Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

Lead Ranking 130

Lead Ranking Privacy Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 130

Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2022

B2B marketers spend a great deal of time, effort, and money on top-of-funnel activities to drive website traffic. Converting those visitors into potential customers and putting them on the path to a sale is essential in order to see a return on that investment. Awareness: The buyer learns about your brand for the first time.

Marketing & Strategy 255

Marketing & Strategy Top of Funnel B2B Landing Pages 255

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisions is what marketing is all about ! It is a top tactic.

Top of Funnel 263

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 263

Martech

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

B2B marketers use account-based marketing (ABM) strategies to engage the right decision makers within prospective organizations. These strategies can help marketers gain a competitive edge when they’re run with the right data. So, marketers should use the data they have to create messages that resonate.

Account Based Marketing 111

Account Based Marketing ABM B2B Marketing Practices 111

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Even before the pandemic, a far more fluid, labor-driven hiring market meant the time-tested methods for interviewing and hiring candidates were becoming outdated. Here, we examine the digital recruiting funnel and identify tech strategies that recruiters can adopt to drive better outcomes for their business.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Marketing AI Optimization Digital Marketing Funnels 130

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. What is a Lead?

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

BenchmarkONE

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Brand awareness. You may have even waxed poetic about it in an all-hands-on-deck meeting discussing new marketing initiatives. But while brand awareness is certainly one of those terms we’ve all heard and talked about, pinning down exactly what it means — and thus, how to achieve it — is often easier said than done.

Top of Funnel 69

Top of Funnel Brand Identity Branding Peer-to-peer 69

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With the ability to publish longer videos and consumers’ love of short form video, there’s a lot of Reel-estate for brands to get creative and boost their engagement. Instagram Reel ideas for fashion and retail brands. Push creative boundaries for your brand with these ideas: 1. Promote hot in-store items.

Brand Identity 118

Brand Identity Branding Advertising Agencies B2B Thought Leadership 118

Choozle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paid search advertising is a highly effective lower-funnel channel that reaches potential customers when they are close to conversion. Research by Google and Microsoft Advertising – the two largest paid search platforms – found that paid search ads can also raise brand awareness by as much as 80%. Think about it…. the awareness stage).

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Paid Content Paid Search Agency Funnel Advertising 80

Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

In B2B marketing, the traditional approach of casting a wide net is increasingly being challenged by a more targeted and personalized strategy: account-based marketing (ABM). This method focuses on identifying and engaging with specific high-value accounts, treating each as its own distinct market.

Account Based Marketing 105

Account Based Marketing Spending B2B Marketing ABM 105

Inbox Insight

MARCH 29, 2022

Measuring brand awareness remains a key challenge for B2B marketers due to its intangible nature, causing it to all too often become overlooked in multi channel strategy. However, the importance of brand awareness should not be disregarded. Why should brand awareness feature in your B2B multi channel strategy?

Multi-Channel 106

Multi-Channel Advertising Channels Allocation Features 106

Sharpspring

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And even if they stay subscribed, an un-engaged recipient with no brand relationship with you is no better than someone who hasn’t joined your list. So, how can you successfully engage your audience, build a brand relationship, and fully leverage your list to grow your brand? Bad example: Subject line: Here’s a marketing email!

Email Marketing 89

Email Marketing Brand Identity Branding Ad Building 89

SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 31, 2023

Increasing market competition and advertising costs have led brands to rethink their digital strategies to scale with profit. There has been a shift in marketing focus in China, where consumers increasingly value brand storytelling, connection, responsibility and the shopping experience.

Communities 52

Communities Brand Identity Branding Work Management 52

ClickZ

JANUARY 24, 2020

Being customer-centric is not only about having a “think digital-first” mindset. Instead, retailers need to integrate business best-practices with marketing best-practices to profit from a holistic picture of their customers. They answer their consumers’ needs for immediacy with a speed-to-market approach.

Brand Identity 122

Brand Identity Branding Amazon Paid Search Agency 122

ClearVoice

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Marketing content should be educational, informative or entertaining. This quiet little segment of content marketing is slowly gaining more eyes and ears as readers crave empathy and relatable stories. For example, one of my content marketing brand clients publishes a health-focused magazine. Marketers, take heed.

Opinions 114

Opinions Brand Identity Branding B2B Thought Leadership 114

The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. That’s why it’s so important to have a well-defined digital marketing funnel in place.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels B2B Marketing Ad Building 98

illumin

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

SMS marketing has become a critical, although contentious form of marketing over the past decade. As text messaging became an essential part of most people’s daily communication, marketers began utilizing SMS marketing strategies to reach customers on their personal devices. Does SMS marketing work?

SMS 95

SMS Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 95

Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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. According to our first party research conducted among our IFP audience, lead quality is the key focus for 40% of senior B2B marketers.

Lead Ranking 101

Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads 101

Martech

OCTOBER 4, 2023

First, “After the pandemic, they had to change a lot of flight routes because of border rules,” said Anjlee Majmudar, VP of programmatic, for the airline’s digital marketing partner Brainlabs North America. Icelandair had two problems. As a result “they had difficulty making sure that all of the seats were filled.

Marketing AI 108

Marketing AI Advertising Agencies Funnel Advertising Intent Signal 108

Martech

APRIL 12, 2023

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketers are flooding into connected TV (CTV) and over-the-top (OTT) digital TV advertising, according to a new survey from digital performance media company Digital Remedy and research firm Dynata. CTV is the fastest growing digital ad channel because of its inventory and adtech precision.

Planning 96

Planning Spending Marketing Plans Advertising Agencies 96

illumin

JANUARY 12, 2024

There are many different ways that marketers can build their ad strategies on Meta and their social media marketing does not have to be an island. Meta can and should be a part of a marketer’s programmatic approach. Facebook Ads Manager acts as its own DSP, letting marketers buy programmatic ad space on Facebook.

Paid Search Agency 105

Paid Search Agency Ads Marketing & Strategy Funnel Advertising 105

Stevens & Tate

MAY 3, 2023

In order to continue attracting your target audience, you need to keep up with the wants and needs of customers. What makes the CDJ so different than traditional marketing funnels is that each consumer’s CDJ is unique. You want to continue marketing to those customers to turn them into repeat customers.

Marketing Funnels 98

Marketing Funnels Purchase Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer 98

BenchmarkONE

MAY 10, 2022

Brand awareness. You may have even waxed poetic about it in an all-hands-on-deck meeting discussing new marketing initiatives. But while brand awareness is certainly one of those terms we’ve all heard and talked about, pinning down exactly what it means — and thus, how to achieve it — is often easier said than done.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Brand Identity Branding Word of Mouth 52

Stevens & Tate

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Welcome to our November 2023 edition of “What’s Trending,” where we bring you the most relevant marketing trends and insights. Stay informed and ahead of the game with our curated collection of marketing trends and reports in winter 2023. The smartphone drastically changed consumer behavior in marketing.

Trends 91

Trends Funnel Advertising Digital Marketing Funnels Loyalty 91

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As social marketers, we spend a lot of time focused on content marketing conversion. It’s how leadership measures results, even as marketers we know that conversion is just the desired end result and not the whole journey. We need a complete content funnel optimized at each stage for conversion. — Fluent ??

Top of Funnel 143

Top of Funnel Acquisitions Advertising Funnels Digital Marketing Funnels 143

Only B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Over a long time, the sales and marketing operations in B2B organizations were thought to be discrete. At some point throughout the sales cycle, marketers must transfer over marketing qualified leads (MQLs) to sales teams as sales qualified leads (SQLs). The Sales Funnel. Sales Funnel.

Marketing Qualified Leads 118

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 118

Exo B2B

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

During my monitoring and my participation in B2B marketing / sales virtual events lately, I have gathered rich and abundant information, especially on the importance of B2B brand strategy. The lack of clarity of brand strategy is the biggest challenge to be addressed if we are to succeed in amplifying the reach of our brand.

Webinar Metrics 59

Webinar Metrics Brand Identity Branding Marketing & Strategy 59

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JULY 15, 2022

It didn’t matter if a brand or retailer sold on Amazon. Salesforce data can help you analyze the effectiveness of digital shopping channels and features. Is it shopper burnout or oversaturation in several key markets? This year’s Prime Day brought some much-needed relief to brands and retailers as online sales slow.

Top of Funnel 98

Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels Amazon Pricing 98

Martech

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For years, marketers have engaged audiences with account-based marketing strategies to better align sales and marketing practices and, in turn, provide more relevant, personalized content and messaging. And in the B2B space, treating business prospects as buying groups can help brands work toward that goal.

Account Based Marketing 104

Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel ABM Buy 104

Martech

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Georgia-Pacific advertises its popular paper brands — including Brawny, Angel Soft and others — on retail media networks. Overseeing these campaigns is Paras Shah, the company’s director of digital media. Q: Why did you decide to start advertising Georgia-Pacific brands on retail media networks?

Advertising Agencies 100

Advertising Agencies Media eCommerce Cost Per Click 100

Vision6

APRIL 17, 2024

In today’s digital landscape, crafting a winning omnichannel strategy is not just an option—it’s a necessity. The goal(s) you create for your marketing campaign will drive the kinds of content you create. Relevant: Does your event goal align with your broader marketing goals? Specific: What are you trying to achieve?

Webinar Metrics 52

Webinar Metrics Allocation SMS Marketing & Strategy 52

Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 29, 2023

Studies show B2B buyers are getting younger and want to engage with companies on social media; B2B marketers are finding social media supports both leads and revenue About one-third of respondents find new products and hear about brands for the first time on social media. It includes both organic posts, sponsored posts and paid ads.

Social Media 77

Social Media B2B Marketing Social Marketing Emarketing 77

ScanmarQED

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this interview, Chief Business Intelligence Officer of GroupM , Bart De Pauw talks with CEO of ScanmarQED, Marcel van der Kooi, on the topic of Triangulation in Marketing Measurement. As a provider of marketing effectiveness solutions, you are for sure the right person to speak about triangulation. Marcel : Exactly, Bart.

Multi-Touch Attribution 105

Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 105

The Lead Agency

DECEMBER 6, 2021

To succeed with marketing campaigns in 2022, businesses will have to continue to adapt their strategies to suit buyer trends. In order to gain a deeper understanding of how the COVID19 pandemic has changed B2B buying behaviour, McKinsey & Company put together the B2B Decision Maker Pulse survey. Shift to A Digital Reality.

Paid Content 118

Paid Content Trends B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 118

Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Its potential for storytelling and marketing is undeniable, making AI in B2B marketing and sales a transformative force, reshaping interactions with brands, information, and services. The world of B2B marketing automation is on the brink of a full-fledged AI-driven revolution. That’s where strategy comes into play.

Ideal Customer Profiles 97

Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 97

Optinmonster

MARCH 11, 2024

Gamification marketing, are you doing it? Good marketing content has become a lot more engaging lately. There’s actually some truth to that, and it’s all thanks to the rise of gamification in marketing. Games and marketing may sound strange, but they’re actually a match made in heaven. What Is Gamification in Marketing?

Examples 98

Examples Planning Paid Search Agency Interactive Marketing 98

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Digital commerce has changed. Eighty percent of B2B buyers prefer digital ordering experiences over in-person sales — even in sectors where field sales models have traditionally dominated. Now, the C-suite plays a larger role in decision making and exerting influence over brands’ commerce agendas.

eCommerce 97

eCommerce Buy Marketing & Strategy B2B 97