Sprout Social

APRIL 9, 2024

In October 2023, I interviewed for a VP of Social and Content Strategy role for a very well-known and established brand. I replied, “Can you give me an idea of how involved the C-suite is with the social team?” I replied, “Can you give me an idea of how involved the C-suite is with the social team?” To me this was a red flag.

CMO 90

CMO Top of Funnel Thought Leadership Marketing Funnels 90

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In the last 5 years, social videos have exploded! As it turns out, integrating video into your social media efforts is no longer a tactic that B2B marketers can ignore. But what’s all the hype about? According to Wordstream, 82% of Twitter users now watch videos, YouTube has over a billion users, and over 500 […].

Marketing Funnels 101

Marketing Funnels Social Marketing Video Marketing B2B Marketing 101

Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2024

This means sending emails, posting on social media, and even sorting through leads can be done automatically (though a human should still be monitoring the output). This is helpful because it ensures timely and relevant engagement, significantly boosting the chances of moving leads further down the sales funnel.

Marketing Automation Services 149

Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles Efficiency Marketing Automation 149

Act-On

DECEMBER 9, 2023

A financial services marketer interested in email marketing isn’t likely to open an email on social media marketing. For example, financial services marketers aren’t all at the same point in their buyer’s journey and aren’t all interested in the same things. So it’s no wonder our open rates weren’t great! We had to get more personalized.

Open Rate 219

Open Rate Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 219

Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

Brands need the context social media metrics provide to meet today’s dynamic consumer space and take their business to the next level. That’s why leaders from more than 700 companies surveyed in the 2023 State of Social Media Report revealed that 85% of their business decisions were strongly informed by social data and insights.

Marketing Analytics Tools 139

Marketing Analytics Tools Social Media Top of Funnel Analytics 139

Top Rank Marketing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Here’s how you can build a solid structure for measurement and measure top, middle and bottom of funnel objectives. Tailor measurement to the campaign For social-first campaigns, you’ll want to measure engagements on the influencer content. Traffic to website This is the starting point for mid-funnel customer journeys.

Top of Funnel 107

Top of Funnel Lead Ranking ROI Marketing Qualified Leads 107

ClickZ

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I also discuss what makes it great for top-of-the-funnel brand awareness. Let’s take a closer look at Meta’s performance at different funnel stages, and how it delivers a strong top-of-funnel relative ROAS. By focusing on the top of the funnel, brands can maximize their investment in Meta.

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Top of Funnel ROAS Digital Marketing Funnels Funnel Advertising 124

Oktopost

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In fact, Gartner research indicates that businesses employing intent data are twice as likely to achieve a 10% conversion rate at the top of the marketing funnel, compared to the standard 6% conversion rate without utilizing intent data. What is Social Signals?

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Intent Data Top of Funnel Intent Urgency Marketing 124

LEADership

JANUARY 16, 2015

How do you nurture your prospects and keep them moving forward in your sales funnel? More importantly, how do you nurture your prospects in today’s digital and social media savvy world? This interesting infographic provides social media tactics to move prospects and leads through the sales funnel.

Top of Funnel 40

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 12, 2024

The struggle is real for social media leaders, managers, and teams. Whenever you mention that you work in social media, from the outside looking in, people think that you take a photo and/or video and just hit “post” to make the magic happen. Nevertheless, we know it takes much more work to manage a brand on social media.

Social Media 135

Social Media ROI Media Cross-Selling 135

Blue Flame Thinking

MARCH 28, 2024

A strategic marketing plan is like a funnel. Use a marketing funnel strategy. The 3 Critical Phases of the Marketing Funnel There are many models varying in sophistication levels that offer ways to approach the marketing funnel. Three key phases of the marketing funnel drive this action.

Marketing Funnels 65

Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Paid Content Paid Search Agency 65

Martech

JANUARY 26, 2024

Engaging customers on social media is a full-funnel strategy, and not just for consumer brands. Salesforce reaches customers and prospects on over 150 social channels. The company partnered with social media management platform Sprout Social in 2022. And they use social to conduct self-guided research.

Social Media 118

Social Media Top of Funnel Media Paid Search Agency 118

Martech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This article explains how feeding bottom-of-funnel analytics back into top-of-funnel activities boosts acquisition and reduces costs over time. Data flows throughout the growth loop so the bottom-of-funnel data (i.e., So, I’ll use top- and bottom-of-the-funnel approaches here. Increase customer engagement.

Top of Funnel 114

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Attribution 114

Martech

DECEMBER 15, 2023

HubSpot’s November releases include deal pipeline rules, improved funnel reporting, allowing prospects to add guests to meetings on the scheduling page and more. Note : Reports created in the legacy custom funnel report builder will be available until February 2024.

Top of Funnel 113

Top of Funnel Terms and Conditions Forecasting Paid Search Agency 113

Oktopost

JANUARY 25, 2024

Social media is not just about creating a buzz; it can be a powerful tool for strategically influencing your customers at every stage of the sales funnel. While many businesses recognize the importance of maintaining a social media presence, the full potential of these platforms in driving B2B revenue often goes overlooked.

Social Media 69

Social Media Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics B2B Thought Leadership 69

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Long gone are the days when sales teams and social media are estranged – combine the two together and your results will be a powerhouse for converting leads into customers. The buyer journey has changed, making it difficult for sales teams to guide leads through the sales funnel. But why is this so important?

Top of Funnel 135

Top of Funnel Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management 135

Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

Faster buyer journeys- Getting your messaging through to leads before they’ve even made a move toward a purchase means you won’t need to spend as much time nurturing them and convincing them to progress further down your sales funnel. Thorough research and carefully constructed customer personas can help you craft pitch-perfect messaging.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 62

Contently

JANUARY 26, 2023

Content marketing is the broad strategy for moving customers through a sales funnel from top to bottom using different kinds of information at the top, middle, and bottom to achieve different goals. With thought leadership, brands build trust with potential customers and expand reach at the top of that funnel. Measure your results.

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Thought Leadership Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Digital Marketing Funnels 194

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Too often, companies focus SEO efforts on driving traffic with top-of-the-funnel content and keywords. In B2B, the opportunity is in optimizing for bottom-of-the-funnel queries and conversions. Higher conversion rates The bottom-of-the-funnel (BOFU) content is all about conversions. So, why start from the bottom in B2B?

Top of Funnel 118

Top of Funnel SEO B2B Paid Search Agency 118

Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

Outreach volume (calls, emails, social media) Session duration and bounce rate. However, lead generation and lead qualification are often used interchangeably- they represent distinct yet interconnected stages within the marketing and sales funnel.

Lead Qualification 71

Lead Qualification Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring 71

Oktopost

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Social selling has emerged as a powerful strategy for B2B organizations to engage with prospects, build relationships, and drive sales. However, measuring the ROI and maximizing the effectiveness of social selling efforts remains a challenge for many businesses. This is where your average social media management platform falls short.

ROI 62

ROI Organization Top of Funnel B2B 62

Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

B2B marketers spend countless hours crafting campaigns, social media posts, and targeted ads, all in the name of capturing potential customers. Imagine your sales funnel as a pyramid. As leads express interest and demonstrate fit with your ideal customer profile (ICP) , they progress down the funnel through lead qualification.

Sales Qualified Leads 71

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 71

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. The goal is to implement a range of top, middle, and bottom-of-the-funnel marketing activities covering every funnel stage.

Ideal Customer Profiles 62

Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 62

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

Every touch point matters, so put the same attention into writing great ad copy as you would into a blog or a social media post. It’s often ideal if you can focus your organic and paid keyword strategy on commercial or “bottom of the funnel” keywords that indicate your target audience is about to make a purchase decision.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 97

Oktopost

MARCH 26, 2024

That is why we’re excited to share we’ve joined forces with LinkedIn to provide mutual Oktopost and LinkedIn customers the ability to channel messages directly from their LinkedIn Company Page into Oktopost’s Social Inbox. What’s in it for you?

Work Management 62

Work Management Peer-to-peer Marketing Management Top of Funnel 62

Trade Press Services

MARCH 4, 2024

By developing a diversified and consistent content marketing mix, marketers can reach prospects and clients at every stage of the buyer’s journey and effectively guide them through the sales funnel. Organizational news can be shared through press releases, news outlets, case studies, and social media.

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Trends B2B Thought Leadership Buyer Personas 80

Contently

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This could be the social ad you ran on LinkedIn that first caught your customer’s attention which drove them to read a blog (first touch), or the webinar you offered that convinced the customer to purchase your service or product (last touch).

Multi-Touch Attribution 130

Multi-Touch Attribution Top of Funnel ROI Multi-Channel 130

Martech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But what if the recipient has forwarded the email, or has posted the link to social media? What if your emoji-powered emails are also sent to messaging apps or posted to social media and end up creating a mess? Not investigating this “edge case” will make your whole funnel useless. It’s a game of volume and percentages.

Work Management 116

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 116

sagefrog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The digital space is evolving, and B2B social media marketing is witnessing a paradigm shift in 2024. As businesses embrace the dynamic nature of online platforms, staying ahead of the curve with the right social media experts, tech tools, and solutions becomes vital.

Marketing AI 67

Marketing AI Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 67

Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Optimize your landing page for the top of the conversion funnel, where your customers are getting to know your brand. This blog post will explain what the top of the funnel is and how you can build a landing page for this phase of the marketing process. Show off your success with social proof. TOFU: It’s Not Just a Protein.

Top of Funnel 142

Top of Funnel Landing Pages Marketing Funnels Copywriting 142

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The first few weeks of a new year are the perfect opportunity to reflect on our wins—and I’m thrilled to announce one of our biggest yet: Sprout Social has been named the #1 Best Software Product by G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards. The post Now we’re here: Sprout named #1 Best Software Product by G2 appeared first on Sprout Social.

Work Management 113

Work Management Marketing Management Software Product 113

Scoop.it

APRIL 11, 2024

You can write content for a webinar and repurpose the event into a blog or social media post. Most brands opt for traditional content approaches involving sales funnels for generating and nurturing leads. Sales funnels can take too long to implement as they involve multiple stages of implementation.

Webinar Metrics 85

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 85

Emplifi

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Dating can be tricky, but it can teach us a lot about marketing.

Marketing Funnels 75

Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Social Marketing Marketing 75

Martech

MAY 3, 2023

Key takeaways: Understanding the three marketing funnel stages is crucial for creating a smooth user journey. Leading readers down the marketing funnel naturally is crucial for creating a seamless user journey and boosting conversions. Understanding the marketing funnel Let’s talk about the marketing funnel.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Automation Services 98

Hubspot

AUGUST 1, 2016

Consumers turn to social media when making a purchase -- that much we know. No matter what stage your customers are in, social media is a great tool to nurture them through the funnel. That's why HubSpot and Bitly joined forces to bring you How to Use Social Media at Every Stage of the Funnel.

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Top of Funnel Social Media Media Buyer's Journey 28

Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

Common MQL Challenges in B2B sales funnel A B2B sales funnel refers to sequence of stages from top to bottom, guiding leads from awareness to conversion. Behavioral Analytics: Analyze user behavior across various channels (social media, email campaigns) to identify leads exhibiting buying signals.

Marketing Qualified Leads 71

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead 71

FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Helping simplify the overwhelm is where Funnel Envy can help. Not knowing who you are trying to reach with your content marketing, social media, and other efforts can lead to inefficiencies and wasted resources. Effective use of social media in B2B lead generation involves more than just posting regular updates.

Lead Generation 123

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Generation Ideal Customer Profiles 123