Only B2B

JANUARY 27, 2022

Lead generation is an important aspect of client acquisition. It is the primary goal of every marketing effort. You’ve definitely heard of lead generation and how entrepreneurs and marketers are all over it, maximizing its power and tailoring it to your exact specifications. What Exactly Is a Lead?

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Heck, not all marketing people are content people. So whether you’re here because you’re a content person looking to enhance your business case for more content dollars or because a content person wants you to understand their perspective on why content is (still) queen, you’ve come to the right place. Here we go!

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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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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Gone are the days of B2B marketing campaigns that land with a thud! Read more: Must Read : The Power of Intent Data in Lead Generation Understanding Intent Data in b2b marketing Think of intent data as the crystal ball of B2B marketing. Traditional marketing data: not a good idea. Forget them!

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Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 7, 2022

By Maria Geokezas , COO and VP of Client Services at Heinz Marketing. Content marketing has defined the last two decades, but there’s a go-to-market strategy that’s been capturing lots of attention — product-led growth. So, does that mean a product-led company can nix its sales team? Lead Generation. Not quite.

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Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Research has shown that up to 50% of leads are qualified but not yet ready to buy and only 3% of those in the market are in an active buying process. Often times sales teams are solely focused on short-term gains and not interested in the longer nurturing processes. Acquisition.

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SnapApp

JANUARY 24, 2019

Finding quality leads is often easier said than done. Both sales and marketing want their pipelines to be overflowing with leads at all times, and more importantly, they want the right leads that are most likely to convert into revenue-generating customers. For marketers, that means two things.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

They have always gone to market with big trade events, airport advertising, and field sales reps to follow-up on all those leads. If a client needs something, an account exec gets a call, whips out their cape and flies over to the client to solve the problem or make the sale. They want to qualify themselves.

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The ABM Agency

APRIL 10, 2023

Reading Time: 11 minutes As a leading strategy for B2B SaaS marketing, account-based marketing (ABM) has become increasingly important in today’s rapidly changing landscape.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc. A white paper would fit the bill nicely here.

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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. This is all part of understanding and utilizing the Buyer’s Journey. Let’s get started!

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Metadata

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Demand generation just isn’t a subset of marketing. It’s the outcome of all kinds of marketing activities working together. It’s no wonder then that, according to a recent survey, only 73% of those marketers feel they are somewhat successful in implementing data-driven demand marketing strategies. Content marketing.

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SnapApp

JANUARY 22, 2019

That’s a new idea for marketers. We tend to get caught up focusing on more: More sales, more traffic, more leads. Here’s why: Doing more and more marketing work is not better. But doing more effective (and thus better) marketing tasks? And having more leads is also not necessarily better, but having better leads?

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Marketing Interactions

AUGUST 15, 2021

The sales folks who answered the post leaned toward the feeling that their time was valuable, and they weren’t inclined to waste it on those not ready to buy. Which, as a marketer, I found disappointing—and yes, a bit maddening—until I stopped to think about it. And arguably for a marketing qualified account (MQA).

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ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It’s not as simple as creating content, posting it on your blog or website, and waiting for the leads to come in. All companies should use the buyer’s journey to create their content marketing strategy. This helps to increase the chances of prospects turning into qualified leads and, ultimately, customers.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This results in missed sales targets and lost revenue — not to mention a frustrated sales team. How do sales pipelines work? A sales pipeline follows the journey prospects take from first contact to purchase. You can also offer additional training for your reps on how to lead effective demo calls.

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Biznology

JANUARY 20, 2016

A B2B promotional video that is made for lead-generation, like a landing page, needs to be quick; whereas a online business video production that is used during, or as a follow up to a presentation is very different in length. Some sales cycles are very long, and some, like e-commerce, are very short.

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The Point

JANUARY 13, 2015

No matter what your marketing resolutions this year – more content, better creative, etc. – Since email continues to be a dominant channel for most B2B marketers, let me suggest that a good candidate for #1 on your “to do” list for 2015 is to improve the way you measure email campaigns. no improvement matters if you can’t measure it.

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BOP Design

JUNE 22, 2023

There are website elements central to effective lead-generating websites. Content is crucial to attracting and converting visitors into leads. B2B websites often showcase more complex products and services with longer sales cycles. However, web design is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Let’s chat.

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The ABM Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Reading Time: 10 minutes Account Based Marketing (ABM) is a powerful strategy for B2B organizations that can be used to drive demand and increase customer loyalty. In this blog post, we will explore examples of account based marketing campaigns and strategies that have been successful in increasing engagement with target customers.

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The ABM Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Reading Time: 10 minutes Account Based Marketing (ABM) is a powerful strategy for B2B organizations that can be used to drive demand and increase customer loyalty. In this blog post, we will explore examples of account based marketing campaigns and strategies that have been successful in increasing engagement with target customers.

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Biznology

JULY 31, 2015

Lead qualification is one of the primary jobs for B2B marketers, and a great deal of time and money is spent on this step of the sales cycle. Now that I’ve stated the obvious, I see both good and bad lead qualification processes in the market. Which leads me to 5 Do’s and Don’ts of B2B lead qualification.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 24, 2012

What it means for B2B: You get more ad views across a more qualified list of sites (i.e., Thanks to the iFrame, we can post pretty much anything we want to on a Facebook page, including, in most cases, a retargeting pixel. Remember that your typical B2B sales cycle takes months to close. 2) Retarget Your Fans.

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Delivra

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Struggling to get a grasp on qualified leads? Trying to figure out which of your leads may actually convert? Trying to predict a sale? Getting a sale is one of the most difficult challenges facing the average B2B marketer. According to Aberdeen Research, as many as 73% of your B2B leads are not sales ready.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This is an extreme case, of course, but it illustrates what happens when we put an offer out there without considering its appropriateness to the mindset of the prospect. Your website is a marketing and sales tool. We’re not really expecting to complete a sale on the site. You get the drift. Evaluation.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 11, 2019

It’s often the most critical barrier to meeting quota, and the ability to prospect effectively and bring in qualified leads is what will help reps move forward and succeed. Sourcing B2B leads requires you to understand a company’s goals as well as the individual’s. How to Generate Leads for B2B Sales.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 31, 2023

Gartner research suggests sales reps only have 5% of a buyer’s time during their B2B buying journey, so it’s up to marketers to arm buying groups with all the information needed to make an informed decision. Enter multi-channel account-based marketing (ABM). Are you ready to dive in?

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Exo B2B

JUNE 26, 2023

You’ve probably heard a lot about B2B content marketing. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 13th annual study (2023), 71% of B2B content marketers say B2B content marketing is more important than it was last year. Yet you should be aware that quality content marketing performs better.

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Albacross

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Most marketing and sales enablement software is cramped in the known intent – after the accounts have raised their hands and become a “lead”, these tools help your team to engage and retain them better. IICP (In-market Ideal Customer Profile)**. Few of them aim to convert anonymous intent by advertising.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Effective lead nurturing is crucial to successful b2b marketing. Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.”

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The fact that Inbound Marketing is taking over traditional marketing methods is not news. It seems that every eBook, blog post, and webinar is now touting content marketing and inbound marketing as the go-to strategies for the new marketers. Marketing is evolving , there is no denying that.

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Vidyard

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

“In a digital-first world where it’s not always possible to meet prospects face-to-face, video is becoming an increasingly important way for sales professionals to build authentic relationships,” says Kirsten Sears, Director of Strategic Sales at ON24. Using Video in Sales Emails is More Convincing than Traditional Cold Calling.

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Ontraport

JUNE 7, 2020

Nurturing leads into customers is no joke. It’s one of the most difficult parts of growing any business and, even though it gets a bit easier over time, it’s still a constant thorn in the side of most sales managers, business development executives and small business owners. It’s tempting to place the blame on marketing for this.

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6sense

APRIL 13, 2016

“When Gartner first wrote about predictive lead scoring in August 2014, the practice was still in its early stages.” In their March Tech Go-to-Market report, Gartner notes that “predictive lead scoring is now a “must have” for B2B technology marketing leaders with high volumes of leads from inbound channels and events.”

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Walker Sands

JULY 16, 2019

Although it’s been around for quite a while, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) seems to be the new holy grail for B2B marketers – and for good reason. Fueled by advances in data analytics and marketing automation, a well-designed and executed ABM campaign can speed up your sales cycle and dramatically increase conversion rates.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Editor’s note: Pam Didner recently authored the book Effective Sales Enablement for marketers. In this article, she shares that perspective with three ways content marketers can provide value to the sales team. Sales, in a way, can be treated as another marketing channel. PamDidner Click To Tweet.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Relevancy is one of the key factors in generating a consistent response from your lead nurturing emails: the more relevant your message to the reader’s job function, industry, interests, and stage in the selling cycle, the more likely he/she will be to respond. Lead source. Take advantage of it. Job function.

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