Content Standard

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Unfortunately, this fact is forcing marketers to make compromises they know won’t serve the business: sacrifice content quality, scale back content production and—therefore—results, or ramp up spending on resources and cut into profit margins.  Something has to give.Â

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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. Ultimately, we hear how this leads them to create stronger, more focused approaches to demand gen.

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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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Madison Logic

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

You can’t do this at the very end of the customer journey—you need to catch their attention and increase awareness before they begin the research process with a unified brand-to-demand strategy. And while many marketers recognize the benefits of strong brand-building efforts, demand generation still dominates.

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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.

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Top of Funnel Cold Calling B2B Demand Generation 130

Biznology

DECEMBER 14, 2016

According to a LinkedIn study reported in their Sophisticated Marketer’s Guide to Thought Leadership eBook, 88% of IT buyers said that thought leadership was important or critical in determining their short list of vendors. I love resources–and I’ll connect with someone that can be resourceful to me. Don’t get me wrong.

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Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Resources Demand 80

NetLine

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

What does it take to properly qualify a lead generation vendor? . We’ve talked about how to find the best B2B vendor before, but when it comes to demand gen, there’s an entirely different set of questions that need to be asked (although The 6 C’s of Vendor Evaluation are quite relevant in this conversation).

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Rev

JANUARY 5, 2023

That’s the work of a demand gen team. We recently sat down with Joe Paone , Senior Director of Worldwide Marketing at Splunk, to talk about not only why a mature demand gen engine is critical to a modern marketing team, but how to understand the evolution of that program. So square one is all about lead generation.

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Demand Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management 78

The Point

MAY 28, 2019

However, the more I learn about chatbots, the more I get excited about their potential for B2B marketing, and demand generation. But chatbots aren’t going to replace forms any more than Account-Based Marketing (ABM) has replaced funnel-based demand gen. The post Is it Time to Add Chatbots to Your Demand Generation Engine?

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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. There was much less information out there, and buyers had to engage with vendors much sooner in the cycle to get that information.” So much info, so much noise. People follow people,” he says. “We

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2020

Pricing: contact vendor. Pricing: contact vendor. There’s a main stage for keynote-style presentations, expo booths where attendees can interact with vendors, breakout session areas, and one-to-one video networking. Pricing: contact vendor. Pricing: contact vendor. Pricing: contact vendor.

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

So, it’s worth asking, do I need a content syndication vendor to do this for me? Will that vendor/ partner make my job easier, or can I do this on my own? This can create vendor fatigue over time. What other solutions does that content syndication vendor use to back up their processes? Research Recommendations.

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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? Chatbots are the perfect tool to amp up your website while seamlessly fitting into your demand generation engine. Are You Exhausting Email and Social to Distribute Content?

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Demand generation and lead generation are essential for any company. Demand and lead generation are the lifeblood of any growing company. I'm going to walk you through what both demand and lead generation are, examples of them in practice, and help you consider if you should be focusing on one over the other.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 28, 2010

Summary: Manticore Technology released some modest enhancements to its demand generation platform today. Manticore launched its B2B marketing automation system in 2003, making it one of the older vendors in the industry. Manticore wants clients to understand that demand generation is a business process. First some background.

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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.

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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? ABM and demand generation are two of the most common strategies that B2B organizations use to generate leads.

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NetLine

MAY 25, 2022

Human Resources professionals have had quite the last few years, huh? What Do Human Resources Professionals Need From Their HRIS Software? HR pros and departments have leaned on human resources software (also known as HRIS [human resources information system]) to streamline their work and empower their colleagues for decades. .

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Work Management Marketing Management Resources Allocation 52

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Content marketing ties into each area of lead generation because it not only provides your team with a landing page of resources to reference in emails and conversations with potential customers, but also offers a way for your audience to find you organically. BONUS: Check out these 20 lead generation resources.

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Lead Generation ROI Demand Generation Agencies Lead Ranking 219

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In channel sales, companies (here we’ll call them vendors) sell through intermediaries. We aim to provide our diverse partner network with the tools, technology, and personalized resources they rely on to better serve their customers, build loyalty, and accelerate revenue growth.” See how it works What is channel sales?

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Enterprise Management Work Management Advertising Channels Marketing Management 111

PureB2B

JULY 14, 2020

Bigger goals with less budget and resources are “the new norm” for B2B marketing orgs leading into 2020. The number of vendors in almost every technology category is expanding exponentially, but search traffic isn’t growing at the same clip. Target, engage, and influence the right B2B buyers with PureSyndication.

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Demand Generation Demand Planning Allocation 62

PureB2B

JULY 14, 2020

Bigger goals with less budget and resources are “the new norm” for B2B marketing orgs leading into 2020. The number of vendors in almost every technology category is expanding exponentially, but search traffic isn’t growing at the same clip. Target, engage, and influence the right B2B buyers with PureSyndication.

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PureB2B

JULY 14, 2020

Bigger goals with less budget and resources are “the new norm” for B2B marketing orgs leading into 2020. The number of vendors in almost every technology category is expanding exponentially, but search traffic isn’t growing at the same clip. Target, engage, and influence the right B2B buyers with PureSyndication.

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Demand Generation Demand Planning Allocation 62

DealSignal

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In this post, we’ll discuss why refining that precious resource is so challenging, and why you shouldn’t build your marketing plans and processes around static data. We found outdated, inaccurate, and incomplete data from well-known data vendors that created a poor foundation for accurate predictive models. Bad data in, bad data out.

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Resources Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Planning 71

Metadata

JANUARY 25, 2023

In: demand-generation. 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.” Kaylee is the VP of Revenue at Refine Labs, and former Director of Demand Generation at Chili Piper.

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ANNUITAS

JULY 19, 2016

I’m guessing it has something to do with the fact that 76% of B2B enterprise marketers have a content strategy but only 50% say their content aligns to buyer pain points and challenges via ANNUITAS B2B Enterprise Demand Generation Study. There are some personas who use vendor web sites as their go-to source of information.

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Demand Generation Demand Top of Funnel Generation 100

PureB2B

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Demand generation and lead generation are essential for any company. Demand and lead generation are the lifeblood of any growing company. I'm going to walk you through what both demand and lead generation are, examples of them in practice, and help you consider if you should be focusing on one over the other.

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Valasys

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Engagio has grabbed the number one position among the top 20 Account-Based Marketing vendors deduced from 1,500 manager surveys, analyst opinions & vendor evaluations. In a press release by Research In Action GmbH, Engagio ranked first on the matrix & outlasted the other Top 19 global vendors.

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markempa

OCTOBER 21, 2013

With all of the demands made of marketers, keeping data clean can be almost impossible to do on your own. That’s why I’m involved in hiring a vendor to support MECLABS with this monumental task. There’s a multitude of data vendors and sometimes it can be easy to go with whoever is the cheapest. Compile a list of vendors.

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Aberdeen

APRIL 1, 2019

Mass email blasts have gone from engaging to spammy, leaving marketers to rethink how email fits into broader demand gen strategies. With quality intent data at your disposal, there are 3 key ways you can improve your demand gen strategies. Your demand generation efforts shouldn’t be static. Those days are long gone.

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Intent Data Demand Generation Intent Demand 73

ViewPoint

AUGUST 9, 2016

Often hot leads are really prospective buyers that have already been sold by another vendor. This is an advantageous position to be in—and one that leads to more deals closing and a reputation as the go-to resource in your category. In many cases hot opportunities are already baked. Longer-term opportunities increase marketing ROI.

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Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Demand 120

The Point

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In uncertain economic times, Market Development Funds (MDF) can be a precious resource for channel partners (resellers, distributors, ISVs) looking for budget to fund sales and marketing activity. For others, it might be a lack of marketing resources. For some, it may be the hassle of navigating an onerous MDF approval process.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 22, 2010

Summary: consolidation isn't new among marketing software vendors. As I wrote in my June 30 post on consolidation among marketing automation vendors , I expect the number of competitors to shrink fairly quickly as new buyers concentrate their purchases among a handful of leading vendors. The pattern will likely repeat itself.

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Engagio

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In part 3, you’ll learn how to evaluate the myriad of ABM vendors in the B2B space so you end up with the best solution that meets your needs. How to evaluate and pick the right ABM vendor for you. A successful implementation of ABM relies on a great customer-vendor fit. View the ABM RFP template. Account-Based Plays.

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Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Account Based Marketing 54

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Summary: The first of three posts describing my new scoring system for B2B marketing automation vendors. I’ve finally had time to work up the vendor scores based on the 150+ RFP questions I distributed back in September. vendor strength , which assesses a vendor’s current and future business position.

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Marketing Automation Services Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Vendors 120

NetLine

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Fortunately, there are plenty of tools and vendors in the MarTech space designed to focus on these challenges. To accomplish this, your organization looks to vendor partners to streamline the process and maximize its success rate. In many scenarios, determining which vendor fits you best comes down to organizational preference.

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Lead Gen Vendors Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 45

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

“We’re in a time of uncertainty,” says Hussam AlMukhtar, senior director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. Your tools should work together to streamline workflows and save time and resources. Marketing Intelligence & Automation This will help your demand generation team interpret data and put it to good use.

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