Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 4, 2023

At Marketing Insider Group, we teamed up with Renegade.com and CMO Huddles for a groundbreaking study: ‘Man vs. Machine.’ Why We Undertook This Study At Marketing Insider Group, we’re constantly exploring new frontiers in content creation. Human content still leads in terms of engagement and SEO performance.

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Marketing AI Lead Ranking Research Guidelines 262

Webbiquity

MAY 3, 2022

In that light, marketers, event producers, and prospective attendees are all expressing optimism about the road forward. The live events industry will rebound, but with new processes and priorities. Here are key findings from 10 research reports released since the beginning of April, 2022. Here are few more findings.

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Marketing Report Event Marketing Research Trends 334

Tomorrow People

JULY 26, 2022

What you need to know about brand research, and how it can help you stand out from the competition. In crowded markets, gaining a competitive advantage is key as it’s the only way you can sustainably attract new customers and maintain brand loyalty. The answer lies in brand research. What is brand research?

Research 156

Research Brand Identity Branding Lead Ranking 156

Martech

APRIL 19, 2024

It’s one of the oldest debates in lead generation: quantity vs. quality. Marketers who are judged by the number of leads they generate will push for quantity. But big-ticket purchases in B2C and B2B will help marketers see ROI with a small number of wins, which pushes some marketers toward quality. Meta saw 16.6%

Lead Gen 116

Lead Gen Paid Content Social Media Sales Qualified Leads 116

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 5, 2023

The main goal for Marketing in B2B companies is to generate leads for sales teams and increasingly to deliver direct revenue. Some marketers define anyone who fills out a form or attends an online or physical event as a lead. This continues to be one of the biggest mistakes marketing makes. Why is this important?

Lead Ranking 275

Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads 275

Tomorrow People

JULY 26, 2022

What you need to know about brand research, and how it can help you stand out from the competition. In crowded markets, gaining a competitive advantage is key as it’s the only way you can sustainably attract new customers and maintain brand loyalty. The answer lies in brand research. What is brand research?

Research 156

Research Brand Identity Branding Lead Ranking 156

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Any B2B marketer looking to rank for competitive keywords should invest the necessary time in developing an SEO process that starts well before any words are written and extends far beyond the moment of publication. In fact, there are seven steps involved in developing an SEO process that will help your content rank consistently.

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Process SEO B2B Marketing Lead Scoring 105

InsightSquared

AUGUST 14, 2019

In fact, Gartner reported by the year 2020, AI will become a more integral part of the sales process for up to 30% of companies around the world. With the potential to maximize sales leads, reduce costs, increase sales, and optimize return on investment, AI is soon to become a sales rep’s best friend.

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Sales Management Marketing AI Process Top of Funnel 228

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Creating and managing a carefully planned B2B marketing approach is crucial for businesses aiming to achieve continuous expansion in a fiercely competitive digital marketing environment. In this guide, we will go over a step-by-step process for how to develop a B2B marketing strategy.

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Contently

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. At the end of the day, content marketers must nurture readers throughout a buyer’s journey, driving them down the funnel and engaging with them at every stage. And this is where natural language processing (NLP) can help.

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Lead Ranking Marketing AI Process SEO 154

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

Engagio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

They engage with companies on their own terms, conducting extensive research across various channels long before they want to engage with sales teams. That’s why lead nurturing remains such a key element of a good B2B go-to-market. OK, so now onto the core question: should lead nurturing come from marketing or SDRs?

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 1, 2019

With constant change being the norm in marketing and business, one thing remains the same: the need for marketing research. Marketing research is a helpful tool for organizations to better identify marketing strategies and evaluate business decisions using data. Define the Problem or Opportunity.

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Research Process Planning Marketing Budget Creation 81

ANNUITAS

MARCH 21, 2023

Dynamic Chat gets More AI and Improved Routing Chat is obviously a top trend among marketers , especially as ChatGPT continues to both excite and worry a lot of marketing professionals. Let’s dig in to these new and advanced features. Adobe has made significant advancements to its Dynamic Chat capabilities inside Adobe Marketo Engage.

Marketing Automation Services 130

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Webinar Metrics 130

Launch Marketing

JANUARY 11, 2024

With so much on the line, you must get marketing right. Focusing on four essential marketing fundamentals will go a long way toward building a solid foundation for the success of your B2B business. With these in place, you and your team can achieve a successful launch and kickstart lead generation. But where do you start?

Lead Generation 103

Lead Generation B2B Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 103

Optinmonster

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Do you want to learn about the types of qualitative research and some examples of methodologies? Qualitative studies are vital to the market research process. You can use this information to improve your marketing and increase sales. If you’re new to this kind of market research, you’re in the right place.

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Contently

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As content marketers, the wealth of information driven by human language can help us understand our audience and impact our decisions. Natural language processing (NLP) allows us to quickly scour all this data to identify patterns, context, and deeper meaning. But its application can truly help content marketers in a variety of areas.

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Marketing AI CMS Development Lead Ranking Process 147

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For B2B brands, it is no longer a question of whether or not influencer marketing works. In fact, a vast majority of respondents to our 2023 Influencer Marketing Report report that they have seen extensive benefits in the form of increased sales revenue and improved customer brand reputation.

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Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Planning 120

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 17, 2024

Source: Shutterstock (This year, I'm devoting some of my Research Round-Up posts to academic research papers relating to the use of artificial intelligence for marketing purposes. Specifically, the studies evaluated image performance across three dimensions relevant to marketing.

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Marketing AI Research Banner Ads Effectiveness 70

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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Top of Funnel Lead Generation Advertising Agencies Lead Scoring 104

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 4, 2024

Often, leads aren’t ready to buy, and when they are, it’s a challenge to keep them engaged. And with drip marketing, emails don’t have to live on an island unto themselves. A marketer’s job is to find and understand high quality leads, then help convert them to sales. Why use drip campaigns?

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Paid Content Work Management Email Campaigns Marketing AI 120

Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Despite some claims that email is dead, it is still a highly effective way for marketers to connect with consumers. It is an integral part of inbound marketing as well as attraction marketing , and is a great way to send nurture leads throughout the buying process. Personalization is known to create better results.

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Email Marketing Leads Lead Marketing Qualified Leads 64

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Natural language processing (NLP) is an artificial intelligence (AI) technique that helps a computer understand and interpret naturally evolved languages (no, Klingon doesn’t count) as opposed to artificial computer languages like Java or Python. What is natural language processing? What are the types of NLP categories?

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the digital transformation of marketing and the shift to digital channels for communications since COVID, webinars have become a cornerstone for many B2B marketers. This new study highlighted the challenges marketers face with webinars as well as their potential. After the Webinar: Don’t let those leads grow cold.

Webinar Metrics 110

Webinar Metrics Forrester Top of Funnel Research 110

Vision Edge Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Confirmation bias, often unintentionally, can significantly impact the quality of research and decision-making. AI-enabled research can be a powerful way to surface valuable insights and better inform decisions. They rely on research to understand economic and industry trends.

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Marketing AI Practices Lead Ranking Tips 227

Zoominfo

MARCH 3, 2019

In the world of B2B sales, company research is a critical aspect of any successful rep’s daily duties. In fact, access to the right research tools and information can make or break your ability to identify target accounts, personalize a sales pitch, and ultimately, close deals. Let’s get into it! Check it out! Sprout Social.

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B2B Sales Research Paid Search Agency Tools 233

Pam Didner

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

One of the biggest challenges B2B marketers face is how to generate qualified leads with the most effective marketing channels. But there are a few great tips and tricks to facilitate an effective lead generation process, and I’m here to share them with you. #1 So, what’s the secret? 2 – Know your customer!

Lead Generation 111

Lead Generation Process Sales Qualified Leads Effectiveness 111

Martech

AUGUST 22, 2023

B2B buying has changed dramatically in the last decade, and marketers need to change with it. Let’s look at a company that figured out how to change their marketing to meet their buyers’ behavior and create a positioning that added greater value to their perception in the marketplace. This entailed a program in five parts.

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Case Studies Case Study Studies Buy 96

Hinge Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Consulting firms have been grappling with that shift, and they will have to adapt their marketing and business development strategies to attract new buyers and address the evolving needs of their existing clients. Relevancy is going to fluctuate depending on client needs, market conditions, and a firm’s offerings. in 2020 to 34.9%

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Consulting Research Peer-to-peer Case Studies 151

DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

B2B buyer behavior has shifted dramatically to independent, online research. Due to the volume of content and online resources in nearly every industry, most people on your buying committees can perform their own research on their own time and are likely to make a decision before ever talking to your sales team.

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Intent Data Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Marketing Automation Services 52

Brightedge

JUNE 10, 2022

SEO research is a multifaceted, long-term process. An effective strategy has numerous components, from initial keyword research and competitor analysis, to ongoing tracking and maintenance of rankings. Without them, it’s impossible to perform even the most basic SEO research tasks. Keyword research is vital.

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Animalz blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Our in-house innovation lead, Tim Metz, explores new ideas and technologies for our customers and content. In this article, he shows how content teams can use AI tools in their research process. What you need to know to make the most of this guide What follows are advanced AI research tactics.

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Marketing AI Research Tactics SME 78

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The importance of lead generation is ingrained in the mind of every modern marketer— the more high-quality leads you bring in, the better. But, as the buyer’s journey becomes increasingly multifaceted, it’s now clear that lead generation is just one piece of the marketing puzzle. What is lead management?

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Lead Ranking Work Management Lead Management Marketing Management 172

Business Brainz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

B2B Sales and Marketing teams cannot succeed without a key element in the form of ‘insight’ distilled from all the information available in this universe. And, to your surprise, simple desk research can unlock huge value for your B2B selling and marketing efforts. How desk research leads to B2B sales and marketing success.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Research B2B Marketing Lead Scoring 52

Business Brainz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

B2B Sales and Marketing teams cannot succeed without a key element in the form of ‘insight’ distilled from all the information available in this universe. And, to your surprise, simple desk research can unlock huge value for your B2B selling and marketing efforts. How desk research leads to B2B sales and marketing success.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Research B2B Marketing Lead Scoring 52

Business Brainz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

B2B Sales and Marketing teams cannot succeed without a key element in the form of ‘insight’ distilled from all the information available in this universe. And, to your surprise, simple desk research can unlock huge value for your B2B selling and marketing efforts. How desk research leads to B2B sales and marketing success.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Research B2B Marketing Lead Scoring 52

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 9, 2023

When Lisa Cole, Chief Marketing Officer at Cellebrite, stepped into her role last year, these were the questions constantly on her mind. She wanted to illustrate the marketing department’s ability to drive results and improve work-life balance for employees. A common pattern emerges when marketing teams begin to adopt the technology.

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Marketing AI Examples Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 113