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How B2B Content Marketing Has Changed and What To Do Next [Research]

Webbiquity

But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. IT purchasing budgets weren’t cut (generally) but were shifted different priorities, accommodating remote work and accelerating digital transformation initiatives. No surprise there.

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2020 Content Marketing Trends – Content for the Buyer Journey

Marketing Insider Group

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisionsis what marketing is all about! Quick Takeaways.

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What Topics Are Marketing Tech Buyers Researching in 2020?

Inbox Insight

And this means that marketing departments are searching for new solutions to help them stand out. According to our research, the typical timeline for all three phases of purchasing to be complete (research, buying cycle and implementation) is usually between 9 months and 3 years. The marketing professionals we surveyed.

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How Insights Into The B2B Lifecycle Can Prevent A Blind Spot In 2020

Tony Zambito

This phenomenon of speed in changing behaviors will cause a shift in thinking on the gathering of human-centric insights by the year 2020. As we have gone through two decades in the use of buyer insights research and buyer personas, we moved from gaining insights about the sales funnel to that of the buyer’s journey.

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New Research: Drift – 2021 State of Conversational Marketing

Heinz Marketing

Spurred by the events in 2020, buyer and seller conversations moved almost exclusively online. Removing friction across digital channels is important to staying top of mind for B2B customers. Our research shows that businesses using Conversational Marketing create better digital customer experiences and achieve their pipeline goals.

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The Buyer’s Journey Will Transform Into The Buyer’s Quest By 2020

Tony Zambito

Funnels, stages, paths, journeys, and more labels that suggest some form of a linear line of thinking has dominated marketing and sales for decades. As forward-thinking marketing and sales leaders prepare for 2020 and continuous digital disruption, it is time to alter this line of thinking.

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5 B2B Marketing Trends in 2020

ATAK Interactive

Over the years, the B2B marketing landscape has noticeably changed. 82% of B2B buyers are spending more time in the research phase, using more sources to research and evaluate products and services. And when researching, buyers make an average of 12 searches prior to engaging on a specific brand’s website.