Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Businesses have a wealth of options for promoting their solutions to boost sales. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. B2B buyers are changing; they seek out more informational and educational content to solve problems. Quick Takeaways.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 1, 2023

Content foundations are must-have artifacts like buyer profiles, industry and competitor data, search keyword analysis, content performance data, and key marketing messages. There is no sense of urgency to buy, or intrigue to prompt buyers to imagine a better future and act now to secure it.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 15, 2023

But you know what they say – nothing good comes easy. What Is B2B Digital Marketing? In fact, 70% of marketing technology buyers look for content on vendor websites. In fact, 70% of marketing technology buyers look for content on vendor websites. But why is digital marketing so important?

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Act-On

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Marketing and sales teams are famously frenemies. Sales and marketing alignment is no small task, but it’s not a mystery. We know what causes misalignment: No shared understanding around who we’re trying to reach. Sales only cares about hitting targets, by any means necessary.”).

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. For marketers across virtually all industries, but especially those working in SaaS, this cut-mode mentality has led to fewer in-market buyers. Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2023

Marketing automation can save you time and money and improve the buyer’s journey. What Is Automated Marketing? What Do You Need To Have in Place Before You Start Automated Marketing? The software then sorts the individual into a predetermined group by buyer intent. We’ve got the answers here.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 24, 2021

Buyer Trust Is Elusive For Most Marketing And Sales Teams Unless They Can Balance Empathy And Humility. Marketing and sales traditionally believe that the path to building buyer trust is by providing answers. Answers to buyer problems and challenges. The answer usually begins with – “What we can do…”.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It drags down demand and lead generation and sales-ready opportunities. It drags down demand and lead generation and sales-ready opportunities. Demand gen encompasses the sales, marketing and customer service actions that find, attract, convert, keep, and grow the value of customers. Guest post by Laura Patterson.

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sagefrog

APRIL 16, 2024

The B2B buyer’s journey and buyer personas are critical aspects of this carefully constructed process. While almost any B2B marketer worth their salt will swear by the buyer’s journey, some marketers think that B2B buyer personas are a mixed bag. Why Are B2B Buyer Personas Important?

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Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Most business leaders and Marketing and Sales professionals today understand the impact that peer reviews and stories make on the customer bying journey, including the B2B purchase journey. Studies reveal significant changes to how B2B buyers select suppliers. Several findings are worth noting: ?

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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

Table of Contents What is an Industrial Marketing Strategy? What is an Industrial Marketing Strategy? The hurdles in industrial marketing strategy for manufacturers can seem daunting because the long and complex sales cycles involve many stakeholders, from engineers to purchasing and executives. Source ) Why is that?

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In each market, diverse choices cater to individual buyer nuances. Identifying buyers aligned with your solution’s specific version narrows your focus to essential companies. Below are the few insights gathered from diverse surveys and research on B2B buyer behavior: Gartner, Inc. 75% now use more sources for research.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Product alone is not enough to engage and retain B2B buyers. But surprisingly, B2B businesses often overlook the importance of a great customer experience for their buyers, which is typically a top priority for B2C. To achieve this, they must understand what motivates B2B buyers. B2B buyers need to trust your brand.

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Only B2B

APRIL 24, 2024

But what truly sets them apart? So, what’s the best way forward? Must Read: 5 Common B2B Demand Generation Pitfalls to Avoid What is Demand Generation? It’s a continuous process focused on reaching and engaging potential buyers outside of your existing market. Contribution to pipeline and sales impact.

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B2B Digital Marketer

APRIL 25, 2024

B2B Digital Marketer What Are Digital Sales Rooms? As businesses seek more dynamic and engaging ways to connect with clients, digital sales rooms stand out as pivotal platforms for interaction, presentation, and collaboration. In this episode, you’ll learn: The definition and purpose of digital sales rooms.

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NetLine

APRIL 23, 2024

Technology and data—specifically buyer-level intent data —take a lot of the guesswork out of sales prospecting, making it more precise. How can intent data help sales teams identify high-potential prospects more effectively? It tells you what buyers have been searching for, where they are searching, and why.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Hitting targets and meeting sales quotas has become harder for most sales teams over the past year. The impact of the economy has slowed down the pace of B2B sales, leaving sales teams wondering how to meet their KPIs. So, in order to efficiently guide prospects to closed-won, nurturing relationships is key.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Closing deals in 2023 has been a challenge for many sales teams, but we’re uncovering little-known tips to help you keep your sales pipeline flowing. 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.

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Velocity Partners

APRIL 9, 2024

At most B2B companies, the marketing/sales relationship has taken a wrong turn. Because the B2B go-to-market playbook — what worked before — no longer matches the reality of how customers buy. Because the B2B go-to-market playbook — what worked before — no longer matches the reality of how customers buy. It’s a profit windfall.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

The B2B buyer experience is more complex and time-consuming than that of B2C. B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. This article discusses how your team can assist potential clients at each buyer journey stage.

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PathFactory

APRIL 23, 2024

B2B marketing teams invest in content to grow audience engagement, nurture, build brand awareness, and drive sales. Getting buyers to actually engage with your content requires B2B marketers to deliver the right content, to the right buyer, at the right time. The buying journey today is complicated. And it’s not easy.

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Including: 5 benefits of B2B lead quality Intent checklist to determine baseline quality Techniques for nurturing quality leads into valuable customers Read on to learn how to speed-up your B2B Sales Cycle and reduce lead rejections through delivering a high standard of lead quality your Sales team will love.

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Tiecas

MARCH 11, 2024

A truly effective industrial website is a lead-generation engine, and your site’s strategic makeover must address the aesthetics and inner workings that drive potential buyers toward meaningful action. While a fresh design matters, it’s only one piece of the puzzle. An industrial website redesign is complex and has many potential pitfalls.

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Trade Press Services

MARCH 4, 2024

Whether your goal is to acquire leads, boost sales, or increase conversions, content is vital to moving people through the buyer’s journey. Content serves as the primary vehicle for educating, engaging, and guiding potential customers at each stage of their journey to make a purchase.

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Martech

MARCH 18, 2024

What has more allure in martech than a tool that promises to grant remarkable advantage over the competition? And among such tools, what could be more powerful than one that tells you who is ready to buy? This article is not about demonizing intent data but rather trying to reposition what it can and cannot do for a marketing program.

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The Lead Agency

MARCH 17, 2024

Every click, like, view and interaction brings us insights and edges buyers at every stage of the sales cycle toward the ultimate goal: the purchase. But what comes first is the lead. In the B2B sector, the journey from initial interest to conversion is often complex and nuanced. No one wants more emails and phone calls.

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NetLine

OCTOBER 30, 2023

What is the B2B Black Hole? What is the B2B Black Hole? Lack of Action Like a spaceship without its navigational computer, B2B marketers like to operate on gut feel rather than tangible buyer behaviors and measurable, first-party engagement data. The B2B Black Hole. That’s a fear in and of itself.

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FunnelEnvy

MARCH 18, 2024

Studies prove that B2B prospects now prefer a digital buying journey over sales calls. Understanding your target audience is more important than ever for lead generation and improving the ROI of marketing and sales. Understanding their journey is where B2B customer insights come in. What are B2B Buyer Personas?

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Top Rank Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

Even as brands rightfully embrace the humanity of professional audiences, it still must be acknowledged that buyers in B2B experience contrasting motivations, challenges and dynamics in their journeys compared to consumers. TopRank Marketing has worked with clients in both the B2B and B2C realms over the last two decades.

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The Marketing Blender

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Stages of the Buyer’s Journey: The New Dynamics In the past 15 years, the B2B buyer’s journey has transformed significantly. Traditionally, buyers were two-thirds through their pre-buying research before engaging with a human. The use of AI and automation, while promising, also contributes to the noise.

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Contently

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With the complex marketing strategies most of us design today, models like “multi-touch” and “omni-touch” are crucial to genuinely mapping ROI to every piece of content in the buyer’s journey. In first-touch attribution, the ad gets the credit for the sale. But is complex always the right path?

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Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Navigating the complex landscape of Marketing requires a deep understanding of your prospect’s journey. In this ever-evolving landscape, one powerful tool has emerged that is revolutionizing the way B2B marketers work: buyer intent data. What is buyer intent data?

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