Biznology

JUNE 22, 2016

But when it comes to the process of making business decisions, people would first invest a couple of short minutes watching an online business video, like a business profile video, a product marketing video, or an animated explainer video, before they invest more time reading… which usually occurs deeper into the buying cycle.

Top of Funnel 150

Top of Funnel Video Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 150

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

said it best when she wrote, “Passive reading of your content is not going to help online marketing initiatives shorten buying cycles or increase customer acquisition and revenues.” Your online content needs to play a much more active role in moving site visitors along in his/her buy decision.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Hubspot

MARCH 16, 2012

Aren't there other parts of your website to which you can publish the valuable content you've become so great at creating -- and maybe drive even more traffic, leads, and customers for your business? Aim for just one update a month so this section of your site never looks dormant to visitors and leads researching more about your company. (

Marketing Websites 28

Marketing Websites Work Management Marketing Management Case Studies 28

Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 21, 2011

Tweet Is your company website not doing its job — i.e. generating leads and sales? Use Google Adwords combined with Google Analytics to see which keyword phrases convert into leads or sales and feature them and other related ones more prominently within the content of your website. Use contact forms for tracking lead information.

Marketing Websites 40

Marketing Websites Long Tail Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools Lead Scoring 40

Online Marketing Institute

MAY 18, 2010

Longer sales cycles due to more complex products and services and business purchasing processes often require more information. The content used to educate buyers of B2B products and services can be a very valuable asset when it comes to content optimization and acquiring leads via organic search.

SEO 40

SEO Top of Funnel AIDA Digital Asset Management 40

Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Your lead generation tools can automate the testing and identify when it reaches statistical significance – indicating you have enough data on which to make a sound decision about what content element converts better. Track conversions that lead to sales. Track conversions that lead to sales. Trust seals. Social media numbers.

Conversion Rate 102

Conversion Rate Top of Funnel Conversion Click Rate 102

Circle Studio

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Content is useful for attracting prospects and generating and nurturing leads as they move through the stages of the buying cycle, but you shouldn’t stop at business development and sales. Mapping content to the buying stages of the client journey. This is the stage where lead generation happens.

Ideal Customer Profiles 60

Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel Cross-Selling Marketing Proposals 60