Inbox Insight

DECEMBER 1, 2020

But so many B2B marketers are only scratching the surface with predictive-driven sales and marketing. Our latest research highlights that 56% of B2B marketers struggle to ensure that their Sales teams utilize insights from intent data. Here are 5 common mistakes to avoid if you want to have campaign success.

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Walker Sands

DECEMBER 23, 2021

No matter how you slice it, effectively budgeting for marketing is a complex exercise with as many inputs as there are levers for success. Business and Marketing Goal Alignment . The foundation of a successful budget is having marketing and business goals that work in tandem with each other.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. As marketers lost access to traditional channels like live events and in-person meetings, many marketing budgets were redirected into demand generation campaigns. The data bears this out.

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Marketers who document strategy are 538% more likely to report success than those who don’t and Marketers who document process are 466% more likely to report success than those who don’t. Key takeaway: It is important that you have a documented demand generation plan which fits into the bigger realm of your marketing plan.

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Only B2B

APRIL 30, 2024

Whether you are launching a product or updating an existing go-to-market strategy, your organization needs a solid GTM strategy to reach the right audience, drive revenue, and sustain economic challenges. To achieve this, you require a meticulously crafted actionable go-to-market plan. What is GTM in B2B Marketing?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

The head of marketing is tasked with modernizing the marketing strategy but with limited to no budget or resources to do so. And it resulted in one of the highest ROI-producing programs my last company ever saw. I had no team and no budget. Find the budget. The Content Formula. Build the business case.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 25, 2019

Let’s talk about your buyer personas. As a SaaS (software as a service) company, you may have two, perhaps four, buyer personas, most likely broken into two main categories—end users and decision makers. And how exactly should you be marketing to each? Who was involved in the Buyer's Journey? Let’s find out.

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Inbox Insight

JANUARY 22, 2019

Part 3 of our B2B marketing planning mini series, this article tackles the Marketing Strategy stage of the B2B Marketing Plan. Content Plan (Roadmap): Documented processes and workflows required to deliver the content strategy. Read more about the B2B research planning process here.

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Walker Sands

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

From brand awareness to lead generation and sales enablement, the modern marketer needs to have a hand in everything. Generating positive ROI from marketing is an overarching goal all marketers strive for. Align Your Budget. Define Your Audience. Set Your Goals.

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Hubspot

JUNE 11, 2019

Critics attribute the failure to Lisa’s misleading ads and high price, despite its low processing power. As you develop something new, it’s vital to also start drawing out a go-to-market strategy that’s customized to fit your budget and your buyer persona. Distinguish your buyer persona(s). Example Eddy.

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Convert

APRIL 29, 2022

Experimentation in B2B marketing is much harder than in B2C, greatly because of the long sales cycle and its implications. In a long sales cycle, the metrics most closely correlated to revenue are lower-funnel metrics. B2B marketers can’t afford to wait months to know if their activities are working or not.

Top of Funnel 52

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Only B2B

MARCH 15, 2018

Marketers who document strategy are 538% more likely to report success than those who don’t and Marketers who document process are 466% more likely to report success than those who don’t. Key takeaway: It is important that you have a documented demand generation plan which fits into the bigger realm of your marketing plan.

Sales Management 81

Sales Management Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies 81

Inbox Insight

JANUARY 22, 2019

Part 3 of our B2B marketing planning mini series, this article tackles the Marketing Strategy stage of the B2B Marketing Plan. Content Plan (Roadmap): Documented processes and workflows required to deliver the content strategy. Read more about the B2B research planning process here.

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B2BMarketing.net

MARCH 12, 2024

Critically, this is not the same as multichannel marketing, which could arguably be seen as less sophisticated approach. Omnichannel marketing has risen one place into second place in this year’s Trend Tracker. However, let’s not forget that ensuring a great customer experience wasn’t always on marketers’ immediate agenda.

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Engagio

APRIL 23, 2020

The experts weigh in on how you should be approaching your marketing strategy for the rest of 2020 and beyond. In our previous post, we asked the experts “ What tactic should B2B marketers be doing right now to hit their goals during the COVID-19 crisis? ”. President Heinz Marketing. Today we look to the future.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 31, 2015

In fact, I’m not even sure promotional content qualifies as content marketing. But according to a recent study of 500 global marketers from the Economist Group , B2B content marketing programs are doing just that: making every effort to push and promote product pitches in their content efforts. Buyer Disconnect.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2011

Tons of recent reports, the latest coverage of major industry conferences, threads on Twitter and also my own site analytics point to the same issue as the biggest challenge for marketers: Marketing and Sales alignment. Don’t worry, he presents a balanced view with Ten Reasons Marketing Hates Sales.

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ClearVoice

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In ancient Rome, the Triumvirate balanced power for more effective governmental management. In the last several years, this two-way relationship has expanded into a “triumvirate,” which now includes a marketing technologist. How has the creative marketing agency triumvirate evolved with time? Manages the martech stack.

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SnapApp

AUGUST 22, 2018

But demand generation marketing doesn’t end at brand awareness activities — demand generation efforts are also important to help move your prospects down the marketing funnel, as they make longer and more complex purchase decisions, like are common in the B2B space. Let’s look at a few common examples: Webinars.

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Hubspot

APRIL 26, 2016

But have you really adapted your marketing plan to match the way today's customers shop and buy? Consider these recent statistics about B2B buyers from a 2015 study by Think With Google : 89% of buyers use the internet during the B2B research process. Step 2: Recruit Buyers. Step 1: Define Your Personas.

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SnapApp

AUGUST 22, 2018

But demand generation marketing doesn’t end at brand awareness activities — demand generation efforts are also important to help move your prospects down the marketing funnel, as they make longer and more complex purchase decisions, like are common in the B2B space. Let’s look at a few common examples: Webinars.

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Demand Generation Top of Funnel Interactive Marketing Paid Search Agency 48

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Because of these two things, in order to win a B2B sale you first have to build trust, demonstrate how reliable your product is, and show how it is suitable for the particular business you’re speaking with. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy. It is so important to map content to the buyer journey.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Because of these two things, in order to win a B2B sale you first have to build trust, demonstrate how reliable your product is, and show how it is suitable for the particular business you’re speaking with. This all means the B2B sales cycle is often very lengthy. It is so important to map content to the buyer journey.

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Landing Pages Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Let’s start with what a marketing strategy is not: hiring someone to manage your social media accounts and upload TikToks. A marketing strategy defines how a business grows through reaching, converting and retaining new customers. It helps buyers buy. It makes their journey easier. Are you a premium or value brand?

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2020

For the past 10 years or more, I’ve been analyzing, strategizing, building, optimizing, and measuring the content marketing programs for companies in just about every industry and sector there is. In fact, in my last count, we have done fully customized content marketing strategy workshops for more than 80 different companies.

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B2B Digital Marketer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Content marketing has become a magic keyword in the world of digital marketing. However, despite its popularity, companies still find it hard to strategize and execute on a good content marketing plan. 00:36 – Nicoline Maes’ background in B2B Digital Marketing. 22:42 – Marketing is an orchestra.

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Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A Single Source of Truth for Marketing and Sales. Whatever the industry, marketing and sales departments that don’t share a single source of data truth tend to be misaligned because they aren’t operating from the same set of facts. Velocity & Shortening Your Sales Cycle. Get Everyone on the Same Page.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A lot of marketing budget rejection can feel demoralizing. You may start to wonder if your company even believes in the power of marketing. A 2014 study by The Fournaise Group found that 90% of marketers are not trained in marketing performance and marketing ROI. The truth is that they may not.

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SnapApp

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The B2B sales funnel has changed a lot. . Until recent years, the traditional selling process looked something like this: Marketing would hand leads off to the sales team. The sales team would attempt to close those leads. . Marketing did their thing. Sales did their thing. Source ). .

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Lead Forensics

APRIL 8, 2024

With so many marketing channels and strategies vying for your attention, it can be overwhelming to determine which tactics will deliver the most significant results. In this blog post, we’ll equip you with 24 essential B2B marketing statistics you need to know for 2024. But where do you even begin?

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ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Not only are they creating brands and identities that the era of Mad Men would be jealous of, but the smartest ones are using the tool to generate real revenue. Because the demand marketing teams at these businesses don’t know how to shift from tactically engaging with these platforms to embracing a strategic approach.

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Hubspot

MAY 6, 2021

All businesses create their own unique lifecycle marketing strategy, but the purpose is the same: to engage customers, increase revenue, and grow a brand. Different from the buyer's journey or conversion funnel, lifecycle marketing considers a customer long after they make a purchase. Lifecycle Marketing Strategy.

Top of Funnel 101

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Single Grain

JUNE 3, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about: The role of Director of Marketing. Typical duties of a Marketing Director. The interview process, including example interview questions. Plus plenty of tips from the other side: how to land a job as a Marketing Director. What Is a Marketing Director?

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Single Grain

MARCH 29, 2023

With thousands of pages to manage, SEO for enterprise SaaS often seems time-consuming and complicated. Enterprise SaaS SEO is a marketing strategy that focuses on optimizing and scaling large Software-as-a-Service websites (with thousands or millions of pages) to increase profit margins through organic traffic.

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SnapApp

AUGUST 31, 2017

Though this shift might seem minor, it greatly impacts how marketing teams operate, sales teams engage, and how purchase decisions are ultimately made. . Millennials dislike it when marketing is product-heavy, inauthentic, or lazy. Millennials only want to talk to a sales rep after thoroughly researching the solution. .

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 5, 2020

My story kind of begins and I’m going to date myself right here, Jim, but I got into technology sales back in 1990. I found myself as the national account manager for a large storage company with a $21 million quota. And that was selling software over the internet and actually delivering the software through the internet.

Sales Management 52

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Single Grain

JULY 6, 2021

A chief marketing officer , or CMO , is a member of the C-suite responsible for all marketing activities in the organization. The primary responsibilities of the CMO include market research, PR and brand management, pricing management, product marketing, and marketing communications.

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