SmartBug Media

APRIL 2, 2020

Alignment is the process of making sure the topics or keywords that you're optimizing for are the same topics that your target audience cares about in their particular stage of the Buyer's Journey. Beware of being overly focused on the qualitative side and not allowing data to inform what you are optimizing for.

Top of Funnel 102

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey SEO Buyer Personas 102

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

What does a good content marketing strategy look like? Why is content marketing king? Whether you are new to the riveting world of content or are a self-ascribed expert (i.e. content addict), there is always more to learn. They say ‘content is king’, but, if handled well, it is far more than this.

Content Marketing 221

Content Marketing Work Management Paid Search Agency Marketing Management 221

Walker Sands

AUGUST 8, 2022

It means knowing their buyer journey — what makes them start to search for a new solution, how long they search, the red flags they’re looking for, their preferred research channels and more. Gathering B2B Buyer Journey Insights. Asking queries like, “What first triggered your need for a solution in this category?”

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey ROI B2B Marketing 52

NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 1, 2018

At every stage of the buyer’s journey, it’s important to understand what information they need when and to find ways to provide it. Much has been written about the top and bottom of the sales funnel, but your mid-funnel content marketing is also critically important to the demand generation process.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Marketing Funnels Demand Generation Agencies 100

Top Rank Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

Even as brands rightfully embrace the humanity of professional audiences, it still must be acknowledged that buyers in B2B experience contrasting motivations, challenges and dynamics in their journeys compared to consumers. A company’s SEO content strategy should be built around this core distinction.

Top of Funnel 106

Top of Funnel SEO Long Tail Marketing B2B 106

Hinge Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Today’s buyers of consulting services are tightening their wallets and expect more for the dollars they spend. To help firms like yours make sense of these changes, the Hinge Research Institute has released an all-new fourth edition of Inside the Buyer’s Brain: Consulting. About the Study. This is just a small glimpse.

Consulting 151

Consulting Research Peer-to-peer Case Studies 151

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2021

Content marketing is one of the fastest-growing professions in the business world today. This beginners’ course in content marketing will take you from the bare basics to having marketable skills that can help you command a better salary or grow your business. Why Should I Learn Content Marketing? They’re skeptics at heart.

Course 332

Course Content Marketing Planning Best Practices 332

Biznology

AUGUST 10, 2015

With the majority of research being done online, the use of business online video production is increasing every day because video helps decision makers get the information they need very quickly. In June 2014, Aberdeen Research published a study called “Analyzing the ROI of Video Marketing.” Two of the stats revealed.

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Video Marketing FAQ 80

Content Standard

JANUARY 4, 2024

A Content Disrupted podcast with Axel Kirstetter, Vice President of Global Product Marketing for Guidewire. Access this and more Content Disrupted episodes on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or Google Podcasts. How often does your marketing team produce content based on internal opinions or requests?

Top of Funnel 87

Top of Funnel Planning Content Buyer's Journey 87

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Recent research shows that 73% of B2B marketers are using case studies as part of their content marketing strategy, so it’s essential that yours truly stand out. Case studies are most relevant to potential clients in the later stages of the buyer journey. Where do case studies fit in your buyer journey?

Case Studies 343

Case Studies Case Study Impressions Studies 343

6sense

JANUARY 3, 2022

Personalized buyer journeys aren’t just for B2C shopping experiences anymore. These days, more than half of B2B buyers expect personalized engagement from sellers, up from 49% just two years ago. 6sense CMO Latané Conant recently shared this information at our annual Breakthrough customer conference.). Conclusion.

Buyer's Journey 62

Buyer's Journey Personalization Account Based Marketing ABM 62

Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When going through various stages of the buyer journey, purchasers of B2B and professional services have a list of criteria they use to evaluate service providers and vendors. . Relationships Between Research and Growth. The Hinge Research Institute (HRI) has been publishing original research for over a decade.

Marketing Budget 117

Marketing Budget Top of Funnel Work Management Research 117

SmartBug Media

JULY 21, 2020

Accurately understanding who your buyers are (start by developing buyer personas ) will ensure that you’re targeting the most valuable potential customers. From there, you’ll need to find out what types of questions they’re asking and, using that information, create helpful content to answer them.

Buyer's Journey 100

Buyer's Journey Sales Qualified Leads Buyer Personas Cold Calling 100

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 17, 2019

B2B buyers continue to do their own research before making a purchase decision, and new research shows that colleagues and peers are playing a more important role in the process. Interestingly, content such as case studies (28 percent) and industry newsletters (24 percent) were at the bottom of the list.

Peer-to-peer 120

Peer-to-peer Purchase Research B2B 120

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2018

B2B marketers have an ample amount of time to reach out to their target audience, but new research suggests that the first one-to-three months of the buying process are critical. By this specific mark, 38 percent of B2B buyers have already developed an informal list of potential providers.

Buyer's Journey 149

Buyer's Journey Peer-to-peer B2B B2B Sales 149

Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Madison Logic ABM Success Series Spotlights Enterprise Marketing Teams Accelerating the Buyer Journey. “The ABM Success Series gives our customers a forum to share how they’ve accelerated the customer journey and shortened sales cycles to positively impact ROI. Visit madisonlogic.com for more information.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Buyer's Journey Account Based Marketing 52

thePoint

JULY 21, 2020

This third blog post of the “7 things a CEO needs to know about marketing” series focuses on the B2B buyer journey. You may believe your company sells stuff to the market – like your products or services, however, that is your seller view and not a buyer view. B2B Buyer Journey. Figure 1 – The B2B buyer journey.

Buyer's Journey 52

Buyer's Journey B2B Marketing RFP B2B 52

Act-On

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sales enablement best practices: Know thy audience … define buyer personas When improving sales enablement, always start with your audience by building personas. Research finds that over half of organizations report higher-quality leads because they use personas. Here are a few tips for getting started: Complete updated research.

Sales Cycle 233

Sales Cycle Practices Marketing Automation Services Buyer Personas 233

Only B2B

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With the conferences and shows canceled due to global pandemic, we should understand the content marketing is very prominent and every business should implement it strategically. . Many businesses who yet have not adopted content marketing have found themselves between the rock and a hard place. What Is Content Marketing? .

B2B Marketing 134

B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Marketing Management 134

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 31, 2015

The biggest mistake in content marketing is making the content all about you. In fact, I’m not even sure promotional content qualifies as content marketing. And in the process they are disconnecting from their buyers, from their business goals, and from measurement and ROI. Buyer Disconnect.

Research 100

Research B2B Marketing Content Marketing Planning 100

Hinge Marketing

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The Hinge Research Institute has released a special consulting industry version of its breakthrough study of professional services buyers and the firms that they hire. It’s called Inside the Buyer’s Brain: Consulting Firm Edition. Sampled Both Buyers and Sellers. Why This Study is Needed.

Consulting 157

Consulting Research Work Management Marketing Management 157

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Marketing and content teams are gearing up to ring in the new year with a bang, but the buyer journey is complex. They don’t navigate the buyer journey in any linear fashion. This makes it almost impossible for B2B and tech companies to reach this audience with relevant content. Content is like gold.

Enterprise Management 313

Enterprise Management Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Work Management 313

Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Personalizing cadences goes beyond including your prospect’s name and company in the email, you should also personalize the information your prospects receive – even at scale. In simpler terms, keep providing the information they seek to make well-informed decisions rather than promoting your product as the ultimate solution.

Top of Funnel 131

Top of Funnel Marketing Management Buyer's Journey Sales Cycle 131

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 8, 2020

The growth of the internet has altered the customer journey significantly. I was particularly struck by this research by Salesforce that found that 90 percent of the buyer’s journey is completed before they even contact a sales rep. Quick Takeaways: The buyer journey has changed. The New Buyer Journey.

Top of Funnel 296

Top of Funnel Advertisements Advertising Buyer's Journey 296

Tony Zambito

APRIL 17, 2016

Recent surveys of marketing professionals by Rapt Media , Forrester , Seismic, SAP , IBM , and others all indicate that content personalization remains the biggest challenge for marketers this year and for the foreseeable future. The majority of content today is not hitting the mark with buyers and customers.

Buyer Personas 100

Buyer Personas Research Personalization Marketing Budget 100

Contently

JULY 15, 2019

I recently wrote about the many natures of marketing , including brand awareness and short-term sales activation (or lead gen, as we B2B marketers call it) and the role of content within an overall marketing strategy. In most cases, a solid and documented content strategy was not even requested nor was it ever put in place.

Top of Funnel 143

Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Buyer's Journey Content 143

Trade Press Services

MARCH 4, 2024

Whether your goal is to acquire leads, boost sales, or increase conversions, content is vital to moving people through the buyer’s journey. From bylined articles to informational videos, content helps prospects learn about brands and gather information about their products and services.

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Trends B2B Thought Leadership Buyer Personas 80

Seismic

AUGUST 31, 2020

Content marketers increasingly understand that interactive content can help them stand out in the sea of content. However, interactive content, which requires buyers to click or touch and make decisions about what to view, is valuable in the latter stages of the buyer journey, too.

Top of Funnel 116

Top of Funnel Content Buyer's Journey B2B Sales 116

Biznology

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Mike invited me because of all the experience in B2B digital marketing I have accumulated at IBM , much of which we distilled into our book Outside-In Marketing: Using Big Data to Guide Your Content Marketi ng. Based on my research, what they wrote about was also highly relevant to clients and prospects.

Paid Search Agency 187

Paid Search Agency Work Management Marketing Management Advertising Agencies 187

Tony Zambito

MARCH 20, 2011

The chorus appears to be getting louder and louder on content marketing in bloggersphere, digital media, and traditional media.    In this case, should CMO’s be looking at content marketing or content strategy as the first order of business on the agenda? . 

Buyer Personas 100

Buyer Personas Marketing & Strategy Buyer's Journey Content 100

Tony Zambito

JANUARY 24, 2016

For example, one shiny object has been content marketing. For some who have gone “all in” with content marketing, they may just be discovering the constricting of their marketing to such has not been fruitful. Using user and buyer personas to help communicate a common view of customers to the organization. Choosing Wisely.

Planning 100

Planning Buyer Personas Paid Search Agency Marketing & Strategy 100

Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

With each passing year, there are more examples of manufacturers doing impressive things with content marketing. What can manufacturers in the young/first steps phase do to take their content marketing to the next level? To get deeper insight, we looked at how their responses compared with those in the sophisticated/mature phase.

Research 101

Research Planning Marketing Budget Creation Content Marketing 101

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

IDC defines digital transformation and maturity as “using information at the center of new business models, leveraging Third Platform technologies (mobile computing, big data and analytics, social media, and cloud computing), creating new customer experiences, and optimizing data-driven decision-making to transform your business”.

B2B Thought Leadership 230

B2B Thought Leadership Lead Ranking B2B Marketing Planning 230

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The buyer journey has changed, making it difficult for sales teams to guide leads through the sales funnel. B2B buyers have traded in conversations with sales reps for independently researching solutions, and they spend considerable time doing so on social media themselves. But why is this so important?

Top of Funnel 135

Top of Funnel Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management 135

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. This article discusses how your team can assist potential clients at each buyer journey stage. Your ICP represents your best-fit customers.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It’s not as simple as creating content, posting it on your blog or website, and waiting for the leads to come in. You need to nurture those prospects through the entire buyer’s journey, guiding them toward the end goal—conversion. Why you need to map your content to the buyer’s journey.

Buy 59

Buy Process Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 59

Content4Demand

JULY 7, 2021

As B2B buying trends evolve, it’s important that your content keeps up. What are buyers searching for? According to the recently released 2021 B2B Buyers Survey Report from Demand Gen Report, here are a few of the top trends: Buying committees continue to become more prevalent, and committees are growing larger.

Account Based Marketing 121

Account Based Marketing Peer-to-peer B2B Content 121