Act-On

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

With higher traffic and more page views, it’s only reasonable to expect a bump in conversions and sales. A B2B marketer is struggling to do more with less. SEO Funnel and Bottom-of-Funnel Keywords Certainly, keywords at all stages of the buying cycle are important — from top funnel keywords to lower funnel keywords.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Keywords Marketing Automation Services 130

6sense

MAY 5, 2016

As the Vice President and Global Head of Marketing Analytics for HP, Kevin Bolden is always looking for that extra edge that data-driven insights can offer his marketing and sales teams. HP, like many advanced B2B organizations, has used firmographic data, segmentation and buyer profiles to improve their marketing and sales outcomes.

Buying Cycle 48

Buying Cycle Activities Buy Ideal Customer Profiles 48

The Point

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I may not be a market analyst, but from what I see working with our agency’s B2B clients , it seems to me that, in the language of technology adoption lifecycles, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) stands at that pivotal junction – what Geoffrey Moore calls the “chasm” – between early adopters and early majority.

Account Based Marketing 157

Account Based Marketing ABM Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management 157

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. Email automation takes more tedious tasks off your hands so more effort and resources can be put into impactful brand messaging. Especially In The B2B Realm?) What Is Email Automation?

Automation 130

Automation Zoominfo Auto Responder Touchpoints 130

The Marketing Blender

APRIL 17, 2024

From mining and transportation to construction and manufacturing industries, industrial companies have high-ticket sales and LONG sales cycles with many stakeholders. This complexity makes it easy to have a sales-centric mindset and focus on closing the next big deal instead of on how to fill the pipeline long term.

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency B2B Advertising Agencies 52

Seismic

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The B2B sales landscape has dramatically changed over the last few years. Sales cycles include more stakeholders and touchpoints. As a result, buying cycles are complex and require sellers to be at the top of their game to engage with buyers and close deals.

Effectiveness 59

Effectiveness Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing & Strategy Touchpoints 59

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

The B2B buyer experience is more complex and time-consuming than that of B2C. B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. This often results in a more intricate and extended buying process.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

The B2B buyer experience is more complex and time-consuming than that of B2C. B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. This often results in a more intricate and extended buying process.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. The steps are: 1.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Hinge Marketing

MARCH 30, 2022

After Implementing a B2B Content Marketing Strategy. You’ve established a B2B content marketing strategy. Let’s explore some things you can do to improve your current situation and start seeing real ROI from all the time and resources you’ve put into your content marketing efforts. Congratulations! Be Patient.

Contact Marketing 85

Contact Marketing Contacts Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 85

Valasys

JANUARY 23, 2020

Lead generation forms the bedrock of a highly successful B2B sales strategy. With the constant evolution in the digitized landscape & Internet of Things (IoT), the B2B sales process has changed. Read more on B2B Marketing in Martech Age. Sales are about building relationships. What is Lead generation ?

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Marketing Budget Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 52

Inbox Insight

JUNE 16, 2023

When only 5% of your B2B accounts are actively in-market to make a purchase right now , a lot of wastage occurs if your efforts aren’t synced around engaging that small cluster at the right time in their buying journey. Strong sales-marketing alignment is therefore paramount.

Account Based Marketing 92

Account Based Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles ABM Lead Ranking 92

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. The white paper has deconstructed the complex industrial buy cycle into four distinct stages that the buyer systematically goes through.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

Martech Advisor

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

B2B Sales has evolved. How ready are your sales teams to win in the experience economy? Are your sales enablement strategy, process, and tools enough to help them compete effectively? The best users of sales enablement get strategic buy-in for sales enablement as their central engagement hub.

Enterprise Management 66

Enterprise Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services 66

Valasys

JUNE 25, 2019

With the fierce increase competition in the B2B dominion, synchronization between the B2B marketing strategy & sales endeavors is an important pre-requisite to optimize the sales’ conversions. A quote by the former chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata states, “ All of us have don’t have equal talent.

Enterprise Management 61

Enterprise Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing Management 61

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

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.

Enterprise Management 87

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing 87

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Your online content needs to play a much more active role in moving site visitors along in his/her buy decision. Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Valasys

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With the proliferation of technology & the Internet of Things (IoT), the B2B marketing world has transformed & evolved. Marching to an ecosystem that is ever-transcendent & dynamic, the B2B marketers need to learn about the amazing B2B marketing trends for 2020. The Key B2B Digital Marketing Trends for 2020.

Marketing AI 110

Marketing AI Trends B2B Marketing Top of Funnel 110

Martech

JUNE 4, 2024

If you spend any amount of time among the B2B marketers on LinkedIn, you’re familiar with the arguments for and against lead generation and demand generation. Instead, they want their brand to be at or near the top of mind when their prospect enters a buying cycle. And all of these customers are B2B SaaS companies.

Lead Gen 107

Lead Gen Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Demand 107

Martech

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Marketing automation platforms are a critical part of the martech ecosystem for many businesses, offering many benefits by streamlining manual B2B marketing tasks, including lead management, email campaign development and landing page creation. Do your sales reps need real-time access to marketing data?

Marketing Automation Services 96

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation 96

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Two successive downturns over the past decade have resulted in buyers more skeptical of sales pitches than ever, and a condition called Frugalnomics – where buyers demand quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact for each purchase decision. So how is the sales enablement role evolving within b2b vendors?

Sales Cycle 40

Sales Cycle Enterprise Management Marketing Management Buying Cycle 40

Engagio

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As in life, so in B2B marketing. Behavioral economists have known for years that the way people feel about your company influences whether or not they’ll buy from you. Praise is a big deal, whether you’re in a relationship or a buying cycle. Words of Affirmation. After all, have you ever said no to a present?

B2B 87

B2B Act-On Gartner Buying Cycle 87

Exo B2B

JUNE 26, 2023

You’ve probably heard a lot about B2B content marketing. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 13th annual study (2023), 71% of B2B content marketers say B2B content marketing is more important than it was last year. And yet, the resources needed to support this growing importance have yet to materialize.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Optimization Content Marketing 52

DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

B2B buyer behavior has shifted dramatically to independent, online research. Due to the volume of content and online resources in nearly every industry, most people on your buying committees can perform their own research on their own time and are likely to make a decision before ever talking to your sales team.

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Ideal Customer Profiles Intent Marketing Automation Services 52

Madison Logic

AUGUST 31, 2023

Multiple decision-makers on a purchasing team do their own online solution research when buying a complex B2B solution. Multi-channel ABM helps you meet buying committee members where they are with a persistent and cohesive experience. Enter multi-channel account-based marketing (ABM). We’ll supply examples in the next section.

Multi-Channel 52

Multi-Channel Account Based Marketing Advertising Channels ABM 52

Engagio

JUNE 21, 2017

The B2B lead handoff process is broken. Marketers invest a ton of time and resources to acquire leads using a variety of tactics, from data acquisition to SEO to trade shows to paid ads. Unfortunately, studies show that upwards of 80 percent of leads generated by marketing are neglected or never acted upon by a sales rep.

Lead Ranking 93

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing Sales Qualified Leads 93

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

by Katie Byrnes To effectively build relationships with prospects, sales teams need to learn to leverage evolving sales strategies. Without utilizing social networking, content marketing and other strategies, sales teams are likely leaving money on the table. She shows small and large businesses how to use Sales 2.0

B2B Sales 48

B2B Sales Salesforce.com Buying Cycle B2B 48

Sprout Social

JANUARY 3, 2022

To create an effective marketing, sales or social media strategy, you must first have a clear idea of who is consuming your content and why. This internal document is used by marketing, sales and product teams to ensure their messages and activities are tailored to the people they want to reach. Why are buyer personas important?

Buyer Personas 139

Buyer Personas Social Media Media Ideal Customer Profiles 139

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! What if they could be more efficient in the way they deployed their resources? Lack of focus on sales enablement despite proven ROI benefits. ·

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management ABM 52

SalesIntel

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Welcome to a journey that unveils the transformative force within B2B lead management – the omnipotent power of lead enrichment. In a landscape teeming with data points and digital footprints, decoding the essence of your B2B leads requires more than just surface-level insights; it necessitates a deeper, more nuanced understanding.

Lead Ranking 40

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads Allocation 40

NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 29, 2015

CEOs and marketing leaders often stand on opposite sides of a deep chasm in terms of their belief in the power of B2B content marketing. It takes time, but delivers, in the long term, a higher number of leads and sales opportunities. Statistics that Prove the Power of B2B Content Marketing. Such campaigns are familiar.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Planning Cost per Lead 100

PureB2B

MARCH 25, 2020

Marketers who have a handle on developing a good demand generation strategy are able to increase conversions with their content, raise brand awareness, and decrease sales cycle time. However, there should be a wide variety of content to adapt to different buyer roles in different stages of the buying cycle [2].

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 62

PureB2B

MARCH 25, 2020

Marketers who have a handle on developing a good demand generation strategy are able to increase conversions with their content, raise brand awareness, and decrease sales cycle time. However, there should be a wide variety of content to adapt to different buyer roles in different stages of the buying cycle [2].

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 62

6sense

JANUARY 20, 2022

This is why 6sense is leading what we’re calling the RevTech Revolution – the convergence of martech and salestech that’s revolutionizing the way B2B revenue teams go-to-market with data, insights, and orchestration capabilities at the core. It requires a movement. . A Perfect Storm.

Lead Ranking 62

Lead Ranking Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 62

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. Buying cycle control (you need to facilitate the buying process and understand what is required of you as a result). Best Practice B2B Company Rates: Inquiries to MQL: 9.3%. MQL to SAL: 66%.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Ranking Demand Marketing Qualified Leads 100