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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 5]

ViewPoint

There are technologies that help us score not just "leads" but accounts, to prioritize focus and follow up in a way that really reflects complex b-to-b buying. In a recent SiriusDecisions study, 92% of B2B organizations said ABM is “extremely” or “very” important to their marketing efforts.

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Why Sales Reps Should Be Involved in Lead Nurturing

B2B Marketing Directions

For example, it its 2015 B-to-B Buying Study , SiriusDecisions found that sales reps from winning vendors were involved at every stage of the buying process, and that sales rep interactions with potential buyers are particularly significant during the early stages of the buying cycle.

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The End of Marketing as We Know It: Overcoming Buyer Challenges with Interactive Smart Content

The ROI Guy

The question any marketer needs to ask - Are your marketing efforts adding to the clutter, or driving a valuable dialogue and as a result, connecting meaningfully with prospects to advance the buying cycle? Rounding up the challenges, recent studies indicate that 9 out of 10 of buyers say that when they are ready to buy, they find you.

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims.

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Here’s What 25 B2B Marketers Think Are the Key Trends in 2016

Paul Gillin

The 2015 Annuitas B2B Enterprise study found that only 7.5 % of respondents reported the skill set of marketing personnel was highly effective. They’re adopting buyer personas, content targeting and matching content to stages of the buying cycle. Clearly, we need to do better.” – Erika Goldwater. “If

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base. The Death of a Salesman? Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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Demand Generation In the Face of Frugalnomics and Internet Fueled Decisions

The ROI Guy

Successful demand generation programs are uniquely challenged today, and must address a changing landscape where: Economics are driving more decisions; The Internet is fueling a prospect driven buying cycle, and; Prospects are faced with information overload resulting in shorter attention spans than ever.