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Elevate B2B Marketing News Weekly Roundup: Longer B2B Buying Cycles, AI Marketing Usage Study, & WhatsApp Gets Screen-Sharing

Top Rank Marketing

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Do You Want Intent Data with That?

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In other words, would you only ever want marketing leads from prospects pre-determined to be actively researching your category, solution, use case, etc.? I was part of a client conversation recently about the merits of different demand generation channels (paid social, content syndication , email, search, etc.) No, they won’t.

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The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content

The Point

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. Photo by Niklas Ohlrogge on Unsplash.

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Is One-to-One Marketing the Only True ABM?

The Point

I wrote earlier in this space about how companies looking to move to a more ABM-centric approach, or simply seeking to integrate ABM into their overall demand gen mix, are wise not to abandon more traditional, broad-based demand generation altogether. .

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Shifts in B2B Buyer Behavior Support New Priorities for Demand Gen Content

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Demand Gen Report has published the results of this year’s “B2B Buyer’s Survey,” and the trends identified merit close attention for those marketers involved in B2B demand generation and content development. IMPACT : Use ABM strategies to deliver personalized, relevant content to specific buying roles within large accounts.

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ABM Trends: The Convergence of Demand Generation and Account-Based Marketing

TrustRadius Marketing

Demand generation, or demand gen, and account-based marketing (ABM) have traditionally been thought of as two distinct strategies for B2B growth. Demand gen and ABM share a common goal of driving sales through a focused blend of inbound and outbound efforts. Demand gen vs. ABM.

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How to Best Leverage B2B Intent Data

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In a world where demand generation , and marketing in general, is more data-driven than ever, one of the hottest topics in B2B circles is intent data. The lure of intent data is learning which companies are going to buy from you and when. Intent data can help marketers identify a lot of that anonymous research activity.