Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It starts with defining product-market fit. Then we have to hire and scale sales and marketing pipeline to acquire new customers. Companies have embarked on a content-based B2B digital marketing strategy in order to find, win, and retain new clients. Simply put, the market potential is huge.

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Top of Funnel Work Management Analysis Marketing Management 312

Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

The way B2B buyers consume content has changed significantly in the past two years. But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. B2B tech buyers most highly value product demos, factual product information, and free trials. No surprise there.

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Research B2B Marketing Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services 354

Webbiquity

AUGUST 26, 2020

Today, an effective digital marketing strategy relies on content that stands out because it’s genuinely engaging for readers, viewers, or listeners. One of the best ways to do this is by creating an interactive content funnel that segments prospects while turning them into customers. Calculators.

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Top of Funnel Segmentation Webinar Metrics Cross-Selling 281

Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 19, 2023

That’s where choosing the right mix of different marketing channels comes in. Long gone are the days of setting up a storefront (physical or digital) with a quality product, putting a few ads out, and waiting on positive word of mouth to drive your business. Here are our top eight. Image Source: HubSpot 1.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

Google has finally made it official: Content marketing is now its number one ranking factor. If your company has dragged its feet on making content marketing the hub around which all its other marketing efforts revolve, you need to do an abrupt about-face. In other words, content marketing.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 28, 2021

As B2B marketers continue to target multiple key objectives, new research indicates that customer engagement and experience remain at the top of the list. In terms of the digital customer experience, social media (57%) appears to have the most impact on overall strategic success, according to B2B marketers.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 21, 2021

Familiarizing yourself with the industry by learning about the core metrics and pain points is the key to filling your sales pipeline with qualified medical and healthcare leads. It’s important to learn about the perspective of your various buyer personas in order to create content that resonates with them.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 246

Webbiquity

MARCH 10, 2020

If you are wondering what all this has to do with effective digital marketing , the answer is: quite a bit! Potential leads are constantly being bombarded by pop-ups and ads, fostering resistance and even resentment. Most prospects now ignore these intrusive ads, or even grow to dislike the brands that harass them for attention.

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Sales Qualified Leads Video Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 318

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2020

Content marketing, when you peel away all the layers of techniques, trends, and possibilities, is a business opportunity. Content marketing is the kind of marketing that delivers ROI you can measure. Unlike other methods of marketing, content marketing stands out because it is completely sustainable.

Marketing Budget 363

Marketing Budget Paid Content ROI Marketing & Strategy 363

The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

Thanks to Spear Digital Media Director Tim DiSabatino for authoring this week’s post. Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The past two decades have brought disruptive technological change and radically reshaped B2B marketing practices. Traditional B2B marketing strategies relied heavily on direct and outbound methods. Cold calls, trade shows, direct mail, and print ads were the primary forms of marketing. Market size analysis.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

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. While the two terms are somewhat synonymous, demand generation strategies span the entire funnel. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

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Contently

JULY 20, 2020

A few weeks ago, I took part in a Zoom roundtable for B2B marketing executives. One marketing leader at the roundtable had bet over 80 percent of his budget on in-person trade shows prior to the pandemic. Now he was scrambling to put together a digital-first marketing plan. The answers had a common theme: content.

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Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels Content Trade Show 218

Webbiquity

MAY 2, 2017

Web analytics tools are often all small to midsized firms will need to track their digital marketing performance—particularly when combined with marketing analytics dashboards that pull in data from social media accounts and other sources. Marketing Performance Management. 1) GinzaMetrics. ” — MarketingLand.

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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 263

Choozle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paid search advertising is a highly effective lower-funnel channel that reaches potential customers when they are close to conversion. But this limited role really sells this versatile media short. Additional studies show that just five percent of a brand’s audience is “in market” at any given time.

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Top of Funnel Paid Content Paid Search Agency Funnel Advertising 98

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Given its rising popularity, podcasting is now an avenue marketers can explore to publish more branded content and reach new audiences. But, it’s also a great resource for marketers who simply want to learn new tips and strategies or find a bit of motivation for their day-to-day efforts. 1. This Old Marketing Podcast.

Paid Content 252

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Enterprise Management 252

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 10, 2022

As B2B marketers begin to reap the benefits of leveraging social media platforms, new research suggests that they will be investing more in this area in the coming months. This is followed by content marketing (47%) and email (41%). The Growing Importance of Social Media Marketing.

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Advertising Channels Social Marketing B2B Marketing Effectiveness 253

ANNUITAS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Growth Marketing movement (aka growth hacking ) – now nearly ten years old – has had a significant and positive impact on the efficacy of demand marketing. Yet ‘first generation’ Growth Marketing has hit a wall. Yet ‘first generation’ Growth Marketing has hit a wall. It’s time for Next Generation Growth Marketing.

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Growth Marketing Top of Funnel Demand Enterprise Management 247

ANNUITAS

MARCH 19, 2020

Business leaders and marketing and sales teams are struggling now, more than ever, to not only drive new demand, but to replace the loss of existing demand in the marketplace. Here are our top four recommendations to (re)focus demand marketing through this current crisis and beyond: 1. Content Syndication [0%].

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Top of Funnel Planning Demand Elasticity 232

Webbiquity

AUGUST 30, 2024

Effective content marketing is a creative and strategic endeavor—one that requires finesse, data-driven insights, and a solid dose of creativity. All of which classic marketers should have a passion for. This post dives deep into content marketing, helping you not just keep up but stay ahead. Yes, it’s an ad.

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Paid Content Marketing AI Content Marketing Top of Funnel 164

SendX

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Whether you are able to build a 6 digit, 7 digit or 8 digit web business solely depends on how your traffic converts. Traffic which you control (paid traffic) comes from Ads (email, FB, Google) & affiliate partnership. The Traffic Funnel. Traffic funnel metrics. Facebook Ads. Google Ads.

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Small Business Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning Business 281

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 13, 2023

It seems like all you have to do is think about marketing and you’ll start seeing endless ads for companies promising foolproof lead generation. The name of the game in marketing is fine-tuning your application of proven strategies through testing and reviews. How do you know which tactics work and who’s just blowing smoke?

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Contently

JANUARY 26, 2023

Any organization can deliver thought leadership content if it has a system for generating ideas and a process for turning them into engaging assets. The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. Those ideas can really move the needle.

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Thought Leadership Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Digital Marketing Funnels 212

ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As a brand marketer, you might wonder, “Are content marketing and digital marketing the same thing?” Though novice brand marketers think they’re interchangeable, they cannot be compared like apples and oranges. Let’s dig in… Definition of Content Marketing. Confused yet?

Top of Funnel 132

Top of Funnel Paid Content Planning Paid Search Agency 132

ClickZ

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In this second installment of our series on the best channels, platforms, and strategies for success in ecommerce for 2023, we take a closer look at Meta’s impressive performance in digital advertising. I also discuss what makes it great for top-of-the-funnel brand awareness.

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Top of Funnel ROAS Digital Marketing Funnels Funnel Advertising 124

Single Grain

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The key to automating a consistent flow of qualified leads is setting up a quality marketing funnel. By guiding potential customers through a series of stages, from awareness to conversion, well-crafted marketing funnels can increase conversions, drive revenue and create loyal customers. Updated September 2023.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Paid Content AIDA 105

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2021

Over the last year, the pandemic forced many organizations to shift from in-person to all-virtual marketing events. Communication, flexibility, and personalization are three pillars of great virtual marketing events. What’s a Virtual Marketing Event? Virtual marketing events are constantly evolving.

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Planning Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels B2B Thought Leadership 319

Contently

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

” The question came from a strategy colleague when I was helping a brand staff its new content studio. We had just presented a list of different types of writers the company needed to hire, including copywriters, bloggers, editors, and social media creators. “I’m still selling, but it’s not an ad.”

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Copywriting Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Content Marketing 218

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Driven by a host of emerging technologies and an influx of new insights, b2b buyer behavior continues to evolve at breakneck speeds. Understandably, B2B marketers are hard-pressed to recalibrate their lead generation strategies in this ever-shifting landscape. The Top B2B Lead Generation Strategies.

Lead Ranking 279

Lead Ranking Lead Generation Paid Content Lead Scoring 279

Martech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Leveraging marketing data is key to continual optimization and driving growth. This article explains how feeding bottom-of-funnel analytics back into top-of-funnel activities boosts acquisition and reduces costs over time. Data flows throughout the growth loop so the bottom-of-funnel data (i.e.,

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Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Attribution 111

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 8, 2023

The digital landscape is a place where change is the only constant, where today’s winning strategy might be tomorrow’s old news. Not only does this make it hard to keep up as a user, but it’s especially challenging when you’re trying to master the art of social media marketing. Advertising.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) serve as metrics that measure team-wide performance — and are great for digital marketing teams. In fact, 65% of B2B marketers use KPIs to measure their content performance. If you’re not entirely sure what’s working and what’s not for your marketing team, add KPIs into your strategies.

Lead Ranking 207

Lead Ranking Paid Content Marketing Qualified Leads Cost per Acquisition 207

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

Although marketing has never been simple, one could argue that it has never been more complex than it is today. Platforms like social media and smartphones allow customers and brands to connect more than ever, while technology has turned marketing strategies upside down by making every decision data-driven.

Marketing Strategy 265

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Ad Building Marketing Management 265

Contently

JANUARY 8, 2020

The temptation with any “2020 marketing trends” content is to pack it with jargon and talk about the AI-powered revolution that’ll reinvent digital transformation across the enterprise. Instead, we focused on data and insights that you can easily use to create more effective content.

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Top of Funnel Tips Content Marketing Planning 160

Contently

MARCH 21, 2023

We all want to attribute value to the content we produce. How did the output contribute to the overall customer experience and journey? The ability to map sales back to content is a practice known as attribution, and it’s the black box of content marketing.

Top of Funnel 146

Top of Funnel Multi-Touch Attribution Paid Content Multi-Channel 146

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In a prospect’s path to become a customer, they often engage in a number of digital touchpoints—social media posts, paid advertisements, email promotions, blog posts, webinars, and eBooks to name a few. Enter: Marketing attribution. What is marketing attribution? 6 Types of Marketing Attribution Models.

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