Contently

APRIL 6, 2023

Love them or hate them, buyer personas are key to creating successful marketing strategies and effective content. But here’s the catch: Developing buyer personas requires research, analysis, and attention to detail. What Is a Buyer Persona?

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Content4Demand

OCTOBER 6, 2021

We recently gathered 10 intent data experts and power users and collected their tips and insights in The Content + Data Connection: 10 Top Marketing Executives Explore the Rewards of Integrating Intent Data into Content Strategies. Creating Value-Based Buyer Journeys. Where are they located in their buyers’ journey?

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Tony Zambito

MAY 12, 2021

A next-generation of buyers will mature who know nothing about a world before digital. In the world of business, commerce, B2B marketing, and B2B sales, a “new world order” will emerge. The balance of power and cooperation will dramatically continue its march towards the buyer. . 3 – Understand Your Buyers’ Mindset.

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Calling into question for many B2B sales and marketing leaders how well they know their buyers. Chief officers in sales and marketing are left with the tasks of knowing to what degree and how so have they changed. Redefine Buyer Personas. If so, you may be dealing with buyer profiles masquerading as buyer personas.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 2, 2020

All customers take a journey when making a purchase. Today, this journey often involves the use of search engines. As a marketer, I must admit that when I first began implementing SEO strategies, I was so focused on keywords and properly formatting websites that I forgot actual human beings would be using the search engine.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Creating marketing personas is an important part of marketing strategy in any industry. Personas help you craft spot-on messages that resonate with your audience and elicit an action or response. In this blog post, we’ll discuss what marketing personas are, why they’re important, and how you can create them.

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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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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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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 6, 2019

The most significant challenge B2B marketers face is in effectively communicating with target audiences and prospective buyers. Goals become more complicated to achieve as evolving marketing technology continues to promise an opportunity to target more specifically and create unique customer experiences buyers demand.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 5, 2023

The term “buyer persona” has become more and more popular in the last few years. Many businesses have worked with their internal marketing team or with the help of an agency to develop their buyer personas. Why Are Buyer Personas? Why Are Buyer Personas? How do you currently market?

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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. But despite all the signs, 42% of B2B marketers aren’t fully personalizing their marketing efforts.

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Leadspace

AUGUST 16, 2023

A persona refers to a representation of a user or buyer segment that is created to better understand and design for the needs, behaviors, and preferences of that group. Persona creation is common in fields like marketing, user experience (UX) design, and customer service. Often job titles are incorrect and not up to date.

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Exo B2B

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Did you know that 72% of marketing professionals use B2B personas to guide their marketing content? From the outset, we should say “buyer persona” because B2B personas are semi-fictional representations of the people involved in the decision-making process in your target companies.

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PathFactory

JULY 6, 2022

“Any worthwhile CMO, CRO, or product marketer needs revenue intelligence to do their job and make decisions. Without content intelligence and buyer intelligence, there is no revenue intelligence.” . – Rowan Noronha, founder of The Product Marketing Community. The three elements of a WINning product marketing strategy.

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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. Research finds that over half of organizations report higher-quality leads because they use personas. Create persona profiles.

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Biznology

AUGUST 25, 2016

Marketing is supposed to lead to sales, right? So why is it that we marketers sometimes throw up unnecessary impediments to selling things? I’ve talked in the past about how you better make sure that the steps in your marketing Buyer Journey matches the phases of Sales Funnel. How would that work?

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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. What Mid-Funnel Content Is.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 21, 2020

It’s not uncommon for many manufacturers to still be relying solely on traditional outbound sales and marketing methods, such as attending trade shows and other in-person events, sending out printed mailers, and using basic cold-calling tactics. Buyer’s Journey Stage #2: Consideration.

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DivvyHQ

JUNE 12, 2023

Discover how constructing audience personas can boost your content strategy and improve your search engine rankings. Are you giving your target audience the experience they crave? Learn why understanding your audience's characteristics and needs is essential in delivering high-quality content.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As marketers we know the importance of planning, executing, and measuring the results of campaigns. Skate to where the puck is going, not to where it has been” may be a rather overused quote, but it’s very in true in marketing. We are in the era of digital-first marketing.

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

There are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. Now, I’m not joining the persona naysayers (you know who you are). It’s true that there are a lot of less-than-actionable personas being built, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. via ANNUITAS.com.

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

There are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. Now, I’m not joining the persona naysayers (you know who you are). It’s true that there are a lot of less-than-actionable personas being built, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. via ANNUITAS.com.

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Tony Zambito

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In the 15 years since originating the concept of buyer personas in 2001, there has been one issue that continues to plague fully understanding exactly where, how, and why buyer personas can be beneficial. The value of customer segmentation is it can tell you where to point your marketing and messaging.

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Ledger Bennett

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Every year Ledger Bennett work with numerous clients to help them develop Buyer Personas with a clear focus: Build Buyer Personas that make a commercial impact on their business. But now there’s an added complexity and a potential increase in the personas we need to consider. These are the User Personas.

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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. 2 – Step back and drop the buying journey label for a moment.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 25, 2019

We can attribute this number to Baby Boomers , but it doesn’t mean that’s where your senior care marketing demographics stop. This is why personas are crucial for senior care services. Tag along as we dig into the details of why personas matter and how you can make sure you’re targeting the right people. Why Personas Matter.

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Content Standard

JANUARY 4, 2024

A Content Disrupted podcast with Axel Kirstetter, Vice President of Global Product Marketing for Guidewire. How often does your marketing team produce content based on internal opinions or requests? Axel developed a comprehensive understanding of marketing by moving through brand, communications, and product roles early in his career.

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ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Right now there are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. Now, I’m not joining the persona naysayers (you know who you are). It’s true that there are a lot of less-than-actionable personas being built, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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ANNUITAS

MAY 21, 2015

A recent article on MediaPost raised the question “Are Buyer Personas a Waste of Time?” Based on this and the belief from 48Bricks that you simply cannot understand your customers, the assertion is that putting effort into the development of Buyer Personas is a waste of time. But don’t go crazy.

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 25, 2023

You’ve probably heard the phrase “write what you know” before, but that approach doesn’t quite cut it when you’re crafting inbound marketing content. Buyer personas—fictional representations of the ideal customers and target audience you’re trying to reach with your content—play an essential role in content strategy.

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The Brit Agency

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A successful Inbound Marketing program starts with high-quality content. That means creating a content strategy that answers the exact questions your customers have at the exact time they have them.

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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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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

A documented industrial marketing strategy is critical for success. Did you know 80% of successful content marketers have a documented content marketing strategy? Implementing hit-or-miss content marketing tactics is not likely to produce the results you want. Table of Contents What is an Industrial Marketing Strategy?

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Business Brainz

JULY 19, 2021

The global pandemic is profoundly changing the face of the B2B buyer. 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. Hubspot Academy.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 8, 2016

Right now there are a lot of misguided, well-meaning marketers working on beautifully crafted, useless personas. Now, I’m not joining the persona naysayers (you know who you are). It’s true that there are a lot of less-than-actionable personas being built, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 14, 2023

Used across both their marketing and sales teams, supporting business growth and scale, which is especially important for SMB (small-to-mid sized) manufacturing businesses. One of these technologies is Marketing Automation. Page Contents What is Marketing Automation? How can manufacturers use Marketing Automation?

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

There is no room for guesswork on understanding buyers. Instead, leaders can use the tools of buyer insight such as buyer research, buyer personas, and buyer journey mapping as a compass for the future. This is not the time to walk blindly into a new future.

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