The Marketing Blender

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of business, fractional CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers) have emerged as a popular choice for many organizations. How Much Does a Fractional CMO Cost? Understanding the rates and costs associated with hiring a fractional CMO is crucial for any business considering this route.

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The Marketing Blender

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The complexity of business-to-business sales and marketing can make it hard to find a marketing agency or Chief Marketing Officer with the right experience to help you hit your revenue targets. Here is our guide for how to select a fractional CMO agency if you run a B2B company.

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Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. So let’s dive in — here’s what’s top-of-mind for these marketing leaders, along with some sage advice for their peers. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

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Modern B2B

APRIL 30, 2024

The report, based on research conducted with 315 CMOs in the US and UK, disclosed that despite a rapid growth in martech investment, most of its potential remains untapped. In a challenging economic climate, it is clear that marketing teams are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate financial impact.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2023

Our session included go-to-market efficiency insights from ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck and CMO Bryan Law, as well as Bain Partner Mackenzie Bushy and Dell SVP of Global Sales Operations Prabha Ramakrishnan. As Schuck put it, there are really only three ways to drive sales efficiency. But times have changed.

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6sense

JANUARY 6, 2022

Editor’s Note: CMO Coffee Talk is an open space for more than 1,300 CMOs to come together weekly with their peers and discuss timely, crowd-sourced topics. Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. . As the CMO, be the first to get certified.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Our Go-to-Market Transformation Summit roadshow continued this past month in Boston, with a strong group of attendees joining us for an afternoon of debating how to build a repeatable, scalable go-to-market and making the shift from ‘random acts’ to perpetual Growth Engines.

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Rev

JULY 12, 2023

Of course, this one-hour rule only really applies if your lead handoff process prioritizes highly-qualified leads that are, in fact, ready and able to buy. Low-quality leads make their way to sales, and some of the most qualified leads fall through the cracks. What is lead handoff between marketing and sales?

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DiscoverOrg

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Fear isn’t a luxury the CMO can afford. Today’s CMO position – “ a minefield where many talented executives fail ” – requires the courage of conviction to survive. If you’re a first-time CMO, this goes double. Marketers are under increasing pressure to demonstrate results. Align sales and marketing with SLAs.

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Go Beyond SEO

MAY 14, 2022

All the marketing goals in the world are only as good as the direction and leadership of the marketing efforts coming from the top. Did your marketing efforts pay off during the first quarter of this year? You Have a Marketing Plan, but No One Is Available to Be in Charge of It. You’re not alone.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Go-to-market strategy and execution is rapidly evolving – driven by a combination of customer drivers, technology innovation and changing organizational strategy. Wordstream’s annual Google Ads benchmarks study for 2023 reported that average paid search conversion rates went down 10% and cost per lead increased 20%, year-over-year.

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ABM in Action

JUNE 29, 2023

Traditionally, leads and accounts were treated as incompatible — but Jon Russo, CMO of sales and marketing performance firm B2B Fusion , explained that many practitioners have a lead motion and an account motion, and they exist as two separate entities. Why is it important practitioners unite their funnels?

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 2, 2022

What is the fractional CMO scope of work? For a fractional CMO, scope of work is usually determined by a few different factors, including: The budget you have assigned to spend on marketing. The nature of your current and future marketing initiatives. Marketing Strategy. Marketing plan or roadmap.

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Engagio

JULY 20, 2023

Let’s face it, CMO’s are busy, and getting the right info to them at the right time can be daunting- especially when your CMO is prone to 11th hour requests for data! Get that to me next week, said no CMO EVER! And, with Demandbase table visualizers, you can report on any account list graphically in seconds.

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The Mx Group

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Without a doubt, B2B marketers face challenges in creating meaningful marketing reports. In fact, according to Demand Gen Report’s 2018 Marketing Measurement & Attribution Benchmark Survey , just 7% of U.S. Marketing Reports with Meaningful Metrics. 4 Reports You Should Be Creating.

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Martech

MAY 14, 2024

Why is putting a figure on marketing ROI still a problem? While advances in marketing analytics and technology have been made, a significant portion of businesses still report facing difficulties in calculating ROI. The problem of marketing ROI is simple, but it’s difficult to solve.

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6sense

JANUARY 31, 2022

Editor’s Note: CMO Coffee Talk is an open space for more than 1,300 CMOs to come together weekly with their peers and discuss timely, crowd-sourced topics. Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. . Coming Up on CMO Coffee Talk… .

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6sense

JANUARY 14, 2022

Editor’s Note: CMO Coffee Talk is an open space for more than 1,300 CMOs to come together weekly with their peers and discuss timely, crowd-sourced topics. Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. . Coming Up on CMO Coffee Talk… .

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Modern B2B

MAY 4, 2023

This distinguished gathering celebrated the launch of Modern’s Digital Connections 2023 report , delving into the concerns keeping B2B CMOs awake at night. These marketing leaders boast CMO roles at nine global businesses, from FinTech to consultancy and SaaS firms. Asks Nick Webb, CMO at CloudPay.

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B2B Marketing Directions

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The findings of the August 2021 edition of The CMO Survey were published last month. The CMO Survey is led by Dr. Christine Moorman and sponsored by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the American Marketing Association and Deloitte LLP. The CMO Survey is conducted semi-annually, and it provides a wealth of information.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

What does your CEO think of your marketing team? If you’re not sure how to respond, you should work on that relationship — especially if you’re the CMO. . Marketers can fall easily into the trap of sticking to traditional roles like advertising and brand development. Consider what CEOs want from marketing before you push back.

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6sense

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Editor’s Note: CMO Coffee Talk is an open space for more than 1,200 CMOs to come together weekly with their peers and discuss timely, crowd-sourced topics. Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. This is a subset of your addressable market.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 21, 2022

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing. If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Matt : All right.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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6sense

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Editor’s Note: CMO Coffee Talk is an open space for more than 1,200+ CMOs to come together weekly with their peers and discuss timely, crowd-sourced topics. Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. Insights from CMO Coffee Talk .

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A study from Search Engine Journal reports that 54% of B2B professionals engage with a webinar on a weekly basis. During the digital transformation of marketing and the shift to digital channels for communications since COVID, webinars have become a cornerstone for many B2B marketers.

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Golden Spiral

APRIL 1, 2022

The average tenure for a CMO has fallen further, to just 40 months , the shortest in the C-Suite. The tenure for a sales VP is much shorter, at around 19 months. Since the beginning of COVID, sales within tech companies has experienced massive attrition with an average tenure for all sales professionals at 21 months.

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Heinz Marketing

JUNE 14, 2021

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing. If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

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Pam Didner

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The biggest benefit of digital marketing is that everything is trackable. The biggest downfall of digital marketing is that everything is trackable. The difference between winning and losing is your ability to demonstrate your impact on sales using digital data. Let’s discuss how to support sales from different roles.

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Martech Advisor

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

CEOs need to work synergistically to help CMOs succeed in 2020. This is imperative, so marketing drives business growth and delivers a great customer experience. Expectations from CMOs have also changed as the entire landscape of marketing has changed dramatically, with data and technology playing a major role.

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B2B Marketing Directions

APRIL 9, 2023

Source: "The CMO Survey" (Christine Moorman, 2023) (This month's Research Round-Up is devoted entirely to the March 2023 edition of "The CMO Survey." This research has been conducted semi-annually since 2008, and it consistently provides a wealth of valuable information about marketing trends, spending, and practices.)

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6sense

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Editor’s Note: CMO Coffee Talk is an open space for more than 1,300 CMOs to come together weekly with their peers and discuss timely, crowd-sourced topics. Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. . Making the Case for Brand Investments .

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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.

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SalesIntel

MAY 12, 2023

Inbound lead conversion is always one of the biggest concerns for marketing and sales departments. Lead quality is one the biggest drivers of go-to-market efficiency in your business. You’d need that financial advisor to be a part of a 100+ employee enterprise to have any chance of making that sale.

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6sense

MARCH 19, 2020

6sense , the leading Account Engagement Platform, today announced the release of its 2020 State of Predictable Revenue Growth Report with Heinz Marketing. The ways and means to achieve it remain a difficult task,” said Latane Conant , CMO at 6sense. “If Insufficient Demand Generation. Ineffective Prioritization of Resources.

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Drew Neisser

APRIL 15, 2022

As the world of influencer marketing has evolved, so has Traackr, an influencer marketing platform that’s been around since before Instagram and TikTok. In the early days, the brand was all about answering: What is influencer marketing and why should you care? What you’ll learn: How Traackr is making marketing more human.

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Martech

OCTOBER 28, 2021

“Basically, intent data allows marketing and sales teams to focus on the accounts that are in the market for a product or solution,” said Dan Tabaran, CMO of account-based advertising company N.Rich, in his recent MarTech presentation. 3 ways marketing and sales teams can generate buyer interest.

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