Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Effective Marketing drives demand. So to keep my finger on the pulse of demand generation, I love to get the insights from my former colleague and demand generation partner Rob Krekstein. Rob is the Senior Director of Global Lead Generation at enterprise technology company Ventyx. Marketing or Sales?

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Generation Enterprise Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Marketing strategy , however, can mean different things: the position or “strategy” by which your brand will go to market, and the actual way or “strategy” by which your company will create a brand to go to market with. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Account-based marketers don’t concern themselves with lead quantity.

Resource Management 360

Resource Management Demand Generation Agencies CMS Development Work Management 360

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Many Companies still feel that the optimal approach for generating revenue is to have the Account Executive be responsible for managing the data, hunting for prospects, qualifying the prospect, presenting and closing. The main reason companies are hiring account executives is to close business. The Result?

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Lead Ranking Demand Generation 100

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 5, 2023

The main goal for Marketing in B2B companies is to generate leads for sales teams and increasingly to deliver direct revenue. And the potentially valuable interested inquirers are left wondering if there’s anyone home at the company they just raised their hand to. I spent the first 5 years of my career in sales.

Lead Ranking 275

Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads 275

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 14, 2021

As every B2B marketer knows, getting traffic to your website is only half the battle. Landing pages targeted at a specific audience can maximize your conversions when designed well. Companies that saw an improvement in their conversion rates over the last year are using 50% more tests on average to improve their conversion rates.

Landing Pages 282

Landing Pages Optimization B2B Click Rate 282

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Let’s be honest, your lead generation strategy might need some work if it’s not producing ROI. The whole point of lead generation is to generate leads that close! In modern times, B2B and B2C consumers are overwhelmed by sales, advertising and marketing teams vying for their attention.

Lead Generation 219

Lead Generation ROI Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 219

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 13, 2023

It seems like all you have to do is think about marketing and you’ll start seeing endless ads for companies promising foolproof lead generation. As an evaluation metric, cost per lead calculates what you spent on average to generate a new prospective customer. How do you know which tactics work and who’s just blowing smoke?

Cost per Lead 238

Cost per Lead Paid Content Lead Ranking Cost Per Thousand 238

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Ken Kaplan, Editor-in-Chief of The Forecast, focuses on topics of interest to IT influencers, company investors, tech decision-makers and people forging a career in IT. The Forecast aims to raise awareness about the Nutanix brand and to reach existing and new audiences beyond traditional PR and demand-generation marketing efforts.

Forecasting 330

Forecasting Cost Per Click B2B Thought Leadership Demand Generation Agencies 330

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A few weeks ago, I received an email from my good friend James Tennant from Converge that looks at trending keywords and phrases, as well as related questions and propositions from a range of B2B topics. Firmographics – such as name, job title, and company if their privacy settings allow it. Give Followers a Peek into Company Culture.

Linkedin 363

Linkedin Marketing & Strategy Business Case Study 363

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 9, 2017

Many B2B selling organizations hit a wall in their new customer acquisition and revenue growth rates. This condition is especially evident in companies that are engaged in a complex or solution sale. This condition is especially evident in companies that are engaged in a complex or solution sale.

B2B Sales 130

B2B Sales B2B Class Consulting 130

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

Marketing strategy, however, can mean different things: the position or “strategy” by which your brand will go to market, and the actual way or “strategy” by which your company will create a brand to go to market with. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Account-based marketers don’t concern themselves with lead quantity.

Resource Management 100

Resource Management Work Management CMS Development Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2020

Modern marketing demands that we thoroughly understand our audience and use targeting and segmentation for optimal demand generation. We have seen a steady rise of ABM, an approach where we align demand generation efforts against a predetermined and strategic set of accounts.

Account Based Marketing 328

Account Based Marketing ABM Work Management Marketing Management 328

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 9, 2023

When it comes to driving growth for your company, you can’t afford to overlook the value of demand generation marketing. With a comprehensive demand generation strategy, you can create interest in and desire for your products or services. Even seasoned marketers can get confused about demand generation parameters.

Demand Generation Agencies 201

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 201

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 24, 2017

For many companies, it has become the primary vehicle for customer engagement. The post How to Ramp Up Your B2B Sales Lead Generation with Social Media appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Social media is no longer just a fun, helpful supplement to a marketing mix.

Social Media 186

Social Media Lead Generation B2B Sales Sales Leads 186

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Now I’m not sure most B2B marketers truly consider lead generation as their primary focus but I do agree that we B2B Marketers spend considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples?

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 23, 2015

According to Carlos: The book is a guide for B2B marketing organizations that want to transform, but simply are perplexed by how to change. During the course of these years, I have also come to learn a lot of what is good and bad about B2B marketing and have tried to put that into Driving Demand. Who is this book for?

Demand 100

Demand Demand Generation Work Management Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy November 24, 2010 Subscribe A B2B Marketing Manifesto? required) to prove it.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Content marketing can give B2B companies a truckload of options to keep their audience engaged. Top Priorities & Unique Challenges for B2B Content Marketing. Unlike B2C Marketing, B2B companies have the unique challenge of not always being present in the eye of the customer. Types of B2B Content.

Work Management 362

Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management Content Marketing 362

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 20, 2015

We had an excellent conversation about the need for buyer personas, and the role they play as a foundational component of a B2B marketing strategy. Shannon’s firm helps companies ranging from emerging startups to Fortune 1000 enterprises facing various marketing challenges in demand generation, content, messaging, strategy and more.

Buyer Personas 100

Buyer Personas Demand Generation Marketing & Strategy Startups 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. When I see B2B Marketers who have forgotten that we serve customers and create marketing campaigns with little research into customer needs or pains or the words they use to express their pains, it makes me crazy.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2010

To help out my fellow B2B marketers, here is a list of 7 common mistakes that B2B marketers make when jumping feet first into social media marketing. For B2B companies, social media is more about interaction and knowledge sharing (think whitepapers, videos, thought leadership blogs, etc.).

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 11, 2010

The post is called B2B Social Media Strategy – 5 Steps to Gain Executive Buy-in and will show you how to develop your company’s B2B social media strategy. That Is A Lot Of Time Spent Online Using Social Media The 7 Burning B2B Social Media Questions Why Do You Tweet? Share your thoughts, post a comment.

Social Media 100

Social Media Buy Media Marketing & Strategy 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy May 4, 2010 7 Subscribe Why am I in Marketing? So here I will describe why I am in Marketing.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I wish I knew all the secrets so I could transform the world of B2B Marketing forever with a tell-all book. What I do know is that B2B Marketers have a ton of options today. In this post, I will offer a preview of the thoughts I will deliver during the Focus Interactive Summit on Progressive B2B Marketing. It used to be so easy.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel 100

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Who are the top B2B Marketing influencers on twitter? To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword. New York, NY.

Twitter 100

Twitter Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve already published my B2B Marketing predictions for 2011 and while I think I captured a good mix of new and traditional issues, I realized that one thing was missing: a common theme. And so this led me to the conclusion that the broader future of B2B Marketing is Social! Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Social Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2021, many top marketing agencies and tech companies are still hosting digital marketing conferences. Some are virtual, while others are still planning (and we are all hoping for in-person B2B digital marketing events later in 2021. Here’s our annual list of must-attend digital marketing conferences for B2B and B2C businesses.

Conference 66

Conference Advertising Agencies Peer-to-peer B2B Marketing 66

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 11, 2011

The classic B2B company is often sales-driven or product-driven. But I think the role of Marketing in B2B should be much more than creating product brochures and buying print ads in the magazines the sales folks read. I think the role of Marketing is to transform our companies into a customer-driven enterprise.

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

In this post I will review a whitepaper produced last month by Toolbox.com in conjunction with PJA Advertising + Marketing called “ Top 5 Trends in B2B Social Media Usage: What Every Marketer Should Know “ (registration required) on social media usage. The study included 5-waves with over 3,000 professionals on Toolbox.com.

Social Media 100

Social Media Peer-to-peer Social Marketing B2B Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

Okay, so my objectives for B2B Marketing Insider are: Have a stake in my personal brand’s online presence. When I see B2B Marketers who have forgotten that we serve customers and create marketing campaigns with little research into customer needs or pains or the words they use to express their pains, it makes me crazy.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 7, 2010

The session will be moderated by David Rosen, Chief of B2B Social Media at Makovsky + Company. We will be discussing what the PRSA is calling “ The Forbidden Dance: B2B and Social Media ”. This is an area of opportunity for B2B companies and needs to be managed very carefully. It’s all about content!

Social Media 100

Social Media Media B2B Customer Satisfaction 100

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Drip marketing is a form of email marketing in which you send several emails to people in target customer segments at precisely timed intervals. Digging down into their target audience’s needs, they discovered one of their recipients’ pain points. They created an email list segment of only cold leads. I know I would be.

Work Management 327

Work Management Examples Paid Search Agency Marketing Management 327

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 3, 2015

Are you overwhelmed with the complexity of creating B2B marketing content that generates leads? Studies show that 60% of the B2B sales cycle is over before a prospect first talks to a salesperson ( Corporate Executive Board ). Companies can communicate directly with their audiences. The Buyer’s Journey.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 7, 2015

These goal-directed behaviors and activities are powerful influences on decision-making in the world of B2B buying and selling. So powerful, in fact, B2B decision makers often select strategies, short-term plans, and long-term plans based upon the personalized goals they may be striving for. B2B Is Too Fixated On Process And Journey.

Buy 100

Buy Buyer Personas B2B Digital Marketing Funnels 100