Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Quick Takeaways: AI-powered chatbots help improve customer service, qualify sales leads, and define the customer journey. Make video a core part of your marketing strategy, if you haven’t yet. Video marketing is becoming more important, it seems, every day. It’s time to up your game. Prioritize Video Content.

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Martech

JANUARY 22, 2024

Imagine this: Your agency has created a clear and effective digital marketing plan. For digital marketing agencies, driving campaigns is only half the battle. Knowing how they categorize and evaluate leads. Examining lead stages and conversion criteria. In short, you’ve done nothing at all.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 28, 2020

For most inbound campaigns, success is measured by the number and quality of leads generated. Through extensive persona development and by building out a Buyer’s Journey, marketers can start identifying high-priority leads and begin forecasting lead generation metrics for the upcoming year. Marketing Qualified Leads.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether you’re pursuing an inbound or outbound marketing strategy, lead generation is a constant struggle. In fact, 37% of B2B marketers rank it as their number one challenge. Nestled within that challenge is an even more daunting task: finding enough qualified leads. What is the lead qualification process?

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Let’s talk about leads. Odds are, you’re having conversations about how to attract more leads, how to improve the quality of your leads, how to convert your leads, or all of the above. And in that conversation you might be wondering, “why are we getting bad leads in the first place?” .

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

Companies have shifted most of their marketing efforts to digital selling. B2B businesses are careful not to market products that are non-essential for fear of backlash. If you use marketing tools to make B2B sales easier , don’t try to cut costs by stopping your subscription with them. Be alert for unmet needs. Be proactive.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

2020 was a tough year for B2B marketers – and everyone else. A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. But there were some bright spots.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Quality consistently beats quantity when it comes to generating leads. If your leads aren’t a good fit for your offerings, it doesn’t matter how many you have. Because of this, it’s crucial for business-to-business (B2B) marketers to concentrate on creating high-quality leads. Let’s get going!

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Hubspot

MARCH 1, 2014

A marketing qualified lead (MQL) is a lead judged more likely to become a customer compared to other leads based on lead intelligence, often informed by closed-loop analytics. lead nurturing'

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A closer look at what marketing tactics seem to be working – and what to watch out for. Earlier this year, before the world experienced mass disruption, we were putting the finishing touches on a series of eBooks looking at some of the most interesting trends we saw in content, marketing, and business strategy. Revenue Growth.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The goal of conversational marketing is simple: help encourage a dialogue with customers quickly, seamlessly, and on a large scale. In fact, companies automating conversational marketing witness a 10 percent increase in revenue after a 6-9 month period. What Is Conversational Marketing? Lead and revenue generation.

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ABM in Action

MAY 18, 2023

There are some rivalries that are just legendary: The Hatfields and The McCoys, Biggie and Tupac, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates… and in the marketing world, the rivalry is between MQL deniers and apologists. Are leads alive, are they dead or do they just need some life support?

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are a collection of analytic tools found in the reporting library and through HubSpot’s intelligence feature, predictive lead scoring. As described by HubSpot , “ predictive lead scoring is a tool that uses an algorithm to predict who in your database is qualified or not qualified.”.

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Valasys

APRIL 19, 2023

I understand that generating high-quality SQLs is crucial to your job as a business owner or marketer. Still, with changing times and evolving market trends, knowing what sales-qualified leads tactics will work best can be challenging. LEADS ARE GREAT, BUT NOT ALL LEADS ARE CREATED EQUAL.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Account based marketing has always been a darling to many businesses. We know Demandbase, a titan lead generation company acquired Engagio. These acquisitions have shaken the B2B market. ABM is about quality leads and engaging active buyers. The obsolete methods of Lead generation are transforming.

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Rev

AUGUST 30, 2023

Even if you could accurately define these qualities, it doesn’t mean that all customers within that definition are alike. With that information, your marketing team can create blog posts, ebooks and other content pieces that align with those preferences. Think about it. What about your sales team? Absolutely. #4

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 4, 2022

As marketers, our job is to help our sales teams find high-quality leads. You may use outbound marketing to try and catch your audience’s attention, or you might use inbound marketing to attract leads to your website. These leads are perfect for your sales team because they’re already hot!

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MKT1

APRIL 6, 2023

Marketing at a B2B company with a self-serve motion compared to a sales-led motion is a different job–almost as different as B2C and B2B. Given this, y our marketing strategy, tactics, and team need to be 100% aligned with your GTM motion. You have more SDRs than marketers with a predominantly self-serve motion.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 28, 2020

For most inbound campaigns, success is measured by the number and quality of leads generated. Through extensive persona development and by building out a Buyer’s Journey, marketers can start identifying high-priority leads and begin forecasting lead generation metrics for the upcoming year. Marketing Qualified Leads.

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Heinz Marketing

JULY 10, 2020

By Brenna Lofquist , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. Everyone knows by now (or at least you should) reporting is a fundamental element in sales and marketing. When I’m looking at a clients’ marketing automation platform or talking with them about reporting, one thing I ask about are lead stages.

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Strategic-IC

MARCH 5, 2018

As today’s B2B consumers increasingly ignore traditional interruptive marketing, marketers must adapt their strategies to succeed. For Marketing Directors today, that means having the confidence to change strategy; earning visibility through helping buyers reach the solutions they need. HubSpot State of Inbound 2015.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re about to get that hot lead on the phone. By definition, buying signals are the actions potential customers take that indicate they’re close to making a purchase. Your marketing and sales teams need both. These behavior-based buying signals are a goldmine for your sales and marketing teams. Let’s break that down.

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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

APRIL 23, 2020

These insights are based on aggregated data from over 70,000 HubSpot customers globally. The data from HubSpot's customer base reflects benchmarks for companies that have invested in an online presence and use inbound as a key part of their growth strategy. Marketing email open rates increased as volume declined slightly.

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Metadata

JANUARY 31, 2024

trillion between 2020 and 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic cast a dark shadow over B2B marketers’ events strategies. But what may surprise you is how quickly marketers have picked up where they left off. So, yeah, events are definitely back, which means it’s time to get your strategy in order. No surprise there.

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Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2021

As a marketer, you know getting customers’ attention can be tough, but actually closing those customers is just as much of a struggle for sales reps in your org. And that’s where marketers can save the day. Let’s kick things off with a quick definition. Making the link between sales enablement and marketing.

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Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While driving traffic to your blog posts via your email list won’t directly result in new leads, it’s another good way to boost traffic to your new content and build up momentum. Besides, your blog content is really important for nurturing your leads and turning them into customers. However, Emil didn’t stop there.

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SnapApp

MAY 28, 2019

If you’ve been following our blog for a while, you know that lead generation is a frequent topic of discussion. At SnapApp, we live by a very simple motto: More leads aren’t better—better leads are better. Both our sales and marketing teams live and breathe this ideology. Why Generating Sales-Ready Leads Is a Challenge.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 4, 2019

At one point or another, every marketer, agency, business owner, and inbound enthusiast has asked this question: “How much of my organic traffic should really be converting into leads?” This question has good reason behind it: organic visit-to-lead conversion rate is a great benchmark of inbound success. So what’s the number?

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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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Hubspot

JANUARY 6, 2021

The definition of a "lead" depends on how you acquire customers. If you're connecting with prospects on LinkedIn and then following up over email, a lead might be any LinkedIn user you've identified as a potential good fit. Lead to Opportunity Conversion Rate. Which percentage of your leads are turning into opportunities?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 13, 2015

How important is content marketing? And it’s one reason why we should heed his vision on the value of content marketing. But are you making full use of your content marketing strategy ? Content marketing isn’t just about blog posts anymore. Creative content marketing creates buzz.

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Hubspot

JULY 22, 2020

Did you know that over 75% of agency marketers believe that they directly influence revenue? If you're finding that you're having trouble gaining qualified leads and sticking out from competitors, you've come to the right place. Branding is an image that gives definition to your company in public.

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ANNUITAS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

’ And it is an indictment of the poor Customer Experience that results when companies build their go-to-market around an (inside-out) sales interruption mindset, instead of operationalizing go-to-market activities around (outside-in) customer journey. For the record, SalesLoft is a respected provider of sales engagement software.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is still causing uncertainty in 2022, but some clear trends are beginning to take shape across the sales, marketing, and recruiting fields. Here’s a list of the go-to-market trends you should incorporate into your 2022 planning. You need to maintain the human aspect of business and pair it with high-quality data.

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SnapApp

MAY 14, 2019

As marketers, we know that not all leads are created equal. In fact, nearly 80 percent of marketing leads never convert into a closed deal. And yet, many of us are guilty of sending leads to sales that look qualified from the outside—but in reality—don’t perfectly align with their definition of a SQL.

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SalesIntel

JANUARY 12, 2023

The year has just started, and like every year so far in the 2020s, it’s on track to be a challenging and unique experience in marketing. Making sense of this data is essential for marketing teams. Sometimes it was out-of-date or missing a necessary field for marketers: an email address. Welcome to 2023!

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