Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago They say recessions don’t start trends – they accelerate those that are already in motion. The trend has been more of everything in B2B. Is it directly COVID related?

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 31, 2023

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, businesses often face difficult times characterized by slowing win rates and longer buying cycles. One key strategy that can significantly impact B2B success in such times is sales enablement.

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Biznology

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Here are 11 inspiring case studies of digital transformation. AMAZON BUSINESS : Served as an example of ‘digital customer’ expectations transitioning to the B2B world. Amazon Business launched in April 2015, with over 250 million products and a more holistic marketplace for B2B companies. Need some examples? Like this post?

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Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2024

Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels This also applies, of course, to B2B marketing. So, why not let B2B marketing automation take care of the rest? What is B2B Marketing Automation? What are the Benefits of B2B Marketing Automation? What are the Challenges of B2B Marketing Automation?

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The B2B buyer’s journey is evolving rapidly. In addition to incremental changes, such as the shift toward mobile devices, B2B marketers must also contend with a rapidly changing workplace and online world. Overcoming these challenges requires B2B marketers to pay closer attention to the buyer’s journey.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2023

Business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing are two distinct types of marketing strategies with different focuses. B2B is focused on developing relationships between businesses, while B2C is focused on connecting directly with end consumers. 10 Key Differences Between B2B and B2C Marketing 1.

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The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. Now that lead has to be nurtured, educated, scored, enriched, appended and qualified before we would dare hand it off to sales.

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The Point

MAY 17, 2021

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JULY 30, 2017

New research reveals what influences B2B buying decisions and explains why the B2B buying process is getting longer. Earlier this month, Demand Gen Report published the findings of the 2017 B2B Buyer's Survey. The 2017 survey findings reveal that B2B buyers' journeys are becoming longer and more complex.

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Biznology

APRIL 14, 2017

Business decision-makers LOVE online B2B marketing videos because it gives them the most amount of information in the shortest amount of time. So now that you are on board with the benefits of online B2B marketing videos, what does video content marketing really mean?

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The Point

JULY 17, 2017

Demand Gen Report has published the results of this year’s “B2B Buyer’s Survey,” and the trends identified merit close attention for those marketers involved in B2B demand generation and content development. 72% of B2B Buyers quote timely response to inquiries as a key factor in vendor selection via @spearmktg. Click To Tweet.

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B2B Marketing Traction

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The behavior of today’s B2B buyer means that marketing needs to go far beyond what it did in the past. Marketing must not only attract new prospects but also provide information and content for sales to convert them to customers. The need for marketing to work with sales is more important than ever.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

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Exo B2B

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Did you know that 72% of marketing professionals use B2B personas to guide their marketing content? This statistic highlights the growing importance of understanding exactly who the decision-makers are in the B2B world. The answers to these questions will help you personalize your communications (blog posts, case studies, demos, etc.)

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

A recent survey of US agency executives from RSW/US , as covered by eMarketer , revealed that client case studies and content marketing were the top two self-promotional tactics used to generate leads, as indicated by 62% of respondents. Case studies can be difficult to obtain. This tends to hold true in other B2B verticals as well.

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B2B Marketing Directions

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The predominant view of B2B buying is that it involves expensive and/or complex products or services, large buying groups and long buying cycles. In reality many B2B companies derive substantial revenue from other types of sales.

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Valasys

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The B2B marketing world is dynamic & trends here are subject to very negative sentimental connotation – partially because they are ephemeral & partially because it’s very tough for the brands to extract & keep abreast with the B2B marketing trends & studies that every marketer should know about in real-time.

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Trade Press Services

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The B2B sales journey is complex, typically involving multiple small decisions about your brand that lead to a decision to purchase. By understanding the decisions buyers make throughout their journey, marketers can take strategic actions that meet the needs of today’s B2B buyer. Decision #3: About the product or service.

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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.”

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Vision Edge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Despite the continued emphasis and variety of approaches to accelerate the business-to-business (B2B) buying cycle, many organizations remain challenged. One of the primary reasons is that Marketing and Sales are not in synch. How to Evaluate Your Sales and Marketing Alignment.

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markempa

JUNE 17, 2012

Tweet CSO Insights , which interviews thousands of chief sales officers to benchmark B2B sales best practices, has tracked an alarming trend. Jim Dickie, CSO Insight’s managing partner, says this should make any sales leader cringe. No deal = broken sales cycle. Examine your sales process.

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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.

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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 ?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

What is the Customer Lifecycle (and Why Every Sales Rep Should Care)? The customer lifecycle is the journey your customer takes with your brand — from their first interaction with your content to renewing their annual subscription or buying additional products. What does that mean for the sales team that needs to close deals?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Customers are increasingly demanding more from B2B organizations. According to studies, 80 percent of B2B organizations say that customer’s expectations are higher because of what they experience as consumers. Leaders who focus on better experiences –– and improved service –– over sales, reap the benefits.

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

B2B marketers get a bad rap. If you do a search for “B2B versus B2C marketing,” you’ll immediately see a bunch of articles about how B2B marketers “lag” behind B2C marketers. Then you’ll find more articles about how “B2B marketing is boring.” Or “what B2B marketers can learn from B2C marketers.”.

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Martech

JULY 30, 2021

Although inbound marketing remains critical to B2B lead generation, many marketers are increasing their use of account-based marketing (ABM) to take back some control of the process and speed up the buying cycle. This shift from a reactive to proactive marketing approach is working well for many B2B companies.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

B2B companies have greatly succeeded in enhancing the effectiveness of their ABM campaigns through careful content planning, creation, and distribution. Overview of ABM and Common Challenges Account-based marketing, or ABM, is a marketing strategy that B2B companies use to attract a select group of high-value customers.

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Valasys

OCTOBER 22, 2019

However, to optimize sales conversions marketers need to scrutinize the behavior of their customers once they get converted on several platforms across the web & optimize their experiences. A B2B landscape comprising the website design as well as the landing pages are crucial to the optimize audience experiences.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 10, 2018

Every B2B marketer knows we are in a period of rapid change. But how can B2B marketers most effectively achieve those results? Sales prospects have high expectations as well. Here are half a dozen insights from 27 B2B marketing stats facts compiled from recent studies, plus one key conclusion no B2B marketer will want to miss.

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ClickDimensions

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For B2B businesses, the pandemic acted as a catalyst speeding up slow-growing trends and forcing all businesses to adapt quickly or risk being left behind. For B2B sales and marketing teams this meant adjusting customer journeys to match the 100% digital-first requirements as in-person meetings, events and more became a thing of the past.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

[In this article we’re going to look at buyer intent data, what it is, how it’s collected and, how you can use intent data to supercharge your marketing and sales campaigns.]. You’re probably thinking to yourself ‘if there was such a thing, I’d be closing hundreds of sales per month…’. Downloads (whitepapers, case studies, eBooks).

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2020

Thought leadership makes a lot of sense in most B2B content marketing scenarios, typically because the buying cycle is longer and may require multiple approvals. Some additional thought leadership research: According to a thought leadership study by LinkedIn, 58%of buyers read one or more hours of thought leadership each week.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

What is the Customer Lifecycle (and Why Every Sales Rep Should Care)? The customer lifecycle is the journey your customer takes with your brand — from their first interaction with your content to renewing their annual subscription or buying additional products. What does that mean for the sales team that needs to close deals?

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Valasys

MAY 22, 2019

B2B companies thrive on the idea of tapping into several niches so as to discover their potential customers, evaluating their potential as leads for their product or services & finally guiding them through their sales funnel to convert to sales. This is where CRM takes over.

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NuSpark Consulting

APRIL 29, 2017

For many years now, B2B marketers have spent time and effort carefully crafting buyer personas based on demographic profiles, needs analyses and former sales results, among other criteria. It requires a direct, highly personalized sales and marketing program that targets each organization individually. Implementing ABM.

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Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this ever-evolving landscape, one powerful tool has emerged that is revolutionizing the way B2B marketers work: buyer intent data. According to our first party research conducted within our IFP community, 99% of B2B marketers have witnessed significant sales and ROI increases by harnessing the power of intent data.

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