Martech

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The B2B sales cycle is lengthy and complex. Sales isn’t easy. But after 15 years in relationship-based sales and management, I can tell there’s a solution to close deals 25% to 30% faster. But after 15 years in relationship-based sales and management, I can tell there’s a solution to close deals 25% to 30% faster.

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter. According to our first party research conducted among our IFP audience, lead quality is the key focus for 40% of senior B2B marketers.

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Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads 108

Lead Forensics

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s often taken for granted that we all know and understand these B2B sales terms, as these pieces of vocabulary become used so often they are undoubtedly commonplace. Sales pipeline and sales funnel, for example, are believed by many to be one and the same, but this belief is far from the truth.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Content marketing takes time and effort. When marketers don’t see results, determining the return on investment isn’t easy. If you’re constantly struggling with your business blog and exasperated with the lack of qualified leads, you may be missing key points in your content strategy. Mid-market.

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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. This new study highlighted the challenges marketers face with webinars as well as their potential. After the Webinar: Don’t let those leads grow cold.

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Webinar Metrics Forrester Top of Funnel Research 115

The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Social media may be a hot topic in B2B marketing circles, but most of that buzz focuses on the role of social media advertising. And yet, at most B2B companies, social media is still relegated to a role loosely defined as awareness, community-building, or even PR. Are B2B marketers ignoring a huge opportunity?

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Learn how you can plug scorecards into your marketing funnel. Marketing is filled with a sheer amount of noise. For the last decade, marketers have become expert broadcasters – from blogs, articles, podcasts, videos, social media, ads, and websites. 04:04 – Misinformation on quiz funnel marketing.

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Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels Advertising Funnels 52

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The rate at which marketers have moved towards an account-based marketing (ABM) model is quite surprising. I remember when ABM was the ultimate buzz word at the Marketing Nation Summit a couple years ago. With any marketing strategy, the number one question you are going to be asked is what the performance of your campaign is.

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ClickZ

APRIL 30, 2020

30-second summary: Mid-market companies, those that fall between startups and enterprises in size, are important for many reasons: they create competition, drive innovation and new trends, keep larger enterprise companies on their toes, and serve as a guiding light for small businesses.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. These challenges are common among companies of our size and often require strategic solutions to overcome.

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Top of Funnel Lead Generation Advertising Agencies Lead Scoring 104

SnapApp

JANUARY 24, 2019

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. That can be a tough concept to wrap your brain around, especially because marketers are often very numbers-driven.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

So something that worked a year ago (*cough* your current sales process *cough*), probably isn’t as effective presently. Sales process optimization isn’t a one and done activity. And today, we’re telling you to give your sales process a little TLC. What Is A Sales Process? Less time: The B2B sales cycle is long.

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It comes as no surprise to anyone in Sales that there’s been a dip in the meetings we can generate when we use the same old tactics quarter after quarter. So we’ve had to get creative with video and LinkedIn posts and have been getting personal with our more important, top-tier prospects to get their attention (in a good way).

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Top of Funnel Sales Management B2B Sales DemandBase 130

InsightSquared

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Todd Abbott , CEO of InsightSquared , and Tanner Mezel , VP of Sales and Marketing at DSG , recently hosted the webinar, “Improving Funnel Throughput with Analytics & Coaching.” Together, the experts gave a detailed guide on how sales leaders can improve their company’s funnel throughput with analytics and coaching.

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Lattice

JULY 19, 2016

And since Q4 is historically the biggest quarter for most sales teams, now is the time for companies to identify any issues with their revenue funnel, and determine ways to fix those problems so Q4 is a runaway success, not a flop. But what happens if there are multiple issues with a company’s revenue funnel?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. While the two terms are somewhat synonymous, demand generation strategies span the entire funnel. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

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SnapApp

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the face of increasing goals and changing preferences of B2B buyers, sales and marketing teams alike are being forced to evolve in order to meet the needs of their prospects today. Better Qualification, Shorter Sales Cycles. But effective qualification requires more than just activity-based lead scoring today.

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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Hubspot

MAY 5, 2021

Conversion funnels are a fundamental concept in sales. Personally, I like to visualize the funnel as that big scary slide you wanted to try as a kid. Customers take a similar journey through your company's conversion funnel when evaluating whether or not to buy from you. Customer Journey.

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Contently

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Mapping ROI back to content isn’t easy, but it’s essential to determine the effectiveness of the content you create. These complex attribution models allow us to drill deep and get a more accurate picture of how our content influences buyers and where we may need to tighten our efforts.

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Multi-Touch Attribution Top of Funnel ROI Multi-Channel 174

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

So something that worked a year ago (*cough* your current sales process *cough*), probably isn’t as effective presently. Sales process optimization isn’t a one and done activity. And today, we’re telling you to give your sales process a little TLC. What Is A Sales Process? Less time: The B2B sales cycle is long.

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Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Process Optimization 130

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

During the life of your product or service, you’ll realize that simply scaling top-of-funnel inquiries (in volume) won’t generate peak conversions over the long run. Though this is normal, it leads to depreciating conversions and longer sales cycles, if not dealt with effectively. What is Conversion Optimization?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Every business dreams of a pipeline of well-qualified inbound leads that land in their sales team’s laps. The reality, of course, is that go-to-market teams still need to take an active role in pushing their companies to new heights of growth. But today’s outbound lead generation tactics are more than just dialing for dollars.

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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. While these leaders come from different industries, company sizes, and backgrounds, a few common themes emerged. Marketing — in this economy? Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations.

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Lead Ranking Privacy Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 191

SnapApp

JULY 18, 2018

Businesses today know that the longer it takes to close the sale, the greater the chance is of losing prospects to the competition. In addition, a longer sales cycle requires more time and resources. By sharing content prospects want to engage with, marketers can nurture leads along a path to drive conversions.

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Sales Cycle Top of Funnel B2B Sales Lead Ranking 70

Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2016

I don’t mean to get personal here, but do you have a leaky sales funnel? Are you losing some customers somewhere along their journey from initial contact to final sale? Or is your sales funnel fully clogged, in need of middle-of-the-night emergency attention that’s costing you a fortune? Guaranteed.

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Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Marketing Funnels Content 96

Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Hitting targets and meeting sales quotas has become harder for most sales teams over the past year. The impact of the economy has slowed down the pace of B2B sales, leaving sales teams wondering how to meet their KPIs. So, in order to efficiently guide prospects to closed-won, nurturing relationships is key.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Management Buyer's Journey Sales Cycle 131

Terminus

APRIL 28, 2020

Marketing earned its seat at the executive table by partnering directly with sales and signing up to own a number. 15 years ago, with the birth of marketing automation, it was all about leads. Then, with the shift to marketing as a revenue-driver, it was opportunities, then pipeline. And it’s about time.

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Outgrow

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

What Is a Lead Funnel and How to Create One in 5 Minutes? That is why improving lead funnel efficiency should be among a company’s top priorities. This will help in turning cold prospects into potential customers and boost overall sales performance. What Is a Lead Funnel? Different Stages of a Lead Funnel.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 5, 2023

The software buyer's journey has shifted dramatically over the past few years. As G2's Director of SMBs, Mike Buscemi , puts it: "Software buyers today act like B2C consumers because they have so many options. Buyers have an abundance to pick and choose from.". In 2022, many buyers don't trust sales.

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Contently

JUNE 29, 2017

Welcome to a special Fourth of July edition of Ask a Content Strategist, where I finally answer the question: What’s the ROI of wearing an American Flag romper all weekend in the Hamptons? So, how do you—or others—use article content to influence leads in the B2B process? I’ve lightly edited our exchange.

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Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Multi-Touch Attribution 164

ClickDimensions

MARCH 7, 2023

We all know that closing deals requires input from different internal teams to make sure that your business is matching your prospect’s expectations, and also to ensure that you’re providing the best customer journey possible. These two teams are usually Marketing and Sales.

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Rev

MARCH 23, 2018

When it comes to traditional sales, it seems the standard method is to push as many prospects through the funnel as quickly as possible until they make a purchase, fill out a form, subscribe to a newsletter, or whatever “call to action” goal may be. That outcome alone is reason enough to say the traditional sales cycle is broken.

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Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Madison Logic ABM Success Series Spotlights Enterprise Marketing Teams Accelerating the Buyer Journey. Customers share first-hand accounts of pipeline impact and marketing ROI of multi-channel ABM strategy. By acting as a strategic partner at every stage of the ABM process, we enable them to drive incredible results.”.

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PathFactory

OCTOBER 12, 2022

She was featured in this Harvard Business Review article discussing how the modern B2B buyer journey is changing, and those buyers expect more than ever. I sat down with Caitlin to get her thoughts on everything from the buyer journey to sales and marketing alignment (and everything in between).

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Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Buyer's Journey 59

BOP Design

DECEMBER 21, 2021

At Bop Design, we are big proponents of inbound marketing for lead generation. A major component of inbound marketing is content marketing and content creation. In this article, we take a look at B2B content marketing practices that work and why they are effective. Thought Leadership Articles.

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Practices B2B Thought Leadership 114

Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

But the pressure to innovate is just one of the many challenges SaaS companies face. In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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