Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The digital era has led to changes in the way brands market their products and services. You’re familiar with the B2B buyer’s journey : moving prospects through the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the buying process. The Shift to Customer-Centric Marketing. the right products and services.

Buyer Intent 354

Buyer Intent Intent Work Management Marketing Management 354

Martech

JANUARY 11, 2022

“Buyer intent signals are a collection of indicators that tells me whether the account that I am targeting is relevant to my brand or relevant to one of my offerings,” said Hussam AlMukhtar, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing for B2B intelligence platform ZoomInfo, at our recent MarTech conference. Source: Hussam AlMukhtar. “94%

Buying Cycle 107

Buying Cycle Intent Buy Intent Signal 107

Lead Forensics

MAY 16, 2024

Here are ten productivity hacks – from quick wins to tools that can help you get ahead of the game – all designed to help you streamline, refine and get smart with your time. Clever digital tools could prove to be a (highly lucrative) game-changer for you. It is a huge no-no in a world where digital information is at your fingertips.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Top of Funnel Product B2B 52

TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Your Old Pal: The Marketing Funnel.

Top of Funnel 97

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency 97

TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Your Old Pal: The Marketing Funnel.

Top of Funnel 97

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency 97

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. If your company isn’t harnessing the potential of content marketing , then you could be losing valuable opportunities to attract, interest, and convert buyers. We Live in a Digital Marketplace.

Top of Funnel 358

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 358

The Lead Agency

APRIL 28, 2020

The marketing funnel is a representation of the customer/buyer journey, from a sales/marketing perspective. Its visualisation extends from the initial ‘awareness’ stage, where they first learn about your business/product, all the way through to purchase. In fact, the average B2B buying group is 5.4

Top of Funnel 90

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels B2B Marketing B2B 90

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 191

Lead Ranking Privacy Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 191

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. Few companies have too much product content. And yep, it all comes back to the customer.

Top of Funnel 256

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 256

Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2022

The value proposition of intent data vendors is typically that will combine their data (which is third-party data from your perspective) with your website analytics data (your first-party data) to identify companies that are actively looking to buy what it is you sell, and where they are in the buying process. Do we have the budget?

Intent Data 326

Intent Data Marketing AI Intent Lead Ranking 326

Madison Logic

MARCH 6, 2024

Wide-approach B2B marketing tactics revolve around aiming for the accounts you and your company think are a good fit. Account-based marketing (ABM) takes a more strategic approach to audience targeting that uses data to move away from a generalized dream list of ideal clients to instead focus on the accounts ready to buy or engage.

Demand Generation 52

Demand Generation Sales Management Ideal Customer Profiles Buy 52

Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. Marketing Campaigns Manager, advises that product teams should be included in lead scoring. “If If you’re releasing new products or features, it’s important to know what those are because you want to pull in the people who will find them most valuable.

Lead Ranking 194

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 194

Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. IT purchasing budgets weren’t cut (generally) but were shifted different priorities, accommodating remote work and accelerating digital transformation initiatives. No surprise there. and average view time by 62.6%.”

Research 351

Research B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 351

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 225

ConvertKit

JUNE 21, 2021

Posting a link to your social channels and crossing your fingers that sales pour in is not the product launch you deserve. After all the work you put into creating your incredible product, you need a proper marketing plan. Enter our product launch timeline. A solid launch process for a new product starts early.

Paid Content 142

Paid Content Product Landing Pages Top of Funnel 142

Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2022

B2B marketers spend a great deal of time, effort, and money on top-of-funnel activities to drive website traffic. Convincing them to take the next step (and ultimately, to buy from you) can be challenging, however. It will be hard to optimize your site and marketing for conversion without the right information.

Marketing & Strategy 257

Marketing & Strategy Top of Funnel B2B Landing Pages 257

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

Contently

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For example, B2B content marketing may require more touch points throughout the buying journey, in part because the sales process can take months (or even years), and multiple leaders are usually involved in the decision. It can take time for people to take the leap and buy a product or even fill out a request for more information.

Storytelling 190

Storytelling Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Conversion 190

Lead Forensics

MARCH 5, 2024

Here are ten productivity hacks – from quick wins to tools that can help you get ahead of the game – all designed to help you streamline, refine and get smart with your time. Clever digital tools could prove to be a (highly lucrative) game-changer for you. It is a huge no-no in a world where digital information is at your fingertips.

B2B Sales 52

B2B Sales Top of Funnel Product B2B 52

Liveintent

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It remains the most powerful way to reach target audiences, and is the go-to platform for both customers and marketers. In fact, 89% of marketers say the email address is their most important piece of data. It’s a digital passport, allowing them to track and target audiences across devices and sites. Think about it.

Top of Funnel 103

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Email Marketing Cross-Selling 103

illumin

JANUARY 9, 2024

As an integral part of a full-funnel marketing experience, retail media aims to target consumers at or near the place of purchase, encouraging conversion. Lower-funnel activities like this are important for engaging customers throughout their buying journey and in retaining brand interest after a purchase has been made.

Top of Funnel 102

Top of Funnel Advertising Agencies Funnel Advertising Emarketing 102

Ledger Bennett

MAY 7, 2020

Have you ever wondered how sales and marketing fit together? What someone meant when they talked about the funnel? Well, we’ve put together a complete guide for you to learn all about the two different types of funnels we utilize daily. What is a Marketing Funnel? Marketing Funnel Stages: Top vs Bottom.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 52

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. Get the B2B Digital Commerce Playbook. For a proper, thorough assessment, ask yourself about how you currently go to market.

eCommerce 97

eCommerce Buy Marketing & Strategy B2B 97

Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Do you want to start selling digital products? These days, it seems like everyone wants to add digital products to their business offerings, and for good reason. Selling digital products is often much cheaper and simpler than selling physical products. What is a Digital Product?

Examples 91

Examples Product Work Management Marketing Management 91

Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 116

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Account Based Marketing 116

Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Wondering how to sell digital products? Creating digital downloads takes work, so you want to make sure that your digital product actually sells. In this article, we’ll go over the basics of selling digital products so you can get started quickly. What is a Digital Product?

Product 66

Product Tips Work Management Digital Marketing Funnels 66

Top Rank Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

TopRank Marketing has worked with clients in both the B2B and B2C realms over the last two decades. But we also fully recognize the enduring factors that distinguish successful marketing in B2B versus B2C. The approach is guided by personas, which often span verticals, functions, or buying committee roles.

Top of Funnel 112

Top of Funnel SEO Long Tail Marketing B2B 112

Choozle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paid search advertising is a highly effective lower-funnel channel that reaches potential customers when they are close to conversion. Additional studies show that just five percent of a brand’s audience is “in market” at any given time. So doesn’t it make more sense to use paid search at all three stages of the marketing funnel?

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Paid Content Paid Search Agency Funnel Advertising 80

SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

That button, once clicked, would give you a live feed of people in your target demographic who are actively showing intent to purchase a solution that your product or service provides. Provides a snapshot of the huge digital footprint they leave behind as they consume content across the internet. Isn’t that enough?

Intent Data 79

Intent Data Marketing AI Intent Bombora 79

Sprout Social

MARCH 21, 2017

These days, it’s a given that anyone involved in digital marketing understands the importance of social media, from a content and engagement perspective. Developing a social media marketing funnel “mindset” so that you can think like a conversion optimizer when planning and executing your social media campaigns!

Top of Funnel 103

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Social Media Social Marketing 103

Contently

MARCH 26, 2021

Want to feel depressed about marketing? So why are marketers still pumping nearly $100 million in display ads this year? While traditional advertising—television, billboards, radio, sponsorships—could only be correlated with sales, display advertising promised marketers the dream of something that had long eluded them: precision.

Top of Funnel 196

Top of Funnel Display Paid Search Agency Ads 196

Martech

MAY 10, 2022

Tonkin needed more reviews in more places, but he also wanted to streamline Planful’s marketing strategy to focus on in-market buyers — the people who had done their research and were close to making a purchase. Today’s B2B buyer cohort, made up largely of millenials, is much more inclined to research products and solutions online.

Buying Cycle 86

Buying Cycle Intent Ideal Customer Profiles Planning 86

SnapApp

MAY 7, 2018

Ah, the often overlooked middle of the marketing funnel -- even the most thoughtful marketers often fail to create dedicated content that speaks to the unique needs of buyers in this critical step between helping your audience realize they have a problem and that your company has the best solution. . Example: Formstack. . .

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Work Management Marketing Management 89

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 114

Account Based Marketing ABM B2B Marketing Practices 114

SnapApp

MAY 7, 2018

Ah, the often overlooked middle of the marketing funnel — even the most thoughtful marketers often fail to create dedicated content that speaks to the unique needs of buyers in this critical step between helping your audience realize they have a problem and that your company has the best solution. Example: Formstack.

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Work Management Marketing Management 89

Scoop.it

APRIL 11, 2024

These digital sessions can be pre-recorded messages or live events broadcast to educate a specific audience. Current trends indicate marketers rate webinars as an effective channel for brands to connect with a target audience. In addition, 99% of marketers cite webinars as key to their plans.

Webinar Metrics 86

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 86

Contently

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In response, brands are investing more in video marketing content than ever to meet such strong engagement and potential ROI. Of the marketers who responded to Wyzowl’s State of Video Marketing 2023 report , 92% say video gives them a good return on their investment. In return, you’ll feature them on those channels.

Top of Funnel 198

Top of Funnel Video Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 198