The Lead Agency

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In order to optimise the performance of any marketing campaign, it is essential to know your target audience. 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. Steps to Creating a Buyer Persona in B2B.

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FunnelEnvy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Anyone working in marketing today is probably aware of the importance of creating content. Thanks to the growth of content marketing over the last decade or so companies in every field are rushing to produce content they believe will drive revenue and improve their brand awareness among their target audience.

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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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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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SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Here are some statistics related to edtech marketing: According to GlobalData estimates , the EdTech industry will grow from US$183.4 Online education is the fastest-growing segment of the edtech market, with revenues expected to reach $350 billion by 2025 (Source: ResearchAndMarkets ). 4 Marketing Learnings From a Study.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Understanding the nature of the buyer's journey is central to conducting sound marketing and sales efforts. What the Buyer's Journey Looks Like for Consumers in 2022. What the Buyer's Journey Looks Like for Consumers in 2022. How the Buyer's Journey Could Change. Let's dive in.

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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. What is a B2B Buyer Persona? A buyer persona is a semi-fictitious representation of your ideal customer.

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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. What is a B2B Buyer Persona? A buyer persona is a semi-fictitious representation of your ideal customer.

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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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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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Launch Marketing

MARCH 6, 2024

As marketers, we strive to understand and adapt to the dynamic needs of our target audiences. While buyer personas have been the key component of many marketing strategies, what if the key to unlocking more effective and resonant content lies not in demographic details but in the intricacies of an individual’s personality ?

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ClearVoice

MARCH 9, 2020

You create mindful content. After all, you’ve embraced the results of a detailed content marketing audit, hired a branding firm to polish your messaging and discovered hundreds of attributes about your target audience. ” This three-step process lays the foundation for a variety of customer journey variants.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2021

As video marketing continues taking the world by storm, more businesses adopt it as a pivotal strategy to educate consumers, generate leads, and boost ROI. Video marketing can be a powerful way to reach new prospects and provide extra value to new and long-term customers alike. 93% say it’s an integral part of their strategy.

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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. Demographic information. Behavioral data.

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Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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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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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. Say you’re in a market for a new car.

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Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

Manufacturing lead generation is a perennial top priority for most manufacturers. 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.

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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.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 2, 2021

When it comes to content marketing, how do you know what to write about? The answer is simple: conduct a content gap analysis. In short, this analysis will help you find gaps in your content marketing strategy and show you exactly how to fill them. What is Content Gap Analysis? Quick Takeaways.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

Reaching the right audiences with the right messages is fundamental for B2B marketing success. Without clear and consistent messaging, it can be a challenge to engage ideal buyers and highlight why your solution is the best one for them. They can provide insight into what messages resonate and spark engagement among buyers.

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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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Oktopost

JUNE 30, 2021

Though it’s still the most widely-used social network in the world , B2B marketers don’t always see it as a viable platform for generating leads. Easy, but wrong — because with the right strategy, Facebook is a viable channel for B2B marketing. What Are Facebook Ads? Are Facebook Ads Right for B2B?

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 4, 2020

There has been an ongoing debate in B2B marketing circles: Is the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) an antiquated, vanity metric? You can file this argument under similarly counterproductive debates, such as: Inbound vs Outbound and Demand Generation vs Account-based Marketing. Say you’re in a market for a new car.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing . In the current B2B marketing field, your prospect’s engagement levels are directly tied to how well your content is tailored to specific target groups. Ideally, you need to have different content offerings for different targets. Pain points/needs

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Even before the internet, corporate video was a powerful (and expensive) tool in the marketing mix. During the 2000s, video production costs plummeted, bandwidth increased, and B2B videos quickly became a staple for online marketing. Choose one key point: Simplicity is vital in short-form video content.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2020

Building out ideal client profiles is the same idea — creating something in the short term that will help you market and sell to your audience in the long term. Ideal client profiles are crucial for any account based marketing (ABM) strategy, and are important for understanding your customers better. What does that even mean?

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Kaon

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Power the Bottom of the Funnel with Sales Enablement, Deborah Farese, Hubspot. First and foremost, you need to understand your buyer persona, i.e. name, demographics, goals, habits, and needs. Then, you need to focus on the buyer’s journey. Give buyers something they can relate too.

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Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Its potential for storytelling and marketing is undeniable, making AI in B2B marketing and sales a transformative force, reshaping interactions with brands, information, and services. The world of B2B marketing automation is on the brink of a full-fledged AI-driven revolution. That’s where strategy comes into play.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The potential use cases for artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), in go-to-market (GTM) are perhaps too numerous to count. 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.

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Launch Marketing

JULY 6, 2022

As software as a service (SaaS) solutions grow in popularity, so does the number of competitive solutions, which means taking new developments to market in an impactful way is more critical than ever. That is why organizations need an effective go-to-market strategy. Map Out the Buyers Journey.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? There’s a lot to navigate when searching for the best marketing practices for your emerging company. Knowing when and how to get a realistic and effective marketing strategy off the ground may even seem daunting. Start-Up Marketing Fundamentals.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2018

Using these clues, the salesperson then tailors their sales presentation to each prospective customer’s particular wants and needs. Ultimately, door-to-door sales representatives and marketers have the same goal—to understand each prospect’s wants, needs, and pain points in order to sell them a product. Let’s get into it!

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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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PureB2B

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As a demand generation marketer focused on quality leads, creating a solid lead generation strategy should be at the top of your “to-do” list. However, there’s a chance that your lead generation plan needs to pivot or evolve over time with your targeted buyer persona. Develop Gated Content.

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Marketri

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Before you commit a budget to marketing, you want assurance those dollars will drive the results you’re looking for. As our clients will attest, strategic marketing can drive revenue growth and generate a high ROI. That’s where it helps to have insights from veteran B2B marketers. It sounds like the most basic of questions.

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Zoominfo

MAY 14, 2018

In marketing, it’s common knowledge that lead quality is generally more important than lead quantity. And yet, marketing lead qualification remains a sticking point for many organizations. In fact, 61% of B2B marketers send all leads directly to sales, but only 27% are sales qualified ( source ). Let’s get into it!

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