Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2020

Now, sales and marketing want to increase customer engagement to make sure that their program is not cut as the C-suite looks to conserve cash. But, sales and marketing’s focus should have always been balanced between new and existing customer as sales cycles in existing accounts are at least 50% shorter than new accounts.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management Planning Paid Search Agency 304

ViewPoint

MAY 15, 2013

As CEO of UK-based Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners , Bob works with the leadership teams of technology-based B2B-focused companies, enabling them to make the critical connections between their marketing messages, their sales conversations, their true differentiators, and their customer''s priorities. A Question of Technique?

Top of Funnel 120

Top of Funnel Urgency Marketing Work Management High Quality Lead 120

Vision Edge Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Most of the recommendations for improving Marketing and Sales alignment revolve around how these two organizations need to work together. Market dynamics such as commoditization, the Internet, mobility and virtualization, and changing business models only compound the problem. Go-to-market strategy, process, and planning.

Work Management 181

Work Management Tools Marketing Management Planning 181

Only B2B

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The global B2B intent data market is expected to reach a value of USD 2.16 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 22.7% – [ Forbes report ] At this point, where the marketing landscape is full of noise, the most successful B2B businesses are already reaping the benefits of intent data — to maximize revenue.

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Intent Data Intent B2B Sales ROI 62

Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers. Low search volumes: Relevant industry keywords may have less search traffic compared to broader consumer markets.

Lead Ranking 64

Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 64

Bluetext

MAY 6, 2024

In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, where competition is fierce and trust is paramount, establishing credibility and authority in your industry can make all the difference. This trust is essential for building long-term relationships and winning business in competitive markets. What is Thought Leadership?

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B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Trust Marketing Top of Funnel 35

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Winning large business contracts leads to increased revenue — but selling solely to large enterprises isn’t necessarily sustainable for a sales strategy. SMBs differ from enterprises in clientele, goals, and needs, but stepping up your SMB sales game can eventually increase your revenue. Why Divide Enterprise and SMB Sales?

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SMB Ideal Customer Profiles Ad Building Marketing & Strategy 173

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. Learn about B2B digital marketing strategies from our own expert, Ramsey Sanchez in this episode of The Marketing Blender Show.

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Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 97

Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 62

Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. My personal thoughts and experiences as an industrial marketer and consultant. Need proof?

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Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 75

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Increasing sales with enterprise customers starts here — find out how to build custom solutions. Get a Demo Why Do You Need a Go-to-Market Strategy?

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Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Analytics Tools Work Management 147

Tiecas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I’m sure you’ve heard marketing consultants like me talk about the importance of creating a marketing strategy and then following a plan for success. But what exactly is the difference between an industrial marketing strategy and a plan? It provides a roadmap that guides all marketing activities and ensures a focused approach.

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Planning Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Marketing & Strategy 52

Lead Liaison

JUNE 14, 2023

17 Opportunity Costs of Not Having a Universal Lead Capture Strategy It’s easy to look at the price of something and consider it a “cost”. Universal lead capture puts your business in control of your data and gives you the opportunity to execute your business process in a repeatable fashion, from one trade show to another.

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Lead Capture Cost Lead Liaison Trade Show 97

Heinz Marketing

MAY 31, 2023

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, businesses often face difficult times characterized by slowing win rates and longer buying cycles. These challenges can be particularly daunting, but they also present opportunities for growth and innovation.

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B2B Sales B2B Buying Cycle Sales Qualified Leads 110

Kaon

MARCH 13, 2018

Your Executive Briefing Center, or Customer Briefing Center, is a major influencer on enhancing customer sales. You want to put your best foot forward to captivate your visitors, educate them about your unique value differentiation and up-sell/cross-sell your solutions. The future has arrived. About MultiTaction.

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Mereo

MARCH 21, 2024

A multi-national software provider’s sales cycles was running 12-18 months on average. When they engaged Mereo to address this, we conducted a win-loss analysis and discovered that the majority of the sales cycles were really about three to four months. To say deal velocity was slow would be an understatement.

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Buy B2B Thought Leadership Multi-Channel Sales Cycle 41

Madison Logic

JULY 25, 2023

The industry-leading ML Insights unifies datasets from multiple sources to score accounts on purchase propensity, empowering enterprise B2B marketers to prioritize key accounts, drive higher account engagement, and accelerate conversion across the sales cycle.

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Account Based Marketing 52

Madison Logic

JULY 25, 2023

The industry-leading ML Insights unifies datasets from multiple sources to score accounts on purchase propensity, empowering enterprise B2B marketers to prioritize key accounts, drive higher account engagement, and accelerate conversion across the sales cycle.

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Buyer Intent Intent Account Based Marketing 52

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

B2B sales and marketing is rarely a simple undertaking, and nuances within individual industries only add further complexity. This poses an exciting opportunity for companies within the health tech space, but it can be a real challenge for B2B healthcare marketers to capture attention and get traction in such a competitive vertical.

Marketing Management 62

Marketing Management B2B Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Account Based Marketing 62

Rev

JULY 26, 2023

Our budgets are roughly 75% of what they were in 2022,” reports Kendrick Shuler, Outbound Marketing Manager at Tipalti. This new normal forces demand gen teams to operate as lean as possible—and the high-performing ones are claiming this opportunity to improve. Yet we still have very similar lead goals. You can influence ROIs.

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Demand Tactics Optimization Lead Ranking 60

SmartBrief - Marketing

AUGUST 2, 2023

Consumer marketing tactics are frequently regarded as irrelevant by business-to-business sales operations. B2B, after all, is all about thoroughly educating customers and forming deep sales relationships. And it typically has a longer sales cycle than applies to most consumer marketing.

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies B2B 52

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

However, sales and marketing teams play a pivotal role in guiding customers through the sales funnel by addressing the unique demands and obstacles t customers encounter at each stage of the B2B buyer journey. While these deals may take longer to materialize, they often yield significantly higher returns per sale.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

However, sales and marketing teams play a pivotal role in guiding customers through the sales funnel by addressing the unique demands and obstacles t customers encounter at each stage of the B2B buyer journey. While these deals may take longer to materialize, they often yield significantly higher returns per sale.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 28, 2020

LinkedIn’s State of Sales Report shows that 44% of sales and marketing teams are seeing a significant drop in responsiveness to social and email messaging. So, why are sales and marketing teams challenged to build strong social relationships so they can overcome sales plateaus, sales drops, and sales troughs?

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Top of Funnel Linkedin Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency 248

Biznology

JANUARY 22, 2019

I am adding my voice to the chorus of observers who predict various developments in 2019 for B2B marketing. B2B marketing communications become more human. I wrote about this in 2014 , saying we must not confuse marketing automation for marketing strategy. Plus continued experimentation with new opportunities.

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B2B Marketing B2B B2B Sales Forrester 120

The Lead Agency

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Businesses will have to update their go-to-market strategies to match these evolving buyer preferences. They also prefer to avoid direct communication with sales, which has a considerable impact on B2B interactions. Primarily, this is due to the fact that a significant portion of the workforce is now made up of millennials and Gen-Z.

Work Management 62

Work Management Trends B2B Marketing Marketing Management 62

Madison Logic

MAY 24, 2023

The report recognizes Madison Logic as a proven demand generation partner for its proprietary intent data and extensive marketing campaign activation. With the most comprehensive signal of purchase intent, we arm marketers with better intelligence that empowers them to make data-driven decisions that drive better results.”

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Intent Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management 52

Madison Logic

MAY 24, 2023

The report recognizes Madison Logic as a proven demand generation partner for its proprietary intent data and extensive marketing campaign activation. With the most comprehensive signal of purchase intent, we arm marketers with better intelligence that empowers them to make data-driven decisions that drive better results.”

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Intent Account Based Marketing Enterprise Management 52

Seismic

MAY 10, 2024

Imagine your sales team repeatedly missing their goals. The answer could lie in the tools you’re using for sales training. Let’s explore the significant benefits enterprise-grade sales training brings to the table. Let’s explore the significant benefits enterprise-grade sales training brings to the table.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Training Efficiency Tools 40

Madison Logic

JULY 6, 2023

As businesses continuously seek methods to outperform their competitors, it is evident that AI has become the new frontier for enhancing productivity, driving economic growth, and achieving competitive differentiation. This heightened interest among SMBs presents marketers with a unique opportunity to capitalize on this emerging market.

Advertising Mediums 52

Advertising Mediums Research Account Based Marketing SMB 52

Tiecas

JANUARY 27, 2024

Industrial blogs are an integral part of manufacturing content marketing. Industrial blogging is an essential digital marketing tool for manufacturers looking to establish themselves as thought leaders and engage with engineers and technical professionals. For manufacturers, creating industrial blogs is a challenge.

Top of Funnel 59

Top of Funnel Planning Content Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 59

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Winning large business contracts leads to increased revenue — but selling solely to large enterprises isn’t necessarily sustainable for a sales strategy. SMBs differ from enterprises in clientele, goals, and needs, but stepping up your SMB sales game can eventually increase your revenue. Why Divide Enterprise and SMB Sales?

SMB 100

SMB Ideal Customer Profiles Ad Building Marketing & Strategy 100

Tiecas

MAY 17, 2024

Tip: Involve your sales team early in the planning process. By addressing your audience’s specific pain points and desires, you can create a value proposition that differentiates your company and drives conversions. If you don’t have these skills in-house, consider partnering with a specialized industrial marketing agency like Tiecas.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Design Marketing Websites Lead Ranking 52

Tomorrow People

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Positioning is an essential element of product marketing – yet it’s also one of the most challenging to get right. This is especially important when there are many alternatives on the market. This article shares 5 essential recommendations that all marketers should consider when positioning their product.

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Positioning Product Tips Segmentation 177

Seismic

MARCH 23, 2021

The radical transformation of B2B marketing and sales over the past decade—stemming from the growth of digital to the empowered customer—pales in comparison to the changes over the past year. No one could have predicted the circumstances that accelerated wide-ranging changes to go-to-market strategies and tactics.

Marketing Analytics Tools 52

Marketing Analytics Tools Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 52

The ROI Guy

APRIL 18, 2013

A significant 43% of B2B companies indicate that sales cycles have lengthened over the past three years, this according to a recent survey of 243 solution providers by B2B Magazine. Confirming lengthening B2B sales cycles, SiriusDecisions indicates that durations have increased an average of 22% over a similar period.

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Sales Cycle Marketing Proposals Budget Programs B2B Sales 40

PathFactory

MARCH 4, 2021

Account based marketing (ABM) is about winning, protecting, and expanding key accounts to provide the greatest revenue growth potential. While ABM is not a new concept, recent studies from eMarketer showed only 17% of B2B marketers worldwide said their ABM program was mature and driving strategic growth.

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Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing Paid Search Agency ABM 111