Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2017

While your average tweeters usually take inventory of the basics, such as share counts and likes, very few are equipped to unravel deeper and more meaningful data that can be attributed to leads and sales. This tactic is called social media attribution. The main objective was leads for the sales team. This is lead attribution.

Social Media 131

Social Media Sales Management Top of Funnel Media 131

SnapApp

DECEMBER 4, 2017

And as the content marketing landscape continues to rapidly evolve, it makes sense to look to research to identify trends and patterns that can help guide your strategy. That’s why we’ve gathered 54 content marketing stats all in one place – so you can start thinking about how this data will inform your plans for 2018. .

Paid Content 122

Paid Content Top of Funnel Stats Marketing Budget 122

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 13, 2017

Author: Ellen Gomes If you’re like me, you follow a set of marketing influencers on Twitter, LinkedIn, and SnapChat, and almost religiously read their blogs for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and interesting content. Customer Centricity Is Key. “The Customer is King.”

Sales Management 126

Sales Management Account Based Marketing Planning ABM 126

Only B2B

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Conventional lead generation tactics for B2B marketers will not work in 2022. According to a 2020 McKinsey research , 90% of B2B sales have switched to digital channels. According to a 2020 McKinsey research , 90% of B2B sales have switched to digital channels. As an example—. Adopt An Omni-Channel Marketing Strategy.

Lead Generation 118

Lead Generation Marketing Budget Generation Webinar Metrics 118

Valasys

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Forrester predicts that progressive marketers will be more proactive in their engagement with buyers in 2020. There will be some groundbreaking changes in the ways the brands have been engaging with their audiences & driving them to sales. The conventional structure of the buying funnel is dead.

Marketing AI 110

Marketing AI Trends B2B Marketing Top of Funnel 110

Single Grain

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The average data-driven business is growing more than 30% year-over-year , according to Forrester. If you aren't measuring something, how can you manage and improve it? There is no one-size-fits-all KPI, as each business will have different goals, customers and processes. By 2021, the same companies will take $1.8

Paid Content 111

Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 111

SnapApp

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The B2B sales funnel has changed a lot. . Until recent years, the traditional selling process looked something like this: Marketing would hand leads off to the sales team. The sales team would attempt to close those leads. . Sales did their thing. stakeholders involved in any given sale.

Sales Management 97

Sales Management Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Work Management 97

Hinge Marketing

MARCH 21, 2019

For those of you that follow a marketing funnel or waterfall model, lead generation is typically identified as a top of the funnel initiative. The activities, campaigns, and programs are designed to drive sales engagement and opportunities, not just leads, for net new or up-sell/cross-sell deals.

Demand Generation Agencies 128

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Marketing Automation Services Work Management 128

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But whether we are talking about well-thought-out ‘growth marketing’ programs or haphazard ‘inside-out,’ interruptive go-to-market tactics, random acts of marketing and sales are at a breaking point. Our ability to succeed through haphazard marketing and sales acquisition efforts is rapidly coming to an end.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 130

Hinge Marketing

MARCH 12, 2020

Successful B2B and professional services firms navigate complex business needs and extended sales cycles. A website should be a powerful and silent partner in a firm’s business development process, their recruiting program and even their service or solution delivery. Your website should facilitate both of these goals.

Marketing Automation Services 147

Marketing Automation Services Design Marketing Websites Service 147

The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Rise of the Content Marketer Content Needs a King I know I don’t have to argue the value of content to readers of this blog. Does it sound familiar? A new role is starting to take shape.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Budget Creation Work Management Marketing Management 100

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 5, 2015

Forrest Gump tells us “Stupid is as stupid does.” Well, if that is the case then we should stop being stupid with our content marketing planning. Too many brands have an enthusiastic, scattershot and complex approach to their digital and content go-to-market strategy. Sales, marketing and content creation have converged.

Planning 100

Planning Marketing Plans Content Marketing Tips 100

ViewPoint

MARCH 6, 2014

And even with concerns over social metrics, the rise of content marketing has rushed in to boost social’s street cred. After all, content is the “fuel” that drives the social media engine, right? LinkedIn was rated eighth out of 13 channels and YouTube was 10th, followed by Google+, and Twitter.

Paid Content 120

Paid Content Social Media Customer Surveys Paid Search Agency 120

Webbiquity

JANUARY 24, 2012

And for those laggard firms still resisting social media, recent changes by Google now make it all but imperative. What are the best practices for sharing content on each major social network? Social Media Marketing Tips and Tactics. ” 50 Social Media Marketing Tips and Tactics by Jeff Bullas.

Social Media 100

Social Media Tips Media Best Practices 100

ClickZ

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Enterprise content marketing platform Percolate, in collaboration with ClickZ, presented a webinar focused on explaining how B2B marketers can drive sales enablement by using content as the catalyst to streamline the relationship between sales and marketing teams. Content produced in collaboration with Percolate.

Digital Asset Management 69

Digital Asset Management Top of Funnel Enterprise Management Work Management 69

Brandpoint

MARCH 26, 2021

Having been the marketer of marketers for some of the best advertising, PR, digital and content marketing agencies in the Twin Cities, I’ve learned a few tricks to keep you scrappy when you have fewer resources, but need to bring more to the table. What does repurposing your content look like? That’s a ton!

B2B Thought Leadership 118

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Tips Planning 118

Content4Demand

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We recently gathered 10 intent data experts and power users and collected their tips and insights in The Content + Data Connection: 10 Top Marketing Executives Explore the Rewards of Integrating Intent Data into Content Strategies. How does the elimination of third-party cookies change the content marketing landscape?

Intent Data 92

Intent Data Intent Top of Funnel Intent Signal 92

Single Grain

MARCH 9, 2021

B2B SEO refers to getting your business site ranked higher in the SERPs in order to drive more traffic and sales to you. The way you do this is via content creation, content marketing, link acquisition, and UX optimization of your website. The fundamental process of SEO remains the same for both B2B and B2C sites.

Lead Scoring 137

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services SEO 137

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 23, 2012

One of my best perks is that I occasionally get the honor of speaking at amazing industry events like Content Marketing World and the MarketingProfs B2B Forum (shameless plug: please join us!). They are relying less on your website and the relationship with your sales representative than they used to.

Multi-Channel 100

Multi-Channel Advertising Channels Peer-to-peer Forrester 100

Sprout Social

JANUARY 4, 2022

Whether you’ve already had a handful of videos go viral , you’re staunchly loyal to static image posts or you’re totally new to video, the following social media video marketing statistics can help you determine how, when and why to use this type of visual content. 25% of marketers say live video is the most valuable type of social content.

Social Media 145

Social Media Statistics Video Marketing Social Marketing 145

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Content marketing is a hot topic, primarily in the B2B world but increasingly in consumer marketing as well. The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. The first step toward content marketing success begins with (or at least should begin with) creation of a content marketing strategy.

Marketing Strategy 100

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Content Marketing Planning 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 13, 2014

Posted in Advertising Behavioral Targeting Big Data Business Intelligence Commerce Content Marketing Conversational Marketing Conversion Optimization Customer Customer Experience Inbound Marketing Influencer Interactive Marketing Lead Generation Lead Nurturing Leadership Online Advertising Online Testing Optimization Strategy Thought Leadership.

Sales Qualified Leads 100

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profiles 100

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Facebook has become an integral part of the marketing process. Know when to push forward with new content and when to bow out. By clicking share, they’ve established a connection between themselves, the content, the company that published it and their network. According to data from Forrester Research, 70% of U.S.

ROI 109

ROI Facebook Paid Search Agency Social Networks 109

Heinz Marketing

MAY 16, 2022

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. You can even ask Siri, Alexa and Google! Alan, thanks for joining us.

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Lead Scoring CMO 80

NetLine

AUGUST 13, 2024

So it’s interesting to see how much we, collectively, struggle to reach our targeted audiences with personalized content. Personalized content and account-based marketing (ABM) are revolutionizing how B2B marketers engage with their target audiences. The Power of Personalized Content “For moi?” Pretty standard stuff.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Personalization Intent Data ABM 52

Full Circle Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The first martech solution to give B2B marketers the power to measure campaign performance in an ABM funnel framework, Full Circle ABM now integrates with 6sense to enable the tracking of accounts from the detected stage, indicating when an account may be recognised as in-market based on intent signals, all the way to closed-won business.

Full Circle Insights 52

Full Circle Insights Account Based Marketing Marketing Attribution Sales Management 52

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 22, 2011

“These are a few of my favorite things…” Now that you have that song in your head, let me tell you a little bit about how I come up with some of my blog content. Here is the @ chiefmartec preso on “Content marketing + conversion optimization” from #oms11. Google B2B Team. jeremyvictor. link] #B2B.

B2B Thought Leadership 100

B2B Thought Leadership Forrester Paid Search Agency Social Media 100

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

A business blog is an important and integral component of inbound marketing. I found three industrial blogs that have produced measurable ROI in terms of lead generation and sales – key performance metrics that resonate with the C-suite. Exhibit #1: Emerson Process Management Experts. Exhibit #2: Indium Corporation Blogs.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency ROI 60

Only B2B

JULY 17, 2024

75% of B2B marketers are now focusing their demand generation tactics on customer retention and enrichment, a significant increase from previous years, emphasizing the need to include existing customers in demand generation strategies.” A robust and efficient content strategy goes beyond blog posts or social media followings.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Paid Content Demand 62

Single Grain

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Single Grain Marketing consistently ranks #1 on Google searches, but we don’t achieve these results with magic. Key Takeaways: SMB SEO Success Quality over quantity Google ranks in-depth, unique content higher than vague or redundant articles. Google wants more than just keyword-optimized and relevant content.

Lead Scoring 59

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Paid Content SEO 59

The Lead Agency

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In the near future, a lot of day-to-day marketing activities, such as keyword research, Ad Words campaign management, copywriting and online monitoring, could be delegated to smart machine learning software. They are Google, Facebook, IBM and Amazon. Natural Language Processing and Speech Recognition.

Marketing AI 100

Marketing AI Paid Content Work Management Marketing Automation Services 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? Although social media has been the hottest topic in marketing this year, what other tactics are critical to adopt, maintain or expand? At its current rate, Twitter will process almost 10 billion tweets in 2010. in the latter half of 2010.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Stats Social Media Marketing Budget 100

Lead Forensics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Unlike B2C sites, which focus on individual consumers, B2B websites must cater to businesses—often dealing with complex products or services, multiple decision-makers, and lengthy sales cycles. The goal isn’t just to look good; your B2B website needs to function as a powerful marketing and sales tool that educates, engages, and converts.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Marketing Websites B2B Lead Ranking 52

Full Circle Insights

JUNE 27, 2022

Forrester, an advisory company well known for its impact in the marketing landscape, continues to provide confirmation of ABM importance with their development of the Forrester B2B Revenue Waterfall. . ABM: Funnel Progression. Author: Terance Barkus, Senior Product Manager. ABM: Activation. . . . White Papers.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Attribution Sales Management 52

Full Circle Insights

JUNE 27, 2022

Forrester, an advisory company well known for its impact in the marketing landscape, continues to provide confirmation of ABM importance with their development of the Forrester B2B Revenue Waterfall. . ABM: Funnel Progression. Which campaigns had the most influence on moving Target Accounts in the pre-opportunity stages?

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Attribution Sales Management 52

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

Social Media 117

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 117

GreenRope

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

5 Best Ways to Qualify Leads and Push them Down your Funnel. Every lead is different, and not everyone flows through your funnel the same way. So to set up an effective funnel with better conversion rates, you first need to understand that not every lead you get is ready to buy. Sales and marketing is a process.

Sales Qualified Leads 40

Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel 40