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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. Expertise-based thought leadership (55%).

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Book Review: eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale

Webbiquity

The brilliant Ardath Albee provides the missing piece, a reliable recipe marketing automation, demand generation and content marketing success in her new book, eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale. However, the purchasing committee will generally include someone from IT, the CFO, and in smaller firms possibly even the CEO.

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2020 Content Marketing Trends – Content for the Buyer Journey

Marketing Insider Group

In this article, we look at some B2B content marketing data to point to the biggest trends. The State of B2B Content Marketing. Let’s look at how much B2B companies are using content marketing. You may assume B2B companies are all in with content marketing. Source: eMarketer. It is a top tactic.

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

ViewPoint

Yet B2B marketers seem to be more focused on lead generation than the rest of the process. Your thoughts? In a study done by Tech Validate , marketers report that thought leadership content is more effective than lead generation content and that 3rd party analyst content is more effective than content written in house.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: In defense of thought leadership

markempa

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. I agree with their arguments to a point.

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Mike Dickerson on How to Succeed in a Digital-First World

Oktopost

We’re taking the plunge into re-imagining success with a digital transformation B2B legend. Listen to the Podcast Now: For more thoughtful discussion with renowned marketing leaders, subscribe to B2B Marketing Now for free wherever you listen to podcasts or catch us on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or follow Oktopost on LinkedIn.

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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. Now, this doesn’t mean to just provide “thought leadership” content on the subjects your target accounts are searching for. In conclusion.