Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. Few companies have too much product content. And yep, it all comes back to the customer.

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Contently

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As your prospects move through the buyer’s journey, good storytelling helps ensure your brand is top of mind, especially when it’s time to make a purchasing decision. Regardless, fitting smaller stories into your larger brand narrative and defining where they fall within the funnel will drive a lot of your strategic decisions.

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Contently

MAY 13, 2024

According to Forrester, in 2023, more than half of global marketers thought the whole thing was a bluff. For marketers, this means a few things are about to change. Here’s everything you need to know about third-party cookies and what their phase-out means for content marketers in 2024.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

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Contently

JANUARY 11, 2023

As countless marketing messages flood email inboxes, McKinsey research suggests 71% of customers expect the messages they receive from brands to be personalized—and 76% are frustrated when they’re not. Not even the world’s best data scientists could keep up with that amount of information on their own. Become more relevant.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2024

Image credit: Mikael Blomkvist on Pexels This also applies, of course, to B2B marketing. Ideally, marketers focus their time on performing high-impact tasks that need our knowledge, expertise, and experience. So, why not let B2B marketing automation take care of the rest? What is B2B Marketing Automation?

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

But the long-running effects of digital disruption, coupled with the sudden shock of COVID-driven remote work, have changed the game. Sales qualified leads (SQLs), who are further on their journey and have engaged in a way that indicates readiness for the purchasing discussion. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

B2B marketers are expected to wear many hats. They need to manage their marketing budgets prudently and make sure every dollar is spent wisely. For B2B marketers, staying on top of the latest digital marketing strategies is not just a job requirement, but a matter of corporate survival. Guest post by Sumeet Anand.

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Top Rank Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

TopRank Marketing has worked with clients in both the B2B and B2C realms over the last two decades. But we also fully recognize the enduring factors that distinguish successful marketing in B2B versus B2C. Address the full funnel with your SEO content. This, in turn, will set up lower-funnel content to be more effective. #2.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. IT purchasing budgets weren’t cut (generally) but were shifted different priorities, accommodating remote work and accelerating digital transformation initiatives. Here are six key findings from the report.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 2, 2023

As an agency specializing in digital marketing, we understand the importance of staying on top of the latest tools and features to help our clients reach their marketing and sales goals. HubSpot has been our trusted partner and continues to innovate with new and improved products that drive results for our clients.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. If your company isn’t harnessing the potential of content marketing , then you could be losing valuable opportunities to attract, interest, and convert buyers. We Live in a Digital Marketplace.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 8, 2022

There are lots of helpful articles sharing digital marketing tips online. This guide focuses instead on some newer, lesser known digital marketing techniques you may not have used before. Five little-used digital marketing techniques for your business. Image credit: Possessed Photography on Unsplash.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you think a B2B sales funnel is an abstract idea, brace yourself. It’s time to build a sales funnel that captures and converts your best buyers. Your digital-savvy B2B prospect is researching the product they think they need. That’s where your streamlined, four-stage sales funnel comes in. Awareness stage.

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illumin

MAY 9, 2024

With ongoing integrations of AI in advertising and advanced marketing tools like journey advertising platforms, marketers and brands worldwide are constantly innovating and getting ahead of the game. Brand lift is one of several indicators of how well your marketing campaign is doing and how it is viewed by your customers.

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Martech

APRIL 25, 2024

Ogilvy’s 2030 Forecast asserts 60+ is the fastest-growing and wealthiest consumer class, representing a lucrative “silver economy” for product and service brands. So, how can marketers reach this broad and profitable segment? The “digital divide” is a fallacy as 50+ audiences: Have keenly adopted smart technology.

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Marketri

MAY 15, 2024

There’s plenty already written about how the digital transformation has greatly altered the way B2B companies market products and services, especially for professional services firms that long relied on traditional marketing vehicles. But the digital wave isn’t the only force that’s changing your buyer’s journey.

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Contently

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In response, brands are investing more in video marketing content than ever to meet such strong engagement and potential ROI. Of the marketers who responded to Wyzowl’s State of Video Marketing 2023 report , 92% say video gives them a good return on their investment. In return, you’ll feature them on those channels.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

Novel formats, channels, and technologies like TikTok and ChatGPT are now driving forces behind buyer interest, opening up new ways for B2B brands to raise awareness about their products. 59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams.

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the digital transformation of marketing and the shift to digital channels for communications since COVID, webinars have become a cornerstone for many B2B marketers. This new study highlighted the challenges marketers face with webinars as well as their potential.

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FunnelEnvy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence is the big news for B2B SaaS marketing and sales in 2024. Yet while generative AI is transforming B2B SaaS marketing, the other big news is not about tech disruption but about people – specifically about the sales experience buyers want now.

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The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. That’s why it’s so important to have a well-defined digital marketing funnel in place.

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Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

In B2B marketing, the traditional approach of casting a wide net is increasingly being challenged by a more targeted and personalized strategy: account-based marketing (ABM). This method focuses on identifying and engaging with specific high-value accounts, treating each as its own distinct market.

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Choozle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paid search advertising is a highly effective lower-funnel channel that reaches potential customers when they are close to conversion. Additional studies show that just five percent of a brand’s audience is “in market” at any given time. every click is part of the purchase journey. Think about it…. the awareness stage).

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Convert

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Growing a successful product means constantly adapting to your users’ needs. Product experimentation is key to this. It’s a tool for testing and improving your product while you continuously develop it. Why Is Product Experimentation Essential in Today’s Climate? Let’s get started!

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Directive Agency

APRIL 21, 2023

Directories, also known as review sites , are an important source of information for buyers. However, when it comes to growth marketing, directories can often be a marketer’s afterthought to Google ads and paid social. Join Society , our exclusive Slack community dedicated to marketers in the tech space.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

How can you increase digital engagement? Third-party cookies, once a cornerstone of data collection for marketers, are slowly being phased out to improve consumer privacy protection. Get your customers back What is digital engagement and why is it important? This demand for personalization will only continue to grow.

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ClickZ

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

30-second summary: Lifecycle is a more holistic view of the customer journey – accounting for post-purchase touchpoints such as: adoption, retention, expansion, and advocacy. And business leaders are expecting marketers to leverage this space. September 17 saw ClickZ host a webinar by David Greenberg , SVP of marketing at Act-On.

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Oktopost

APRIL 29, 2024

Doing this helps to drive your leads that you are in contact with further down the funnel. Many discussions take place about B2B intent data in the context of ABM (Account Based Marketing) or other strategic marketing and sales programs. It provides insights into customer behaviors, interests, and purchase intentions.

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Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

That’s why leaders from more than 700 companies surveyed in the 2023 State of Social Media Report revealed that 85% of their business decisions were strongly informed by social data and insights. However, mid-funnel efforts cannot be brought to fruition unless you capture more of that hard-earned, top-funnel traffic.

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The Mx Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In a business world obsessed with all things digital and moving at what feels like the speed of light, marketing an industrial, rugged or obscure B2B product or service can be tough! Buyers may need your products, but they don’t necessarily get excited about them. Product selectors and configurators. Assessments.

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Convert

JANUARY 19, 2022

A little frustrated by your flatlining conversion rate, you’re blasé about the internet’s advice on how to optimize a product page. Run-of-the-mill product page optimization tips like using high-quality images, adding customer reviews, and getting your branding in order aren’t bad advice; they’re just too basic. So what gives?

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Only B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Over a long time, the sales and marketing operations in B2B organizations were thought to be discrete. At some point throughout the sales cycle, marketers must transfer over marketing qualified leads (MQLs) to sales teams as sales qualified leads (SQLs). The Sales Funnel. Sales Funnel.

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FunnelEnvy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For digital marketing, integrating customer journey and intent into landing page design is essential for its success. The customer journey is like a timeline of their experience with your brand, from initial awareness to the final decision to purchase. It’s also excellent news for companies that fully embrace digital marketing.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. Since B2B buyers primarily research solutions on their own, effective marketing is crucial.

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PureB2B

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Table of Contents An Overview of Behavioral Intent Data Leveraging Behavioral Data for Marketing Make Your Website’s Experience More Personalized for Anonymous Users Send Customized Emails to Leads. The Relationship Between Intent Data and Account-Based Marketing Conclusion. An Overview of Behavioral Intent Data.

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DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

The essence of B2B intent data is to proactively identify potential buyers searching online for similar products and services that your company is selling. Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? Comparing vendors on a third-party review website.

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