1.8 Quick Takeaways.

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Digital Transformation Marketing AI Work Management Marketing Management 277

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In a complex buying process, getting a full picture of these conversations, from pitch to purchase, is a key differentiator of sales success. Unlock the Full Conversation with Integrated Sales Tech In a Forrester survey, 58% of respondents agreed that customer, prospect, and account data comes from too many sources.

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Work Management Analysis Marketing Management Zoominfo 130

Martech

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The survey brought together salespeople and marketers to understand how ABM could address some of their interdepartmental challenges. Three out of four of those surveyed have been working with ABM for at least three years, says Neisser. Getting these departments on the same page can help reduce tension. Image: Renegade.

Account Based Marketing 138

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Martech

JULY 30, 2021

Although inbound marketing remains critical to B2B lead generation, many marketers are increasing their use of account-based marketing (ABM) to take back some control of the process and speed up the buying cycle. In the previous version of this report, ITSMA said 61% of B2B marketers planned to add technology to automate their ABM processes.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

Evaluate These Changes to the Sales Process Here are five changes to consider as vaccinations increase, offices reopen, and companies seek new business: 1. Research analyst firm Forrester pegged increased use of videos by sales teams as a trend for 2021. I’ve had my kids on my lap closing deals,” Frattini added. “At Frattini added.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 11, 2021

Evaluate These Changes to the Sales Process. Research analyst firm Forrester pegged increased use of videos by sales teams as a trend for 2021. Sellers will look for more dynamic ways to earn buyers’ attention,” the Forrester team wrote. I’ve had my kids on my lap closing deals,” Frattini added. “At Frattini added.

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Zoominfo

JULY 23, 2021

In a Forrester Opportunity Snapshot commissioned by the chat platform Ada , respondents noted that their chatbot platforms lack important functional capabilities, as seen in the graphic below: Source: Forrester Without these capabilities and high-quality data, sales teams that implement chat can be overwhelmed by poor-quality leads.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2020

Content marketers typically know much they spend, but understanding how much they help the company earn requires a bit more investigation. To get more accurate numbers for your content marketing ROI calculations, focus on these helpful metrics. Part of content marketing focuses on helping pages rank for certain keywords.

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Top of Funnel ROI Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 349

Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2023

In a recent survey for Airtable, Forrester Consulting found that large companies use more than 360 software tools across their teams on average — each using, producing, and storing its own set of data. Goals like yearly milestones may be one way to help get that message across. Focus on financial upsides.

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Enterprise Management Marketing Analytics Tools Zoominfo Work Management 130

Vision Edge Marketing

JUNE 6, 2023

Why Customer Experience is the Best Growth Driver Several studies reveal the financial impact of CX on growth and profitability: A study by Forrester Research found “revenue growth through increased retention and enrichment makes up more than 90% of the top-line impact from improving CX.” “The

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Zoominfo

JULY 23, 2021

In a Forrester Opportunity Snapshot commissioned by the chat platform Ada , respondents noted that their chatbot platforms lack important functional capabilities, as seen in the graphic below: Source: Forrester. And in the Ada survey, 90% of customer service leaders agree that personalization is essential to the future of automation.

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Zoominfo Ideal Customer Profiles Conversion High Quality Lead 130

Martech

JULY 14, 2022

A survey by the IT Sales and Marketing Association (ITSMA) found 27% of the marketing budget dedicated to ABM in 2021, with 75% of those surveyed saying they planned to increase spending on ABM in 2022. Help for the sales team. Meanwhile, Terminus and Dun & Bradstreet are unifying around a CDP. More M&A. Why we care.

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Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 113

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Forrester expects B2B ecommerce in the just United States to reach $1.8 Even as of the close of 2018, Forrester says US B2B ecommerce had already exceeded $1.1 Forrester predicts B2B ecommerce will continue with a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the next five years. trillion by 2023. billion online with U.S.

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eCommerce Advertising Benchmark B2B Marketing Practices 121

Madison Logic

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Forrester research finds that 67% of B2B marketers say buyers are taking longer to commit to purchases than last year. Now is the time to get real about creating demand, and CTV can help you capture that attention and prime your buyers before they even know they need you.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 12, 2015

At the Forrester’s Sales Enablement Forum last week, a study by Andy Hoar, Principal Analyst at Forrester was revealed showcasing this 22% expected decline over the next five years. A Forrester survey of 250 B2B Buyers reveals that it’s not just B2C purchases that have moved online. So what can you do about the shift?

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

Discover which companies like Boomset could help you achieve your business goals and choose the best Boomset alternative for you and your team. #1 1 SpotMe Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave : B2B Event Management Technology, Q1 2023 report.

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Enterprise Management Webinar Metrics Marketing Management Best Practices 52

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 21, 2018

Verndale recently published the “Solving for CX: 2018 Customer Experience Survey” to gauge how businesses are approaching CX differently. In the future, organizations believe machine learning may help overcome some of these challenges. B2B Marketers and the Customer Experience.

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Customer Surveys Forrester Advertising Agencies High Quality Lead 159

markempa

JULY 6, 2017

According to Forrester, top performers convert 1.54% of leads to revenue. Source: Forrester US and Europe B2B Marketing Tactics and Benchmarks Online Survey. Lack of sales and marketing collaboration on the approach and process. Specific Processes. Process to map contact leads below the correct accounts in CRM.

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Sales Management Lead Management Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking 326

Only B2B

APRIL 3, 2024

According to a Gartner survey, a mere 34% of marketing-qualified leads (MQLs) progress to sales-accepted leads (SALs), and only 47% of these SALs become sales-qualified leads (SQLs) , with just over half culminating in successful deals. be What is Intent Data and How Does it Help Identify Sales-Qualified Leads?

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Sales Qualified Leads Intent Data Lead Ranking High Quality Lead 71

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Seventy-one percent of CMOs said they lack the budget to fully execute their strategy in 2023,” reports Gartner in a survey of more than 400 CMOs and marketing leaders. Ninety-four percent of marketers are using AI tools as part of their GTM Tech Stack, according to Deloitte’s bi-annual CMO survey. This has made for a challenging 2023.

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Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 130

SnapApp

JULY 11, 2017

I touched on some important stats in my recent article on understanding the modern B2B sales process – and I want to bring some of those back into the light, here, because they’re important for marketers seeking to understand buyers’ mindsets. . In fact, 79% of sales reps surveyed noted a power shift over the last 2-3 years.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The “2017 State of Account-Based Marketing Survey” from #FlipMyFunnel discovered that the percentage of B2B marketers who said they used account-based marketing (ABM) increased from 49 to 81 percent over the past 12 months, but why? According to the #FlipMyFunnel State of ABM Survey, 49 percent of B2B marketers were practicing ABM in 2016.

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Account Based Marketing Planning ABM Forrester 177

Content Standard

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to Forrester, a whopping 85% of marketers say their content doesn’t deliver business value. She advocates for a more personalized and tailored approach, where marketers guide buyers through the entire buying process, understanding that content won’t be consumed linearly. What can we do to change that?

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Marketing & Strategy Buyer Personas B2B Emarketing 92

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 15, 2020

We were followed on the Webinar World agenda by both Forrester and SiriusDecisions analysts – organizations I had also worked with for many years. We’re now processing all of that knowledge and creating digital experiences that have learnings and insight from those events built into the strategy.

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Digital Transformation Webinar Metrics Planning B2B Thought Leadership 356

Martech

OCTOBER 8, 2021

G2’s directory goes far beyond just marketing tech; this initiative should help any tech marketing org to act more quickly when target accounts are in market. What’s more, their survey showed that 80% of B2B buyers expect to conduct more business online in the future than ever before. Why we care.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 25, 2023

But, after surveying more than 150 CMOs, marketing VPs, and marketing directors earlier this year, Forrester found that more than a third are planning to reduce their OOH ad spend. Another 32% said they were cutting TV and video advertising and 31% reduced their audio advertising budget. But will it scale?

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Campaigns Marketing Budget Forrester Budget Programs 52

Madison Logic

JANUARY 3, 2024

Forrester’s July 2023 Artificial Pulse Survey participants agree , ranking creating marketing content with genAI as the most important use case for AI over the next 12 months. The same survey found that four out of five decision-makers anticipate a positive impact on their businesses within two years of implementing genAI.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI Account Based Marketing ABM Effectiveness 52

KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 1, 2017

“The Complexities of B2B Sales Require Thinking Beyond Today’s CPQ” study produced by Forrester Consulting and FPX recently looked at the challenges faced by B2B sales professionals. Seventy percent of B2B firms say customers now have higher expectations for the experiences they have during the buying process than they did in the past.

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B2B Paid Search Agency Companies B2B Sales 136

Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

1 — Budgets are tightening, but expectations are up According to over 400 North American and European CMOs surveyed in the latest marketing budget report from Gartner , marketing budgets have still yet to recover from the COVID pandemic. Gains reported by CMOs surveyed in the 2022 Gartner report have slipped from 9.5%

Enterprise Management 83

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing 83

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2018

There is much speculation as to why marketers have a shorter lifespan than their executive colleagues, but one stat from the Marketing Performance Management Survey, 2017 particularly caught my attention and could be related: only 23% of marketers earn top ratings from their C-suite on proving impact, value, and contribution to revenue.

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Sales Qualified Leads Cost per Lead Touchpoints Forrester 132

Martech

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many ABM tool vendors offer an array of add-on professional services to help with strategy goals, in addition to onboarding and training on their products. What’s more, their survey showed that 80% of B2B buyers expect to conduct more business online in the future than ever before. The results of these adoptions are promising.

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Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management ABM 116

SpotMe Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Especially because 95% of marketers believe that in-person events help achieve business goals (American-based event technology company). But now event professionals have had a taste of how event technology can help them achieve their business goals more efficiently, they are not rushing to get rid of digital event tools yet.

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Martech

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“That is incredibly valuable for companies that have a huge target account list, as it helps prioritize companies that are ready to buy.” This helps marketing and sales teams identify whether or not a customer is looking for more information. “If Understanding buyer intent. The results of these adoptions are promising.

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Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Generation 110

Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In an ideal world, sales and marketing processes would be built with the other team in mind. Almost all (94%) of the top-performing salespeople surveyed by LinkedIn called the marketing leads they receive either “excellent” or “good." ( LinkedIn, 2020 ). Forrester, 2019 ). Forrester, 2019 ). Forrester, 2019 ).

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