Biznology

APRIL 2, 2015

Data drives B2B marketing today, and it’s a fast-evolving arena. New tools, new technologies, and most importantly, new buying behavior among businesses—these changes are accelerating the pace and driving new directions for B2B data-driven marketing. The rise of the marketing technologist.

B2B Marketing 80

B2B Marketing B to B Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 80

Biznology

MAY 30, 2012

There’s a spirited debate in B-to-B marketing about whether it’s best to give away information (aka “content,” like white papers and research reports) to all comers, versus requiring web visitors to provide some information in exchange for a content download. It’s tough to do sustainable marketing on faith.

B to B 80

B to B RFP Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 80

ViewPoint

MAY 23, 2011

Today we're honored to have guest blogger Ruth Stevens share her thoughts on database marketing. Business marketers are always suspicious of the data they are getting from list and data companies, whether its prospecting lists or data elements purchased for “append,” to fill in gaps. Will my mail be delivered?

Resources 120

Resources B to B Work Management Marketing Management 120

Biznology

JANUARY 30, 2015

Business-to-business marketers are plagued by data problems. Our legacy databases are not as robust as we need. To shed some light on B2B data problems, Bernice Grossman and I compiled a working list of problems and solutions. Data entered by our sales people ends up as mush in our database. It’s a never-ending battle.

De-duplication 80

De-duplication Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Attribution 80

Biznology

MAY 28, 2015

Ask any business marketer about the importance of data, and you’ll get plenty of good answers. That’s a good thing, since marketers are under increasing pressure to manage, collect, and make use of data, according to a recent CMO Club/Gartner study. With his clients, Ken never says “marketing database.” Like this post?

Barriers 80

Barriers B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies B2B 80

Biznology

MAY 28, 2014

Are you happy with the quality of the information in your marketing database? A new report from NetProspex confirms: 64% of company records in the database of a typical B2B marketer have no phone number attached. Pretty much eliminates phone as a reliable communications medium, doesn’t it? Probably not.

Data Hygiene 80

Data Hygiene B to B Marketing Analytics Tools Ideal Customer Profiles 80

Biznology

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

As a B2B marketer, I am always interested in new customer data sources, so I feel compelled to at least give them a listen. So, over time, I have come up with a 9-point assessment strategy to help marketers determine the likely legitimacy of a potential vendor, using approaches that can be replicated by anyone, at arm’s length.

B to B 80

B to B Data Hygiene Marketing Management B2B Sales 80