Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MARCH 4, 2024

These trends prove that regardless of fast shifts in AI, there are certain foundational principles that companies must prioritize for growth. Keep up with global trends in AI Salesforce commissioned Forrester Consulting to survey 773 global decision-makers to find out how they succeed with AI-powered CRM — and what it all means for you.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 30, 2021

This crisis response led them to identify several short- and long-term trends. To capitalize on these market shifts to increase both the quantity and quality of your leads in the post-pandemic B2B marketplace, here are six top lead generation trends to watch in 2021. Personalized Outreach with User Data. Image credit: McKinsey.

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Martech

JULY 28, 2022

If you have determined an MPM system makes sense for your business, here’s 20 questions to ask vendors: What platform hosting options are available (SaaS/cloud/on premise)? Does the vendor specialize in a particular channel, vertical or campaign objective? If so, will the vendor commit to limits on annual increases?

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Check out the tech and tactics fueling the above mentioned shift: Intent data Account-based marketing (ABM) Personalization Marketing automation Predictive analytics Adapting to the merging of modern B2B buyers and the trends driving B2B demand generation strategies is crucial for thriving in today’s evolving B2B landscape.

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Martech

JUNE 15, 2022

So herewith are my top five predictions for enduring trends. Measuring the effectiveness of personalization remains difficult, and despite breathless vendor case studies, many if not most pilot projects here fail to achieve meaningful ROI. Some existing vendors will fold or consolidate. You might end up with a “ zombie ” vendor.

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Martech

JANUARY 21, 2022

Ideally, you’d want to follow a structured, test-based approach for how you bring new technology into the enterprise, and you’d expect participating vendors to follow your lead in the vetting process — out of respect, if nothing else. Based on empirical testing, you are on the verge of selecting a platform not sold by one of the big vendors.

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Martech

JULY 29, 2022

Once you’ve gone through the checklist to determine if you need — and are ready for — an ABM solution, the next step is to identify and contact vendors. Your vendor shortlist. For example, if enriching your ICPs with deeper technographic data is important, be sure to ask about it during vendor interviews and demos.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 26, 2024

But, fairly soon, vendors realized that there was more value in the database building features, which were rare, than in the applications themselves, which were fairly common. It took the big martech vendors including Salesforce and Adobe several years to accept that. That’s what ”persistent” refers to in the CDP definition.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The shift from brick-and-mortar to ecommerce that’s been playing out over the past two decades in the B2C world is increasingly impacting B2b vendors. More than half of B2B buyers say they expect the same user-friendly online buying experience from B2B vendors they get from consumer websites. Increase in the Millennial Audience.

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Martech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Up to 90% of buyers have a set of vendors in mind before doing any research, and 90% of them will choose a vendor from the day one list, according to a survey by Bain and Google. The post 2024 B2B trends: 6 key areas for marketing success appeared first on MarTech. Get MarTech! In your inbox.

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

So, it’s worth asking, do I need a content syndication vendor to do this for me? Will that vendor/ partner make my job easier, or can I do this on my own? This can create vendor fatigue over time. What other solutions does that content syndication vendor use to back up their processes? Research Recommendations.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

B2B decision-makers in the market for software, including marketing technology solutions, have less patience with vendor interactions and increasingly look to buy from third-party marketplaces and re-sellers. The post Tech buyers increasingly prefer buying from third-party marketplaces rather than vendors appeared first on MarTech.

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Liveintent

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We are pleased to share that LiveIntent was included as a Sample Vendor for Identity Resolution (IDR) in the recently published The Gartner Marketing Technology Vendor Essential Guide. Of course, this Gartner report is available to Gartner subscribers behind their paywall, but the report aligns with industry trends.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Today, ecommerce vendors are increasing combining email with SMS (text) marketing; marketers sent a whopping 62% more SMS marketing messages last year than in the previous year. An extraordinary 91% of consumers have subscribed to at least one SMS marketing program, and 73% have made a purchase after receiving a text from a brand or vendor.

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Martech

MARCH 1, 2022

Does the vendor seem to understand our business and our marketing needs? Here are 19 questions to ask each vendor that will help you narrow the field: What platform hosting options are available (SaaS/cloud/on premise)? Does the vendor specialize in a particular channel, vertical or campaign objective? Click here to download!

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PureB2B

JUNE 9, 2022

Too often, content syndication programs are plagued with poor-performing leads due to the vendor not truly addressing the challenge at hand. Before we dig into what each content syndication vendor should be doing for you, let’s take a quick look at why this approach to marketing is so valuable. Why is Content Syndication Valuable?

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Martech

MARCH 4, 2022

Does the vendor seem to un that derstand our business and our marketing needs? Explore capabilities from vendors like Adobe, Pointillist, SharpSpring, Salesforce and more in the full MarTech Intelligence Report on customer journey analytics platforms. They want personalization, a trend that continues to grow. What the tools do.

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PureB2B

MAY 10, 2022

However, as you look to incorporate this solution into your marketing campaign rotation, it’s important to keep an eye out for some of the more successful practices content syndication vendors use to ensure you’re getting a quality return on your content investment. What to Look for in a Content Syndication Vendor. High Quality Data.

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Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Here are some trends I expect will be important. Many marketing automation vendors have added mobile interfaces for the marketers and salespeople who work with them. But marketing automation vendors haven’t built many special features to make video easier to use. But it's still worth taking a guess at what looks likely.

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The Lead Agency

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With today’s buyers relying less on vendor resources and preferring a more autonomous approach to research and decision-making, it is more important than ever for company websites and marketing materials to provide accurate and up-to-date product information, such as pricing and customer feedback.

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Content Standard

OCTOBER 26, 2020

According to Skyword’s 2020 Content Marketing Trends report, marketers typically create the majority of their content in-house—but the outsourcing trend is on the rise. Current events could further accelerate this trend, as Mamela notes. Can they be a part of a team and collaborate virtually?

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SalesGrape

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Telemarketing Trends in B2B Marketing: What’s Working in 2023? Here are some key trends that have emerged in telemarketing for B2B marketing: Data-Driven Approach Gone are the days when telemarketers relied solely on cold calling lists purchased from third-party vendors.

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Circle Studio

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As we approach the end of 2021, it’s time to look at key 2022 B2B marketing trends that will emerge in the year ahead. As we have seen in previous years, 2022 will reflect the ongoing evolution of many B2B marketing trends. So what macro trends will likely have the biggest impact on firms in the coming year?

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Martech

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 2022 and 2023, we witnessed first the rollout of AI-driven bots like ChatGPT , DALL-E, Bard and Bing Chat and then a host of proprietary vendor tools that businesses of all sizes and capabilities could use. The post 2023 in review: 3 key trends to inform your 2024 marketing plan appeared first on MarTech. Get MarTech!

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Check out the tech and tactics fueling the above mentioned shift: Intent data Account-based marketing (ABM) Personalization Marketing automation Predictive analytics Adapting to the merging of modern B2B buyers and the trends driving B2B demand generation strategies is crucial for thriving in today’s evolving B2B landscape.

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

So, it’s worth asking, do I need a content syndication vendor to do this for me? Will that vendor/ partner make my job easier, or can I do this on my own? This can create vendor fatigue over time. What content syndication platforms or other solutions does that content syndication vendor use to back up their processes?

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

So, it’s worth asking, do I need a content syndication vendor to do this for me? Will that vendor/ partner make my job easier, or can I do this on my own? This can create vendor fatigue over time. What other solutions does that content syndication vendor use to back up their processes? Research Recommendations.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 30, 2019

The findings reveal that European business buyers expect vendors to display traits traditionally associated with consumer brands, demonstrating B2B and B2C landscapes are no longer distinct. Of course, a focus on green credentials is hardly a nascent trend. France, and Germany. CXM And The Importance Of Lifecycle Engagement.

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ClickZ

AUGUST 14, 2020

Top challenges businesses face with existing B2B vendors. Our Pulse Survey helps you look into the cracks with reasons why technology vendors could be losing business. How competitive pricing is a major reason for buyers to switch vendors. Reasons why B2B technology vendors are losing business. Lack of transparency (30%).

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 24, 2014

On May 6, AOL and Google announced their respective acquisitions of attribution vendors Convertro and Adometry. The continued integration of those two worlds – which have been almost totally separate – is a tremendously important trend that will be driving marketing technology over the next several years.

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PureB2B

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Vendor fatigue is a real issue that the majority of marketers battle, and most have no idea how to beat it. So, the question must be asked, is there a way to truly defeat vendor fatigue? Once that list is created, you can then start filling out various data points like competitive intel, industry trends, recent press releases, etc.

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PureB2B

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Vendor fatigue is a real issue that the majority of marketers battle, and most have no idea how to beat it. So, the question must be asked, is there a way to truly defeat vendor fatigue? Once that list is created, you can then start filling out various data points like competitive intel, industry trends, recent press releases, etc.

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Vendors Ideal Customer Profiles Opt-out Advertising Agencies 62

LeadsRX

JUNE 30, 2021

The latest video on the LeadsRx Attribution Marketing Channel examines 9 trends that all marketers should be watching to improve advertising and marketing campaign success for the remainder of 2021 (and beyond). The 9 Performance Marketing Trends. WATCH THE VIDEO. Below is the quick version of the list.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Adobe announced that consumer demand for personalized content reached an all-time high in 2018, a theme that underscored some of the most prominent trends of the year. As we wrap up another busy year in marketing, I’d like to reflect on the major trends of the year and project how they’ll play out in 2019: #1: Account-Based Marketing.

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

If you’re not thinking about how customers and technologies are responding to current market trends, then the software industry will fall behind. B2B buyers must understand how you will help them achieve their business objectives, and that can only be realised by investing in the emotional relationship between the client and vendor.

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