Tony Zambito

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Many executives, in particular those of B2B and service oriented organizations, are faced with the challenge of having to rethink how to succeed in today’s digital age.    Viewing what each function is capable of in isolation and missing the harmonizing around the buyer experience.  Buyer Personas.

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Tony Zambito

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Many executives, in particular those of B2B and service oriented organizations, are faced with the challenge of having to rethink how to succeed in today’s digital age.    Viewing what each function is capable of in isolation and missing the harmonizing around the buyer experience.  Buyer Personas.

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Valasys

APRIL 15, 2020

B2B lead nurturing is all about engaging with a targeted group of prospective customers by providing hyper-tailored solutions to their pain-points according to their specific stages in the buying cycles. Read more on How to Build Customer Loyalty with Content Marketing. Ways to Excel Effective Lead Nurturing.

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 15, 2021

For some B2B companies, the 2021 marketing budget has increased due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While there’s some level of uncertainty, the general consensus is there’s extra money that can be used on marketing, albeit in different ways than previous years. What are you looking for your next marketing campaign to achieve?

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. Those objectives include revenue, market share, branding, and lead generation objectives. How long are their buying cycles?

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Vidyard

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Rarely, especially in marketing. Any marketers planning for next year based on yesterday’s data are going to miss not only the dramatic channel changes but the demographic changes as well. What does the next generation of B2B buyers love? Luckily, Forrester is here to help marketers adapt before it’s too late.

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SWZD

MARCH 10, 2017

Let’s huddle in here, fellow B2B marketers, and have a moment of honesty. Sometimes in the midst of sales requests, jam-packed campaign calendars, client requests, determining content marketing ROI, data analysis and creative brainstorms, we forget why we do what we do. This week, we took a few moments to reflect. Create to woo.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 7, 2017

Odds are your sales and marketing departments have spent a great deal of time and money answering this question. But you know that your sales team can call someone who fits your buyer persona perfectly and still end up without a sale. Many of your leads are leaving “digital footprints” online.

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Valasys

JUNE 24, 2019

Social Media Marketing, Targeting Local Audience and Mobile Marketing are the three most important marketing strategies in the B2B world today. SoLoMo is an extension of hyperlocal search marketing. Thus, marketers are able to generate meaningful & relevant content for prospects to optimize sales conversions.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 21, 2013

In Forrester Senior Analyst Anthony Mullen’s new report, “ Emerging Touchpoints Require A Marketing Mind Shift “, he identifies four fundamentals marketers must realize, in order to succeed in today’s technology and information-rich environment. Design is the New Marketing. Value is the Currency.

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NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

If you’ve toured the NuSpark Marketing website, it’s evident that proper funnel optimization and lead management approaches must focus on the specific micro elements of the funnel in order for the entire lead generation process to work seamlessly. Books are listed by funnel category. Content Marketing.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I thought I’d have fun with this post and attempt to explain key principles of lead generation and inbound marketing in an A-Z glossary format. Specific dashboards exist to manage each step of the funnel; from prospect attraction to conversion to lead close. B- Buyer Personas. E- Email Marketing. G- Google.

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Valasys

JANUARY 23, 2020

With the constant evolution in the digitized landscape & Internet of Things (IoT), the B2B sales process has changed. The conventional funnel structure of a B2B buyer has transcended to a loop-like structure, wherein, the customers prefer to do multiple pieces of research before they make a final buying decision.

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Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 19, 2010

  Thanks to Lou Dubois from the Customer Collective for his editorial and moderation guidance and for the gracious subtle hints by Stephanie Tilton of Tenton Marketing.    Two major impacts are the recession and the rapid growth of the digital age.    Trend 3: Buyers want expertise. . 

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Valasys

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Architecting the roadmaps to excel at customer experience management (CXM) is incontrovertible for B2B marketers. B2B marketing starts with customers & ends with them. The customers’ journey has evolved & so, the marketers too have shifted their focus to the intent based targeting of the prospects to optimize their experiences.

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Directive Agency

JANUARY 17, 2019

Derek Gerber is the global marketing director at Active PDF, the leading global provider of automated, server-side PDF tools. Derek is responsible for the analysis of customer research, current market conditions, and sales enablement. . How did you get started in marketing? Learn more about him below! B2B is very challenging.

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Directive Agency

JANUARY 17, 2019

Derek Gerber is the global marketing director at Active PDF, the leading global provider of automated, server-side PDF tools. Derek is responsible for the analysis of customer research, current market conditions, and sales enablement. . How did you get started in marketing? Learn more about him below! B2B is very challenging.

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LEADership

APRIL 22, 2014

So do we need to revisit the universal definition of a lead in the world of sales and marketing? Does it need to change in light of the transformation impacted by digital and social marketing? Here’s What HAS Changed with B2B Lead Generation: Building volume at the top of the funnel is easier. Has this changed?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 16, 2015

in the middle of all the action—we had a fun mix of engaging marketing thought leadership sessions, plenty of places to charge your devices and relax, a sweet photobooth, swag, and a taco bar! On Sunday, Marketo featured four informative sessions around both marketing best practices and the future of marketing. And the results?

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Vidyard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The rise of webinars Webinars have become a key strategy for B2B marketers in the content marketing mix. According to a recent study from the Content Marketing Institute , webinars were rated as the third most effective tactic by B2B respondents, after in-person events and case studies. What happens after the webinar?

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The Marketing Blender

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the dynamic world of B2B manufacturing, marketing can be a complex maze. Companies in this space face unique challenges, from intricate supply chain issues to global competition, long buying cycles, and specialized vendor requirements. That’s a lot of people who have to say, “Yes” to your marketing!

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6sense

MAY 10, 2017

With all the new technologies that enable B2B marketers to use the sharp minds they were born with, it really is a whole lot more fun than it used to be. There are so many new tools and solutions to geek out about that it’s not surprising Marketing has become one of the largest stakeholders for IT investments in the enterprise.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 9, 2024

Current marketing practices take customer needs into consideration when producing content for lead generation programs. Finding success with B2B lead nurturing in today’s market means profiling customers to identify the decision-maker. As well as, targeting your content marketing to the right buyer, at the right time.

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Madison Logic

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anticipating future B2B marketing trends is crucial to campaign and strategy development. At a time marked by rapid technological advancements, unpredictable economic conditions, and continuously shifting consumer behaviors, staying ahead with the latest marketing trends is paramount to flexible marketing motions.

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SalesIntel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Prospecting for business-to-business leads is the single most essential task that sales and marketing teams perform every day. A clear understanding of the distinction between MQLs and SQLs, as well as a smooth transition of leads from marketing into sales as they travel through your funnel, are essential to achieving your revenue target.

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Unbound B2B

JANUARY 16, 2023

Quick Summary: Traditional SaaS marketing strategies and plans are not valid today. Creating a buyer persona is the first step in drafting a SaaS marketing plan. It is essential to monitor your SaaS marketing plans to achieve consistent results. And this trend is only expected to continue.

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Launch Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The extensive pre-purchase research buyers conduct today, especially in the B2B space, presents a rich opportunity to meet your “invisible customers” head-on in their explorations through channels such as digital marketing, pertinent content and tailored messaging. Content Marketing. Decision (bottom of the sales funnel).

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Valasys

AUGUST 6, 2019

Prelude: B2B marketing is an ever-evolving field. Marketers need to constantly upgrade their marketing strategies & can’t really settle for stagnant ones. Isn’t B2B marketing tough? Doing it right, doing it effectively & timely should be the mantra for modern B2B marketing. Well, it is.

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Kapost

APRIL 5, 2017

Organizations that use a mapping program to manage buyer and customer journeys average a 79% increase in cross-sell and upsell revenue, marketing research from the Aberdeen Group reveals. In the new B2B marketing landscape, buyers are in control of their journeys. Mapping the Buyer’s Journey to the Sales Funnel.

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Valasys

AUGUST 26, 2019

Seth Godin, the famous American author & entrepreneur stated the importance of content marketeering as follows: “Content Marketing is all the Marketing that’s left.”. Having the brains for awe is something that lays the foundation for the marketers to introspect & think beyond the established patterns.

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SnapApp

JUNE 5, 2018

Marketing teams to stop measuring success by lead volume, and start collaborating more closely with the sales team to ensure they are delivering the right content to generate demand, nurture leads, and enable the sales reps further down the funnel. Takeaway : The days when marketing and sales operated in siloes are over.

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Single Grain

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Marketing automation is extremely important to improve the overall success ratio of your marketing campaigns because it manages every activity related to marketing. The marketing automation software market is set to grow from $3.3 The marketing automation software market is set to grow from $3.3

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Capstone Insights

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Optimizing Demand Generation Performance with Funnel Diagnostics. When I first arrived on the scene as a demand marketer over a dozen years ago, I did so armed with a spreadsheet model for the funnel I was going to fill with leads and pipeline opportunities. It allowed me to calculate a return on our marketing investment.

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GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s. By BlogMutt.

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GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s. By BlogMutt.

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GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s. By BlogMutt.

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Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 40

GreenRope

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Bring Your Content Marketing Strategy To Life: A GreenRope/BlogMutt Webinar Recap. Editor's note: This is a guest post contributed by Kali Greff, marketing manager of BlogMutt, the simple, cost-effective blog writing service for marketing agencies and businesses and happy partner of GreenRope’s. By BlogMutt.

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