Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Complacency has never been an option in B2B marketing. The products we sell are highly complex, the clients we sell to are highly exacting, our buying cycle is (much) longer, there are fewer customers to go around, and our competition is fierce. 2023 has created something of a perfect storm for B2B marketing.

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Tony Zambito

JANUARY 5, 2011

A tough assignment for B2B marketers today is getting a handle on how buyers progress through the buying and selling cycles.    As Sirius Decision and CSO Insights have reported on often, buyers are progressing through 70-80% of the buying and sales cycle before engaging directly with sales. 

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Kaon

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Even though people are using the Internet to get through the buying cycle before reaching out to a sales person, that does not mean face-to-face meetings are unnecessary. In fact, real data proves that in-person meetings are the most important part of a customer’s buying experience. Even more than digital marketing.

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TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Demand generation, or demand gen, and account-based marketing (ABM) have traditionally been thought of as two distinct strategies for B2B growth. Demand gen and ABM share a common goal of driving sales through a focused blend of inbound and outbound efforts. Aligning sales and marketing through converging strategies .

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Integrated B2B

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

While applauding these achievements, however, we also can’t help wondering how much stronger results companies similar to these could achieve if they adopted 10X sales and marketing practices! Sales and marketing efforts in the industrial equipment sector are not unlike those of many other B2B industries. Technical reliance.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 26, 2020

As B2B marketers enter planning season for 2021, they need to focus investment on programs that deliver the right results quickly. Forrester Research Principal Analyst Mary Shea predicts that because of COVID-19 and social distancing, face-to-face interactions in a sales cycle will decrease to 5-15% of the total engagement a seller has.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

In the B2B marketing environment, successful ABM is the gold standard companies aim for. According to a 2015 report from Forrester Research, 83 percent of companies who tried using predictive analytics for insights had positive outcomes. These included: Ability to reach the right buyers. Identifying and addressing new target audiences.

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Madison Logic

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Your sale does not start with the first conversation between your sales team and the customer. According to FocusVision, the average B2B customer journey involves the buying committee consuming an average of 13 pieces of content, takes an average of two to six weeks, and involves 3 to 4 decision-makers. .

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markempa

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

However, the most expansive definition takes a total end-to-end look at every interaction a person has with a company from simply becoming aware of the company at the very top of the sales funnel, all the way through customer service contact after the final conversion to a closed deal. Marketing, Sales (and IT) alignment.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive. However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 5, 2011

As a result of Frugalnomics and other market drivers: 62% of B2B vendors indicated they needed more leads in order to generate the same amount of sales, 72% indicated an increase in buying cycle time over the past 6 month, The buying cycle timeframe has increased over 10% in the past 12 months.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

With two recessions over the past 10 years, research reveals that B2B buyers have become focused on quantifiable bottom-line proof points. In the face of frugal buyer sentiment, a majority of B2B vendors are now requiring more leads to generate the same amount of sales and are reporting a substantial increase in buying cycle time.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Because of Frugalnomics, an environment where buyers now demand bottom-line value from every investment, B2B sales teams are challenged more than ever to deliver expected results. Sales enablement seeks to address these challenges, providing the practices, resources, training and tools needed to help fight Frugalnomics.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

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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Zoominfo

AUGUST 23, 2022

For B2B sales leaders, these challenges become even more pronounced. The B2B software market has undergone immense changes in recent years. Before COVID, sales had traditionally been an in-person endeavor. Data from McKinsey reveals that less than one-third of all sales-related activity takes place in person.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

For example, the typical B2B prospect receives an average of 20.3 email pitches per week, up 32 percent from 2006 according to sales and marketing research firm SiriusDecisions. Prospect driven buying cycles mean that buyers research solutions on their own, and do their own due diligence, engaging sales much later in the sales cycle.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 15, 2011

Today’s buyer is more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before, providing a greater than ever challenge to sales professionals, and shaking the very foundations of traditional selling models. At Alinean, we have coined this new B2B challenge as Frugalnomics, indicated by: 1. Fight Frugalnomics with Outcome Selling?

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Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

What types of metrics do B2B marketers need to measure a marketing campaign's success? We have invited B2B Experts to shed light on the following question: "In what ways have metrics evolved with the increase in digital B2B marketing? Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 30, 2011

If you are in sales and marketing, there is another forecast that is just as promising, especially if you recognize the pending fertile business opportunity and prepare accordingly. Marketing luminary Seth Godin indicates that "No business buys a solution for a problem they don't have."

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. The Death of a Salesman?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. In this blog post, I present a few of the key research metrics and advice.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. For most buyers it’s easier to do-nothing, than to change.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 12, 2013

You’ve worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. And you are not alone, as SiriusDecisions reports that the average company now spends a whopping $43K on marketing content and sales tools per salesperson per year.

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DiscoverOrg

AUGUST 7, 2018

But they’re not asking for help from your sales team. The average B2B buyer is 67% of the way through the buyer journey before they ever engage with a salesperson ( SiriusDecisions ). 47% of buyers viewed 3-5 pieces of content before engaging with a sales rep. Unfortunately, sales does not reward second or third place.

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 25, 2010

Re-casting How We Think About B2B Marketing Automation I was analyzing results from our recent B2B Marketing University series , which Silverpop launched this past Fall, and the data seem to point to an eye-popping, potential ‘banner year’ for marketing automation in 2010. Is their definition the same as mine?

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Madison Logic

JULY 27, 2022

So, you’ve determined your ideal customer profile (ICP), selected your target account list, and prepared your sales and marketing assets for your brand-new ABM campaign. Because B2B buying cycles are complex. A higher number of individuals = higher the likelihood of sales opportunities! .

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

In some fascinating ways, B2B and B2C marketing teams are similar to positions on a soccer field. For B2B and B2C marketers, the goal is to track, manage, and provide engaging experiences throughout the customer journey. B2B and B2C marketers can benefit from cross-collaboration to navigate this new normal. Why it matters

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Madison Logic

JANUARY 21, 2022

Today’s B2B marketing departments are often faced with three major hurdles: time, budget, and headcount. With all of this added pressure, the success of a B2B marketing team relies heavily on targeted efforts that yield mammoth results. What is a Sales Pipeline and Why is It So Important?

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DiscoverOrg

AUGUST 7, 2018

But they’re not asking for help from your sales team. The average B2B buyer is 67% of the way through the buyer journey before they ever engage with a salesperson ( SiriusDecisions ). 47% of buyers viewed 3-5 pieces of content before engaging with a sales rep. Unfortunately, sales does not reward second or third place.

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SnapApp

JUNE 5, 2018

Increasing sales productivity is one of the most powerful growth levers for any company. A well-oiled inbound sales machine means reps spend less time working low quality leads, and more time closing sales. But, for many B2B organizations the sales engine is not turning. marketing only celebrates when sales does).

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Sales Engine

AUGUST 23, 2016

For decades, the B2B marketer has been a manager of projects. When it’s all over, you ship the booth and collateral boxes home and collect the leads for sales. The world has changed, and the internet is now crushing a sales rep’s ability to generate their own leads. The buyer has WAY more control than they used to.

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Sales Engine

OCTOBER 8, 2015

For decades, the B2B marketer has been a manager of projects. When it’s all over, you ship the booth and collateral boxes home and collect the leads for sales. The world has changed, and the internet is now crushing a sales rep’s ability to generate their own leads. The buyer has WAY more control than they used to.

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Top of Funnel Process B2B Thought Leadership Work Management 120

Terminus

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This blog was adapted from a recent webinar with Kula Partners, “The B2B Manufacturer’s Guide to ABM.” B2B manufacturers face some difficult market challenges: Long, complex sales cycles. Growing buying committees. Drive engagement & awareness to help sales open the door. Check out the full webinar here.

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

B2B marketers are producing, managing, and distributing marketing content to reach prospects and turn them into customers. We have invited B2B Experts to shed light on the following question: How to use content effectively for demand generation? Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing.

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