Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 11, 2010

Many companies are producing video white papers as online presentations based on information that would normally go into a printed white paper. We asked our panel of white paper experts "In what scenarios should video white papers be used? What are components of a good video white paper?

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 27, 2009

Eloqua yesterday announced Eloqua Prospect Profiler , which makes it easier for salespeople to review prospect behaviors that are captured by the demand generation system. The behavior data captured by marketing automation systems restores the balance by providing an alternate source of insights into prospect interests and intentions.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

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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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) and strategic content creation and distribution mesh perfectly. In this guide, we share practical content-related advice and examples that you can use to resolve specific ABM challenges, ultimately increasing the efficiency of your marketing campaigns. ” Providing relatable, real-world examples.

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The Point

APRIL 22, 2020

However, as much as it has a reputation as a way to generate “guaranteed” leads, content syndication is not a cure-all, and indeed, more than most demand generation channels, is likely to generate sales leads that gravitate towards the early stages of the buying cycle. Quality content = quality leads.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Since it promotes an integrated approach to selling, sales enablement involves both marketing and sales teams. Here are five tactics your B2B marketing team needs to master to empower sales people to close deals faster. Sellers and marketers have to collaborate to develop this consistency in product messaging.

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NetLine

APRIL 14, 2022

Introducing the 2022 State of B2B Content Consumption and Demand Report for Marketers. of all registrations), B2B Marketers promoted 20% more White Papers than eBooks. eBooks Were Requested 484% More Than White Papers. million first-party registrations—a 9% increase YOY. In analyzing these 4.6

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Martech

MARCH 11, 2024

Martech has exploded in recent years, with over 11,000 solutions available to help marketers automate and optimize operations. However, much of this martech stack is designed to convert prospects into leads and track them through the marketing funnel. Only 5% of our market , is ready, willing and able to consider buying our product.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. The steps are: 1.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 28, 2014

Once again 2014 will be a year that Content Marketing is front and center for a majority of B2B marketing departments. While the buzz about content marketing continues, it still seems to be quite a challenge for most marketers. Content must be scored according to where in the buying cycle it is consumed.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

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Industrial Marketer

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Is account based marketing a way out of how uncomfortable lead generation has become? Let’s face it: We all know when we are being marked as a lead.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Overcomes Marketing Information Overload, Transforming Traditional White Papers into Dynamic, Personalized Engagement Tools Alinean, the leading creator of value-based interactive sales and marketing tools for B2B vendors, today launched a new demand generation tool for B2B marketers – Alinean Interactive White Papers.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Here are a few tips for making that part of your content marketing process easier. Walk Prospects Through the Buying Cycle. With all your content, not just your newly discussed trove of content, be sure you are adapting so that you have items of interest to prospects at all points along the buying journey. Like this post?

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Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 31, 2022

Every consumer will go through different steps of consideration and purchase throughout the life cycle of a brand or service. In the past, the consumer buying cycle was explained by four stages: awareness, interest, evaluation, and purchase. As such, consumer journey mapping is a vital part of your marketing strategy.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Most companies in the technology sector evolve in a very competitive environment, and leads generated by Marketing represent more than 50% of the opportunities signed by sales representatives. In these conditions, implementing a marketing automation platform is a no brainer. . How often do you publish new content ?

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KEO Marketing

JANUARY 20, 2016

The new resource emphasizes the KEO Marketing B2B Marketing Success Formula, which the agency uses to maximize lead generation for the companies it serves. The new resource emphasizes the KEO Marketing B2B Marketing Success Formula, which the agency uses to maximize lead generation for the companies it serves.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Are you one of those marketers wondering where and how to use video effectively? Video platform managers and solutions marketing analysts tell me that “where should I use video?” Your blog reflects your content marketing strategy—right down to the keywords. You’re certainly not alone. Beef up your video content.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. The State of Demand Generation 2012. Why is demand generation so important? According to Tony Jaros, marketers will typically spend 60% of their budget on demand generation programs.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 23, 2016

I thought it would be interesting to revisit some content marketing predictions for 2016. Especially the discussion of quantity over quality, which was a big theme for this year’s Content Marketing World … The following is a repost of an article that was published in January of 2016. Looks like they are holding up!

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 19, 2015

Are you overwhelmed with all the elaborate moves in the lead generation buyer-seller dance? Generating leads on your website can seem as mysterious as waltzing. But like the waltz, there are three basic steps that, when executed consistently, can make the lead generation process seem as smooth and effortless as a well-performed waltz.

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Martech

AUGUST 10, 2021

MarTech’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s digital marketer. Good morning, Marketers, and are you being creepy? Over the last few days, I’ve had one of those personalized marketing experiences which, if it doesn’t cross the line, gets pretty close. That’s all.

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Circle Studio

AUGUST 23, 2018

Building a powerful growth-focused website is a top-priority for B2B marketing and business development, and driving website traffic is a vital component of the process. Generating website traffic is not rocket science, but it does require the right approach and ongoing dedication. Research reports and white papers.

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Tomorrow People

MARCH 8, 2018

If you wanna be the best marketer with the greatest content marketing strategy in town, you should get a load of this. What’s this content marketing strategy thing all about? The missing element is a clear content marketing strategy. But what exactly is content marketing? Reduce your marketing budget.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 24, 2011

Been thinking about content marketing again and after some recent engagements with some clients, I thought I’d better shed some light on some important considerations as a further understanding of what content marketing is and how it is deployed. Offline marketing efforts. Pure lead generation.

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ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The first step towards preventing a mistake is knowing about it early enough to avoid it, so on that note here are some common content marketing missteps (with some advice on how to avoid them). Photo credit: sxc.hu.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 24, 2011

Been thinking about content marketing again and after some recent engagements with some clients, I thought I’d better shed some light on some important considerations as a further understanding of what content marketing is and how it is deployed. Offline marketing efforts. Pure lead generation.

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Vision Edge Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

For example, do you attribute more weight to the first touch (such as clicking on a digital ad) than the webinar that generated an online demo of offline conversation? Maybe you use a graduated scale where you give touch points closer to the end of the buying journey more value than touches earlier in the process?

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Valasys

JANUARY 17, 2020

Effective marketing is difficult to get right. B2B marketers need to learn to prioritize Customer Experience Management (CEM) to stay close to their customers and to develop an all-inclusive marketing strategy that strikes a perfect balance between creative demands, budget limits & channel decisions of the marketers.

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2014

.’ Buyers are not linear in their progression often times so we really believe that to focus on any one area upstream which is Engage, midstream which would be nurture or Conversion, if you just focus on any one of those areas, you’re missing a good part of the buying process.”. How can we STOP DOING lead nurturing campaigns?

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 12, 2018

Maybe it’s easy to believe, but B2B marketing is easier for different types of products. Some make creative or interesting marketing campaigns manageable, while other industries and products are almost impossible to advertise. Luckily, for SaaS (software as a service) products, B2B digital marketing has a lot of benefits.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 15, 2011

Here’s a sample excerpt of a digital marketing/ lead generation proposal we did recently I thought I’d share because it really is a compilation of recent blog posts in a way. Our approach to lead generation beings with a message strategy. From there, the lead generation plan is developed, followed by lead nurturing.

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 15, 2011

Here’s a sample excerpt of a digital marketing/ lead generation proposal we did recently I thought I’d share because it really is a compilation of recent blog posts in a way. Our approach to lead generation beings with a message strategy. From there, the lead generation plan is developed, followed by lead nurturing.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 9, 2023

As Senior Marketing Media Manager, Janice Barbosa manages paid media, account-based marketing (ABM), and demand generation for T-Mobile for Business’s enterprise and public sector groups. For example, when targeting top-of-funnel accounts, they can leverage thought leadership pieces and white papers to those buyers.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management. Buying cycles are changing.

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The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. It’s why, for example, we marketers have assumed control for more and more of the lead funnel. Conversational Marketing.

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