Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

After navigating your complex conversion funnel filled with quality content, they purchase right there on the first visit. However, once you treat each piece of content like a new opportunity to inspire your target audience, you’ll be able to push them farther down your conversion funnel. . Why is Lead Nurturing Important?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. So, yes, MQLs matter.

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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. Content marketing provides a path for buyers to consume content, moving them toward a conversion. Quick Takeaways.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? What is a Lead? The Lead Generation Process.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2020

Nurturing leads has never been simple for B2B companies – in fact, it often tops the charts when marketing and sales teams are asked about their greatest challenges. However, there are several tactics that are not just rumored to be effective (across the board to various extents) but have the data to back them up.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 11, 2020

Lead generation and nurturing often take center stage for digital marketers. They are commonly the top goal for most businesses, with the majority of their budget being funneled in this direction. But when the numbers at the bottom of the funnel refuse to budge it can be incredibly frustrating.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 11, 2021

To be successful in any business, it’s vital that your sales and marketing teams work together effectively. Your marketing ideas , for example, should always be informed by what is going on in sales, and vice versa. Internally, this can lead to dissention and finger-pointing. Guest post by Payman Taei.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 11, 2021

Only then can you create truly personalized, seamless experiences to guide your leads through the sales funnel successfully. If you can master this skill, you’ll continually improve your digital marketing efforts and drive more brand loyalty online. What is Predictive Marketing Analytics? Quick Takeaways.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2020

When it comes to lead generation, most marketers prefer to be doers , meaning that they enjoy coming up with ideas and then executing them. The reason that many marketers dread the reporting process of their lead generation strategies is that they oftentimes don’t even know where to begin.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The digital era has led to changes in the way brands market their products and services. You’re familiar with the B2B buyer’s journey : moving prospects through the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the buying process. Buyer intent comes down to understanding what makes an excellent lead for your business.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 9, 2024

MQL is dead. They are the bubbles on the surface of your marketing feed. MQLs are little more than surface-level indicators. Unlike general leads, MQLs are more engaged and significantly more likely to convert. Read this blog to discover why MQLs still matter. What qualifies leads as MQLs?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A sales plan is a document that helps you better organize your sales process and reach specific goals step by step. Sales plans vary in form depending on the number of sales objections, budget, deadlines, and the number of resources needed. Contents: Why should I use a sales plan? Sales Plan Structure.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. One thing is clear — lead generation has never been more central to a business’ success. Get Your Lead Magnets Out There. Make Content King.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2020

Businesses rely on it to support marketing strategies, target their customers, make smarter business decisions, and predict future outcomes. One of the greatest things about becoming a data-driven business is that it can make incredible improvements from the top to the bottom of the sales funnel – and lead generation is no exception here.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Are you thinking about increasing sales with a webinar? Start with your webinar funnel. What Is a Webinar Funnel? A webinar funnel works a lot like a sales funnel or marketing funnel. How Do I Create a Sales Webinar? Don’t let new leads get away! Create an Email Campaign.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 26, 2020

Today, an effective digital marketing strategy relies on content that stands out because it’s genuinely engaging for readers, viewers, or listeners. One of the best ways to do this is by creating an interactive content funnel that segments prospects while turning them into customers. Guest post by Daniel Ndukwu.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Understandably, B2B marketers are hard-pressed to recalibrate their lead generation strategies in this ever-shifting landscape. The Top B2B Lead Generation Strategies. 61% percent of businesses say that lead generation is their biggest marketing challeng e. Gate Your Content Strategically.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 13, 2023

It seems like all you have to do is think about marketing and you’ll start seeing endless ads for companies promising foolproof lead generation. How do you know which tactics work and who’s just blowing smoke? To that end, one of the most critical metrics is cost per lead. Check out what’s working currently.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2024

Understanding sales and marketing frameworks is crucial for success as you grow your company. One such model, the AIDA Model, or Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action, continues guiding marketers as it has for over a century. Quick Takeaways The AIDA Model is one of the oldest marketing frameworks on record.

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) fuel a successful B2B marketing and sales funnel. Leads who have shown genuine interest in your product or service form the foundation for future sales opportunities. This post explains how to boost MQL volume by optimizing your top-of-funnel strategies.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Learn more about how a successful demand generation strategy can help to nurture the long-term relationship between your brand and customers. What is Demand Generation? Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Demand generation is programmatic.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But not everyone in business development or sales can be 100% available to every existing or potential customer seeking answers, insight, and support at any given moment. Marketing and sales are evolving, and Conversational Marketing is taking center stage. This is Conversational Marketing in the act. Standardize.

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Webbiquity

MAY 30, 2023

2023 looks like a tough year for marketing budgets. Overall, 58% of marketers project flat or reduced budgets for 2023, up from just 26% in 2022. But very small companies (11-50 workers) were actually most likely to increase marketing budgets this year. 1) B2B marketers are faring (a little) better than B2C.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) serve as metrics that measure team-wide performance — and are great for digital marketing teams. In fact, 65% of B2B marketers use KPIs to measure their content performance. If you’re not entirely sure what’s working and what’s not for your marketing team, add KPIs into your strategies.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 31, 2020

Everyone wants to convert more leads. Statistics say over 80% of leads will never convert into a sale. If a secret formula to convert leads existed, companies would never go bankrupt or struggle to meet sales goals. What’s Wrong with Your Lead Generation and Nurturing Processes?

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There are so many directions in which you can take your marketing strategy these days, it can make you dizzy. But I’m going to explain exactly why I think content marketing is better than PPC and why you should focus the majority of your efforts on your content strategy. What Is PPC Marketing? What Is Content Marketing?

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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.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

Some have experienced a slow down in sales while others, unfortunately, had to close down. . Here are just some of the ways B2B sales will change as a result of this pandemic. Let them know that your website is live and operational and that they don’t need to visit your physical store to get their orders processed.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 8, 2021

You want to know if a lead is qualified well before you even pick up the phone to call them. Every data point helps your revenue team (sales, marketing, and customer success) determine if this lead fits your ideal customer profile (ICP). What is Automated Lead Qualification? A hot new lead hits your inbox.

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Smashmouth Marketing

JUNE 2, 2022

Acquisition Accelerates Activate's Full-Funnel Demand-to-Pipeline Demand Generation Services and Adds High-Value Sales Appointment Setting Capabilities. based global Sales Development Rep (SDR) and appointment generation resources. SOURCE Activate Marketing Services. Click here to continue reading.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 25, 2022

In B2B marketing, lead generation is the most crucial step in the sales and marketing pipeline. Marketers know there are many tactics that build a strong lead generation strategy, including search engine advertising. . If you don’t have anyone to sell or market to, sales plummet.

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Martech

JANUARY 14, 2025

How often have you seen ads promising a single tool or platform as the ultimate solution to all your marketing challenges guaranteeing quality leads and sales while saving you time and money? No one consumes media in a vacuum, so why limit your marketing to a single channel?

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 6, 2021

Cultivating new leads and clients can be much costlier and more time consuming than retaining or upselling current ones. However, in today’s world, where we can utilize predictive analytics tools to create highly personalized experiences for customers, it’s critical to focus on delivering value over making a sale or focusing too much on cost.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It’s definitely a challenge in today’s oversaturated digital marketplace, where every company has websites, blogs, paid ads, social media, and more. Gated content like high-value lead magnets drives acquisition by capturing contact information. Sounds daunting, right? This dilemma? Image Source. Your content.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 26, 2021

If you’re like most companies, you realized in 2020 that annual marketing budget planning doesn’t work anymore. Unsurprisingly, 46% of B2Bs say they’re paying closer attention to their marketing’s direct impact on sales post-pandemic as well. Quick Takeaways: Annual marketing budget planning isn’t ideal anymore.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 8, 2021

We are at the dawn of a new era in B2B sales and marketing. The sales and marketing technology landscape has grown from just a few hundred applications to thousands—each one promising to streamline go-to-market operations, accelerate pipeline and generate revenue at scale. Why We’re Acquiring Insent.ai.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 4, 2019

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is a great way to attract more organic search traffic to your website for free so you can convert that traffic into leads into sales. The landing page is a key piece in the puzzle for both SEO and sales funnels. SEO only influences the rankings but does not control them. Add Social Proof.

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