The Point

JULY 17, 2017

Demand Gen Report has published the results of this year’s “B2B Buyer’s Survey,” and the trends identified merit close attention for those marketers involved in B2B demand generation and content development. 72% of B2B Buyers quote timely response to inquiries as a key factor in vendor selection via @spearmktg.

Paid Search Agency 241

Paid Search Agency Demand Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer 241

Engagio

AUGUST 23, 2021

Most demand generation and account-based marketers tend not to think much about branding, which is unfortunate given that a consistent brand can increase revenue by up to 23 percent (Forbes). Indeed, your brand can have a massive impact on the success of all aspects of your go-to-market. Brands work on emotions. Engage online.

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Demand Generation Demand Generation B2B Thought Leadership 149

The Point

JULY 30, 2019

Much has been made of the argument that Account-Based Marketing (ABM) gained traction so quickly in B2B marketing primarily because traditional, funnel-based demand generation has stopped working. Yes, many companies are seeing lower returns from traditional demand gen. All of which is true. If only it were that easy.

Demand Generation Agencies 140

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Account Based Marketing ABM 140

Zoominfo

AUGUST 24, 2021

Is it time to add chatbots (or live chat) to your demand engine? Whether it’s to access fast customer support, resolve a technical issue, or simply connect to a sales representative, more and more companies are adopting chatbots and conversational marketing platforms to their websites. Be the Change You Want to See.

Sales Management 130

Sales Management Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 130

Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2022

The value proposition of intent data vendors is typically that will combine their data (which is third-party data from your perspective) with your website analytics data (your first-party data) to identify companies that are actively looking to buy what it is you sell, and where they are in the buying process. It’s a Big Investment.

Intent Data 324

Intent Data Marketing AI Intent Lead Ranking 324

Only B2B

JULY 5, 2023

In the ever-changing landscape of B2B marketing, demand generation plays a pivotal role in driving business growth and success. As we enter 2023, it is crucial to adapt to the evolving nature of B2B demand generation and discover effective strategies to generate demand and engage target audiences.

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Demand Generation Demand Sales Qualified Leads Account Based Marketing 62

eTrigue

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Digital marketing has transformed how most organizations market today. Marketers at even the smallest companies are now equipped to leverage online strategies including email, banner ads, search, and social media. What’s Driving this Change?

Demand 78

Demand Sales Qualified Leads Marketing Automation Services B to B 78

Rev

JANUARY 5, 2023

If we had to summarize the modern relationship between marketing and sales, it would sound something like: Generate more and better leads, so we can close more deals more effectively. How can marketing leverage the data it has available to drive more value and get better leads? That’s the work of a demand gen team.

Demand 78

Demand Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management 78

Madison Logic

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Marketers have traditionally been forced to make hard tradeoffs between their brand and demand activities and decide how to shift budgets when new challenges arise. In most cases, brand-building efforts typically lose out to demand as marketers focus on short-term initiatives to fill the sales pipeline and generate revenue.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Advertising Agencies Demand Advertisements 52

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Data Driving Personalization and Account-Based Marketing While Protecting Buyer Privacy. Adobe announced that consumer demand for personalized content reached an all-time high in 2018, a theme that underscored some of the most prominent trends of the year. What did success look like in 2018?

Demand Generation 140

Demand Generation Account Based Marketing Demand Marketing AI 140

Smashmouth Marketing

AUGUST 6, 2021

There are so many demand gen vendors out there, and if you are a demand gen professional in sales or marketing, we've probably called you. Outsourcing some or all of your appointment setting or lead generation activity to a third party vendor is a task that shouldn't be undertaken by responding to one cold call.

Enterprise Management 232

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Lead Gen 232

Rev

JULY 26, 2023

Frozen, slashed, cut, trimmed, tightened—no matter which word you hear, this is what happens to demand gen budgets in the current economic environment. And this reality is forcing demand gen organizations to rethink the way they operate. Yet we still have very similar lead goals. We actually increased booking numbers.”

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Demand Tactics Optimization Lead Ranking 60

Rev

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The undeniable reality of demand marketing is that buying behaviors have changed, and the old tried-and-true playbook hasn’t aged gracefully. It’s much more a buyer’s market now than it used to be,” says Manuel Rietzsch, VP of Revenue Marketing at AudioEye. So much info, so much noise. People know the process.

Demand 60

Demand Peer-to-peer Work Management Marketing Management 60

Madison Logic

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

B2B marketing is not just about selling a product or service. With this limited direct interaction from sales, it’s up to the marketing team to tell the brand story and prove to the buying committee members that you’re a provider they can trust through your content and messaging.

Demand 52

Demand Brand Identity Branding Work Management 52

The Point

MAY 28, 2019

Like so many other trends that first take root in the consumer realm, B2B companies are starting to take note, to the point where chatbots – programs designed to simulate (and stimulate) conversation with online users – are being heralded as the “next big thing” in B2B marketing. Inserting chat into a lead nurturing. in particular.

Demand Generation Agencies 127

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Top of Funnel 127

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

I have learned quite a bit in my nearly 30+ year marketing career. Probably the most significant is the importance of strategic demand generation and the value of great B2B marketing , supported by data- and insights-driven decision making. Truly a “lead generation machine”! Not only did former SAP.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Class Demand 168

PureB2B

APRIL 29, 2022

Demand generation marketers are under immense pressure. It’s also incredibly important, as the ability to generate demand at each stage of the buyer journey can have a huge impact on your marketing ROI. So, how do you go about creating a fully fleshed-out demand gen campaign? Content Marketing.

Demand 62

Demand Top of Funnel Marketing Management Effectiveness 62

PureB2B

APRIL 29, 2022

Demand generation marketers are under immense pressure. It’s also incredibly important, as the ability to generate demand at each stage of the buyer journey can have a huge impact on your marketing ROI. So, how do you go about creating a fully fleshed-out demand gen campaign? Content Marketing.

Demand 62

Demand Top of Funnel Effectiveness Marketing Management 62

The Point

JUNE 24, 2022

The TrustRadius report focuses primarily on how technology vendors should adapt their selling process to these new buying habits, but it’s also worth considering some of the key findings and their implication for the demand marketer. Key Finding 1: Buyers have all but replaced vendor-provided content.

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Cold Calling B2B Demand Generation 130

Metadata

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The momentum and uptick in company growth can be attributed to sophisticated B2B marketers embracing growth-focused demand generation technologies, and autonomous marketing operations as a vehicle for scale. Metadata saw over 100% increase in the number of customers and improved net retention by 3x. return on ad spend. “We

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Demand Generation Marketing Analytics Tools Demand Paid Search Agency 102

Zoominfo

APRIL 25, 2021

That piece of AI technology is revolutionizing the buyer journey today, and it may make you wonder: Is it time to add chatbots (or live chat) to your demand engine? That level of quality attention and traffic needs to convert higher than the pitiful 1% to 2% averages we see in B2B marketing today.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Sales Management Demand Top of Funnel 100

ANNUITAS

MAY 5, 2020

It’s no big surprise, marketing is expected to do more today than ever before. No longer is marketing only responsible for brand and events – it’s now responsible for generating leads and tying performance back to impact on revenue. What marketing automation platform is currently in place, and how well is it working?

Marketing Automation Services 130

Marketing Automation Services Demand Work Management Marketing Management 130

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Demand generation and lead generation are essential for any company. Without them, your lead pipeline will run dry. Demand and lead generation are the lifeblood of any growing company. What is Demand Generation? It's a crucial part of marketing. What is Lead Generation? Knows the benefits.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 62

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Let’s be honest, your lead generation strategy might need some work if it’s not producing ROI. The whole point of lead generation is to generate leads that close! In modern times, B2B and B2C consumers are overwhelmed by sales, advertising and marketing teams vying for their attention. Direct marketing.

Lead Generation 219

Lead Generation ROI Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 219

Metadata

JULY 22, 2020

Both demand generation and account-based marketing (ABM) are as old as marketing itself: after all, somewhere around 90 percent of marketing is generating demand. However, while demand generation has been knitted into MarTech for years now, ABM software, as a category, is newer to the scene. Let’s explore.

Account Based Marketing 98

Account Based Marketing Demand Generation Demand Generation Agencies Ideal Customer Profiles 98

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This is the second year that ANNUITAS has conducted its Enterprise B2B Demand Generation Survey with the goal of gaining better insights into the approach that enterprise organizations take to demand generation. When you look at a marketing campaign, it has a starting point and an ending point.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation 100

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Part one: The promise The birth of marketing technology brought so much potential to the marketing department. I was a young, freshly minted MBA with a background in computer science, and a two-year stint doing software marketing at IBM. We were doing it all back then, with very little playbook guidance: Lead magnets.

Marketing AI 112

Marketing AI Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing 112

Metadata

AUGUST 12, 2021

In this special episode of By Marketers For Marketers, Jason discusses ABM and demand generation with Chris Walker, Founder and CEO at Refine Labs. What is the definition of ABM and demand gen? What is the definition of ABM and demand gen? The problem is no one agrees on a standard definition of the two.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Demand Paid Search Agency 52

Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2020

Leading Edge Virtual Event Platforms. Leading edges platforms generally have significant installed customer bases and market presence as indicated by at least 25 user reviews across one or more software rating sites. Pricing: contact vendor. Pricing: contact vendor. Pricing: contact vendor.

Enterprise Management 363

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Webinar Metrics 363

Metadata

JANUARY 25, 2023

In: demand-generation. For many years, a focus on lead generation has led to seller-centric strategies and “a shitstorm of gated content.” But now, to borrow from Kaylee Edmondson’s DEMAND fireside chat, Moving From An Old-School Lead Gen Playbook to a Demand Gen Machine —“Lead generation’s just not hitting like it used to hit.”

Lead Gen 52

Lead Gen Lead Ranking Demand Sales Qualified Leads 52

ANNUITAS

MARCH 1, 2016

One analytics vendor after another is selling you on their ability to analyze and make sense of “any” data. Demand generation leaders know it’s not true, though. And most marketing and sales data is just that — garbage. So what is the key to better demand generation analytics? Garbage in; garbage out.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand Elasticity Analytics 100

The Point

MAY 17, 2021

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program.

Marketing Management 207

Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Buying Cycle Demand Generation Agencies 207

PureB2B

JULY 14, 2020

As a marketing leader, you’re expected to come up with a fail-proof plan for allocating your budget for the remainder of this year, and the pressure to drive ROI is continuing to grow. Bigger goals with less budget and resources are “the new norm” for B2B marketing orgs leading into 2020. Tough crowd).

Demand Generation 62

Demand Generation Demand Planning Allocation 62

PureB2B

JULY 14, 2020

As a marketing leader, you’re expected to come up with a fail-proof plan for allocating your budget for the remainder of this year, and the pressure to drive ROI is continuing to grow. Bigger goals with less budget and resources are “the new norm” for B2B marketing orgs leading into 2020. Tough crowd).

Demand Generation 62

Demand Generation Demand Planning Allocation 62

PureB2B

JULY 14, 2020

As a marketing leader, you’re expected to come up with a fail-proof plan for allocating your budget for the remainder of this year, and the pressure to drive ROI is continuing to grow. Bigger goals with less budget and resources are “the new norm” for B2B marketing orgs leading into 2020. Tough crowd).

Demand Generation 62

Demand Generation Demand Planning Allocation 62

SnapApp

JANUARY 15, 2019

In the same way, if you tried to build a B2B demand generation strategy based on faulty assumptions–or outright myths–you’d probably fail, too. Demand generation marketers, in particular, have a patchwork of myths to work through. The more pitfalls you can avoid as you plan a B2B demand strategy, the better.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics 99

ANNUITAS

JANUARY 6, 2015

As we start 2015, the one thing that B2B marketers can be assured of is that our market and the approach our buyers take to purchase will continue to change and become all the more sophisticated. This campaign approach leads to a very convoluted buying experience for the buyers. This approach leads to higher conversion rates.

Demand Generation 100

Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services 100