Marketing Insider Group

MAY 1, 2023

It’s no secret that video has taken over the world of digital marketing. And if you want to compete with the big dogs, video is an essential tool to keep in your content marketing arsenal. We have compiled a list of the can’t-miss video marketing stats that every marketer and content creator needs to know.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 11, 2021

To create the best possible buyer’s journey for your target audience, you must first know them well and understand their behaviors and actions at different touch points. Only then can you create truly personalized, seamless experiences to guide your leads through the sales funnel successfully. What is Predictive Marketing Analytics?

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Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. But have we deviated too far from sustainable lead generation practices and become too reliant on pay-to-play databases to fuel outbound initiatives? As I often say, a true lead demonstrates intent to discover or purchase your product — yes, it’s that simple.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The spread of eCommerce has dramatically changed B2B marketing and distribution. While B2B vendors were initially slower to embrace eCommerce than consumer marketers, B2C actually represents a much smaller share of total online sales today. The B2B ecommerce market, however, accounted for $1.8 Guest post by Nina Petrov.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? While the B2B landscape may always be changing, lead generation will always be important.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. 108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization? Or so you think.).

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter. Reading time: 4 minutes Why is Lead Quality the key area of focus for Demand Generation?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 31, 2023

Ask questions “Be curious, not judgmental” Create a long-term plan for your new alignment Discover resources for Salesblazers and Moment Marketers One of the most well-known issues in business is the lack of alignment between sales and marketing. What might this look like in practice? How many stages do we have?

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Content Standard

APRIL 16, 2024

With organic search re-emerging as a cornerstone strategy for CMOs, top brands are harnessing AI to accelerate their search engine optimization (SEO) efforts and bring more efficiency to a traditionally cumbersome and resource-intensive practice. This article explores how AI can streamline the process without sacrificing quality or strategy.

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Marketri

APRIL 17, 2024

I talk with a lot of CEOs of middle market businesses. And while every company is unique, I hear a common thread: Most aren’t satisfied with their marketing function. The more I meet with CEOs at prospective client companies, the more insight I gain about why they’re dissatisfied and what they want and need from marketing.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 28, 2023

In today's competitive business environment, it's crucial to find effective tactics that speed up lead-to-opportunity conversion in the deal pipeline. Identifying Potential Leads The first step is identifying potential leads and attracting them to fill your pipeline.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When Lee Odden asked me to lead the team at TopRank Marketing, I barely hesitated. It’s an exciting time to be a B2B marketer. I can’t wait to lead our team to new heights. What makes B2B marketing special right now is we’re finally — finally — leaning into creativity and human emotion. Imagine that!

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As a search engine optimization (SEO) marketing manager at Salesforce, I know what works, and how to get eyeballs on your content. Since it’s a broad and often complex topic, you might think that a long-form guide would be the best type of content. X Best Practices for Customer Service…”).

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Rev

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Marketing, sales, finance and customer success operated in silos; each using their own databases with their own set of metrics, chasing their own goals and then wondering why their numbers didn’t align at the end of the quarter. 27 revenue operations best practices for driving revenue growth 27 practices might be a lot to remember.

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Rev

JUNE 21, 2023

But you’re not wrong for thinking that the goals of lead generation and sales prospecting sound similar. While both strategies aim to generate new customers, lead generation focuses on generating large volumes of leads, while sales prospecting focuses on targeting and converting specific, high-quality prospects.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In this comprehensive blog, we’ll unravel the transformative journey from SQL (Sales Qualified Lead) to loyal customer. To contextualize their significance, consider a report by Gleanster Research , which states that roughly 50% of leads are indeed qualified but aren’t quite prepared to make a buying decision.

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Rev

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll look at 7 sales enablement best practices that you can implement to optimize your sales team’s performance and remain profitable no matter what happens with the economy. Plus, by having content tailored to each stage, you’ll be able to track which pieces work best for your buyers.

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 16, 2024

This blog explores 10 ways AI and beyond can supercharge your sales game, from identifying high-potential leads to crafting personalized outreach and automating tasks. AI can unlock a goldmine of customer data, revealing valuable insights into your leads’ challenges, interests, and online behavior.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) and strategic content creation and distribution mesh perfectly. In this guide, we share practical content-related advice and examples that you can use to resolve specific ABM challenges, ultimately increasing the efficiency of your marketing campaigns.

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Martech

APRIL 7, 2023

Customer indecision is now a leading reason for missing B2B marketing and sales pipeline and revenue targets. But there are things B2B marketers can do to help sales teams and their prospects overcome purchase indecision and win more customers faster. Dig deeper: Scarcity marketing: Does it still work?

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Demand generation is a marketing strategy that marries your sales and marketing teams through initiatives designed to generate interest in your product or service (read: demand) and ultimately convert leads into customers. It is an umbrella term that encompasses both lead generation and inbound marketing.

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Engagio

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As an ABM strategist, I work with a lot of clients to make sure their ABM programs are optimized for the best results. Let’s break it down into five key areas: Focus on your best opportunities. Focus on your best opportunities. Focus on your best opportunities. An ABM practice is all about reducing waste.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In today’s fiercely competitive business landscape, converting leads into loyal customers is the goal. Lead scoring, a critical component of any successful sales and marketing strategy, can be the bridge that guides your leads towards conversion. This is where lead scoring enters the picture.

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The Marketing Blender

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

See Our Work. . At this point, you’ll need to break it down into marketing and sales qualified leads. You should be willing to spend more for a sales qualified lead, as opposed to a marketing qualified lead – but both should be less expensive than acquiring a full client or customer.

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Only B2B

MAY 4, 2022

” It may appear that you’re freeing yourself from the duty of nurturing leads through the sales funnel, but make no mistake: failing to update CRM data while engaging prospects is a B2B appointment setting mistake you don’t want to make. Create marketing material that speaks directly to them. No bueno.).

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MarketJoy

AUGUST 18, 2022

Increase prospect influx with lead generation. Acquiring better leads and carefully guiding them along your sales pipeline to ensure maximum conversion will increase your results. There are several ways you can generate high-quality leads. Create lead magnets: Examples are guides, video demos, discounts, reports, etc.

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Only B2B

JULY 7, 2022

Building an ABM target account list (TAL) with all the data-qualified accounts that may become the ideal fit for your company in terms of company size, revenue, and technology usage, is a top-notch implementation of an ABM approach. Prospecting is no easy task, as any professional B2B marketer would attest.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

By Matthew Lallas , Marketing and Sales Intern. I had the pleasure of interning at Heinz Marketing this summer. While I’ve gotten to experience marketing in a college environment (classes, clubs, campus organizations) and a B2C organization, I was completely new to the world of B2B and agency marketing.

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Velocity Partners

APRIL 9, 2024

At most B2B companies, the marketing/sales relationship has taken a wrong turn. Sellers are taking marketing into their own hands. And they’re not using Marketing’s expensively produced content. The fact that they’re ignoring most MQLs while sourcing their own leads should tell you something is drastically wrong.

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Martech

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. Prompt How should marketing integrate with technology efforts? Prebuilt integrations with popular CRM programs make this process easier for marketers.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In reviewing the latest research on account-based marketing (ABM) best practices, it struck me that they mirror what sales and marketing leaders have tried to follow for decades. It reflects today’s technological capabilities as well as marketing’s new focus on accounts. They’re aligning sales and marketing.

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DealSignal

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

When sales reps are reaching out to the right people, they can focus on what they do best: relationship building and, of course, selling. When the sales prospecting process or approach is riddled with weak spots, no amount of outreach will lead to the amount of booked meetings or conversions that you need.

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Hubspot

JUNE 26, 2023

Lead generation specialists play a crucial role in the sales process. If you’re interested in becoming a lead generation specialist or are considering hiring one, let’s explore what a lead generation specialist does and how they contribute to an organization’s sales and marketing efforts.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This massive disruption to traditional buying behaviors also impacts the effectiveness of go-to-market and selling tactics. Existing seller practices and even some marketing channels are not performing at the anticipated level. This can lead to selecting the wrong solution and buyer’s remorse. It’s time to adapt.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This massive disruption to traditional buying behaviors also impacts the effectiveness of go-to-market and selling tactics. Existing seller practices and even some marketing channels are not performing at the anticipated level. This can lead to selecting the wrong solution and buyer’s remorse. It’s time to adapt.

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Buy Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Barriers 52

SalesGrape

AUGUST 14, 2023

A/B Testing for Telemarketing Lead Generation Campaign Telemarketing has long been a popular method for generating leads and driving sales. However, with the increasing competition in today’s market, it is essential to optimize telemarketing campaigns to ensure maximum effectiveness. Results: Variant A: Conversion rate: 3.5%

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Velocity Partners

JUNE 14, 2023

In our view, B2B marketing is a weak-link sport. A good marketing campaign is (with some exceptions) only as good as its worst component, rather than its best. And one of the biggest campaign components that could be working against you? So… why do we insist on doing this with our marketing? Gated content.

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