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Forrester: B2B Companies Score Low in Marketing Best Practices

The Point

Earlier this year, Forrester Research conducted a detailed survey of more than 150 B2B marketing decision-makers with the intent of benchmarking the maturity of B2B marketing best practices, focused on revenue marketing and marketing automation. Read more about the survey results on Lori’s blog.). HJS: Marketers scored a mere 2.26

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2022 CMOs Don’t Want 2010 Solutions: Why The Forrester Wave™ Misses the Mark

Metadata

When the Metadata Marketing Team read through the Forrester Wave : B2B Advertising Solutions report, we were…a little surprised. Here’s our hot take on where Forrester got it right and where they missed the mark with B2B advertising. What Forrester got right. What Forrester got wrong. Dear Forrester: what gives?

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2011: The year of personal brands

Chris Koch

This is the year that the personal brand begins to do battle with the corporate brand. I think we need to let the personal brand win—especially in B2B. It’s relevant but still a step removed from the truly personal connection. Then as marketers, we create a virtuous cycle that links these personal brands to the corporate brand.

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A Roadmap for B2B SMBs to Achieve Digital Transformation

Marketing Insider Group

eCommerce is fast becoming a necessity for B2B, as Forrester predicts it will hit $1.8 eCommerce systems that deliver personalized recommendations, make checkout easy and secure, and gather data on customer behaviors. Many B2B SMBs use digital marketing to generate traffic and leads. trillion in the U.S. Why the Change?

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It’s Time For CMOs To Tap Into The Power Of Personalization

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Posted in eCommerce Optimization Personalization. According to Forrester Research , U.S. Here are five reasons why CMOs cannot ignore the power of personalization any longer, or they may soon be shutting their doors. e-commerce sales are expected to hit $370 billion by 2017 – that’s 10 percent of retail sales. Overall, U.S.

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Why Does Most B2B Content Marketing Suck?

Marketing Insider Group

In looking at some research, I found an interesting study from Forrester every B2B content marketer should see. Have a Personality. Your brand personality will vary and shines through in your brand voice and tone. The idea is for the personality to be authentic and genuine, embodying whom your audience will trust.

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In-Person Events Are Starting Back Up. Now’s Our Chance to Make Them Better

6sense

After more than a year without them, in-person events are starting to tentatively make their way onto our calendars once again. According to an April 15, 2021 survey of meeting planners, 80 percent plan to hold their next in-person event in 2021. Connection can’t be predicated on booth traffic, Lechner-Becker emphasizes.