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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. Demand marketers from companies like Zoom, Pendo, Thoughtspot, Okta, Workato, and Vonage have experienced as much as a 4.5X

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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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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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Biznology

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Vendor consolidation. But Brinker pointed out in an interview recently that the martech product list (at 8,000 in 2020) is an ever-evolving organic entity, with vendors entering and leaving all the time. Video everywhere. The video trend has been building for about a decade in B2B, and is likely to continue. A smart move.

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Trends B2B Marketing Account Based Marketing Marketing Budget 197

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 28, 2019

Allow me to introduce you to something that 87 percent of businesses are already using as a marketing tool: video. Video is a powerful way to grab and hold your buyers’ attention, strengthen your brand message, promote brand recall, and build better relationships with your buyers. Video Helps Engage the Increasingly Distracted Buyer.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Video Marketing 73

Martech

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As a vendor, many of us have seen our clients’ marketing budgets slashed in 2023. For established vendors, servicing debt is getting very expensive. Watch for that to also have an impact on vendor financial viability in 2024. Innovative AI tools will make existing tools obsolete Another force is generative AI itself.

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Marketing Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs Vendors 109

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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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 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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Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Whether you’re buying cars, software, or any other category, buyers are influenced more by their peers than by the vendor themselves.”. Even so, according to the Demand Gen Report, 2020 B2B Buyer Behavior Study, the purchase cycle is lengthening, not shortening, with 77% of buyers spending more time conducting research prior to purchase.

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Webbiquity

MAY 3, 2022

Demand for podcasts has also increased. 84% of attendees and 67% of vendors want event organizers to help facilitate ecommerce transactions. In the pre-pandemic world, the top priority for planners was number of attendees; for B2B vendors, number of leads generated; and for attendees, the networking. ” Just 25% of U.S.

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Marketing Report Event Marketing Research Trends 334

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. Six questions to ask when planning your explainer video. Six questions to ask when planning your explainer video.

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Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Resources Demand 80

The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Last week Carlos Hidalgo , CEO of the Annuitas Group , shared on the Software Advice blog a nice video explaining two basic concepts that are often used interchangeably by vendors and even analysts in the Marketing Automation space but should in fact be treated as separate concepts: Demand Generation and Lead Management.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We do that through our weekly newsletter, which is easy to scan quickly, vendor briefing reports, and in-site messaging. Jason Hsaio , Co-Founder and Chief Video Officer, Animoto. 2018 is the year to dedicate more resources to video marketing — or allocate marketing dollars to get started if you haven’t yet.

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ViewPoint

MARCH 1, 2012

Lack of clarity and erroneous assumptions about demand generation, lead management and marketing automation are effectively addressed in two recent Software Advice whiteboard videos by Carlos Hidalgo, CEO, Annuitas Group , and Executive Director, Marketing Automation Institute. Nonexistent lead management processes.

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Vidyard

MARCH 5, 2021

Chances are your organization is creating and sharing more video content than ever before. Companies reported creating more than 51 videos each year increased by 254% in 2020. You understand the importance of video, but it can be tough to decide what solution is right for you and ALL your company’s needs. Video Marketing 1.2

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Enterprise Management Work Management Video Marketing Marketing Management 155

Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2020

The company hasn’t had to do too much pursuing as of late, given that the pandemic—and the worldwide corporate transition to working from home that has accompanied it—has supercharged the demand for what Zoom sells: web conferencing software. Trying to view a video clip (or live gameplay) over Hangouts was impossible.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

More than likely, your target audience is not in search of a vendor, product, or service; they are already likely in a contract with another vendor or may be testing a competitor’s product/service. The kind of media healthcare professionals are more likely to engage with are webinars, educational videos, and whitepapers.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 25, 2013

Last October, KoMarketing Associates announced the launch of research consultancy Software Advice’s B2B Demand Generation Benchmark Survey. In a poll of 155 primarily C-level marketing experts, social media received the largest percentage of votes for demand generation channels that marketers will spend more on in 2013.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

While basic philosophies still stand the test of time, social media tools and video-based platforms have turned sales into a totally new ballgame. For many modern sales professionals and digital marketers, that efficiency is enhanced by employing a video-based strategy. Streamlining is necessary in 2020. 1: Start At The Beginning.

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Work Management Video Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 311

Martech

MAY 8, 2023

Well-known vendors have been baking AI into their solutions for almost a decade. Generative AI generates texts (or images, or even videos). AI writing tools aim to create customized texts on demand. Are there AI vendors in the martech space? Vendors using AI There are an estimated 11,000-plus vendors in the martech space.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 18, 2021

Employee content marketing just might be the missing link to meet all these demands – and many more. Take this stat on video marketing, for example. 54% of customers say they’d like to see more video content from brands – more than any other type of content. Sure, you could say that video is interactive and engaging as-is.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

A must-watch presentation, though, is the keynote address “ The State of Demand Creation “, by Tony Jaros , SVP Research for SiriusDecisions. The State of Demand Generation 2012. Why is demand generation so important? Create sufficient content (how can we possibly keep up with demand for content?).

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2020

Modern marketing demands that we thoroughly understand our audience and use targeting and segmentation for optimal demand generation. We have seen a steady rise of ABM, an approach where we align demand generation efforts against a predetermined and strategic set of accounts.

Account Based Marketing 328

Account Based Marketing ABM Work Management Marketing Management 328

Martech

MAY 10, 2022

Multinational analytics provider SAS has launched SAS 360 Match, a first-party sell-side advertising video on demand (AVOD) platform, that also serves ads across a range of additional channels, including web, as well as those subscription video on demand (SVOD) channels that also carry some advertising. Why we care.

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Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Ads Broadcasting 88

Seismic

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In short, this critical technology is growing in demand because it helps managers of all customer-facing roles coach more effectively and more efficiently — upskilling teams better and faster. Aragon Research conducted a rigorous evaluation of 15 vendors across a variety of criteria, including strategy, performance, and reach.

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Enterprise Management Marketing Management Research Copyright 64

Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 15, 2023

A recent study by the Demand Gen Report conducted for the video platform Vidyard drives this point home. No one wants to go through a long waltz with a vendor only to find out you are out of their price range. Why do vendors do this? What content helps B2B vendors win deals? The emphasis added below is mine.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Incorporating influencers throughout the customer journey fosters familiarity and strengthens vendor-influencer relationships, benefiting both parties. LinkedIn will face increased API access demands, especially as other platforms limit data.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 5, 2021

They search for and compare equivalent goods, browse relevant material, and watch videos that best suit their needs or problems. How To Select Intent Data Vendor. Your business needs a reliable data vendor. As a result, you must inquire with your vendors about the platforms they monitor.

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Metadata

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Yet IMHO, the pendulum has swung too far to an all account-based mentality at the expense of proven demand gen activities. This may sound cynical, but I blame software vendors for “ABM” being ill-defined. For the past 15-plus years, we’ve simply let ABM vendors define the ABM category. Is there an agreed-upon definition of ABM?

Account Based Marketing 98

Account Based Marketing ABM Enterprise Management Work Management 98

Martech

APRIL 5, 2023

The CTV opportunity Advertising spending on connected TV (CTV) – which includes display ads on home screens as well as in-stream video ads on platforms like Hulu, Roku and YouTube – is the fastest-growing segment in digital advertising. Proprietary identity graph. Client ownership of first-party data.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 9, 2019

Recently, TrustRadius published “The 2019 B2B Buying Disconnect” report to shed light on the disconnect between B2B marketers and vendor expectations. Previous research shows that video marketing, for instance, is beginning to grow in prominence.

Marketing Report 121

Marketing Report B2B Marketing B2B Purchase Intent 121

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Social media is the top digital marketing channel for vendors, but organic social media reach continues to decline , LinkedIn’s strategy for groups remains muddled , and many business buyers aren’t even on Twitter. This encompasses media, analysts, trade associations, conference producers, and complementary product vendors among others.

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TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 17, 2022

Demand Spring 2021) 86% of marketers are fairly satisfied to satisfied with their MAP vendor. Demand Spring 2021) Just 5% of marketers say their marketing automation platform has not benefited the organization. Demand Spring 2021) 52% of marketers say integrations are key when selecting a marketing automation platform.

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Optinmonster

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The platform has all the right tools in place to help you: List new products Add images to a gallery Optimize your product pages for search Add vendors Track inventory Shopify’s ease of use in building a new eCommerce site is what has enabled more than 1 million businesses to use Shopify as their choice of eCommerce platform across 175 countries.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In order to do that, we must place customer insights ahead of internal demands. Their needs, motives, and demands must influence what you write. Think case studies and explainer videos. It can include guides of the process, training materials, how-to guides, and demo videos. It needs to be compelling to your audience.

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Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 262

Martech

APRIL 22, 2022

Read more: Ad-supported video on-demand gives advertisers more options. Ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) is expected to surpass 150 million viewers by the end of 2023. Some streamers have experimented with multiple tiers – viewers pay less to have shows interrupted with ads. For instance, Warner Bros. tier with ads.

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Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Advertisements Advertising 91

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Hopefully, they’re on your website, digesting your blog posts, videos, and case studies.). In fact, the majority of B2B buyers (64%) conduct research on vendor websites before they ever contact a sales rep. That might include watching your product videos, reading blog posts or listening to your podcast. Thank you, Marketing ).

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