Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

Lead Ranking 191

Lead Ranking Privacy Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 191

Contently

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For example, B2B content marketing may require more touch points throughout the buying journey, in part because the sales process can take months (or even years), and multiple leaders are usually involved in the decision. And before they do, they need to trust your brand as a thought leader in the market.

Storytelling 190

Storytelling Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Conversion 190

Stevens & Tate

MARCH 31, 2024

Step right into our March 2024 of “What’s Trending,” your gateway to the latest in marketing trends and insights. Stay informed and ahead of the game with our collection of marketing trends and reports for the 2024 year. These changes mean marketers and SEO experts need to rethink how they do things online.

Trends 59

Trends Allocation Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 59

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omnichannel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. While the two terms are somewhat synonymous, demand generation strategies span the entire funnel. What is Demand Generation?

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 130

Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. However, you need to freshen up your strategy to account for the needs and expectations of buyers in the current digital environment.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 62

Martech

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For years, marketers have engaged audiences with account-based marketing strategies to better align sales and marketing practices and, in turn, provide more relevant, personalized content and messaging. She added, “That’s why it’s important to focus on buying groups.”. Get the daily newsletter digital marketers rely on.

Account Based Marketing 109

Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel ABM Buy 109

SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Schools, educational institutes, and EdTech entrepreneurs across the country are bracing themselves for the ‘new normal in education. Here are some statistics related to edtech marketing: According to GlobalData estimates , the EdTech industry will grow from US$183.4 4 Marketing Learnings From a Study.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Marketing Budget Paid Content Paid Search Agency 98

Martech

MARCH 2, 2022

No banner ads with pesky redirects. Well, it’s here – and not only is it the future of selling in saas, but sales teams are using it today to engage with prospects in the earliest stages of the dark funnel. In other words, all of these activities have occurred anonymously in what marketers have coined the “Dark Funnel.”.

Top of Funnel 112

Top of Funnel Activities Intent Signal Advertising Channels 112

Top Rank Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

TopRank Marketing has worked with clients in both the B2B and B2C realms over the last two decades. But we also fully recognize the enduring factors that distinguish successful marketing in B2B versus B2C. Address the full funnel with your SEO content. This, in turn, will set up lower-funnel content to be more effective. #2.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel SEO Long Tail Marketing Marketing & Strategy 52

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2021

Over the last year, the pandemic forced many organizations to shift from in-person to all-virtual marketing events. Communication, flexibility, and personalization are three pillars of great virtual marketing events. What’s a Virtual Marketing Event? Virtual marketing events are constantly evolving. Collaborate.

Planning 282

Planning Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels B2B Thought Leadership 282

Webbiquity

MARCH 10, 2020

If you are wondering what all this has to do with effective digital marketing , the answer is: quite a bit! Potential leads are constantly being bombarded by pop-ups and ads, fostering resistance and even resentment. Most prospects now ignore these intrusive ads, or even grow to dislike the brands that harass them for attention.

Sales Qualified Leads 310

Sales Qualified Leads Video Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 310

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 19, 2022

Research shows that 99% of B2B buyers would both make a new purchase and complete a renewal in an end-to-end digital service model. Today, up to 80% of B2B decision makers prefer remote human interactions (or digital self-service) instead of in-person interactions. Provide Journeys of Self-Education.

Sales Management 130

Sales Management Lead Ranking Work Management Marketing Management 130

FunnelEnvy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For digital marketing, integrating customer journey and intent into landing page design is essential for its success. In this instance, the landing page may look like a traditional sales page, hosting the entire funnel content from awareness to consideration to a “buy now” button.

Landing Pages 62

Landing Pages Intent Top of Funnel B2B 62

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 28, 2020

LinkedIn’s State of Sales Report shows that 44% of sales and marketing teams are seeing a significant drop in responsiveness to social and email messaging. So, why are sales and marketing teams challenged to build strong social relationships so they can overcome sales plateaus, sales drops, and sales troughs? Many blame it on C-19.

Top of Funnel 248

Top of Funnel Linkedin Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency 248

Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 29, 2023

Studies show B2B buyers are getting younger and want to engage with companies on social media; B2B marketers are finding social media supports both leads and revenue About one-third of respondents find new products and hear about brands for the first time on social media. It includes both organic posts, sponsored posts and paid ads.

Social Media 79

Social Media B2B Marketing Social Marketing Emarketing 79

Brandpoint

MAY 5, 2021

We had a delightful Microsoft Teams meeting to talk about what the heck it meant to be a marketer in 2020. Sarah’s content marketing consultant company is named Kindred Speak and she focuses on helping clients to “build a brand storytelling framework.” But, it was educating and building thought leadership and trust for the brand.

Top of Funnel 154

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Brand Identity Branding 154

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.

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Marketing Automation Services 52

Brightedge

JULY 1, 2020

5 min read While SEO and PPC are unique channels that both work well alone, combining insights and data from the two for greater results and more visibility can help your overall digital marketing strategy and help increase your ranks in the SERPs. Both SEO and PPC ads focus heavily around optimizing for specific keywords.

SERP 128

SERP PPC Top of Funnel SEO 128

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.

Top of Funnel 104

Top of Funnel Lead Generation Advertising Agencies Lead Scoring 104

Scoop.it

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You have audiences distributed across every stage of this customer journey, represented by a marketing funnel. Below is a great visual representation of what the funnel looks like. The top of the funnel (ToFu) accommodates customers who are just interacting with your business for the first time.

Top of Funnel 84

Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels Advertising Funnels Content 84

Content Marketing Institute

MAY 4, 2018

If you are in marketing, you probably see a visual of something you work to optimize every day. It’s the representation of marketing process and efficiency. You work to put aggregate customer segments – audiences – into this funnel. Marketing people would say “I see a filter.”. Classic battle between sales and marketing.

Top of Funnel 95

Top of Funnel Research Content Marketing Marketing Budget 95

Choozle

MARCH 29, 2022

Catering your messages and tactics to align and guide your potential customers through the decision-making funnel will yield long-term results, as each stage demands its own tactics and goals to ensure it fuels user action. The content you show your customers in this stage should be informative and educational before becoming a sales pitch.

Top of Funnel 74

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Paid Content Advertising Agencies 74

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

How can you increase digital engagement? Third-party cookies, once a cornerstone of data collection for marketers, are slowly being phased out to improve consumer privacy protection. Get your customers back What is digital engagement and why is it important? This demand for personalization will only continue to grow.

Account Based Marketing 122

Account Based Marketing Work Management Digital Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel 122

Unbounce

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Yeah, we know you don’t have a whole bunch of cash to give away, so you’ll have to rely on good ol’ digital marketing to do the heavy lifting for you. This blog post will teach you five foolproof digital marketing practices to get new customers. 5 Digital Marketing Tactics for Getting New Customers.

Paid Content 131

Paid Content Landing Pages Top of Funnel Ad Exchange 131

ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) and strategic content creation and distribution mesh perfectly. In this guide, we share practical content-related advice and examples that you can use to resolve specific ABM challenges, ultimately increasing the efficiency of your marketing campaigns.

Account Based Marketing 95

Account Based Marketing ABM Tactics Top of Funnel 95

Madison Logic

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Through personalization, marketers can implement multi-stakeholder messaging, a tactic that’s vital in engaging larger buying committees and influencing conversions. Why Personalization Matters More Than Ever Buyers today spend more time conducting independent solution research than ever before.

Personalization 52

Personalization B2B Top of Funnel Multi-Channel 52

SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? There’s a lot to navigate when searching for the best marketing practices for your emerging company. Knowing when and how to get a realistic and effective marketing strategy off the ground may even seem daunting. Start-Up Marketing Fundamentals.

Paid Search Agency 97

Paid Search Agency Paid Content Ideal Customer Profiles Sales Management 97

ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Heck, not all marketing people are content people. Marketing is the tip of the spear for driving growth and new customer acquisition. Even in mature businesses, it’s tempting to funnel a lot of budget into short-term, paid campaigns for quick wins. They want to be informed and educated about brands, products, and services.

Paid Content 92

Paid Content Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 92

Martech

JANUARY 11, 2022

“Buyer intent signals are a collection of indicators that tells me whether the account that I am targeting is relevant to my brand or relevant to one of my offerings,” said Hussam AlMukhtar, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing for B2B intelligence platform ZoomInfo, at our recent MarTech conference. Source: Hussam AlMukhtar. “94%

Buying Cycle 110

Buying Cycle Intent Buy Intent Signal 110

Vidyard

JANUARY 8, 2021

This year, a topic that’s being added as a priority for many sales teams is (surprise, surprise) virtual selling and how to use video and other techniques to enhance the remote sales process. Based in psychology and behavioral science and research, Corporate Visions studies how people think and translates these findings into sales training.

Training 141

Training Top of Funnel Resources Work Management 141

ClearVoice

AUGUST 7, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive digital landscape, capturing your audience’s attention early in their decision journey is absolutely essential. For marketers, the first step in capturing that attention lies at the top of the sales funnel. That net is designed to provide relevance, education, and value.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 52

Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

Because of this it’s essential to have an Account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. This focuses on targeting top potential customers and uses both marketing and sales initiatives to capture the prospect’s interest and nurture them through the buying journey. Here’s a guide on how to do that. What to aim to achieve with ABM.

Account Based Marketing 105

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Work Management 105

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 8, 2019

In an industry where creating better brand-to-customer relationships is everything, demand generation is an umbrella term for a range of marketing activities that drive long-term engagement —including lead generation, demand capture, and pipeline acceleration. Field marketing events are also a very common tactic for pipeline acceleration.

Demand Generation Agencies 134

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 134

Goodish Agency

MARCH 10, 2021

On February 25th, 2021 new hosted our very first Goodish Show on optimizing your digital marketing strategy in 2021 where we addressed the market adaptation to the word-wide pandemic in 2020, addressed pressing digital marketing topics of today, and provided some of our biggest tips for growing your brand in 2021.

Marketing Budget 98

Marketing Budget Paid Search Agency Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 98

Conversica

JUNE 22, 2022

How does the rest of your organization view the Marketing department? Shifting perspectives from the former to the latter could improve the relevance of your Marketing team and improve outcomes for the Sales team. Marketing as a Cost Center. Many organizations now regard Marketing as a revenue driver in itself.

Cost 52

Cost Digital Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Funnel Advertising 52

6sense

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Today, we’re serving up Part 2 of important highlights from a recent webinar hosted by Kerry Cunningham, our Senior Principal of Product Marketing. The webinar goes in depth into what matters most for launching an effective ABM program and provides actionable tips for sales and marketing teams. Align Marketing and Sales.

Account Based Marketing 62

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Tips Paid Search Agency 62

Contently

MAY 23, 2018

In today’s digital media landscape, content distribution is often the step brands overlook the most. For Cardinal Health, a global healthcare services and products company that ranks among the top 25 of the Fortune 500, rethinking its content distribution model helped elevate its content marketing program to the next level.

Distribution 158

Distribution Top of Funnel Paid Social Agency Lead Ranking 158