Martech

MAY 10, 2022

Tonkin needed more reviews in more places, but he also wanted to streamline Planful’s marketing strategy to focus on in-market buyers — the people who had done their research and were close to making a purchase. Tonkin knew the buying dynamic of his customers, mainly mid-market organizations, tended to be very research intensive.

Buying Cycle 86

Buying Cycle Intent Ideal Customer Profiles Planning 86

Smarte

JANUARY 8, 2022

Stop Wasting Time on Poor Leads: Get Access to Contacts and Companies That are Already in the Buying Cycle. As B2B marketers, our primary goal is to generate leads. We can use this data to foster and cultivate relationships with prospects through various marketing and sales activities. SLA-guaranteed 100% accuracy.

Buying Cycle 98

Buying Cycle Ideal Customer Profiles Contacts Sales Qualified Leads 98

B2B Marketing Directions

MAY 26, 2019

Since then, the number of people in the average B2B buying group has increased, and buying cycles are getting longer. New research by the Aberdeen Group explains why long buying cycles are still a fact of life for B2B marketing and sales professionals.) This study was a survey of more than 340 B2B buyers.

Buying Cycle 63

Buying Cycle Buy B2B Vendors 63

DemandBase

AUGUST 14, 2019

As a B2B Marketer based in the UK and operating in the EMEA region, the changes in regulation and how I was going to reach my buyers was a pretty daunting prospect and something that required a shift in focus. Let’s serve them content that is relevant to their business and where they are in the buying cycle.

Buying Cycle 58

Buying Cycle Ideal Customer Profiles Buy Account Based Marketing 58

Biznology

JUNE 13, 2013

Content marketing can only be effective if the content you’re producing is relevant and informative enough to attract your target audience and hold their attention. Relevance will most certainly depend on the specifics of your audience, which is why smart content marketers think in terms of audience segments.

Buying Cycle 80

Buying Cycle Buy Content Marketing Content 80

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 17, 2021

An effective marketing strategy and sales business plan are essential to drive growth. Revenue marketing tries to close the gaps between sales and marketing by combining closed-loop data feedback and automation to ensure no money is wasted. Here are six ways revenue marketing can positively impact your business.

Customer Satisfaction 289

Customer Satisfaction Effectiveness Planning Work Management 289

Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2023

Business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing are two distinct types of marketing strategies with different focuses. For any marketing professionals to maximize the impact of their efforts, they must understand the differences between these two marketing strategies, and when to apply practices from each.

Work Management 217

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 217

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Every marketing strategy should include determining the best way to narrow down the total addressable market (TAM) for that particular campaign. Audience segmentation is critical for using your marketing resources effectively. This should be done for anyone involved in working with market segmentation data.

Segmentation 117

Segmentation B2B Marketing Planning B2B 117

B2B Marketing Directions

JULY 30, 2017

Fifty-eight percent of respondents said that the length of their purchase cycle had increased compared to a year earlier, while only 10% said that the length had decreased. Other findings explain why the buying cycle has gotten longer. 52% of respondents said the number of buying group members had increased significantly.

Buying Cycle 40

Buying Cycle Buy B2B Case Studies 40

Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2024

Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels This also applies, of course, to B2B marketing. Ideally, marketers focus their time on performing high-impact tasks that need our knowledge, expertise, and experience. So, why not let B2B marketing automation take care of the rest? What is B2B Marketing Automation?

Marketing Automation Services 155

Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles Efficiency Marketing Automation 155

Stevens & Tate

DECEMBER 27, 2022

How you market your brand depends greatly on who your audience is, which is why b2c (business to consumer) and b2b ( business to business ) marketing are very different strategies. As such, your email marketing strategy is going to depend heavily on whether or not you’re marketing b2b or b2c. Buying Cycles.

Email Marketing 118

Email Marketing B2B Marketing Buying Cycle Planning 118

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The Sales and Marketing Blind Spot. However, when it comes to sales and marketing, very little has changed despite significant changes in buyer behaviors—the result of which has decreased the volume of leads that sales receives. What’s the way forward? Not a Campaign, But a Process. Equip Your Organization with the Right Tools.

Buying Cycle 48

Buying Cycle Buy B2B Thought Leadership Account Based Marketing 48

6sense

MAY 5, 2016

As the Vice President and Global Head of Marketing Analytics for HP, Kevin Bolden is always looking for that extra edge that data-driven insights can offer his marketing and sales teams. HP, like many advanced B2B organizations, has used firmographic data, segmentation and buyer profiles to improve their marketing and sales outcomes.

Buying Cycle 48

Buying Cycle Activities Buy Ideal Customer Profiles 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 22, 2014

Author: Maggie Jones Marketing consumer products with a long buying cycle can be a blessing and curse. On one hand, there’s a bigger lag between your marketing efforts and an actual purchase – if you’re marketing a car, for example, it might take weeks for a buyer to make her decision.

Buying Cycle 48

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Budget Programs 48

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. How can you accomplish all that?

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Act-On

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For instance, start by outlining your nurture marketing goals for leads. For example, Tower Federal Credit Union used a basic email marketing tool for email nurturing. Using marketing automation, the organization automated email campaigns and improved segmentation efforts. Take it slow! From a particular titled contact?

Sales Qualified Leads 187

Sales Qualified Leads Practices Marketing Automation Services Campaigns 187

NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Unfortunately, it’s something that’s all too familiar to B2B marketers. Despite that, you need e-books, webinars and other information designed to attract leads, walk them through the buying cycle and convert sales. But what if you knew exactly who was in the market for your product, and what they wanted to read or view?

Buyer Intent 211

Buyer Intent Intent ROI Buying Cycle 211

The Point

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

While there’s little debate about the value of a well-planned, well-executed Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategy, where many B2B companies struggle – and where ABM initiatives tend to stall – is in that phase between planning and execution, where strategy and account planning meet tactics, plays and content.

Account Based Marketing 170

Account Based Marketing ABM Planning Lead Ranking 170

MLT Creative

DECEMBER 27, 2012

In developing b2b buyer personas you have to remember their connection to the buying cycle, as different stages in the buying cycle lead to different content. Our ideas, musings, thoughts, reviews on b2b marketing topics. Demographic information is helpful in. MLT Creative B2B Ideas @ Work Blog.

Buying Cycle 40

Buying Cycle Buyer Personas Buy B2B Marketing 40

Industrial Marketer

AUGUST 10, 2021

The narrow segments and complicated, elongated buying cycles can make lead generation especially challenging for industrial marketing, but these difficulties are also what help us trace the contours of a definition of industrial marketing. It’s unlike any other B2B sector.

Examples 98

Examples Buying Cycle Segmentation Lead Generation 98

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.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

B2B Marketing Directions

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Hundreds of research studies conducted by cognitive scientists over the past four-plus decades have shown that contextual factors can affect everything from how we react to marketing messages and offers, to how we perceive specific products or services, to how we make buying decisions.

Buy 71

Buy B2B Marketing Planning Buying Cycle 71

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In addition to incremental changes, such as the shift toward mobile devices, B2B marketers must also contend with a rapidly changing workplace and online world. The end of third-party cookies by companies like Apple and Google can make it more difficult to visualize which sales or marketing strategies work — at least for now.

Top of Funnel 244

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Advertising Benchmark B2B 244

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.”

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Martech

JULY 16, 2021

While researching the all-new updated MarTech intelligence Report on account-based marketing (ABM) solutions , which just launched, we learned about how B2B buyers are engaging with companies in the current environment, and how marketing technology providers are helping those companies turn prospects into customers.

Account Based Marketing 132

Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management ABM 132

The Point

MAY 17, 2021

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. The Risks of Over-Reliance on Late-Stage Content Click To Tweet.

Marketing Management 207

Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Buying Cycle Demand Generation Agencies 207

The Point

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Given the business case on which most Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategies are founded – namely, that ABM increases opportunities and revenue from high-value accounts – the temptation for marketers is to measure the success of those programs on similar, high-value criteria: namely, opportunities, revenue, and average deal size.

Account Based Marketing 290

Account Based Marketing ABM Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 290

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

Unlike B2C, where the consumer base can be broader and more diverse, B2B marketing usually centers on a narrower niche that’s fairly easy to quantify, measure, and target. It’s up to the SEO strategist or marketing professionals heading up the SEO efforts for each company to make sure they’ve done adequate research before proceeding.

SEO 245

SEO B2B Work Management Long Tail Marketing 245

The Point

JUNE 23, 2020

B2B marketing has seen a dramatic change in the last decade, driven by radical advances in marketing technology and the emergence of new channels. Content marketing is dead. * Content marketing is dead. * Change in marketing is an evolution, not a coup. Cold-calling is dead. The MQL is dead. . The MQL is dead.

Lead Ranking 264

Lead Ranking Enterprise Management Marketing Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 264

Act-On

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Lower funnel keywords are an often neglected SEO strategy for marketers. One thing is for sure, though: search intent isn’t aligned with marketing automation, which is what we do here at Act-On. One thing is for sure, though: search intent isn’t aligned with marketing automation, which is what we do here at Act-On.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Keywords Marketing Automation Services 130

Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

Marketers have spent years making sure they get credit for the leads generated by their hardworking teams. Instead, B2B marketers are turning their attention to key performance indicators that showcase how full-funnel marketing efforts can deliver increased performance. In 2020, that figure was down to 47%.

Multi-Touch Attribution 130

Multi-Touch Attribution Zoominfo Account Based Marketing Lead Ranking 130

The Point

JUNE 30, 2021

When it comes to what is, and isn’t, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) , there are as many opinions out there as there are ABM experts. Well, it matters only because many B2B marketers who haven’t yet stepped foot in the ABM waters are under pressure, from management or sales or both, to do so. Is One-to-One Marketing the Only True ABM?

Account Based Marketing 162

Account Based Marketing ABM Planning Demand Generation Agencies 162

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 3, 2022

One reason why content marketing continues to be so crucial to B2B success? The B2B buying cycle has gotten longer—a lot longer. When done well, content marketing allows prospects to guide their own journey by exploring topics and resources that matter to them. . What Is B2B Content Marketing? SEO Success .

Lead Ranking 223

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Marketing Top of Funnel 223

Martech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Businesses use content marketing strategies to generate brand awareness, educate prospects and customers and establish credibility. Providing the content customers need when they’re ready for it ultimately leads to better outcomes for marketers. How important is personalization in content marketing? Additional reading.

Digital Asset Management 130

Digital Asset Management Paid Content Work Management Marketing Management 130

Brandpoint

JULY 1, 2021

For sales and marketing, it will be known as the year that everyone got serious about digital. However, before the pandemic, there were still many businesses that approached their marketing and sales like it was 1995. This is especially true when it comes to marketing and sales. What Does This Mean For Marketing?

Digital Transformation 169

Digital Transformation Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency Planning 169

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.

Sales Management 220

Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Sales Tactics 220

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

With new trends, customer behaviors, and technologies transforming the industry at top speed, there has never been a better time to be in marketing. Just think about where marketing sat five years ago. That was marketing’s main function. Fast forward to 2020 — 83% of CEOs now claim that marketing is a major growth driver.

Advertising Agencies 340

Advertising Agencies Planning Paid Search Agency CMO 340