Marketing Interactions

JULY 31, 2022

I’m hearing a lot of assertions about the B2B buyer journey. I’m thinking about the differences between what your buyers experience with your content and brand (outside), and what it takes to create successful buyer-driven experiences (inside). Marketers have no control over the buyer’s journey.

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6sense

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Having been privy to the lead management processes of hundreds of B2B organizations of every stripe, I would estimate that at least half have internal demand funnel (AKA waterfall) stages that combine stages of their sales process with what are really stages of the buyer journey. Your Funnel Is Not Their Journey.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The separation between key stakeholders and those of us trying to escort them along the buyer journey presents some challenges. Separation may mean not knowing what matters most to a buyer, ending in our failure to deliver. Don’t we wish we better understood what moved decision-makers ? Keep Hunting.

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Hubspot

APRIL 28, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, few metaphors are as powerful as the sales funnel. Here, we'll explore what social media data is, and how you can use that data to strengthen your B2B sales funnels. Why is social media data important to B2B funnels? How Social Media Data Impacts Your B2B Funnels.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 23, 2018

Now, if you had instead taken those 20 hours of content creation and put them into creating a piece of content that filled a content gap in your buyers’ journey… that content probably would get you results. That content would support both your business goals and the needs of your audience. What we want is the right content.

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

While the world of B2B can be perceived as lacking in warmth and perhaps even superficial at times, there are tremendous opportunities to create bonds of loyalty between two B2B organizations. It is, after all, the dream of many B2B leaders to forge such connections with buyers. Increase Value With Buyer Insights.

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Mereo

MARCH 21, 2024

This one example goes to show: Overall B2B buying has gotten more complicated. Around three-quarters of B2B buyers consider their last purchase difficult or complex ( Gartner ). Sellers complicate buyer’s lives when … They push their solution before buyers fully understand their pains.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 19, 2020

And for many B2B companies, they are struggling to do so without live interactions, especially events. When buyers who engage inbound on the Website are brought into a Conversation Track, Progressively Profiled, Nurtured inbound and then outbound Nurture follows up fully in sync, then Website and Nurture perform well. Website [4.03%].

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Biznology

OCTOBER 12, 2017

I recently had the pleasure of participating in a B2B digital marketing forum hosted by The Conference Board and led by Mike Moran and Tim Peter. But in B2B marketing, celebrity endorsements often appear like the hype in the ads audiences tune out. How do do B2B influencer marketing. The answer: “150,000, total.”

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Content4Demand

MARCH 24, 2020

Emotions have an important role to play in B2B buying decisions, and successful marketers who look to science can learn powerful tools to reach their buyers. It’s one of the reasons that I never tire of marketing: It’s all about understanding how your buyers’ minds work. I’ve always been fascinated by human psychology.

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Digital B2B Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In B2B marketing organizations, content marketing aims to help buyers buy. Content marketing provides the information buyers need to determine the type of solution they need, develop internal support for a change, create a short list of providers and address objections , all while positioning your company as a trusted resource.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 11, 2017

Two years ago, I was sitting amongst a shocked audience, listening to analyst Andy Hoar pronounce the “Death of the B2B Sales Rep”. The Bottom Line Whether you agree with the 1 million rep disintermediation predictions or not, there is certainly a huge shift in buyer preferences.

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Kaon

JULY 23, 2018

In 2017, Sirius Decisions reported that the number one challenge for B2B salespeople was (and still is) “their inability to communicate value differentiation.” Understanding multi-buyers’ needs. Consumers, whether B2C or B2B, are the target of myriad advertisements and sales tactics.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 18, 2019

These one-off successes are the backbone of traditional B2B Demand Marketing, but are not the recipe for longer-term, predictable, sustained success. Technology needs to support the buyer journey, not dictate it. Adapting to (and recognizing) buyer needs as they change, and shifting to serve them more effectively.

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Mereo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Buying committees are on the rise in the new B2B buyer journey. Buyers overwhelmingly value selling organizations that gain a deep understanding of their company and its needs and, furthermore, demonstrate that with relevant content and conversations. This is the clear choice.” Do not just output noise.

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Akoonu

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Buyers journey. Pipeline v Funnel v Buyers Journey. Sales pipelines—often explained as the buyer’s steps from lead to customer—are actually the labels your marketing and sales organizations use to categorize the sequence of activities and outcomes expected as they pursue a sale and interact with buyers.

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Mereo

JUNE 29, 2023

The fact that there exists a disconnect between sales and marketing teams in B2B is no secret, but be careful to discount the impact this disconnect has on your content marketing efforts falling flat. Understanding how sellers interact with buyers is crucial to creating successful content. What pains are your buyers facing?

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6sense

JANUARY 19, 2022

Savvy sellers know that these days, B2B customers demand personalized buying experiences now more than ever. In fact, 65% of buyers are likely to switch brands if a vendor doesn’t personalize their communications. PathFactory is an intelligent content platform for B2B marketers. What Do 6sense and PathFactory Do?

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Golden Spiral

MAY 19, 2021

In scenarios where buyers need a personal touch, they love, welcome, and expect the convenience of “remote” purchasing. That means the entire buyer's journey can be crafted, tracked, honed, and perfected within the context of your digital channels. Give your buyers and competition something to talk about.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. In our discussion, Lori shared key insights into the B2B buyer's journey as well as marketing and sales alignment. Buyers need to talk to people to get information. You need that human qualification.

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Aberdeen

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Too often, B2B marketers approach marketing as a “see what sticks” tactic. They simply hope that some of their marketing campaigns will reach potential buyers who are in the market and ready to purchase. With intent data, a B2B marketer can monitor their target accounts on a daily basis. The Importance of Customer Targeting.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 24, 2019

AI helps support prospects throughout the buyers’ journey. Once you have opened the lines of communication with a prospective buyer, you still face a long process to close the sale. As decision makers move through the buyers’ journey , they have questions.

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Televerde

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Marketing execs need to … let the buyer journey define a sales-ready lead; focus more on shared stewardship than a smooth handoff; and recognize sales as a vehicle in attribution analysis.” [2]. Build Buyer Personas and Map Buyer Journeys. An effective buyer journey map explains: ?

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Seismic

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In this new normal, buyer engagement consists of social selling, Zoom calls, and remote presentations. A buyer in 2021 starts their day at a desk, most likely in their home office. A buyer journey that previously started at an industry conference now begins on LinkedIn and consists of review site searches and case studies.

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Aberdeen

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Too often, B2B marketers approach marketing as a “see what sticks” tactic. They simply hope that some of their marketing campaigns will reach potential buyers who are in the market and ready to purchase. With intent data, a B2B marketer can monitor their target accounts on a daily basis. The Importance of Customer Targeting.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The bad news for B2B sales cycles everywhere is that 84% of B2B buyers report that purchase decisions take longer than expected – twice as long for most. One reason for the delay is that modern B2B buyers want help accelerating the decision process and assuring decision success.

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SalesIntel

MARCH 26, 2022

B2B sales and marketing success depends heavily on data. Every good marketer and sales professional knows the potential value of B2B data and its power to help achieve comprehensive business objectives. Why Intent Data is the Future of B2B Marketing & Sales? Learn more about how Intent Data works for marketers.

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Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 8, 2011

.  However, this shift continues to occur at a slow pace in the B2B marketplace and many B2B organizations have product centricity wired into their organizational DNA.    Products, in general, are designed and produced to fulfill needs.    To be sure, products must fulfill needs. 

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Martech Advisor

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The role of a customer experience (CX) specialist is to ensure that the marketer follows a buyer-centric approach and delivers a smooth, unfragmented and consistent customer experience across all touchpoints and at all stages of the buyer journey.

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Aberdeen

JULY 12, 2019

One of the biggest advantages of using intent data to improve win-rate percentage is that you get visibility into individual buyer journeys. Understanding the activity of target accounts and contacts at each step of the buyer’s journey will help you send the right marketing/sales messages at the right time.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 5, 2013

We’ve heard it time and time again: according to the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) almost 60% of the buyer journey is complete before prospects reach out to vendors. 60-70% of B2B marketing content goes unused ( Sirius Decisions ). Content marketing is how you attract buyers instead of paying to reach them.

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SalesIntel

AUGUST 6, 2021

B2B sales and marketing success depends heavily on data. Every good marketer and sales professional knows the potential value of B2B data and its power to help achieve comprehensive business objectives. Why Intent Data is the Future of B2B Marketing & Sales? Learn more about how Intent Data works for marketers.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 27, 2012

B2B Marketers have always been doing content marketing. And the reason is simple: the decision making process in B2B is a bit more complicated than buying a pack of gum. Vendor content in B2B Marketing should go beyond the need to simply explain your product, the strategy behind it and the features and benefits that support it.

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B2B Marketing Directions

APRIL 17, 2016

Understanding what types of content will resonate with potential buyers is a core part of every content marketer's job, but a recent study by LinkedIn indicates that B2B marketers and salespeople don't always provide potential buyers the kinds of content they want and need. Or does it?

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Valasys

AUGUST 19, 2019

The very purpose of content marketing has been associated with the feedback mechanisms to trigger lead generation processes for B2B businesses. Within the B2B dominion, content marketing can be used as an ultimate tool to drive quality leads. Marketing has to create content people actually want.”.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 12, 2021

For the last year or more, B2B buyers have been largely cut off from conferences, in-person meetings, or even their offices. This has had profound effects on how people do their jobs, including how B2B buyers make their decisions. Digital self-service has been called the biggest trend in B2B marketing in 2021.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

By Dan Sixsmith According to a newly published report, there is a serious disconnect between the content that B2B buyers expect from marketers, and what is actually being produced and delivered. In the new study from The Economist Group , 93% of B2B marketers are incorrectly connecting their content to a product or service.

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