Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

During the life of your product or service, you’ll realize that simply scaling top-of-funnel inquiries (in volume) won’t generate peak conversions over the long run. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. Image credit: Yelp. Incentivize referrals.

B2B Sales 259

B2B Sales Top of Funnel Conversion Peer-to-peer 259

SnapApp

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the face of increasing goals and changing preferences of B2B buyers, sales and marketing teams alike are being forced to evolve in order to meet the needs of their prospects today. Better Qualification, Shorter Sales Cycles. What is Lead Qualification?

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Lead Qualification Sales Cycle Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 98

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Because B2B digital marketing involves targeting a specialized audience, it requires in-depth market research and the use of targeted messaging and content to engage and educate potential business customers.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 97

Velocity Partners

APRIL 9, 2024

At most B2B companies, the marketing/sales relationship has taken a wrong turn. They’re emailing prospects, investing heavily in third-party intent platforms like 6Sense, and generally doing their own messaging and outreach. You can see the results of this in the growing lack of trust between sales and marketing teams.

Sales Management 79

Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Lead Ranking 79

Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A study from Search Engine Journal reports that 54% of B2B professionals engage with a webinar on a weekly basis. During the digital transformation of marketing and the shift to digital channels for communications since COVID, webinars have become a cornerstone for many B2B marketers.

Webinar Metrics 110

Webinar Metrics Forrester Top of Funnel Research 110

Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

Ideal Customer Profiles 62

Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 62

Conversica

JANUARY 24, 2019

A guest blog by Michael Hanson, VP of Marketing at CloudTask – CloudTask is a managed workforce provider for growing companies looking for B2B Sales, Sales Chat and Customer Support solutions. Their mission is to find prospects, nurture leads, close deals, and satisfy customers, to enable businesses to reach their goals.

Sales Cycle 109

Sales Cycle Marketing AI Conversion Top of Funnel 109

Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Account Based Marketing 52

FunnelEnvy

OCTOBER 31, 2022

There’s a lot for marketers today to consider when it comes to tactics for bringing in new business, but your sales pipeline is what ultimately defines the success of all your funnels, marketing campaigns, and other efforts to add new clients and revenue consistently. Addressing a deal size issue is solely a matter of prospecting.

Sales Management 114

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership 114

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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Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 217

The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges. Here are the five most common “fails” we see in B2B search campaigns: Not Bidding on the Correct Keywords.

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Cost per Acquisition Paid Search Agency Campaigns Cost Per Click 235

Only B2B

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B (Business-to-Business) sales and marketing, two critical strategies stand out as linchpins in driving growth and success: B2B Appointment Setting and Lead Generation. B2B Appointment Setting is akin to the bridge that connects a quality lead with a sales professional.

Lead Generation 62

Lead Generation Allocation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 62

Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

Lead scoring helps organizations move prospects along their buying journey in a structured, strategic way — which is especially helpful considering how complex buying journeys have become. And it takes an average of 20 touches with a brand before a prospect becomes a potentially successful lead for the sales team.

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Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads 164

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

The B2B buyer experience is more complex and time-consuming than that of B2C. B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. Closing substantial deals with large decision-making teams results in protracted sales cycles.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

B2B Digital Marketer

MARCH 28, 2024

Insights From a Google Insider Mastering B2B Paid Advertising In the fast-evolving digital landscape, mastering the art of B2B paid advertising has never been more critical. In this episode, you’ll learn: The myths surrounding B2B paid ads and the truths that dispel them.

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Paid Search Agency Ads B2B Advertising Agencies 52

Rev

MARCH 23, 2018

When it comes to traditional sales, it seems the standard method is to push as many prospects through the funnel as quickly as possible until they make a purchase, fill out a form, subscribe to a newsletter, or whatever “call to action” goal may be. So why would you subject your prospects to the same kind of torture?

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Advertising Funnels 60

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. Over the past six years, forecast deals are closing at a lower and lower rate, and a dramatically higher percentage are ending up with the prospect making no decision at all.

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Sales Cycle Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel 120

SmarkLabs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Think of it as any activity that brings attention to your B2B company to bring people into your sales funnel. Demand generation is truly your sales and marketing teams working in tandem. After all, the sales cycle of a B2B customer is quite different than a B2C customer. What is demand generation?

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Sales Cycle Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel 59

Martech

APRIL 3, 2023

If your B2B go-to-market strategy doesn’t prioritize delivering a personalized and engaging experience for your audience, you could be missing out on potential customers and growth opportunities. This article is a guide to conversational marketing and why it should be a key component of your B2B go-to-market strategy.

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Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Marketing Conversion Marketing & Strategy 129

Only B2B

JANUARY 27, 2022

But how much do you know about B2B lead generation and its potential to redefine the term entirely? It’s fine if you don’t understand everything right now, but by the conclusion of this post, you’ll be well on your way to producing B2B leads like a pro. Leads in the Middle of Funnel (MoFu).

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Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Leads Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking 117

Only B2B

MARCH 16, 2022

While individuals who have worked in the B2B leads industry for a long time are familiar with the word, newcomers and novices have a lot of catching up to do. This blog is for you if you’re just getting started on your b2b lead generation adventure and want to be prepared. What Is A B2B Appointment Setting?

Ideal Customer Profiles 118

Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Qualified Leads Cold Calling 118

Zoominfo

JANUARY 20, 2021

Overflowing the sales funnel with leads doesn’t necessarily guarantee more paying customers in the end. Abundant lead conversion can happen when sales reps practice meaningful engagement with them throughout the sales funnel. Leads transform into customers by stepping through a carefully curated sales funnel.

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Top of Funnel Sales Cycle Marketing Funnels Cross-Selling 162

Conversica

JUNE 26, 2020

A collaborative blog post with contributions from Michael Hanson, VP of Marketing at CloudTask – CloudTask is a managed workforce provider for growing companies looking for B2B Sales, Sales Chat and Customer Support solutions. But it’s not just important to keep the length of your sales cycle tight.

Sales Cycle 52

Sales Cycle Marketing AI Top of Funnel Work Management 52

Navigate the Channel

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, B2B marketers face unique challenges and opportunities. With digital transformation, shifting consumer expectations, and a mobile-first mindset, the world of B2B marketing is undergoing a significant transformation.

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Tactics B2B Marketing Multi-Touch Attribution B2B 73

BOP Design

MARCH 30, 2021

Email marketing continues to be a fantastic method for nurturing B2B marketing leads. In the first post of our four-part series on email marketing, we take a look at best practices for using B2B email marketing for lead nurturing. For B2B, Conversions Take Nurturing. Read more: Top B2B email design trends of 2021.

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Lead Nurturing Planning Top of Funnel Work Management 117

Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Hitting targets and meeting sales quotas has become harder for most sales teams over the past year. The impact of the economy has slowed down the pace of B2B sales, leaving sales teams wondering how to meet their KPIs. So, in order to efficiently guide prospects to closed-won, nurturing relationships is key.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Management Buyer's Journey Sales Cycle 131

Act-On

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

With higher traffic and more page views, it’s only reasonable to expect a bump in conversions and sales. Lower funnel keywords are an often neglected SEO strategy for marketers. And that brings us to strategically aligning keywords with the marketing funnel and, more specifically, lower funnel keywords.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Keywords Marketing Automation Services 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Manual sales prospecting and lead generation doesn’t get your sales and marketing teams where they need to be for their quotas — and it wastes time. However, when these teams are equipped with the right tools, such as sales intelligence, less important tasks can be automated so that reps can focus on lead strategies.

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InsideView Enterprise Management Top of Funnel Tools 264

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

While the two terms are somewhat synonymous, demand generation strategies span the entire funnel. On the other hand, while it is aided by top-of-funnel awareness that demand generation drives, lead generation is the process of converting sales-ready prospects into qualified pipeline. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 225

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The modern B2B customer journey is more complex and multilayered than ever before. In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in a number of digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. Multi-Touch Attribution Models.

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Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Lead Ranking B2B Marketing 236

Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Although B2B display advertising isn’t an exact science, enough experimentation can teach you valuable tricks of the trade. Here are some common B2B display advertising mistakes: Remarketing: Just because someone landed on your website doesn’t mean they’re a good-fit prospect. Marketing mistakes are costly.

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Display Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Advertisements 130

Only B2B

MARCH 27, 2024

B2B marketers spend countless hours crafting campaigns, social media posts, and targeted ads, all in the name of capturing potential customers. Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Imagine your sales funnel as a pyramid. Their sales pipeline had become a stagnant swamp.

Sales Qualified Leads 71

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 71

Heinz Marketing

APRIL 20, 2023

This data can illuminate when the prospect is actively considering purchasing your product/service. B2B organizations can use intent data for sales enablement, ABM, and to assist with their digital marketing strategy. Intent data can also help with shortening sales cycles, preventing churn, and assists in upselling.

Purchase Intent 59

Purchase Intent Top of Funnel Purchase Intent 59

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. Target Audience? Investment?

Sales Management 95

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 95

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In the world of B2B, things change quickly. So something that worked a year ago (*cough* your current sales process *cough*), probably isn’t as effective presently. Sales process optimization isn’t a one and done activity. A typical sales process is more of a guide than a strict, set in stone schedule.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Process Optimization 162

Only B2B

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But, in 2022, what are you going to do better to enhance your B2B lead generation strategies? Conventional lead generation tactics for B2B marketers will not work in 2022. If you look at the most recent B2B market trends, you can notice how much has changed in such a short time. Put The Customer First. The answer is both.

Lead Generation 118

Lead Generation Marketing Budget Generation Webinar Metrics 118

Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

The email inboxes of B2B executives are already filled with so much marketing clutter. Although each prospect is unique, your target audience will have some traits in common, based on industry, location, company size, etc. Creating customer profiles for these prospects is crucial for your marketing campaigns—and in the end, your sales.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Profiling Enterprise Management Work Management 162