Marketing Interactions

AUGUST 15, 2021

Which, as a marketer, I found disappointing—and yes, a bit maddening—until I stopped to think about it. Shouldn’t sending people who actively engage and show interest in solving the problem be the core qualification for a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? And arguably for a marketing qualified account (MQA).

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Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2021

Creating B2B marketing content is a significant investment of time and money. That’s why it’s essential to understand the reasoning behind all that content. That’s where your content marketing strategy comes in. What Is a Content Marketing Strategy? How to Develop a Content Marketing Strategy.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While some invest a tremendous amount of money in traditional advertising channels, many use the power of content instead. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. You must consider all these influencers when creating content that leads to sales.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In marketing and sales, we’re always on the lookout for leads. However, not all leads are created equal. Leads that have the biggest impact on your bottom line are Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). The post Why Businesses Need Marketing Qualified Leads appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2020

To know whether your content initiatives are working as intended, measure the effectiveness of your campaigns, and prove the value of your work to your leadership team, you’ll need to tackle the challenge of measuring your ROI. What Does Content Marketing ROI Include? You can’t convert leads that don’t exist.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 6, 2023

Now is the time to become an expert on creating video content. Not only are 91% of businesses already using video as a marketing tool in 2023, but 96% of marketers are placing ad spend on video. In this post, we’re taking a look at how to create video content that will benefit both you and your audience.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 26, 2021

What is a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? A marketing qualified lead is a lead that has come in thanks to your marketing outreach. Your MQLs have taken some action — such as signing up for an email list or downloading content — to let you know they have some interest in your company.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2020

I’m a big believer in making the content you publish the hub around which your content marketing strategy revolves. However, to rock content marketing in today’s omni-channel world, social media plays a key supporting role. Here’s how: Align Your Social and Content Strategies with Your Brand.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

When the pandemic started, our content marketing agency actually gained customers. The reason was mainly due to unspent marketing budget. Marketers, SaaS founders and startup CEOs were pulling their money from ads and events and doubling down on content marketing. Not one lead. We need a brochure.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Content marketing is leading the way for effective marketers. Many businesses hire content marketing agencies to help develop and distribute their messaging. However, there are some potential content marketing agency problems you want to consider. Why Consider a Content Marketing Agency?

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SnapApp

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Today, we know that across the B2B sales cycle, the key to driving home a sale is the quality of the leads in your pipeline. Yet, lead qualification seems to be a particularly troublesome pain point for marketers and salespeople alike. How we as marketers define what makes a lead marketing qualified.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Content Marketing agencies like ours exist for one simple reason: to attract potential customers. Content marketing does this by creating the content your audience wants, using the keywords they use.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For B2B brands, having a content marketing program tends to be a given. But one of the challenges of having a baseline assumption is that it can be easy to lose sight of why content marketing became such a cornerstone of B2B marketing in the first place. Why put all that effort into your content strategy?

B2B Marketing 114

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Hinge Marketing

MAY 12, 2016

Companies that commit to a content marketing strategy grow up to four times faster and are two times more profitable than other firms, according to our study of online marketing for professional services. At first glance it may not be obvious why content marketing is so effective for generating qualified website leads.

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In an age where the allure of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the attention of so many of us in the B2B marketing industry, the essence of authentic human connection in storytelling is more important than ever. “81% of marketers think content writers jobs are at risk because of AI.

Top of Funnel 105

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

How does a relatively small marketing organization scale its content strategy and deliver more valuable content to its customer base? Customers crave useful and informative content, but in a busy company, there are only so many hours in a day—and often not enough to produce the quantities of content it needs.

Work Management 143

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 3, 2023

Most marketers understand this basic concept: You should create personalized content for your site visitors. Delivering the right content to the right person at the right time may seem like a daunting task at first glance. Speaking to your different personas is the exact thing that will make your leads more qualified.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) and strategic content creation and distribution mesh perfectly. However, strategic content creation and distribution are great solutions to these challenges. It is the polar opposite of running generic, one-size-fits-all marketing campaigns. ” Providing relatable, real-world examples.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

At ClearVoice, we understand that not all people are content people. Heck, not all marketing people are content people. Marketing is the tip of the spear for driving growth and new customer acquisition. They want to discover solutions and make purchase decisions without being marketed or advertised. Here we go!

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With the conferences and shows canceled due to global pandemic, we should understand the content marketing is very prominent and every business should implement it strategically. . Many businesses who yet have not adopted content marketing have found themselves between the rock and a hard place. Content Marketing.

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Only B2B

APRIL 24, 2024

Among marketers, few topics spark as much debate as the comparison between demand generation and inbound marketing. Conversely, inbound marketing predominantly relies on passive techniques to draw in potential leads. Here are some metrics to consider: High-intent Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).

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Contently

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As content marketers, the wealth of information driven by human language can help us understand our audience and impact our decisions. Integrating NLP Into Your Content Marketing Efforts As a content marketer, you may think of NLP as a term you would hear from your engineering friends.

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ClearVoice

AUGUST 16, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore its importance in your content strategy and discuss how partnering with a content marketing agency can help your business achieve personalization at scale. The Power of Personalization in Content Marketing Personalized content goes beyond addressing a customer by their first and last name.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 8, 2024

In business strategy, where the tides of change ebb and flow, a perennial debate echoes through boardrooms and marketing departments: content marketing vs traditional sales tactics. Here, we pull back the layers of the content marketing vs. traditional sales comparison so you can decide how to use each — or both simultaneously.

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Televerde

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

There was a time marketing and sales were two separate entities. Marketing would raise interest in the company’s products. Companies now rely on sales enablement for lead generation and sales growth. Companies have determined that to succeed in today’s markets, they need cross-team collaboration.

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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. Start with the basics and work your way to content superstardom. What’s this content marketing strategy thing all about? Content is one of life’s essentials. Making the leap.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 5, 2023

The main goal for Marketing in B2B companies is to generate leads for sales teams and increasingly to deliver direct revenue. Some marketers define anyone who fills out a form or attends an online or physical event as a lead. This continues to be one of the biggest mistakes marketing makes. Why is this important?

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

What is the measure of your B2B marketing campaign’s success? As CEOs worldwide are looking at marketing as a growth driver , they have become more critical in measuring all marketing efforts’ performance. Leaders are looking beyond engagement numbers and qualified leads. Qualified Lead Rate.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 27, 2019

As marketers, we all strive to be more creative —but what exactly does that mean? To prepare you for an upcoming webinar with Jay Acunzo, we provide you with a comprehensive guide to revive your creativity—not as a vague concept but as a tangible marketing skill. As Jay puts it: “Too much content marketing goes through the motions.

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Only B2B

APRIL 17, 2024

Their understanding of market trends facilitates lead nurturing and significantly boosts your sales conversions. Lead Qualification: Appointment setters act as a filter, qualifying leads based on pre-determined criteria. Nurturing Engagement: The scheduling process itself becomes an opportunity for lead nurturing.

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Pam Didner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Content is vital in B2B marketing, especially in a long purchase cycle. Yet, most B2B content marketers face challenges demonstrating their work’s ROI (“return on investment”). The best way to quantify content ROI is through demand generation and sales. Proactive co-own key success metrics.

ROI 91

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 1, 2023

It’s no secret that video has taken over the world of digital marketing. And if you want to compete with the big dogs, video is an essential tool to keep in your content marketing arsenal. We have compiled a list of the can’t-miss video marketing stats that every marketer and content creator needs to know.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 11, 2023

Before you succumb to the hype and hire a social media intern or go all out with paid search ads, you need to consider digital marketing services. There’s no better way to optimize your website than to work with digital marketing experts. Why Spend Your Budget on Digital Marketing Services?

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Contently

MARCH 22, 2019

Good journalists and good marketers have something in common: They’re obsessed with understanding their audience so they can help people learn something new. That was the first thing I realized when I left the journalism world to become Contently’s editor-in-chief six years ago. The Limits of a Top-Funnel Mindset.

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Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

Manufacturing lead generation is a perennial top priority for most manufacturers. To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers.

Lead Ranking 52

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 8, 2021

All eyes are on you, Marketing Manager, to feed the sales team ready-to-close leads. But how do you find leads and prime them for buying? Welcome to lead generation marketing. What is Lead Generation Marketing? Lead gen marketing is what businesses do to attract ideal customers.

Lead Ranking 246

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the industrial sector, the focus often falls heavily on driving lead generation, with branding seen as a secondary concern. Industrial Content Marketing: Address Your Buyer’s Problems, Generate More High-Quality Leads Before jumping into content creation, a carefully planned and well-thought-out content marketing strategy is imperative.

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