SmartBug Media

APRIL 6, 2023

If you're a marketing professional, you've probably heard the term "buyer persona" more times than you can count. Buyer personas are an essential part of a successful marketing strategy because not only do they define precisely whom you’re trying to reach, but they also inform so many aspects of your business.

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Act-On

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In a perfect world, sales and marketing would be tightly aligned , working toward the same goals and achieving the best possible results. But marketers and sales teams know this isn’t always easy. From this challenge, sales enablement was born. As a result, B2B companies are investing heavily in sales enablement tools.

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Cintell

DECEMBER 20, 2019

And this is why buyer personas are so important. They provide a clear picture of who your ideal customers are, what challenges and pain points they experience along the buyer’s journey, and exactly what they need to be able to take the next step towards your solution. Personas and States of Being. Emotion Matters.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 30, 2019

While your team may have all types of strategies in place to carry out marketing messages, without B2B buyer personas, you could be missing the mark when it comes to getting your efforts consumed by target audiences. In this post, we will cover the following key steps: Identify the Need for B2B Buyer Personas.

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MarketJoy

APRIL 7, 2022

Why You Need Effective Buyer Personas for B2B Lead Generation. A buyer persona is a hypothetical customer that serves as a model of the buyer you want to target. Personas are based on an ideal customer profile (ICP), which is a set of metrics that guide your overall sales strategy. The answer is yes.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 3, 2022

To create an effective marketing, sales or social media strategy, you must first have a clear idea of who is consuming your content and why. In this guide, we’ll show you how to better understand your target audience by creating buyer personas built on social media data. What is a buyer persona?

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Marketing Interactions

JUNE 27, 2021

I’m really tired of seeing people dismiss B2B buyer personas as worthless. Although, I have to admit that many of the personas I review from prospective clients are little more than recipe cards for disconnected experiences. And shame on those who are building and promoting what I’ll just call fake personas.

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The Lead Agency

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This means going further than demographics to get a real sense of who your buyer is and what drives them. This can be done by building buyer personas. A buyer persona is a research-based profile that depicts a target customer. Steps to Creating a Buyer Persona in B2B. How big is their company?

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Circle Studio

MARCH 12, 2020

Creating buyer personas helps you visually picture your buyers and understand them on a deeper level. Buyer personas defined. While the term “buyer personas” is fairly common vernacular in modern marketing, the definition is sometimes misunderstood. Personas put a human face to your buyers.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Buyers are 48% more likely to consider vendors that personalize marketing to address their specific needs. If you don’t have a detailed B2B buyer persona you’re leaving money on the table. Without a detailed persona your sales and marketing team’s time is being wasted on chasing leads that are a bad fit and likely to churn.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Buyers are 48% more likely to consider vendors that personalize marketing to address their specific needs. If you don’t have a detailed B2B buyer persona you’re leaving money on the table. Without a detailed persona your sales and marketing team’s time is being wasted on chasing leads that are a bad fit and likely to churn.

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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.

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Business Brainz

JULY 19, 2021

B2B revenue leaders and marketers are spending a lot of their time focusing on understanding buyer personas. Since B2B buyers have become more cautious, it becomes monolithic to understand them and their changing behavior. One of the best ways to dive deep into your prospective customers is by building a buyer persona insight.

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Sales Engine

JULY 29, 2016

You’ve seen the Internet decimate industries such as record labels, newspapers, and cable TV—and in case you haven’t noticed, it’s crushing the B2B sales rep’s ability to get in front of qualified prospects. (If Sales reps need leads, and it’s marketing’s job to get at least some of them—a majority would be nice.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. Today, as much as 80% of B2B decision-makers prefer remote or even fully self-serve sales interactions. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Launch Marketing

JULY 6, 2022

From defining the target market to outlining marketing and sales tactics to reach the audience and more, a go-to-market strategy has it all. Here are four tactics for developing an effective SaaS go-to-market strategy. To craft messaging, consider some of the overarching pain points each buyer persona faces.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

A MQL is the foundation of processes within a marketing funnel — namely, an inflection point of engagement met that drives expectations for sales intervention. We can all agree that the process almost always improves results. Plus, let’s not forget, every customer starts out as a lead. How do you define a lead?

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The Lead Agency

JUNE 7, 2023

Lead nurturing is a powerful B2B marketing strategy for companies to create meaningful connections and drive engagement with customers and prospects at every stage of the sales funnel. Almost 80% of marketing leads don’t actually convert into sales. What is lead nurturing?

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Sales Engine

JANUARY 5, 2016

You’ve seen the Internet decimate industries such as record labels, newspapers, and cable TV—and in case you haven’t noticed, it’s crushing the B2B sales rep’s ability to get in front of qualified prospects. (If Sales reps need leads, and it’s marketing’s job to get at least some of them—a majority would be nice.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Amid an overly-optimistic marketplace outlook for AI, growth leaders — across marketing, sales and customer success — are increasingly turning to AI and/or AI-enhanced technology tools. Our research suggests that a fifth of current sales-team functions could be automated,” claims McKinsey. What are they tackling?

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Hubspot

MAY 26, 2021

All of this information helps you place her in a category in your mind — but none of that information tells you why she buys your product. Buyer personas typically include descriptions like Elizabeth's, along with other demographics and personality information. Standard Buyer Personas Aren't Enough.

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Hubspot

JUNE 2, 2020

Do you know who your business's buyer personas are? Buyer personas are semi-fictional representations of your ideal customers based on data and research. It's all about how you obtain your market research and customer data, and then present that information within your business. Marketing Margie. Accounting Alan.

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SalesIntel

JULY 28, 2023

While this has created opportunities for companies to reach their clients at nearly every touch point, it’s also driven them to put the customer at the center of sales, bringing on board new channels, tech, and incentives to drive business. Awareness First and foremost is awareness.

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Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers. For more on these challenges, see my earlier blog post, “Industrial Lead Generation for Sales – It’s Complicated!”

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s no different in sales — only instead of game rules, you use a sales cycle to make sure you’re following the right steps at the right time. Let’s take a look at the stages of a sales cycle, and how you can use it to secure regular deal wins. What you’ll learn: What is a sales cycle?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

A MQL is the foundation of processes within a marketing funnel — namely, an inflection point of engagement met that drives expectations for sales intervention. We can all agree that the process almost always improves results. Plus, let’s not forget, every customer starts out as a lead. How do you define a lead?

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Pam Didner

OCTOBER 22, 2022

To articulate how well you know your customer requires the development of buyer personas, which take a deep dive into the interests and traits of your target audience. Buyer personas are the foundation of all things marketing. Buyer personas guide marketing campaigns, messaging development, and content creation.

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ActiveDEMAND

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Buyer Personas are a powerful tool used in marketing and sales. They help define the parameters of an ideal customer which then outlines the content to write that speaks to them, where marketing should get in front of potential customers, and buyer personas can also help qualify or disqualify prospects faster.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2024

According to the State of Sales report, cross-functional alignment is sales leaders’ #1 tactic for driving growth. With sales budgets expected to increase , sales teams have an exciting opportunity to work together to try new things and drive revenue for their companies, but this requires a strategic mindset.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? In this B2B marketing strategy framework, we provide insights on how to develop a manageable strategy for an early market team. Define Buyer Personas & Ideal Client Profiles. Aim to create 2-3 personas and 1-2 client profiles.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 15, 2023

This can include many strategies you’ve likely already heard of, like: Email marketing Search engine optimization (SEO) Content marketing Live events Social media Image Source: 99 Firms Simply put, digital marketing utilizes various online tactics to reach and engage with other businesses, ultimately convincing them to buy your products or services.

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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.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

These also serve as the talking points your sales team leverages when meeting new prospects and explaining the value of your offering. An overlooked part of a strategic messaging framework is that to develop effective persona messages, you must first have well-developed buyer personas.

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Martech

JANUARY 26, 2024

ICP vs. buyer persona: Which is the way to go? ICP is more of a big-picture strategic direction or target market and high-potential accounts, while buyer persona is more of the people behind it and closing deals with specific individuals. The table below outlines the key differences between an ICP and a buyer persona.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

You’re familiar with the B2B buyer’s journey : moving prospects through the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the buying process. Similarly, your business can benefit from understanding the age-old yet somehow underutilized buyer intent concept. What is B2B Buyer Intent Data? Demographic information.

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Zoominfo

JULY 13, 2020

personas based on poorly sourced data, or worse, no data at all), they can be highly misleading and result in failed product launches, subpar marketing campaigns, and lost sales. They don’t serve a whole lot of purpose when it comes to making personas the best they can be. So what, exactly, does a data driven persona look like?

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FunnelEnvy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A better approach is to first understand the goals and objectives behind each piece of content pertaining to different stages of your sales funnel. From there, you can create content in a way that aligns smoothly with your funnel and provides tangible value for your audience. Revisit Personas and Funnel Steps.

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