Oktopost

MARCH 23, 2020

B2B marketing and sales professionals are fighting a daily battle to convert a finite number of leads. This is why automation of B2B marketing and sales activities appears inevitable. What is Marketing Automation? VP Marketing (CMO), Marketing Manager, Head of Content. Did You Know?

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome to the seventh installment of The B2B Marketer’s Quick Start Guide. Today’s post is about Marketing Automation. Marketing automation platforms are a foundational element of the martech stack. Marketing automation is very powerful and can be very complicated. Marketing Automation Platforms.

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Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Understanding the Stages: MQLs, SALs, and SQLs Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) and Sales Accepted Leads (SALs) might sound similar , understanding the distinctions between these lead types is crucial to boosting up your marketing funnel.

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Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

ABM enables marketers to create customized content and messaging for each targeted account, fostering stronger connections. Increased sales and revenue: By concentrating efforts on high-value accounts, ABM can lead to higher conversion rates and increased revenue. It is the go-to platform for B2B marketers. Where to start?

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SendinBlue

APRIL 19, 2021

Successful B2B marketing automation requires thought and preparation but once up and running, can do serious heavy lifting for your sales funnel. Now you might be wondering how exactly one should use marketing automation for B2B. What’s the difference between B2B vs B2C marketing automation?

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Stevens & Tate

MAY 7, 2021

Without that relationship, you simply aren’t going to have the sales needed to remain profitable. That is why both CRM (customer relationship marketing) and marketing automation strategies focus on building that relationship. Learn More: How to Create Content for Each Sale Funnel Stage.

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Optinmonster

JULY 22, 2019

Are you looking for ways to shorten your sales cycle and make people buy sooner? The less time a lead spends in your sales funnel, the more return on investment (ROI) for you! In this article, you’ll find 15 effective ways to shorten your sales cycle and start making money from your marketing efforts sooner.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

Faced with marketing budgets cuts, CMOs planned to spend less on live events (obviously) and online advertising, and relatively more on content marketing and online self-service. For marketers, that means making the business case, from multiple perspectives, is even more important today for web copy.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 22, 2020

From text reminders to cart abandonment emails to multi-channel campaigns that span social media and in-app messaging, B2C marketing automation marries the power of personalized messaging and hands-off marketing. What is marketing automation? Marketing automation has many benefits. Amazing, right?

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Check out the tech and tactics fueling the above mentioned shift: Intent data Account-based marketing (ABM) Personalization Marketing automation Predictive analytics Adapting to the merging of modern B2B buyers and the trends driving B2B demand generation strategies is crucial for thriving in today’s evolving B2B landscape.

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LeanData

MAY 8, 2018

It’s pretty clear: when you make your sales funnel more efficient, then you make money more efficiently. Like everything else in sales and marketing.). but when those sales organizations are able to shorten their sales cycles, that number increases by 14 percent. Why your funnel is inefficient.

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Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers. Low search volumes: Relevant industry keywords may have less search traffic compared to broader consumer markets.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 7, 2023

These two teams are usually Marketing and Sales. Marketing and Sales: An Important Connection For most people, the difference between a marketer and a salesperson is clear, one approaches leads from a one-to-many stand point (Marketing) while the other provides a more personalized one-to-one experience (Sales).

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

However, as it becomes more commonplace, many email marketing automation strategies have a binary approach in the form of a logic tree, relying on "yes" or "no" actions taken by the lead. Worse, some automated emails are sent out to an entire database of leads, making offers general, self-promotional, and boring to the receiver.

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Tomorrow People

APRIL 10, 2018

A content marketing strategy is dead in the water if it can’t deliver significant sales-ready leads. The B2B sales cycle has undergone a complete change and the length of the B2B sales cycle is shrinking as prospects engage later after doing their own research. Going micro with content marketing.

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The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

How can ABM best coexist with a more traditional funnel-based demand generation model? There was a time, not so long ago, when Marketing Automation went through a similar transition. ABM is radically different from inbound, funnel-based demand gen in many ways, and it starts with how to measure success.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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Valasys

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Marketing automation relates to the system whose purpose is performing marketing actions by avoiding physical effort. The importance of marketing automation is vast in the present marketing industry. In other words, marketing automation refers to an umbrella phrase for every tool, outlet, or solution.

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NuSpark Consulting

APRIL 26, 2012

Content drives leads into the funnel; content nurtures leads into sales opportunities. Marketing and Sales alignment is essential to a well-oiled lead funnel. I understand the importance of a sound media, social media, conversion and content strategy that generates quality leads until they are sales-accepted.

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Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

The middle of the demand generation funnel receives way less attention than it deserves. At the top of the funnel, marketing increases traffic and fills the database with new leads through paid ads, social media, search, referral programs, and a variety of other channels. What exactly is the middle of the funnel?

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Madison Logic

MARCH 6, 2024

Wide-approach B2B marketing tactics revolve around aiming for the accounts you and your company think are a good fit. But tight budgets, limited resources, and longer, more complex sales cycles require you to work more efficiently. Here’s how. What Is a Target Account List?

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2022

Unfortunately, it’s all too common for sales teams to be hamstrung by incomplete routing systems and low-quality data. To set their sales teams up for success — and drive the largest possible return on investment for their businesses — today’s go-to-market leaders need comprehensive, integrated data and intelligent lead-routing systems.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 13, 2012

by Fergus Gloster Marketing automation solutions bring significant benefits in terms of demand generation to a wide range of companies. It’s very clear that marketers can now generate, score and nurture leads to a level that was not possible just a few years ago. Ready to get started?

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

A lot of financial and investing firms dabble with marketing automation; however, few have built a full-scale program that they use across their entire customer journey. Firms are collecting vast amount of operational and marketing analytics data long before a prospect becomes a client. Smart automation is much more.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2012

With all the (deserved) hype surrounding marketing automation, is no wonder that many companies, startups especially, are adding the technology as a key component to their marketing activities. But let’s say you got approval and have purchased the marketing automation software of your dreams.

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The Point

MARCH 22, 2019

I say this based, anecdotally, on the number of B2B marketers I talk to who either 1) don’t use lead scoring at all, or 2) have a lead scoring system that clearly doesn’t work (or is completely ignored by the sales team) and have no apparent motivation to fix it. Higher engagement means more leads move through the funnel, more quickly.

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Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks. If so, this blog post will give you 6 tips to optimize your lead handoff process by getting your marketing and sales teams working together more efficiently. What is lead handoff between marketing and sales?

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Must Read: Automating B2B List Building: Tools and Techniques for Streamlined Lead Generation How to use your B2B list to generate leads and sales Segmenting Your B2B List: The Bedrock of Precision The cornerstone of prosperous B2B marketing is segmentation. The end results? Must Read: How To Build B2B List?

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing It’s no secret marketing and sales are equally critical to your go-to-market success. But sometimes, things go off track, and marketing and sales operate in their own silos causing them to be misaligned in the way they attract and acquire new customers.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 1, 2011

A new research study by Sirius Decisions , “ Calculating the Return on Marketing Automation “, sponsored by Marketo talks about the different levels of companies implementing marketing automation platforms (or MAP, as they call it). Marketing Automation and wither no or weak processes.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Non-marketers – salespeople, senior executives and CFOs – were thrilled a decade ago when marketing claimed to be fully accountable for the money they were spending as a result of the marketing automation and data revolution. In the last decade, sales activation became the new religion. Few are paying attention.

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Lead Liaison

JULY 13, 2017

Marketing automation software is a necessary solution that all viable businesses should use. I’ve said many times that marketing automation is like CRM 20 years ago. Companies that are not using marketing automation risk losing ground to their competitors, who likely are using marketing automation.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Precious few B2B marketers can show true ROI from organic social activity, and even less are using organic social media in a systematic way to either generate social leads or drive those leads through the demand generation funnel. Are B2B marketers ignoring a huge opportunity? HS) Where does advocacy marketing play a role here?

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GreenRope

JUNE 11, 2020

6 of the Hottest Trends in Marketing Automation You Need to Know. Marketing automation is needed now more than ever. Brands and marketers that invest in marketing automation witness a surge in productivity and a decrease in overhead by a large margin. Are you among these techno-savvy marketers?

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

However, getting MQL marketing leads, the ones that are most likely to convert, are far more difficult since it requires you to put in a lot of research and develop a complex funnel. What is MQL Marketing? Must Read: Steps to Reintroduce BANT in Modern B2B Sales Cycle. Propel Prospects at the Top of the Funnel.

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