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.

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Choozle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paid search advertising is a highly effective lower-funnel channel that reaches potential customers when they are close to conversion. Research by Google and Microsoft Advertising – the two largest paid search platforms – found that paid search ads can also raise brand awareness by as much as 80%. Think about it….

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Ledger Bennett

MAY 7, 2020

Have you ever wondered how sales and marketing fit together? What someone meant when they talked about the funnel? Well, we’ve put together a complete guide for you to learn all about the two different types of funnels we utilize daily. What is a Marketing Funnel? Marketing Funnel Stages: Top vs Bottom.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

And while the precise definition can vary by team, GTM teams often have two high-level ways of categorizing leads: Marketing qualified leads (MQLs), who are early in the journey but have interacted in a way that indicates they could be ready for sales. At this point, the B2B buyer knows their pain points and is actively seeking a solution.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The potential use cases for artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), in go-to-market (GTM) are perhaps too numerous to count. Amid an overly-optimistic marketplace outlook for AI, growth leaders — across marketing, sales and customer success — are increasingly turning to AI and/or AI-enhanced technology tools.

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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? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. What is a Lead?

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Martech

MAY 5, 2023

Marketers know this as “the sales funnel”. The advent of AI and the avalanche of data has distorted the shape of the funnel. If it is not shaped like a funnel any more, then what is it? Think about a spider web Ryan Brock, chief solution officer at marketing strategy platform DemandJump, no longer sees a funnel.

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ClearVoice

AUGUST 10, 2020

Health care marketing funnels can be used to map out a happy path for every segment of your audience, helping to guide them on their journey to find health care information that is both relevant and useful. Using marketing funnels to create targeted health care content. Enter the marketing funnel.

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illumin

JANUARY 12, 2024

There are many different ways that marketers can build their ad strategies on Meta and their social media marketing does not have to be an island. Meta can and should be a part of a marketer’s programmatic approach. of total programmatic ad spend. In 2019 , 56.3%

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seo.co

JUNE 13, 2022

Do you collect email addresses, but struggle to turn your leads into sales through your email marketing campaign? In order to convert your leads, you’ll need to guide them through a specific journey called the buying journey. There are multiple stages to this journey that can be envisioned as a funnel: Stage 1: A lead is curious.

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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.

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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? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. What is a Lead?

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Content4Demand

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In a recent Content4Demand webinar, Research Campaigns: Tell Stories With Data for “Campaigns in a Box , we shared a great deal of information about how Allyson Havener, VP of Marketing at TrustRadius , used research campaigns to identify and target specific new audiences. I call it our integrated marketing strategy.

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LeadSquared

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You know how marketing in a utopian world would work? Every ad we create, every article we write will have a 100% conversion rate and there would be no marketing funnel. Instead, we will have a nice marketing cylinder! The marketing teams of most businesses have it tough. What is a marketing funnel ?

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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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Martech

APRIL 12, 2023

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketers are flooding into connected TV (CTV) and over-the-top (OTT) digital TV advertising, according to a new survey from digital performance media company Digital Remedy and research firm Dynata. CTV is the fastest growing digital ad channel because of its inventory and adtech precision.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 9, 2023

Because many new marketing efforts lack the proper segmentation, personalization, ideal client representations, or customer research. Because of these crucial elements, account-based marketing presents a fantastic opportunity. Account-Based Marketing: What Is It? Here, you are inverting the conventional sales funnel.

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The ABM Agency

APRIL 10, 2023

Reading Time: 11 minutes As a leading strategy for B2B SaaS marketing, account-based marketing (ABM) has become increasingly important in today’s rapidly changing landscape.

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Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2022

By Lisa Heay , Director of Business Operations at Heinz Marketing. They feed the funnel with highly accurate matches so that your funnel performs even better. 40% of research and outbound time is wasted. 50-80% of 5-star opportunities are missed, and up to 66% of leads are low-fit and clog the funnel. Exegraphics.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

However, getting MQL marketing leads, the ones that are most likely to convert, are far more difficult since it requires you to put in a lot of research and develop a complex funnel. What is MQL Marketing? Problems faced during MQL Marketing. A marketer’s main job is to get to know their target audience.

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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.

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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.

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Martech

MAY 4, 2022

.” Traditional demand gen, by itself, isn’t enough to encompass an effective ABM strategy ; marketers need to treat ABM as a separate activity. Engaging buying committees through coordinated marketing and sales programs. Incorporate ABM into top-of-funnel channels. Action in-market accounts.

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Sharpspring

JULY 15, 2021

Recently, wine retailer Convive Wines expanded their target market, rolled out online ordering and delivery, and improved their ROI — all during a pandemic! With the help of SharpSpring Ads’ powerful AI. Using Retargeting Ads for Your Business. How Retargeting Ads Work. How Retargeting Ads Work.

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Outgrow

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

All You Need to Know About Funnel Builder Software. If you’re working in sales or marketing for a significant period of time, then you know that leads can be generated at various stages of the buyer’s journey. – The answer is simple, you can do this with the help of a Funnel Builder ! What Is a Funnel Builder?

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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.

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Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The latest research shows that Instagram is being used by 73% of online audiences, which makes it one of the most important channels for businesses to reach their customers today. Here’s what you need to know in order to succeed on the platform, writes, Sarah Hughes, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Wibbitz.

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Martech

JUNE 23, 2022

Microsoft Advertising recently partnered with Forrester Consulting on research outlining how work and shopping behaviors have changed for people who work remotely. During this time, they research or purchase products and services, sometimes putting those tasks ahead of browsing social media and consuming entertainment.

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Content Standard

JANUARY 22, 2018

Not too long ago, if you produced enough content with the right keywords, you were in pretty good shape as a content marketer. Content marketers are feeling the squeeze: Just being competent at your job requires creativity, strategic thinking, and great organization. And becoming a truly masterful content marketer? InsidetheCMC.

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Outbrain

MAY 26, 2020

I researched different devices, watched some product videos for each model, read a ton of reviews, and compared prices. Throughout the funnel, I was naturally the target of some pretty aggressive remarketing from the various sites I visited. Second, the type of ads I saw when I was being remarketed didn’t really change.

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Envy

AUGUST 18, 2020

We’ve all been there: Crafted our content plan to include a remarkable eBook, meticulous landing page and paid ads to die for. It happens so often in B2B tech companies when sales marketing are not fully aligned on their goals, messaging and who precisely they’re targeting. Importantly, ABM demands sales marketing alignment.

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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. Check out

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Huptech Web

MARCH 15, 2024

Before reading this blog, consider where you might be losing customers in your funnel and the root cause. Read More: Customer Journey with Inbound Marketing Funnel You might be making $$$$$ in the first year, and some time later, sales drop gradually. When will my order arrive? How much are the shipping charges?

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Contently

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Earlier this year, as we were planning our 2021 product roadmap, I interviewed dozens of CMOs about their approaches to measuring content marketing ROI. With so many marketing channels available, determining content’s role in revenue is a logical way to keep executives bought-in and budgets flowing. So, what’s the catch?

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Martech

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Auseh Britt, vp of growth marketing at account-based marketing platform Terminus, recently hosted a webinar that discussed her organization’s 2021 State of Modern Marketing Report. The study polled over 1000 go-to-Market (GTM) teams — groups tasked with identifying the best ways to reach specific marketing. “It

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Stevens & Tate

AUGUST 26, 2019

After all, the Internet allows consumers to do research, engage with businesses, and make purchasing decisions on their own time. This has led to the traditional funnel being replaced by the consumer decision journey in that consumers have complete control over their buyer’s journey. Social Media.

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Hubspot

MAY 5, 2021

Conversion funnels are a fundamental concept in sales. Personally, I like to visualize the funnel as that big scary slide you wanted to try as a kid. You watched how much fun they were having, doing your research. It can help you optimize your funnel, attract more leads, convert them to customers, and boost your bottom line.

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