B2B Marketing Directions

JULY 9, 2022

For example, many technology vendors produce buying guides for the types of technologies they offer, and several analyst/consulting firms regularly publish "rankings" of various types of technology applications. It works exclusively with enterprise customers, and the firm emphasizes that its advice is vendor agnostic.

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Only B2B

MAY 19, 2022

So, we propose that we condense all of these ideas into three important areas for appointment-setting success: people, timing, and tools. A reference from a customer or vendor partner may be priceless when it comes to securing an appointment with a desired client. Three Focus Areas for Outstanding Appointment Setting.

Work Management 118

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Vidyard

MARCH 5, 2021

From prospecting to sending out pre-made marketing content, follow-ups, demos, or pricing proposals—using video for sales is moving from exploration to serious investment for most organizations. And if there’s a very specialized requirement your company has, can the vendor build it for you? A Tool to Help You.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 4, 2012

The list of independent marketing automation systems shrank by one yesterday when Leadformix was purchased by sales enablement vendor CallidusCloud for $9 million. The price is surprisingly low for an established marketing automation vendor. This is why Callidus is a good buyer.

Marketing Automation Services 120

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Martech

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It started to humanize the SDR by proposing relevant content before they’ve even spoken with the prospect.”. This customer acquisition strategy focuses on delivering promotions — advertising, direct mail, content syndication, etc. Source: Nirosha Methananda. Account-based marketing: A snapshot. What it is.

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Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2019

If your firm hasn’t been part of a merger or acquisition, some of your competition certainly has. How do mergers and acquisitions impact a firm’s brand (maybe even multiple brands if we’re talking about a “ house of brands ”), marketing and business development? Professional services firms are no strangers to the M&A landscape.

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nDash

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Your company is going through transition – a merger, acquisition, growth – and you need someone to help maintain a steady pace. Questions loom regarding the need for a full-time CMO, so you propose bringing an interim freelance CMO aboard to test the waters. The idea is that you may ramp down your vendors at a specific point.

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Customer Experience Matrix

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

SAS today announced its acquisition of marketing resource management vendor AssetLink. The move makes perfect sense: the other big MRM vendor was Aprimo , and once they were acquired by Teradata , SAS and AssetLink had no alternative partners in the enterprise marketing space. Makes sense.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 17, 2023

Writing reports and proposals for vendors or clients. Take note of any big mergers or acquisitions, and read up on the latest tech innovations. Because tech sales is a multi-step process, your responsibilities could also include: Generating and scoring leads. Conducting discovery calls. Recommending and demonstrating products.

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Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Specifically, they can do two things: improve the selection process itself and look beyond features to assess the vendors. This post will focus on the selection process and the next will talk about judging vendors. But don’t think you’re writing the document for vendors.

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Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Vendors 120

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 4, 2012

One easily predictable trend in B2B marketing automation is that vendors will tailor their systems to specific industries. I wrote in February about one set of these vendors: Balihoo and others that specialize in helping central marketing organizations work with channel partners such as dealers and franchisees. Integrations with ACT!

Marketing Automation Services 120

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Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

About half of buyers consider only one system , I’m told by various vendors. This would be fine if most marketers were experts at technology acquisition. 19% of buyers do a formal needs assessment and Request for Proposal (RFP). If you’re wondering how many companies actually commit those sins, the sad answer is: a lot.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation RFP Automation 120

Vidyard

MARCH 5, 2021

From prospecting to sending out pre-made marketing content, follow-ups, demos, or pricing proposals—using video for sales is moving from exploration to serious investment for most organizations. And if there’s a very specialized requirement your company has, can the vendor build it for you?

Enterprise Management 65

Enterprise Management Work Management Video Marketing Marketing Management 65

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Martech vendors can benefit greatly by selling their solutions in the scenarios described by this framework. External drivers range from regulatory requirements, competitive pressures, and vendor upgrades and improvements. Forced – vendor service updates and regulatory pressures require the purchase. Preparation is good.

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ViewPoint

JANUARY 26, 2012

Ruth Stevens is Founder of eMarketing Strategy , a consulting practice that assists companies in building their customer acquisition and retention strategies. Let me go out on a limb and propose the top five media for your lead generation toolkit. Ruth is also author of Maximizing Lead Generation: The Complete Guide for B2B Marketers.

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Hinge Marketing

MARCH 4, 2019

They begin looking for providers that are well-qualified to address their issue and start drawing up a list of potential vendors. A similar case can be made for its impact on talent acquisition. If talent acquisition is your goal, you will want to track how many qualified candidates you get. Examples of Digital Branding.

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Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

That is probably more true for government buyers, who engage both vendors and peers though a multitude of digital, social, and mobile touch points. RPF/proposal messaging demonstrates your specific expertise and capability at the technical level. If messaging is not consistent, from all sources, trust can be lost. Additional Resources.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2016

You see, clients don’t want to review 50 proposals to get to a short-list of 3-5 companies to interview. Even when referred by a current client, vendor, or friend, prospects will go to your website to check you out. Your cost per acquisition significantly drops by utilizing a robust online lead generation system.

Lead Generation 48

Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Webinar Metrics 48

The ROI Guy

MAY 7, 2015

As a result, your prospect is more apt to stick with the status quo – their legacy solution and processes - versus moving forward with your proposal. If you have not, no wonder your proposal is not getting the budget allocation or priority it deserves. They simply stop returning phone calls or emails. If not, why not?

Work Management 40

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Traditional ROI analysis examines the cash flow of a proposed project over time to determine if it makes fiscal sense. Quantification of these benefits versus a KPI will help the team understand the proposed improvements and assure success post deployment (post-implementation analysis).

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Moz

AUGUST 7, 2019

We grew from 19k monthly organic sessions to over 100k monthly organic sessions in approximately 14 months, leading to an acquisition by Outreach.io. This was also a key component to positioning Sales Hacker for acquisition. I knew this wasn’t because of a link building acquisition problem, but due to a content quality problem.

Case Studies 49

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 7, 2010

Costs are tallied for planning, acquisition, setup & installation, manage & support, evolution and retirement. Rightly so, by focusing on costs alone, the dramatic benefit differences of and between proposed solutions could be overlooked.

Work Management 40

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Martech

MAY 9, 2023

CabinetM has released its Q1 2023 MarTech Innovation Report, a quarterly summary of new technology introductions, feature updates and acquisitions. In Q1, there were 13 new AI tools announced and four vendors that announced new AI capabilities for their existing products. Key findings. billion in Q1 2023. Why we care. ” — here.

Acquisitions 98

Acquisitions Marketing AI Comparison Marketing Proposals 98

Hubspot

MAY 23, 2017

3) You Aren't Aligned with Marketing Technology Vendors. They are putting much of it into marketing and sales, or what they like to call it: customer acquisition. In other words, you can leverage their customer acquisitions machines to generate new clients for you. You need to be a tech-step ahead of your prospects.

Advertising Agencies 69

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Personal IT Organization Enterprise Partner/Vendor. Partner/Vendor. Vendor Management. Mergers & Acquisitions. To drive KM at Russell Reynolds, the company circulates a document every afternoon throughout its 32 offices worldwide that shows all outstanding proposals and projects. Vendor Management.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

You might recognize the phenomenon: Marketing has the budget and picks a tool without adequately consulting IT, or IT is given sole responsibility for finding the right vendor and doesn’t adequately involve marketing stakeholders, or the marketing team simply declines to participate. ” Nearly every vendor will check the box.

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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Vendors 92

Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

Meaningfully mine and respect the data customers freely share Customers provide personal information to companies all the time — including acquisition offer responses, purchase behaviors, product favorites, social shares and sentiments on user-generated content — all of which tell marketers how to sell to them.

Work Management 121

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Tactics 121

Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

“Until we can demonstrate that automation actually gives a reduced cost of customer acquisition,&# Ramos says, businesses may be reluctant to spend money on such services. Is Vertical CRM Right For Your Organization?

Enterprise Management 40

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Cost of customer acquisition, cost per lead, lead to customer conversion, and other inbound marketing driven metrics need to be part of the conversation you are having with sales. Buyers need to be educated, vendors need to be researched, and an internet presence needs to be maintained to stay in front of prospects.

Inbound Marketing 28

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Hubspot

MAY 13, 2013

Recent acquisitions (Eloqua acquired by Oracle, Pardot by ExactTarget, and others) are also signs of a market headed in the right direction. Instead, you need to focus on solutions, since all vendors solve problems differently. 6) Marketing expertise by the vendor really, really matters. Marketing changes a lot, and fast.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation RFP 28

Martech

AUGUST 26, 2021

Vendors vie for position with new and updated solutions and alliances in a race for adoption — even as the course continues to shift. Reduced Revenue: Acquisitions Decline – Reduced ability to fine-tune ad placement and messaging. Here’s the timeline on Google’s 3rd-party cookie phase-out. Contextual targeting.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2018

From strategic objectives to tactical points of focus, the information below can help guide and support B2B marketing initiatives proposed in the new year and beyond. This also aids in the communication of objectives in the decision to budget for investments in various acquisition channels and programs. 2018 CMO Global Study.

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Budget Programs Marketing Report B2B Marketing Work Management 123

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Doing so will not only help sell the product but also work toward establishing a better relationship with vendors, partners, and clients. It’s another form of content that you can house on your website, use in pitches or proposals, and share across a variety of channels. Let’s see how. Case Studies.

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Martech

MARCH 1, 2024

They can also offer platforms beyond the collection and management of cookies by proposing a single management repository for all user consent. You can control which data is sent to the vendor and how. Customer acquisition. profit margin) before it gets passed off to outside tools. Improved website performance.

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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Privacy 109

Terminus

JANUARY 16, 2019

In the summer of 2018 we completed the technology integration from our acquisition and launched our account-based platform. When you look at it through the lens of what we are helping our customers do within their businesses, we aren’t a cool MarTech vendor, we’re helping fundamentally change a big part of how they deliver growth.

Account Based Marketing 29

Account Based Marketing Brand Identity Branding Paid Search Agency 29

Zoominfo

MAY 27, 2019

Here are the content types that do this best: Vendor-neutral blog posts related to common search query terms and keywords. Here are the types of content that work best during this phase: Vendor or product-specific webinars. Goal-specific content proposals. Industry-specific infographics, tool kits, videos, or free guides.

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Martech Advisor

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As per Google, industry feedback is being solicited on the web standards community proposals via GitHub. This disconnect has mainly been due to viewability issues, brand safety concerns, and the fact that audience ratings vendors have been slow to pay attention to the app space. The Cookie-Less Future.

Advertising Agencies 75

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising API 75