Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisionsis what marketing is all about! Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 279

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Trends Lead Scoring 279

Zoominfo

MAY 31, 2022

Account-based marketing (ABM) is now table stakes for B2B marketers and salespeople looking to hit — and exceed — their goals. In fact, a recent survey of marketing leaders found broad agreement that ABM programs produce better pipeline growth, revenue growth, and return on investment than competing approaches.

Account Based Marketing 130

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Planning ABM 130

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. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs).

Lead Generation 264

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Paid Content Lead Scoring 264

Oktopost

APRIL 28, 2024

Social media marketing managers and sales executives are no longer sitting on opposite ends of the strategy table. To close more deals, sales executives are starting to take social media for sales seriously. The B2B sales space is changing. Why is social media for sales a must-have?

Social Media 80

Social Media Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Media 80

Valasys

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Imagine yourself as the captain of a B2B company sailing through the competitive seas of the Americas. 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.

Growth Marketing 52

Growth Marketing B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 52

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing. Demand generation is a joint effort between a business’s marketing and sales organizations.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 225

Vidyard

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Marketers know all too well about the pressure to drive higher engagement, demand, and leads, but lately more leads are simply not enough. Marketers are tasked with getting higher quality leads, higher conversion rates throughout the entire funnel, and driving greater demand. Doing all of this is much easier said than done.

B2B Sales 122

B2B Sales Top of Funnel Video Marketing B2B Marketing 122

Metadata

MAY 22, 2024

I loved it so much that I decided to wave goodbye to my political career and say hello to one in digital marketing, first at AppleCart and then at Own. I won’t go too deep into my time at Own, but here are the highlights: Soon after I joined, the Head of Marketing left for another opportunity, making me a one-woman team. Why Metadata?

Consulting 52

Consulting Service Paid Search Agency B2B Thought Leadership 52

Heinz Marketing

MAY 22, 2023

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, video marketing has emerged as a dynamic and engaging medium for businesses to connect with their target audience as opposed to traditional methods. The main objective is to drive immediate sales and create brand loyalty.

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Video Marketing B2B Thought Leadership B2B 52

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Whether your marketing department is a startup or well established, you should routinely assess which key performance indicators (KPIs) you’re tracking — and if you’re not tracking any, decide where to start. Every marketing team should have specific KPIs that align with their department’s goals and the organization’s goals at large.

Lead Ranking 130

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL Webinar Metrics 130

Contently

MAY 26, 2020

When I was making the transition from journalism to marketing, my first big epiphany came from a caveman cartoon. You make content, people click on it, and then—BOOM—they immediately buy something or fill out a demo request form. This is why we invest so much of our marketing budget in content at Contently. Audience growth.

Top of Funnel 218

Top of Funnel Content Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools Lead Ranking 218

FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Even before the internet, corporate video was a powerful (and expensive) tool in the marketing mix. During the 2000s, video production costs plummeted, bandwidth increased, and B2B videos quickly became a staple for online marketing. How can your business tap into B2B video?

B2B Marketing 62

B2B Marketing Video Marketing Effectiveness Buyer Personas 62

BOP Design

MARCH 30, 2021

Email marketing continues to be a fantastic method for nurturing B2B marketing leads. However, it’s crucial to be thoughtful about the types of emails you send, who you are emailing, and how often you are sending content to their inbox. For every $1 you spend on email marketing, you can expect an average return of $42.

Lead Nurturing 117

Lead Nurturing Planning Top of Funnel Work Management 117

Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. My personal thoughts and experiences as an industrial marketer and consultant.

Tactics 75

Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 75

ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Content marketing is ever-evolving. And for B2B marketers and large enterprises, the cost of lagging behind the content marketing trend curve is too massive to ignore. To help you keep up with the times, here is a compilation of the top 15 trends in content marketing that will shape the industry in 2023.

Top of Funnel 115

Top of Funnel Marketing AI Trends Enterprise Management 115

Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

Marketing Management 83

Marketing Management Vendors Studies Top of Funnel 83

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2021

As video marketing continues taking the world by storm, more businesses adopt it as a pivotal strategy to educate consumers, generate leads, and boost ROI. Video marketing can be a powerful way to reach new prospects and provide extra value to new and long-term customers alike. 93% say it’s an integral part of their strategy.

Video Marketing 363

Video Marketing Top of Funnel Content Marketing Planning 363

Thinkers360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the ever-evolving B2B landscape, cultivating strong relationships with industry analysts and thought leaders (B2B influencers) is crucial for establishing brand awareness, achieving thought leadership status, and ultimately driving sales growth. The two are related, but distinct marketing disciplines.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management B2B Thought Leadership 52

Zoominfo

MAY 23, 2023

It’s enough to ruin any sales professional’s quarter: that prospect your team has spent months engaging — scheduling demos, addressing concerns, comparing features — suddenly decides they’re not ready to buy after all. You can’t stop every account from getting cold feet or misreading their company’s appetite for new solutions.

Intent Data 130

Intent Data Intent Work Management Marketing Management 130

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omnichannel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Get a Demo Demand Generation vs Lead Generation: What’s the Difference? What is Demand Generation? You aren’t the only one to think so.

Demand Generation Agencies 130

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 130

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.

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Most companies in the technology sector evolve in a very competitive environment, and leads generated by Marketing represent more than 50% of the opportunities signed by sales representatives. In these conditions, implementing a marketing automation platform is a no brainer. . How often do you publish new content ?

Marketing Automation Services 129

Marketing Automation Services Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Automation Relevance 129

SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The efficiency and effectiveness of your sales team directly reflect on the success of your company. In the face of fierce competition, B2B companies are often sensing that their SDRs are unable to convey a compelling brand story that will set themselves apart. Long sales cycles. Wasting time on unqualified sales leads.

Sales Management 98

Sales Management Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 98

Oktopost

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

While some B2B brands are still committed to more traditional sales methods, social selling can be even more efficient. If your sales strategy doesn’t include social media, leads who could have been brought to your business are likely going to your competitor. Which Channels Are Best for B2B Social Selling? Key Takeaways.

Peer-to-peer 171

Peer-to-peer B2B Thought Leadership Brand Identity Branding 171

sagefrog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many industries are marked by rapid technological advancements, changing regulations, and increased competition and standing out in a crowded market has never been more challenging—or critical. The key to thriving is a multifaceted marketing strategy that aligns with your brand’s core values and resonates with your target audience.

Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 52

Martech

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Channel partner marketing means efforts to recruit and support third-party partners to expand a vendor’s market access. Traditional support methods include training, data-sharing, co-marketing campaigns, rebates, MDF (market development funds), and sales enablement, like content, events and sales playbooks.

Work Management 106

Work Management Advertising Agencies Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 106

SalesIntel

JULY 8, 2021

Sales is, at its core, a numbers game. To that extent, the most important KPIs for any sales team are: Call-to-Connect Ratio. Why it’s important: Call-to-connect ratio is an indication of database quality and the sales rep’s ability to get past the gatekeepers. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Closing Rate.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Work Management Marketing Management Lead Ranking 52

Top Rank Marketing

JULY 31, 2023

When our team at TopRank Marketing talks about B2B brands, we think of enterprise brands as the biggest and most influential global brands that have 500+ employees and/or annual revenue of $1B+.” ” – Katelyn Drake , Director of Agency Marketing Our crew has been working with top B2B brands like this for decades now.

Paid Search Agency 52

Paid Search Agency B2B Thought Leadership Brand Identity Branding 52

MKT1

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Over the past couple years writing newsletters and working with hundreds of founders and marketers, we’ve developed a fairly-comprehensive approach to building B2B marketing. We’ve been recommending RevenueHero since we wrote a newsletter on improving demo request flows a couple months back.

Startups 98

Startups Marketing Analytics Tools Course B2B Marketing 98

Metadata

JANUARY 7, 2021

This award recognizes the partner who has made a significant impact to customers and the partner community through a new and innovative service or solution with LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. The team built a campaign to drive awareness, interest, and demo requests from buyers within target accounts. 233 in the Inc.

Advertising Agencies 98

Advertising Agencies Marketing Analytics Tools Cost per Lead Work Management 98

BOP Design

JUNE 29, 2021

We’ve heard concerns from clients who are worried any content they create may seem basic or repetitive to their target market. I find FAQs to be the most obvious and underrated content out there, especially in B2B content marketing. Your target market has questions – often they are a variation of the same or similar questions.

Tips 153

Tips Work Management Generation B2B Thought Leadership 153

NetLine

JULY 27, 2023

Jacqueline Schklar is an experienced marketing director with a proven track record in B2B and tech. Her dedication to results in product marketing, leading customer acquisition, and growing nurture programs deliver consistent, increased ROI for her clients—including Microsoft and DocuSign. I was hooked on programmatic marketing.

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Marketing Analytics Tools Work Management 52

Only B2B

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, one strategy has emerged as a powerful weapon in the arsenal of marketers: Account-Based Marketing (ABM). Imagine a world where marketing isn’t about broadcasting your message to the masses, but rather crafting an exclusive experience for select accounts.

Account Based Marketing 62

Account Based Marketing Marketing AI Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 62

RDIGS

JUNE 13, 2023

Updated May 2023: The results of your content mostly depend on the quality of your B2B content marketing strategy. B2B marketers and entrepreneurs need to be more strategic than ever with content marketing to build credibility and rise above the mediocre. What is Content Marketing?

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing AI Marketing & Strategy 52

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sales automation tools streamline repetitive tasks so you can focus on selling. What is Sales Automation? Today’s Sales professions spend just 34% of their time selling. With that shocking statistic, let’s review the benefits of sales automation. The Rise of Sales Automation. Salesforce.

Automation 162

Automation Work Management Top of Funnel Marketing AI 162

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Adobe’s recent Experience Maker’s Live two-day online event was insightful, thoughtful, and informative, just as I predicted. It’s a crucial outlook on leadership in modern business, especially for those who are looking to improve customer experiences, digitize business processes, and create better internal alignment. .

B2B Thought Leadership 168

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Business Customer Satisfaction 168

SmartBug Media

MAY 13, 2022

Guest author Alanna Goodman is a content marketing specialist at ZoomInfo. Intent data takes the mystery out of how to prioritize and create your marketing campaigns," says Mitchell Hanson, Senior Director of Demand Generation at ZoomInfo. What Is Intent Data in Marketing? Who is most likely to buy and when?

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Intent Data Work Management Intent Marketing Management 98