Cintell

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Video marketing is officially the top content format B2B marketers used in 2019. While video has become a quintessential component of today’s content marketing strategy , it’s like any other medium. And this is why buyer personas are so important. They take the guesswork out of marketing.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 5, 2021

I speak daily with product, marketing, and sales professionals about the impact that social media can have on developing buyer personas, launching a product, building a brand, or even on individuals standing in their respective marketplace. Developing Your Buyer Personas. That’s Product Marketing 101.

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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. Why do they buy?

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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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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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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 4, 2017

As marketing technology and information access continues to evolve, B2B buying behavior changes as well. For example, recent research suggests that marketers may want to shift to shorter pieces of content to reel in B2B buyers. The Seven Phases of the Buyer Experience Journey. What Are Buyer Personas?

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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 Marketing Automation Migration: Switching Platforms Made Easy Migrating your marketing automation platform doesn’t have to be difficult.

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Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 238

Sales Engine

JULY 29, 2016

Lead generation through content marketing means attracting people with a problem you can solve (that they can afford to pay for!). Content Marketing Institute Founder Joe Pulizzi said : "Buyer profiling is certainly not new, but understanding behaviors that make a real difference in results is surprisingly lacking.

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Televerde

MAY 13, 2024

Today’s B2B buyers have more information and options than ever before. A standout top-of-the-funnel marketing strategy is a must for brands that want to catch the attention of their target prospects and win them over their competitors. But in crowded markets, how can you be sure your marketing content and outreach is visible?

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 21, 2021

You need to get deep inside the mind of your ideal buyer in order to produce successful marketing strategies. Every company has its own buyer persona system. But what does it take to be the world’s best buyer persona system? Your buyers’ voice matters, there’s no doubt about that. Memorable Quotes.

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Sales Engine

JANUARY 5, 2016

Lead generation through content marketing means attracting people with a problem you can solve (that they can afford to pay for!). Content Marketing Institute Founder Joe Pulizzi said : "Buyer profiling is certainly not new, but understanding behaviors that make a real difference in results is surprisingly lacking.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

A unique approach to demand generation is what will get you the most leads, and this involves building specific buyer personas and creating targeted campaigns to uncover gaps that most businesses miss. Demand generation is a holistic marketing strategy aimed at creating awareness and interest in a company’s products or services.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 10, 2021

What is striking is the funnel view has changed very little during the past twenty years. Oh, I know we have the buyer’s journey, curve shapes, non-linear shapes, flywheels, and etc. But if you and I are being honest, the most significant development is the funnel was flipped from its vertical view to a horizontal view.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 19, 2021

Marketing and Sales Leaders Can Leverage Buyer Insights To Create Rewarding Digital Buying Experiences For Buyers. One significant outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic is the increasing desire on the part of buyers for digital buying experiences. And certainly, drop antiquating views of the funnel. To name a few.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. Today, we have things like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. And in order to achieve that, you need buyer personas. What Are Buyer Personas? And How Can They Help Marketers?

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Tony Zambito

JULY 10, 2011

In part 1 of this reflection on the future of buyer personas, I focused on how it is important to leave some of the major misconceptions about buyer personas behind in order to peer into the future.    Without a doubt, we are seeing the most dramatic change in buyer behaviors since post World War II. 

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Lake One

AUGUST 9, 2022

This is probably because the company lacks a mid-funnel marketing strategy. Each stage of the buyer’s journey needs customized content that easily guides buyers along their way to make a purchase. . Read more about creating a successful mid-funnel marketing strategy below. Case Studies .

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2024

As B2B prospects demand increasingly personalized experiences, incorporating account-based marketing (ABM) throughout the customer acquisition funnel becomes increasingly important. But what does full-funnel integration look like in practice?

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Tony Zambito

JANUARY 18, 2011

  Adam gives us a good sense of the numbers and dollars being invested in demand generation and marketing automation.  In the article, Adam lays out three reasons why failure exists: Your plan is not built around your target buyer. You don’t frame your demand generation plans in terms of the “reverse funnel math”.

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Marketing Interactions

JUNE 23, 2017

In a previous post, I shared a four-step process for creating in-depth B2B buyer personas. In this post, I’ll discuss how the details of a buyer persona inform a content marketing strategy. 9 Components of a B2B Buyer Persona. Due to a market downturn, we need to reduce staff without reducing morale.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The pandemic has posed challenges for all facets of businesses, including marketing and technology. An excellent way to do that is by creating a well-planned senior care marketing funnel. What is a marketing funnel? A key and introductory piece of this marketing funnel is often referred to as the buyer’s journey.

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Brandpoint

APRIL 3, 2019

Is the marketing funnel obsolete? While the funnel isn’t (and shouldn’t be) completely dead, there HAS been a shift in the way content marketers work within the company to best serve a customer. What is the marketing flywheel? Attract phase tactics include: Blog posts and content marketing.

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Integrated B2B

AUGUST 14, 2017

Buyer personas have been used for years to help marketers hone in on what causes purchasers to make positive buying decisions. B2C buyer personas are relatively straightforward. B2B buyer personas are a tad more difficult. They could prove valuable for your content marketing later.

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Integrated B2B

AUGUST 14, 2017

Buyer personas have been used for years to help marketers hone in on what causes purchasers to make positive buying decisions. B2C buyer personas are relatively straightforward. B2B buyer personas are a tad more difficult. They could prove valuable for your content marketing later.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 29, 2021

Marketing and Sales Leaders Will Need To Activate Critical Buyer Insights To Meet New Buyer Behaviors in a New Era for B2B. Getting your hands on critical buyer insights that show how to gain the attention of buyers remains the most significant challenge facing B2B leaders. Resulting in ineffective buyer personas.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2022

B2B marketers spend a great deal of time, effort, and money on top-of-funnel activities to drive website traffic. If you haven’t mapped out how your customers move from awareness of your brand to a sale, it will much harder to move them through the purchase funnel. You Know What Marketing Strategies to Use.

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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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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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SnapApp

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

As marketers, we’re always working to build deeper relationships with our audience. If you’ve started developing buyer personas , you’re well on your way to matching your marketing up with your audience’s specific needs and interests. Consider the Whole Buyer’s Journey. How can we learn what makes them tick?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

There’s little we do in the world of B2B marketing that doesn’t involve thorough planning. Today, we have solutions like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. What Are Buyer Personas? And How Can They Help Marketers? This is where personas come in. And who wouldn’t?

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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. One thing to especially focus on is the persona’s pain points.

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SnapApp

MARCH 13, 2015

Developing buyer personas is an important step in a successful inbound marketing program – but it’s not just a step. And the best marketers are keeping this in mind – they’re embedding buyer personas in everything they do. The first is SEO – what keywords are your buyer personas looking for?

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Tony Zambito

MAY 17, 2021

Marketing and Sales Leaders Must Adapt To A New Era For B2B To Succeed With ABM And ABX. ABM (Account-Based Marketing) has consistently been viewed as either a glass-half-full or a glass-half-empty program. Depending on which surveys you read, statistics are available to show ABM as a successful tactic for marketing.

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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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PathFactory

AUGUST 14, 2024

10 Inspiring B2B Content Marketing Examples 10 B2B Content Marketing Examples from Industry Leaders Effective B2B content marketing not only attracts and engages business buyers but also establishes your brand as a thought leader and builds trust with potential customers. What is B2B Content Marketing?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. With a quality data-driven strategy you can identify exactly how to approach target buyers. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Get a Demo Why Do You Need a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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