Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In the fast-paced world of the SaaS industry, 2023 has proved to be a challenging year. Beyond economic challenges, the SaaS industry is also facing the impact of the pandemic on the buyer’s journey. Doubling down on social media insights Conversations are now pivotal in the buyer journey.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In the fast-paced world of the SaaS industry, 2023 has proved to be a challenging year. Beyond economic challenges, the SaaS industry is also facing the impact of the pandemic on the buyer’s journey. Doubling down on social media insights Conversations are now pivotal in the buyer journey.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2023

When McConaughey and team return to their spacecraft, he is greeted by the one team member who stayed behind to study the planet from above. When comparing two or more firms, buyers are looking most often for industry knowledge and subject matter expertise. Knowledge of industry/subject matter expertise.

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Hinge Marketing

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The Hinge Research Institute is releasing a special technology and software services industry version of its breakthrough study of professional services buyers and the firms that they hire. It’s called Inside the Buyer’s Brain: Technology and Software Services Edition. Why This Study is Needed. About the Study.

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PathFactory

JUNE 23, 2022

I have always experienced immense satisfaction and joy from helping clients solve and simplify their complex content challenges, align their content strategy to business strategy, and transform their content engines into competitive differentiators. As buyers interact with our content, they generate all kinds of buying signals.

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Biznology

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Recently, my study and practice of Content Marketing has caused me to reexamine my years in automobile retail marketing and OEM branding offline. While I maintain some contact with the dealer world I once called home, I’ve come to realize how far our industry has come. It is an extraordinary opportunity to communicate differentiation.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Creating marketing personas is an important part of marketing strategy in any industry. In addition to internal interviews and brainstorming meetings, you should also be able to analyze existing customer data from your CRM—such as job titles and roles, common industries, and regional location—for insight. What Are Marketing Personas?

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Mereo

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Decades of: Misaligned and inconsistent differentiated value messaging. Lack of buyer and solution information. And these problems were plagues across industry, geography and selling organization size. Sales enablement-specific positions exist at the majority of sales organizations (60% according to CSO Insights study).

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Ledger Bennett

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Soon, a growing number of buyers will be prepared to spend significant budgets through entirely self-serve and remote sales processes. When that time comes (and in some cases, it’s already here), the way end users feel about your product will be the key differentiator. Show Your Value in a Different Way. Seriously, start today.

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Seismic

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A buyer in 2021 starts their day at a desk, most likely in their home office. A buyer journey that previously started at an industry conference now begins on LinkedIn and consists of review site searches and case studies. The sales process has changed significantly for buyers and sellers over the last two years.

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B2B Digital Marketer

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the importance of data in decision-making, the evolving nature of B2B marketing strategies, and the potential impact of technology on the industry. 16:16 – Examining the B2B buyer journey and the challenges of addressing complex solutions.

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The Lead Agency

JULY 18, 2019

Before looking for funnel bottlenecks, it’s important to establish a sound understanding of the different buyer journeys your potential customers are following. Because of this, analysing your competitors could provide some valuable insights into what other businesses in your industry are trying to combat.

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B2B Marketing Directions

MAY 26, 2019

The 2017 research was based on a survey of 283 C-level executives, VPs, and Directors across several B2B industries. Each respondent in this study was qualified to have been involved in a B2B purchase decision within the 12 months preceding the survey. This study was a survey of more than 340 B2B buyers.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Maintaining timely content is essential in the SaaS industry where products change often. SaaS blogs should include content specific for each stage of the buyer journey. We can’t emphasize enough how difficult — but also essential — differentiating your blog is in the SaaS world. Image Source. Have a Unique Opinion.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 18, 2021

To keep the steam up from last week’s INBOUND we’re bringing one of the hottest topics throughout this year’s conference: RevOps (Revenue Operations) with a recap from industry leaders on how they’ve scaled their teams with RevOps and left us with tips on how to build our RevOps strategy from the ground up. Why consider RevOps as a strategy?

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The Lead Agency

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

B2B buyers across industries are looking for ease of access to product information and validation from peer reviews. In 2023, B2B marketers must adapt to this evolving consumer behaviour by reaching buyers where they conduct their research, providing relevant content and resources, and demonstrating success for customers.

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Hinge Marketing

OCTOBER 19, 2017

If you are a professional services marketing director, firm principal or stakeholder, this guide will help you understand the value of brand design and how you can use it to attract better prospects and improve engagement and start building loyalty at the earliest stages of the buyer journey. What Is Brand Design? Click To Tweet.

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DealSignal

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These disciplines can include brand storytelling, differentiated messaging and positioning, account-based marketing, content marketing, digital marketing, lead-to-revenue processes, and the tracking of key metrics for ongoing optimization. Use intent data to find in-market buyers. Boost authority with valuable content.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Consider where they're at in the buyer's journey. This can be in the form of a testimonial, case study, or exciting statistic. Mutual connection] suggested that I reach out to you because we both share a common [interest, industry, pain point]. You'll also want to introduce a case study at this point.

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PureB2B

JUNE 6, 2017

Studies show that there is more value in focusing resources on retaining existing customers. A CapGemini study revealed that customers with strong brand attachments deliver 23% more profit and revenue than the average customer. After all, it costs five times as much to attract a new customer, than to keep an existing one.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 12, 2020

Inbound salespeople focus on their prospect's pain points, act as a trusted consultant, and adapt their sales process to the buyer journey. Define your buyer's journey. Develop a sales process that supports the buyer's journey. Identify your ideal buyer persona. Inbound Sales Techniques.

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B2BMarketing.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Simon highlighted that the job for marketing doesn’t stop when sales picks up leads – marketers need a coordinated approach for prospects later on in the buyer journey to maximise opportunities converting. Andrew sat down with Fes Askari to talk about their journey from identifying the problems through to its key solutions.

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DiscoverOrg

APRIL 17, 2019

Today, we’re talking through the buying journey and intent data – from the perspective of my true-life example of buying a sewing machine for my fiancée. Believe it or not, it’s a great comparison for how companies buy technology: It can be complex if you aren’t familiar with the industry, and it has a higher price point.

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SnapApp

AUGUST 21, 2018

Study after study tell this story: Only 25% of the leads marketers generate are high enough quality to immediately advance to sales. Creating buyer personas for your solution can be helpful here to narrow in on your target audience. . Identify the capabilities and differentiating factors of your solution.

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SnapApp

AUGUST 21, 2018

Study after study tell this story: Only 25% of the leads marketers generate are high enough quality to immediately advance to sales. Creating buyer personas for your solution can be helpful here to narrow in on your target audience. . Identify the capabilities and differentiating factors of your solution.

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The Point

MARCH 29, 2017

Studies show that few companies use technology like marketing automation to its full potential. I’ve written elsewhere that companies should abandon the notion that you can somehow know enough to deliver precisely the right information at the right time, at every step of the buyer journey. No segmentation.

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Content4Demand

JUNE 4, 2019

Every B2B brand wants to be viewed as a leader on the trending topics affecting its industry. An Edelman and LinkedIn study, “How Thought Leadership Drives Demand Generation,” demonstrates the power of thought leadership. Commodity: Create brand relevance, enhance your differentiation. But does it really make a difference?

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Business Brainz

JULY 11, 2021

This will ultimately result in a better understanding of the buyer’s goals, priorities, and perspectives. With the help of insight, marketers can create industry-specific contents that are relevant at every stage of the buying process. Marketers often segregate content depending upon the stage the buyers are at.

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Everything Technology Marketing

APRIL 8, 2010

What are the drivers in their industry that impact profitability? Step 2 – Build a Strong Value Proposition Build a strong customer-centric value proposition that puts your product and services in the context of the customer's problem, communicates the value you provide and your differentiators vis-a-vis competing alternatives.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 28, 2015

If you take your brand out of the story and make the customer your hero, your point of view isn’t as important in those early stages (but it is later in the process/customer journey). Commit to differentiating yourself by how helpful your content is going to be , not what your voice is. Content marketing and SEO are completely related.

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6sense

JUNE 22, 2017

And of the industry. In the recent Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted on behalf of 6sense, Forrester showed that the 6sense predictive intelligence platform delivered a 405% ROI. But this Forrester Wave points out that turning those predictions into action is a key differentiator in the predictive analytics space.

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Launch Marketing

APRIL 24, 2024

In the past seven years, the SaaS industry has increased in size by 500%. Each of these groups has valuable insights into their experience with your product and their overall experience throughout the buyer’s journey. Define Buyer Personas. Be mindful of how many buyer personas you create.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

While B2B companies do often post advertisements in industry-specific magazines that their audience may read or a billboard here and there, they do not have as many options in the physical space. Case Studies. If you want to show off your experience, case studies are a great way to do it.

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Madison Logic

MAY 2, 2023

The annual report provides a detailed analysis of the global ABM market dynamics, major industry trends, and leading ABM vendors. The study provides an analysis and ranking of 15 ABM vendors in the form of its SPARK Matrix, empowering ABM Marketers to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market position.

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OutboundView

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

If your understanding of your target audience or ideal client profile needs work, then use these two powerful, simple tactics to master and understand your ICP: Make a list of your existing client base, enrich their data, and map their buyer journey. Perhaps they are a visionary consultant or well-known face in their industry.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 18, 2018

That’s why we looked back on some of our most insightful industry news pieces from 2017 to see where recent research suggests emphasis and focus. The Monetate study also found that nearly 70 percent of markets with a documented plan claim to have exceeded revenue expectations. Content Marketing. SEO and Content.

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SnapApp

APRIL 4, 2018

According to a 2017 study , the marketing technology landscape grew 40% last year to a total of 5,381 different solutions. A recent study found that only 23% of people were exceeding their revenue goals. CPL thresholds will vary quite a bit based on the product and industry. Awareness stage webinar vs Consideration case study).

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