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State Of Buyer Personas 2016: Strong Correlation Between Effectiveness And Goals

Tony Zambito

72% of the respondent stated they were using buyer personas for content marketing and messaging while 45% stated they were using for assessing market challenges and problems, as well as, address overall marketing strategy – an increase from 28% the previous year. Important Correlations Uncovered.

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Use Buyer Persona Research To Improve B2B Customer Experience

Tony Zambito

This 80/20 correlation is not a surprising revelation. If we stay consistent with the 80/20 correlation noted above, it is a good bet that 80% of such efforts are focused on internal processes rather than what is actually happening in the minds of customers. . These findings are consistent with others over the years.

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Study Confirms Importance Of Qualitative Research To Success With Buyer Personas

Tony Zambito

These facts from the 137 respondents, from a variety of roles primarily in marketing, shows a strong correlation between the use of qualitative research and the effectiveness of buyer personas. There is a correlation also to the high percentage of respondents indicated they used buyer personas for messaging and demand generation.

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Is B2B Content Engagement Heading In The Wrong Direction?

Tony Zambito

When it comes to the state of B2B content marketing and engagement, this proverb is on the mark. According to a recent study by Track Maven , one among a few on this topic, shows both B2B and B2C marketers have increased their publishing of content in 2015 by as much as 35 to 40%. by Juan Pablo Bravo.

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Mapping Buying Experiences: Creating Growth Through Aligning With Buyer Goals

Tony Zambito

The correlation between repeat buying experience and customer retention is strong. The repeat purchase experience, thus, ending up leaving a very sour taste in the mouths of existing customers. Organizations today can take a similar approach to mapping out the repeat buying experience. Including add-on of newer products and services.

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The Telltale 8% Drop In Content Marketing Effectiveness

Tony Zambito

The annual Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs B2B Content Marketing Benchmark Study 2016 is quite startling. Perhaps not as drastic as the Dow falling by 8%, but to see the percentage of marketers who believe their content marketing was effective drop to 30% from 38% in one year is a revelation.

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B2B Sales and Marketing Terms: A Complete Glossary

Anteriad

Behavior-based marketing When you click on a website, especially one that sells a product, ads for that product suddenly start showing up on your computer, as if the machine has become a stalker. That is behavior-based marketing, which uses user activity to target potential leads. Digital marketing is widely used in B2B marketing.