KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

2020 was a tough year for B2B marketers – and everyone else. A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. The data bears this out.

Demand Generation Agencies 236

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Marketing Budget 236

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 24, 2018

Compared to how much time we invest in every other element of a lead generation campaign – the advertising, the content download, the landing page – the opt-in form often just gets slapped in like an afterthought. They can – if optimized correctly – deliver more leads and better leads. But that’s not always so.

Lead Generation 168

Lead Generation Optimization Generation Opt-out 168

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

If changes in the social advertising landscape had you hesitant about testing Facebook Ads for your B2B lead generation driving efforts, it’s safe to say that your audience is there – and video ads are one of the most effective ways to give yourself a competitive edge. Welcome Leads Through Webcasts. Facebook’s current 2.07

Paid Search Agency 180

Paid Search Agency Webcast Facebook Video Marketing 180

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Driving qualified leads is a pain point for many B2B marketers, as the pressure to generate these leads is increasing. Increasing overall site traffic is good; generating leads from this traffic is great. Below I’ve outlined a few B2B marketing strategies to increase lead generation.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 120

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Many companies and their executives recognize the power of B2B marketing to drive sales and conversions, but marketing actually has a lot of benefits beyond just bringing in revenue. Digital marketing should be a part of your organization’s regular and ongoing strategy. Build Brand Awareness. Gather Insight.

Lead Generation 123

Lead Generation B2B Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 123

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 12, 2019

Pop quiz: Which is better for B2B lead generation? Especially if you’re ready to graduate from just getting more leads to getting the high-quality leads that actually turn into revenue. Especially if you’re ready to graduate from just getting more leads to getting the high-quality leads that actually turn into revenue.

PPC 205

PPC Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 205

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 13, 2017

Once a prospect is in the lead-tracking system with their basic information, the sales department has the opportunity to understand more about a potential customer and get the sale. As many B2B marketers know, PPC is an effective way to generate leads in both China and the US. Form Submission.

PPC 120

PPC Tactics Sales Qualified Leads Tools 120

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 24, 2021

Most C-Suite executives have a certain perception of marketers and their team, and new research suggests that they believe their colleagues are falling short when it comes to sustaining their overall bottom line. The CMO Council recently published the “C-Suite Scorecard” to gauge how C-Suite executives are gauging their marketing teams.

Demand 276

Demand Demand Generation Forrester Budget Programs 276

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

While email and social media marketing still yield big ROI for B2B marketers, increasing leads and lead gen tactics remain focal points, according to new research. Converting leads into customers (47 percent) is also a “high priority” for 2018. Content Marketing Continues to Grow in Significance.

Lead Gen 222

Lead Gen B2B Marketing B2B Leads 222

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Lead nurturing is essential for converting prospects into customers, but new research suggests that marketers are still struggling with this critical component to success. Just 8% of marketers give their nurture program an “excellent” rating; just 33% graded their program as “average.”. are generated by marketers.

Lead Nurturing 121

Lead Nurturing Marketing Report Marketing Qualified Leads Leads 121

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As marketers look ahead to the New Year, new research suggests that they already have a series of goals in mind, ranging from increasing sales leads to boosting customer engagement. However, 39% of the best-in-class marketers said that they have been “very successful” at reaching their top goals.

Acquisitions 157

Acquisitions Planning Leads Lead 157

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 3, 2021

Marketers continue to test the waters in terms of automation, and new research suggests that it’s the high growth marketing firms that are seeing the most success in this area. vs. 16.6%) to have a highly mature marketing and sales automation strategy in place, compared to their counterparts. Additionally, 46.6%

Growth Marketing 292

Growth Marketing Studies Automation Marketing Management 292

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

B2B marketers are still turning to lead nurturing campaigns to drive sales and grow their customer base, but are their efforts paying off? The “2017 Lead Nurturing and Acceleration Survey Report” from DemandGen recently shed light on how lead nurturing strategies are helping marketers achieve their objectives.

Lead Nurturing 136

Lead Nurturing Customer Surveys B2B Marketing Lead Scoring 136

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2017

Marketing and sales professionals are spending time and energy generating leads, but new research suggests that they are not always in the best position to take advantage of these new opportunities. About 80 percent claimed that they were unsatisfied with their current method of routing leads.

Lead Management 120

Lead Management Customer Surveys Sales Qualified Leads B2B Marketing 120

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 30, 2022

Although video continues to grow in use across organizations, new research indicates that not all marketers have hopped on the bandwagon just yet — but what are they leveraging to resonate with customers instead? UpCity recently published its “Video Marketing Study” for 2022, and statistics suggested that out of the U.S.

Email Marketing 281

Email Marketing Video Marketing Planning Marketing & Strategy 281

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 12, 2022

With more marketers integrating video into their strategies, new research indicates that many are seeing positive results from utilizing this form of content. In general, video (63%) has been the leading medium for keeping organizations top-of-mind among customers. The Continued Rise of Video Marketing.

Positioning 266

Positioning ROI Video Marketing Statistics 266

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 23, 2019

Marketers remain focused on increasing leads and sales prospects, but new research suggests that they still face a number of barriers to achieving these top objectives. That being said, only 34 percent of the best-in-class marketers said they were “very successful” at achieving their top objectives.

Customer Surveys 142

Customer Surveys Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Leads 142

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 6, 2021

As more B2B marketers experiment with account-based marketing (ABM), new research suggests that they are diverting more of their budget to this tactic. This was followed by content marketing (60%), sales enablement (48%) and personalization/customization (43%). COVID-19 and Changing Marketing Investments.

Account Based Marketing 243

Account Based Marketing Marketing Report B2B Marketing B2B 243

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

You are regularly creating content to get traffic and conversions, but is it really turning into the lead and email list numbers that you or your executives are expecting? That way you are collecting leads and email subscribers with their permission, and they are in turn getting a high-quality piece of content.

Sales Qualified Leads 152

Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Lead Scoring 152

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 25, 2017

If you’re like most online B2B advertisers, you may not always find success in converting users to sign up and enter your sales funnel at first impression. Target Website Visitors with Lead Gen Ads. Target Fans with Lead Gen Ads. Do you have at least 1,000 Facebook Likes on your Business Page?

Facebook 163

Facebook Ads Ad Exchange Lead Gen 163

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 23, 2022

As B2B marketers expand their budgets to improve upon demand generation, new research suggests that implementing an omnichannel strategy may be the key to success. In general, most B2B marketers (47%) use their product marketing budget to execute their omnichannel program.

Marketing Report 254

Marketing Report B2B Marketing Positioning Budget Programs 254

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 6, 2022

As B2B marketers look to improve upon the way they connect with customers and prospects, new research suggests that personalization is critical to delivering a positive experience. Similarly, many B2B marketers who adopted an omnichannel approach also gained more market share in 2021.

Marketing Report 255

Marketing Report Organization Personalization Demand Generation 255

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 6, 2020

Marketers can launch their marketing campaigns on any day of the week, but as new research shows, sending emails on certain days – particularly Tuesdays and Thursdays – may be more efficient. Marketers See Marginal Success through Email. Sunday and Tuesday had the lowest click-to-open rate (14.6%).

Email Campaigns 276

Email Campaigns Email Marketing Campaigns Open Rate 276

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 19, 2022

Choosing the right stack of MarTech solutions can be a difficult task for B2B marketers, especially for those working in cybersecurity, who may have a more complicated sales cycle, changing regulations, and other obstacles. Lauren Patrick, VP of Marketing at Curricula. Conversational marketing platforms, such as Qualified.

Work Management 248

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing 248

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Although sales representatives and marketers are seeing similar success via account-based marketing (ABM), new research indicates that there are still several challenges in this area. Nearly 83% believe in ABM’s ability to deliver intent data that sales reps can leverage as well. Finding B2B Marketing Success with ABM.

Account Based Marketing 214

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Report Intent Data 214

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 10, 2021

B2B marketers are working harder than ever to generate a return-on-investment, but new research shows that they are still faced with numerous challenges. It’s interesting to note that sales and marketing alignment (33%) also made the list, as this is one area that marketers have attempted to improve upon in the past.

Resources 269

Resources B2B Marketing B2B B2B Sales 269

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As more marketers begin to shift their attention toward producing videos, new research is shining light on the benefits many are already seeing through the use of this form of content. While there are still some marketers who aren’t leveraging video, 79% of people in this group say they expect to begin doing so at some point this year.

Video Marketing 247

Video Marketing Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Storytelling 247

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 10, 2020

Times are difficult for digital marketing teams right now. Depending on the industry or organizations’ target markets, it won’t be surprising if traffic, lead generation efforts, or overall digital marketing performance is down when comparing year over year or period to period benchmarks.

B2B Marketing 253

B2B Marketing B2B Advertising Benchmark Lead Nurturing 253

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Delivering quality leads is far and away the number one priority for B2B marketers in 2017, according to a new study , “The 2017 State of B2B Digital Marketing,” by DemandWave. However, delivering quality leads is also today’s biggest digital marketing challenge for 32 percent of the survey’s respondents.

Lead Scoring 120

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking B2B Marketing B2B 120

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 21, 2019

Instead, we want to look at how we can make sure we are driving the right people and in turn, the right leads through our SEO program. Just like anything else in marketing, the answer isn’t simple but with the five SEO tactics I’ve outlined below, you will be well on your way. Take for the example the phrase marketing automation.

Top of Funnel 141

Top of Funnel Tactics SEO Long Tail Marketing 141

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 30, 2019

Beginning a content marketing strategy is simple. Bridging the gap between publishing content and creating a refined content marketing strategy takes a lot of time and effort, and requires a solid foundation. This is where content marketing objectives come into play. This is where content marketing objectives come into play.

Top of Funnel 120

Top of Funnel CMS Development Content Marketing Thought Leadership 120

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Not all B2B marketers have discovered how to effectively leverage account-based data, but new research suggests that high performers, in particular, are making strides in this area. Account-Based Marketing As Top Priority. times more likely to leverage advanced data sources, compared to their counterparts.

Marketing Report 213

Marketing Report Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing B2B 213

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 21, 2020

As B2B marketers turn to social media to reach out to customers and prospects, new research suggests that Facebook still reigns supreme as a go-to channel. LinkedIn (81%), Instagram (71%) and Twitter (59%) were also some of the top platforms utilized by B2B marketers. Marketers Now Using Facebook in New Ways. one year later.

Social Media 293

Social Media Marketing Report Facebook Social Marketing 293

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

This week, we’re happy to welcome a guest post from Socedo’s Teena Thach, social media and marketing specialist. But how do you know when you’re looking at a marketing qualified lead? When do you know there’s a good chance of generating interaction, winning a new customer and increasing your sales?

Marketing Qualified Leads 120

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads High Quality Lead 120

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2019

As marketers’ budgets fluctuate with changing demands, new research suggests that they are focused more on lead generation, as well as sales and marketing alignment to achieve their primary goals. Sales and Marketing Continue to Close the Gap.

Customer Surveys 150

Customer Surveys Demand DemandBase Demand Generation 150

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

There are many elements that influence a successful B2B marketing strategy – your unique industry, target audiences, brand strength, budget and more. Additionally, the landscape is constantly changing due to technological advances, new generations of buyers, and other market forces. Build a data-driven strategy.

B2B Marketing 157

B2B Marketing Practices B2B Thought Leadership B2B 157

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

What’s your biggest challenge as a B2B marketer? According to a study sponsored by Eloqua, the biggest challenge for B2B marketers is generating enough high quality leads. Converting leads into customers came in 2nd. As a B2B marketer myself, I can relate to these challenges. Converting leads to customers.

B2B 120

B2B Landing Pages Leads Lead 120