Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sure, it’s always been there to some extent, but that pressure has recently increased, according to B2B marketers. A recent survey found that: 41% of marketers report they’re feeling more pressure to achieve a high ROI. We’ve shared our favorite five lead nurturing examples and strategies. Hardly seems fair, right?

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The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. That’s why it’s so important to have a well-defined digital marketing funnel in place.

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The Point

JUNE 23, 2020

B2B marketing has seen a dramatic change in the last decade, driven by radical advances in marketing technology and the emergence of new channels. Content marketing is dead. * Content marketing is dead. * Change in marketing is an evolution, not a coup. Cold-calling is dead. The MQL is dead. . The MQL is dead.

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter. Reading time: 4 minutes Why is Lead Quality the key area of focus for Demand Generation?

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Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2024

Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels This also applies, of course, to B2B marketing. Ideally, marketers focus their time on performing high-impact tasks that need our knowledge, expertise, and experience. So, why not let B2B marketing automation take care of the rest? What is B2B Marketing Automation?

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Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

MQL sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. These are leads that have been validated and are ready to be handed over to the sales team. Many marketers view MQL as flawed because less than 1% of these leads typically reach the final stage of the buying process, and even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll convert.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Google Ads Lead Forms Overview Google Ads Lead Generation Form Extensions are designed to make it incredibly easy for potential customers to engage with your brand without even leaving the search results page. Key Benefits Lead Generation : Drive sales by generating leads for your business, product, or service.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Google Ads Lead Forms Overview Google Ads Lead Generation Form Extensions are designed to make it incredibly easy for potential customers to engage with your brand without even leaving the search results page. Key Benefits Lead Generation : Drive sales by generating leads for your business, product, or service.

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Choozle

AUGUST 27, 2021

The marketing funnel is a modern way to visualize the process of turning brand awareness into leads and leads into converted customers. Jump to: What is a full-funnel marketing strategy? The stages of the marketing funnel. The value of full-funnel marketing.

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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? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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BenchmarkONE

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A marketing funnel is a visual representation of your customer’s journey from the moment they come in contact with your brand till they become a paying customer. Other marketers also refer to marketing funnels as purchase, conversion, and lead funnels, among others. Email Funnel.

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Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

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Choozle

JANUARY 7, 2022

Full-funnel marketing campaigns consist of several different stages with each stage demanding its own marketing tactics, activities, and goals to ensure it fuels conversions in the final stage. Brand awareness goals in full-funnel marketing. When someone makes a purchase, it is never in a vacuum.

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Martech

APRIL 22, 2024

See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. For this prompt, try selecting the Demand/Lead generation expert.

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SalesIntel

JULY 10, 2023

Understanding buyer intent has become crucial to marketing, sales, and revenue operations (RevOps) strategies in the current competitive business climate. Why Intent Data is Crucial in Modern Marketing and Sales: Marketing and sales professionals face an uphill battle in reaching and converting potential customers.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. One thing is clear — lead generation has never been more central to a business’ success. Content is an essential pillar of any lead generation strategy.

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Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the realm of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), two terms frequently arise that B2B marketers often struggle to comprehend – demand generation and lead generation. While these two concepts may seem interchangeable, they in fact serve unique roles in any B2B marketing strategy.

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TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Enter the flywheel.

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TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Enter the flywheel.

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Fount Media

JUNE 25, 2023

Effective email marketing & sales funnels are crucial for engaging customers and nurturing leads. These platforms offer features like personalized messaging, targeted campaigns, and automation, enabling businesses to deliver relevant content to the right audience at the right time.

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 3, 2024

We often hear people say that their goal is simply to bring in more leads. You don’t want just any old lead. You want the right kind of leads. Your goal should actually be to generate more of the kind of leads. Let’s assume you’ve done your homework and you know what a good lead looks like for you.

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Valasys

JULY 14, 2020

Sales funnel marketing is all about the orchestration of your branding and business development endeavors in a way that helps salespeople acquire new potential customers and ultimately prompt those leads to make a purchase decision. Read more on How Retention Marketing Paves the Way to Business Growth.

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Biznology

JUNE 6, 2018

If you’re a small or medium size business selling to consumers, you probably want to both automate and personalize your marketing campaigns. The solution, of course, is marketing automation linked to your customer relationship management (CRM) software. Fortunately for SMB marketers, CRM is becoming main stream.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. Industrial marketing for manufacturers offers solutions that allow us to maximize our resources.

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Rev

JUNE 25, 2019

Beyond the funnel content and client retention go hand in hand. You’ve made it through the marketing funnel from the first date ( top of the funnel ), to tying the knot ( bottom of the funnel ), and now you find yourself beyond the funnel. Bottom line, beyond the funnel content is all about client retention.

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SalesGrape

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Telemarketing vs. Digital Marketing: Which Drives Better B2B Leads? In today’s competitive business landscape, generating high-quality leads is crucial for the success of any B2B company. With the rise of digital marketing strategies, many businesses have shifted their focus towards online lead generation techniques.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 3, 2023

Most marketers understand this basic concept: You should create personalized content for your site visitors. But by doing this, your leads will turn out more qualified, and you’ll have a better understanding of what someone needs. Speaking to your different personas is the exact thing that will make your leads more qualified.

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Madison Logic

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The same could be said for alignment across the revenue team: marketing, sales, and often customer success. Account-based marketing (ABM) is a strategy that B2B organizations use to target high-value accounts that accelerate pipeline and revenue growth. The problem with sales and marketing team misalignment .

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DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? This is the data you directly collect across your marketing tech stack. Spikes in content consumption—either on your website or on third-party websites. What types of intent data are there?

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is one of the top goals for B2B marketers. Like a rising tide, when CRO goes up, it can influence other metrics and lead to higher revenue per visitor and more customers. Helping simplify the overwhelm is where Funnel Envy can help. Improving your conversion rate is a moving target.

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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.

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Valasys

JULY 26, 2021

An effective B2B marketing strategy focuses on generating quality leads, and building a strong pipeline will help you maintain a stable growth rate. B2B Leads are qualified prospects who may be approached and marketed by salespeople. It’s challenging to create high-quality leads that will convert into customers.

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

Not a bad zinger, but here we are four years later and LinkedIn is widely acknowledged as an invaluable resource not just for headhunters and job seekers, but for marketers and sales professionals too. For B2B marketers, the importance of LinkedIn cannot be overstated. Why LinkedIn Lead Generation is Perfect for B2B Marketing.

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Hinge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Educational webinars have emerged as a powerful marketing tool for many professional services and B2B firms. But not everyone is on the same page… As someone who has organized, promoted, and produced over 100 webinars at Hinge, you can imagine that I hold some strong perspectives on webinars as a marketing strategy.

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Valasys

MAY 1, 2024

The business world was never an easy playground, even though producing the leads is not a problem anymore. It is not enough that you just create and track leads, but you have to nurture them, build relationships, and then walk them through the sales funnel. This is where AI tool of Lead Nurturing plays the decisive role.

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The Lead Agency

JULY 18, 2019

If your current B2B sales strategy doesn’t take this into account, you may be losing valuable leads that become ‘stuck’ in funnel bottlenecks. 68% of organisations are yet to clearly define their sales funnel, missing out on the significant benefits that could otherwise be achieved. What does this mean for your organisation?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

This is why it’s imperative for B2B tech marketers to shift their focus from buying journey funnels to full-on customer lifecycle management. However, customer acquisition is where most marketing strategies stop. The traditional funnel is focused on net-new customer acquisition as the means to drive growth.

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