ScanmarQED

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The challenges that have beset MTA in recent years have gradually eroded its technical effectiveness as well as its standing as a key player in marketing measurement. Essentially, there are two steps to this process: first, how it creates the customer journey, and secondly, how it attributes credit across the touchpoints.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

For today’s marketing teams, it’s nearly impossible to do your work and stay agile without marketing automation. There has never been more customer, competitor or industry data available to marketing teams. In this article, we’ll walk through what marketing automation is, how and why to use it and examples of tools.

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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.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 3, 2018

Some reports require additional configuration, such as Events, Ecommerce, or Goals, but a majority of the reports will begin showing collected data on your site visitors and marketing behaviors immediately. That’s why I’ve pulled together this collection of 27 Google Analytics reports that are sure to provide value to B2B marketers.

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Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in numerous digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. Enter: Marketing attribution. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s been said, ad nauseam, that content is king. Businesses use content marketing strategies to generate brand awareness, educate prospects and customers and establish credibility. Providing the content customers need when they’re ready for it ultimately leads to better outcomes for marketers. Additional reading.

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Martech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As we wrap up 2023 and look ahead to 2024, now is the time to evaluate our marketing strategies to ensure we are fully prepared for what’s to come. This article discusses six pivotal areas B2B marketers should focus on to kick off 2024 proactively. Tracking upper-funnel and B2B activities is challenging but feasible.

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ClickZ

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

30-second summary: Lifecycle is a more holistic view of the customer journey – accounting for post-purchase touchpoints such as: adoption, retention, expansion, and advocacy. And business leaders are expecting marketers to leverage this space. September 17 saw ClickZ host a webinar by David Greenberg , SVP of marketing at Act-On.

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Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Its potential for storytelling and marketing is undeniable, making AI in B2B marketing and sales a transformative force, reshaping interactions with brands, information, and services. The world of B2B marketing automation is on the brink of a full-fledged AI-driven revolution. But what is the path to reeling in those big fish?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

B2B marketers are expected to wear many hats. They need to manage their marketing budgets prudently and make sure every dollar is spent wisely. For B2B marketers, staying on top of the latest digital marketing strategies is not just a job requirement, but a matter of corporate survival. Guest post by Sumeet Anand.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 12, 2021

How do you scale your marketing strategy to enterprise-level and keep leads flowing into your funnel? An SMB digital marketing strategy, meanwhile, will typically focus on a customer base that best fits the product or service rather than exponential growth. What Is an Enterprise Marketing Strategy?

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They see your ads, interact with you on social media and explore your website before they buy. All these interactions—from the first ad impression to every “Please help” DM customers send—define your customer journey. Along the way, you might find pain points or touchpoints you didn’t know existed.

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ClickZ

MARCH 2, 2020

Practical video marketing strategies that increase engagement on Amazon, Facebook, and YouTube. Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront, boasting impressive tracking and analytics capabilities which help marketers make smarter decisions, drive more revenue, and increase customer acquisition.

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Navigate the Channel

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Successful companies in the B2B market space must prioritize attribution in order to fully understand how marketing affects sales. Attribution creates a convenient and precise way to match marketing efforts to the successful movements of the sales funnel. The data that attribution cultivates revenue, lead generation, etc.,

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Lake One

JULY 27, 2023

Most companies measure the success of their marketing efforts by how prospects move through the funnel. HubSpot’s Customer Journey Analytics at a glance Launched at HubSpot’s Inbound22 conference, Customer Journey Analytics is available to Marketing Hub Enterprise users.

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The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. In fact, it’s often quite complicated, with multiple touchpoints and interactions along the way.

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Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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ClearVoice

MAY 21, 2021

Once you complete this calculation and determine the most profitable marketing channel, you can precisely allocate marketing funds to surge ahead of the competition. Linear: Focuses on each touchpoint in the overall customer journey. W-shape: Focuses on all touchpoints from beginning to end.

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Martech

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Drew Neisser, the founder of B2B brand strategy boutique Renegade, discussed the findings from the company’s 2021 State of Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Report in a recent webinar on MarTech. The survey brought together salespeople and marketers to understand how ABM could address some of their interdepartmental challenges.

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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.”.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While business development representatives (BDRs) were always associated with sales, more and more companies have started integrating them into their marketing departments. A recent study found that such alignment brings 208% more value from marketing with 108% less effort. Marketing efforts also generate leads.

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ClearVoice

MAY 10, 2021

What are marketing attribution models? Attribution modeling helps marketers analyze and understand which touchpoints are responsible for conversion from prospect to customer. Different attribution models serve various purposes, providing different values to different touchpoints. Explaining Touchpoints.

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Vision6

APRIL 17, 2024

The goal(s) you create for your marketing campaign will drive the kinds of content you create. Relevant: Does your event goal align with your broader marketing goals? You might discover that social media ads drive the highest conversion rates, while email campaigns generate the most leads. Achievable: Is your goal possible?

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Choozle

JANUARY 25, 2022

Word-of-mouth marketing is free marketing, which will also save you costs on advertising. There are many ways that customers can find your product, thanks to your marketing channels. You might advertise through social media, through Google Ads, and by using an SEO strategy. Perhaps a landing page from a social media ad.

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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. Customers take a similar journey through your company's conversion funnel when evaluating whether or not to buy from you. All leads begin at the top of the funnel.

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SalesIntel

JULY 10, 2023

Understanding buyer intent has become crucial to marketing, sales, and revenue operations (RevOps) strategies in the current competitive business climate. Why Intent Data is Crucial in Modern Marketing and Sales: Marketing and sales professionals face an uphill battle in reaching and converting potential customers.

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Valasys

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Your mission is crystal clear: to boost revenue, expand your market footprint, and cultivate enduring relationships with your clients. In this scenario, the significance of B2B growth marketing cannot be overstated. What is B2B Growth Marketing? Why do you need B2B Growth Marketing?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 13, 2021

Maybe you have a general idea, like they saw an ad and clicked on it, or that someone told them about it. But what if they saw an ad multiple times across different platforms? Attribution modeling in marketing is assigning a value for the customer’s interaction points with the brand that led to the purchase.

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The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. Almost 80% of marketing leads don’t actually convert into sales. This helps you tailor your nurturing efforts to their specific needs.

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Martech

DECEMBER 15, 2022

That’s why many teams implement an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. In doing so, marketers need to deliver the experiences and content that are appropriate depending on how advanced the prospect is in the buyer’s journey. Then, line these strategies up with actual companies in your target market or region.

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Choozle

JULY 26, 2023

Almost every sector is directly impacted by this, and digital advertising is no different, as brands and agencies may be considering reducing their ad spend or pausing it altogether. Many brands have been tightening their approaches to stay afloat – and in a time of unpredictability, it’s common to see marketing budgets trimmed.

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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. Read part one of the full-funnel marketing series here. The 411 of the Consideration Stage.

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Sharpspring

JANUARY 22, 2021

Both demand generation and lead generation can effectively add prospective new business to your marketing funnel, but these two philosophies work in different ways that are important to know about for a complete marketing strategy. What’s the difference, and how do these tactics impact your marketing strategy?

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Contently

APRIL 28, 2022

Many marketers use editorial calendars to plan their marketing campaigns and support their overall marketing strategy. Or, the sales team’s quarterly report might influence your content repurposing To-Do list since you know what middle-of-funnel content aligns with their sales metrics. Get more people involved.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

APRIL 21, 2022

The ways companies collect user data have been under the microscope recently, and announcements from Apple and Google are forcing marketing changes across the board. Taken together, these updates signal a new era in marketing data analytics that reflects a shift in the way companies can use data to understand and create customer experiences.

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Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Content marketing ain’t easy… but isn’t that why it’s so valuable? Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. You can track Unique Page Views via Google Analytics.

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Hubspot

MAY 7, 2021

As a marketer, you know how many avenues there are for your prospects and customers to interact with you throughout the buyer’s journey. PPC, your website, email campaigns, social media) and touchpoints (e.g. specific ads, blog posts, social media posts, emails). These avenues refer to channels (e.g. Attribution Modeling.

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