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Your B2B Marketing Budget Playbook for 2021 Success [Research]

Marketing Insider Group

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Look, we all knew B2B marketing had plenty of problems long before COVID-19: Generic, bland, and forgettable content. Ambiguous ROI and direct relationship to sales.

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How B2B Brands Can Drive More Leads This Year

Webbiquity

In survey after survey, year after year, lead generation is a top priority for B2B brands. No matter how big or small, B2B businesses can’t survive without new leads. Generating high-quality leads is essential to get more sales and more revenue. No leads means no clients and therefore, no sales.

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eMarketing Expert Ardath Albee on the Limitations of a Lead Gen Mindset

ViewPoint

I recently had the opportunity to interview Ardath Albee about the importance of lead nurturing and I think you’ll be interested to read some of the valuable feedback she provided. PC: Ardath, you’ve written a lot about the importance of using lead nurturing to engage leads across the entirety of the buying process.

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How to Generate the Leads that Sales Wants with Paid Social

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

While a high quantity of leads can undoubtedly be good, it’s not enough. According to research done by eMarketer , the highest priority of B2B marketers is increasing lead quality , while increasing volume only ranks in third regarding importance. Getting these leads over to sales is only half the battle.

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How Your B2B Content Programs Can Better Support ABM Throughout The Complete Buyer’s Journey

PathFactory

While ABM is not a new concept, recent studies from eMarketer showed only 17% of B2B marketers worldwide said their ABM program was mature and driving strategic growth. It does not support sales in driving conversations and sales cycles with accounts that are stuck in status quo or in the funnel. Intent but unengaged.

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Three “Lies” That Plague B2B Businesses Today (Part One of Three)

ViewPoint

57 – 90% of the buying process is complete before a sales rep needs to get involved. Marketing and sales are aligned. Ruth Stevens, eMarketing Strategy , President. Mike Weinberg, The New Sales Coach , Principal. B2B marketers ignore it at their peril.”. Cold calling is dead. Do you agree these are lies?

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6 Stats B2B Marketers Must Pay Attention To in 2014

KoMarketing Associates

From mobile marketing to content curation and revenue data, here are six statistics B2B marketers must pay attention to in 2014: 1. It’s no secret that content marketing is on the rise for both B2B and B2C, but it’s very interesting that more marketers are looking to invest in curated content ( source ). MarketingProfs.