Sword and the Script | B2B

APRIL 11, 2020

It’s amazing how fast our world can change, but there is a growing body of knowledge for how to market in troubling times. As I look out across my peers in B2B marketing , for many of us, this is our third trip to recession rodeo – after the dot-com bust and financial crisis of 2008. What sort of studies?

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Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) has emerged as a highly effective strategy revolutionizing the B2B marketing landscape. It has completely transformed how businesses approach marketing through its focus on specific high-value accounts with the greatest propensity to convert, rather than targeting a broad audience.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 13, 2023

When CPL is a pricing model, a marketing firm runs a campaign (such as email, online ads, or outbound calls) and charges you for how many leads they deliver. B2B companies and high-ticket sellers needing to coax buyers through a sales funnel can benefit most from these campaigns.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One of the areas with the biggest hit per the study is traditional ad spending. There are, of course, many channels to use for traditional advertising, but its value, especially to B2B companies, is diminishing. In some cases, however, marketing spend is up. How Do Marketers Spend Their Budgets?

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

percent noting a greater sales pipeline, and 11.1 percent noting a greater sales pipeline, and 11.1 percent expansion, as spending on influencer-sponsored social media content in the U.S. times faster than traditional social media advertising spending, according to recently-pubished forecast data.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

JANUARY 30, 2024

B2B spends too much to be careless with unsubscribe In B2B marketing , we spend a lot of time and money getting an email address. There’s an old Salesforce statistic that says B2B marketing spends $150 for every email address it acquires. click the image for higher resolution) 1.

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B2B Marketing Directions

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Don't Cut Marketing Spending The research by Analytic Partners found that 63% of brands that increased their investment in marketing after the "great financial crisis" of 2008 generated a positive ROI, and those that increased their media investments realized a 17% growth in incremental sales.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

JULY 18, 2023

There’s been no shortage of surveys and stats in B2B marketing; here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones from the first six months of 2023 Apart from this blog, I produce a separate monthly email newsletter that curates articles and blog posts across marketing communications. ” Read more on Marketing Dive 2.

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B2B Digital Marketer

MARCH 28, 2024

Insights From a Google Insider Mastering B2B Paid Advertising In the fast-evolving digital landscape, mastering the art of B2B paid advertising has never been more critical. In this episode, you’ll learn: The myths surrounding B2B paid ads and the truths that dispel them.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 13, 2011

One of the reasons I was thrilled to be asked to join the Focus B2B Marketing Year In Review round table was that it would allow me an opportunity to discuss my annual predictions for the coming year. First, I did some research and identified some of the top 2012 marketing predictions posts, listed below.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This followed huge growth between 2018 and 2020 when martech spending nearly doubled. . B2B firms will increase martech spending less this year and next as well. Spending by B2B firms will rise 14.6% Spending is expected to accelerate in 2024. B2B martech spending will reach $6.6 Why we care.

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B2B Digital Marketer

JUNE 6, 2024

They explore the challenges marketers face in justifying their budgets , the importance of strategic alignment, and practical ways to demonstrate marketing’s value to the C-Suite and board members.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What is the latest in the world of B2B Marketing? We may not have all the answers, but we’ve done some research, called on some great sources, and compiled a list of B2B marketing stats for 2022 and beyond. B2B, or B-to-B, or BtoB Marketing: General Stats. B2B, or B-to-B, or BtoB Marketing: General Stats.

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Valasys

AUGUST 13, 2019

Sales readiness is a core component of sales enablement. Nowadays, B2B dominion is fiercely competitive. Companies are under tremendous pressure to deliver the results desired, particularly in terms of sales revenues. The efforts of sales & marketing teams need to be intertwined.

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Velocity Partners

JUNE 20, 2023

But here’s the thing: in B2B marketing, your fight or flight reflex can also hurt you. This post is about why knee-jerk reactivity can create more problems down the line than it solves — especially for B2B marketers staring down the barrel of a job-threatening recession. It’s on you to find ways marketing can help.

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B2B Marketing Directions

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Image Source: Allocadia Over the past six months, I've devoted several posts to reviewing research studies that have examined the impact of COVID-19 on B2B marketing and buying behaviors. The research focused primarily on the expanding role of e-commerce in B2B buying. in that quarter.

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NetLine

JUNE 22, 2023

The pain B2B demand gen marketing pros experience whenever sales fails to act on leads or dismiss them prematurely can be quite painful. Sales, conversely, pulls its collective hair out whenever marketing overpromises and underdelivers on quality buyer-level information.

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Schubert B2B

MAY 26, 2023

B2B is tough. Competition is at an all-time high, and potential customers are becoming more wary of spending huge sums of cash. Any business operating in a B2B market needs to give themselves every advantage possible. Let’s discuss why digital marketing is important for B2B. What is Digital Marketing?

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Back in 2018, 90% of B2B customers reported investigating between two and seven sites before they made a purchase. Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. But marketers still do. In an ideal world, you wouldn’t.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

If you do accounting and budgeting in-house, reducing errors can also help you cut back on costs, avoid unexpected expenses, and know how much money your business really has. One study on IT outsourcing found that automating these services could provide a total cost reduction of 26-66%. Saving Money for Your Tech Company.

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Zoominfo

MAY 9, 2021

Not All Web Traffic is High Quality Back in 2018, 90% of B2B customers reported investigating between two and seven sites before they made a purchase. Further digitization of the buyer’s journey, along with the pandemic’s impact on field sales and marketing tactics, has only accelerated this trend. But marketers still do.

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Engagio

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Unlike traditional marketing that relies on lead-based marketing automation and ad tech designed for B2C, B2B account-based marketing and selling drives efficiency with the accounts that matter, resulting in additional pipeline from targeted accounts, higher win rates from ABM accounts, and improved ROI over traditional marketing.

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Spiralytics

APRIL 23, 2023

AI can better identify marketing trends due to practical data analysis and its capacity for dynamic input adaptation. Additionally, AI has made it easier for brands and marketers to improve their digital marketing efforts, increase sales, acquire new clients, and drive relevant traffic to relevant content.

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Contently

AUGUST 11, 2022

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. If you spend that on an ad campaign at a $10 cost per click, you get 50 clicks.

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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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Contently

AUGUST 15, 2017

Yet in B2B marketing, there’s a reason they’re still incredibly popular. According to a report from market research firm Demand Metric, events are second only to email when it comes to the most effective B2B marketing tactics. It makes sense that there is still plenty of confidence in event marketing.

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Savanta

JULY 14, 2014

The B2B Barometer explores economic confidence and spending patterns amongst B2B marketers. Launched 5 years ago in 2009 and now representing the view of B2B marketers with a collective spend of £95 million, it is the industry’s state-of-the-nation study. Events, email and web dominate spend.

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We will go through: What is a typical marketing budget percentage? How much do SaaS companies spend on marketing? Does spending more on marketing equal more success? There was a sizable drop in spending in 2021 when, according to a Gartner study, the average plummeted to a record low of 6.4%

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accelerate agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We will go through: What is a typical marketing budget percentage? How much do SaaS companies spend on marketing? Does spending more on marketing equal more success? There was a sizable drop in spending in 2021 when, according to a Gartner study, the average plummeted to a record low of 6.4%

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sagefrog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The key to thriving is a multifaceted marketing strategy that aligns with your brand’s core values and resonates with your target audience. In Sagefrog’s 2024 B2B Marketing Mix Report , we found that B2B marketers’ top objectives for the year ahead are brand awareness, lead generation, client retention, and sales support.

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B2B Marketing Directions

MAY 14, 2022

The CMO Survey has been conducted semi-annually since 2008, and it consistently provides a wealth of valuable information about marketing spending, trends and practices.) The February 2022 survey results are based on responses from 320 senior marketing leaders at for-profit companies based in the United States.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s here, the biggest sales quarter of the year. The very moment deal-seekers everywhere shoot their shot, turn prospects into buyers, and score buzzer-beating slam dunks that accelerate the business to record-breaking sales. Sales professionals who are doing their best work in Q4 are executing their sales processes to perfection.

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Valasys

JANUARY 29, 2024

In the ever-evolving B2B landscape, where competition for high-value accounts is fierce, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) has emerged as a potent weapon. Quantifying the Impact: Real-World Benefits of AI-Enhanced ABM Verification When it comes to B2B marketing , ROI reigns supreme.

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The Lead Agency

APRIL 14, 2024

Tired of trend lists that don’t apply to the unique challenges of B2B marketing? B2B marketing can be complicated; buyer journeys are messy. Multiple stakeholders and longer decision-making processes bring unique challenges, and the how-to tips everywhere online are mostly irrelevant in B2B industries.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

This year Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs published their 7 th B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America study. According to CEB , in a typical B2B buying cycle there are on average 6.8 39% of organizations will increase their content marketing spend.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

This year Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs published their 7 th B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America study. According to CEB , in a typical B2B buying cycle there are on average 6.8 39% of organizations will increase their content marketing spend.

B2B Marketing 100

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

This year Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs published their 7 th B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America study. According to CEB , in a typical B2B buying cycle there are on average 6.8 39% of organizations will increase their content marketing spend.

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