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 with so many options on the market, how do you determine which onsite event management software is the best fit for your needs? That’s where an in-person event platform comes in.

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Martech

MAY 4, 2022

.” Traditional demand gen, by itself, isn’t enough to encompass an effective ABM strategy ; marketers need to treat ABM as a separate activity. Engaging buying committees through coordinated marketing and sales programs. More B2B marketers are adopting account-based marketing than ever before.

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Valasys

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With the proliferation of technology & the Internet of Things (IoT), the B2B marketing world has transformed & evolved. Marching to an ecosystem that is ever-transcendent & dynamic, the B2B marketers need to learn about the amazing B2B marketing trends for 2020. The Key B2B Digital Marketing Trends for 2020.

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Content4Demand

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We recently gathered 10 intent data experts and power users and collected their tips and insights in The Content + Data Connection: 10 Top Marketing Executives Explore the Rewards of Integrating Intent Data into Content Strategies. Intent can be used as an ingredient in the determination of a Marketing-Qualified Account (MQA).

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Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

But in all of my years in B2B, whether as a marketer, an agency person, a consultant or a fractional CMO, people have considered email an important channel but have overlooked its true potential for fulfilling company goals. The perspective has been this: “We have this marketing automation platform. Intent makes the difference.

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NetLine

JUNE 21, 2022

Over the years, we’ve talked at length about the best ways to follow up with leads and how to keep them engaged. . Let’s establish what lead nurturing is and why staggering your initial follow-up message is crucial to your success. What is B2B Lead Nurturing? How to Know When to Follow Up With Your Leads. Automotive.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

I have written articles and blogs against BANT (as a lead qualifying criterion) for years. Ginger Conlon (Editor-in-Chief, Direct Marketing News). "I Think: lead nurturing. I believe that this is market dependent. If the right person has the right pain and is in your target market, work the deal.".

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Biznology

AUGUST 11, 2016

Recent studies show 87% of B2B sales and marketing leaders are using LinkedIn and other social media platforms, but less than 1 in 5 can clearly prove and demonstrate social media ROI. Because they are just focused on reach and getting brand awareness, there is no predictive marketing.

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6sense

JUNE 6, 2017

If Tina Turner was a B2B marketing or sales leader, she would have sung about the conflicting emotions we all have towards ROI. As modern marketers, we’re constantly under more pressure than ever to prove ROI. Forrester then defines ROI as “a measure of a project’s expected return in percentage terms.

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Circle Studio

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Marketing automation is a powerful technology platform that provides marketers with a rich set of tools to manage the components of their online marketing programs. The usage of marketing automation software has exploded over the last decade, with no sign of slowing down. Choose the right marketing automation solution.

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BenchmarkONE

MARCH 22, 2019

Sales and marketing technology changes quickly. Whether you’re researching CRM options, or just trying to get the most out of your existing CRM and sales and marketing tech stack, there are a handful of experts who are the most qualified to guide you. Before that, he worked with CRM vendors. The CRM Consultant.

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Hinge Marketing

JUNE 12, 2019

Forrester defines sales enablement as “A strategic, ongoing process that equips employees with the ability to consistently have a valuable conversation with the right set of customer stakeholders at each stage of the customer’s journey. To be truly effective, this process requires ownership from both the sales and marketing teams.

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Thinkers360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyst Relations (AR) and B2B Influencer Relations programs work hand-in-hand as strategic arms, elevating your brand within your target market. Driving high-quality leads? The two are related, but distinct marketing disciplines. B2B influencer marketing is not merely about securing a fleeting endorsement.

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Aberdeen

JUNE 20, 2018

The positioning map below reflects our analysis (June, 2018) of the messaging found on websites of BI vendors. As you can plainly see, the bulk of vendors are clumped around the “Insights” axis. To illustrate, in 2014 seven vendors claimed “better decisions” as their position. Problems with Ries and Trout.

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Valasys

APRIL 10, 2020

Account-based marketing is a technique employed by B2B marketers to identify and target the accounts they value the most. According to a survey by ITSMA , 84% of marketers acceded that ABM develops better ROI than other marketing programs.

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Inbox Insight

AUGUST 12, 2019

Lead generation is an essential element of demand generation but if you think the work stops there, here’s some bad news…. 79% of marketing leads don’t convert ( HubSpot). But before you hang up your coat, here’s a collection of lead nurturing best practices worth exploring. Why persevere with lead nurturing?

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SnapApp

JANUARY 15, 2019

Demand generation marketers, in particular, have a patchwork of myths to work through. Myth #1: Demand Generation and Lead Generation Are Basically the Same Thing. Have you ever used the terms “demand generation” and “lead generation” interchangeably? Content for lead generation tends to be measured by, well, leads.

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Leadspace

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

While many B2B marketing strategies have changed over the years, marketing goals have stayed the same: more leads, more sales, and more ROI. Email and events are still ranked as some of the highest lead generation practices for B2B brands. Here are ten of the best strategies for B2B marketing in 2018.

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Conversica

JUNE 8, 2021

As a result, businesses quickly pivoted from traditional go-to-market strategies to now conducting business 100% online. Enabling these buying entities in increasingly complex decision-making scenarios requires selling organizations to sense and respond to buying signals in real-time,” said Jessie Johnson, Principal Analyst at Forrester. “AI

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Strategic-IC

MAY 29, 2018

A considered lead nurture strategy is important to support your sales and marketing activities and ensure prospects keep moving through the funnel. We explore 5 lead nurture tips to consider for an effective process. Why is Lead Nurturing Important? 5 Lead Nurturing Strategy Considerations. Related: 2.

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Computer Market Research

MARCH 20, 2018

For vendors who sell products through their own sales department or networks of distributors and resellers, channel data analytics define and consolidate nearly all information guiding business decision making. In return, salespeople receive marginal reports on the effectiveness of their sales tactics from the vendor they represent.

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thePoint

APRIL 4, 2019

So far, we have examined two possible barriers that limit or even prevent timely lead follow-up – lead bottlenecks ( How to Waste Perfectly Good Leads – Part 1 ) and the failure to deliver leads to the right person ( How to Waste Perfectly Good Leads – Part 2 ). Failure to Deliver Quality Leads.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

Author: Dayna Rothman Lead generation describes the marketing process of stimulating and capturing interest in a product or service for the purpose of developing sales pipeline. Lead generation helps your company increase brand awareness, build relationships, generate qualified leads, and ultimately close deals.

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ActiveDEMAND

OCTOBER 21, 2019

It is the inability to align their sales and marketing teams to work together as one unit. Businesses spent a lot of money to generate leads they hope will convert to sales opportunities. At some point, no one can account for those leads. This means that the rest of the marketers are gambling with their marketing campaigns.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 2, 2016

Author: Charm Bianchini What happens when B2B marketers from leading companies gather for a day? They talk about account-based marketing (ABM), of course! It is a strategic approach to lead generation in which your time and resources go into targeting a key group of specific accounts. The Funnel Must Be Flipped.

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Industrial Marketing Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Lead nurturing plays an important role in industrial lead generation programs because it is rare that an industrial sale is completed on the first call or the first visit to the manufacturer’s website. Forrester, CSO Insights and Marketo reported that lead nurturing produced much better results. Still not convinced?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

To attract and enable partners, tech firms are investing more towards channel Incentives, now one of the largest marketing expenditures, with the typical technology provider allocating 3% to 5% of revenue to indirect channel incentives (Accenture). The obvious, is that your partners aren’t dedicated just to you.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 15, 2013

Executives continually point to the need for Sales and Marketing to align, with 90% of Senior Marketers indicating to Forrester that indeed alignment is a high or very high priority. However, the story is quite different when Marketing is asked about their own priorities. It’s not on Enablement.

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PureB2B

APRIL 21, 2017

This has led to changes in the way brands market their products and services. With a holistic understanding of buyer intent, your business can improve the lead qualification process and enhance sales conversions. Buyer intent comes down to knowing what makes a great lead. Customer-Centered Marketing.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

How should marketers leverage content? Which content should be gated to genereate leads? We asked B2B Marketing experts: " How should B2B marketers balance the need for free content (helpful for prospects decision making) Vs. the need to have content that produces a steady flow of good leads (that can directed to sales team)?

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LEADership

AUGUST 13, 2015

For B2B marketers, this problem is particularly complex and challenging. The buyer journey is more than 60% complete before there is even a desire to connect with a possible vendor. Forrester had an insightful report on B2B Loyalty, the B2C Way—you can download it here. Building customer loyalty is anything but an easy task.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 18, 2012

We've got some news for you, inbound marketers, and it might come as quite a shock: your job doesn't necessarily stop at lead generation (GASP!). Let's face it: those middle child leads deserve some attention, too! Stats to Set the Stage for Lead Nurturing. 1) 50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 28, 2014

When your job is to generate and nurture new leads like it is for pretty much every marketer and salesperson, it can be all too easy to think of every new lead as just another number on a waterfall report or just another name on a call list. Lead Nurturing. Source: Lead Response Management Study ). Probably not.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 7, 2014

Lead nurturing is a critical part of a marketer’s job, especially in the B2B space. Forrester suggested that a B2B buyer’s journey could be anywhere from 65-90% complete by the time he or she contacts the vendor to move forward with a sale. Multi Channel Lead Nurturing from HubSpot. Paid retargeting.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

However, many tech buyers visit vendor Web sites many times to learn about and compare products, yet few register or leave evidence of their activity. B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims. Marketers are scrambling to address the power shift and overcome lead generation and conversion issues by delivering more content and tools over more channels to actively engage ever more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyers.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Marketing automation is the use of software and web-based services to execute, manage and automate repetitive marketing tasks and processes to more effectively market through multiple channels (i.e., What do marketing automation tools do? email, mobile, social media, and websites). Dynamic content creation.

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