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. This knowledge forms the foundation of your digital marketing efforts.

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Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 97

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The digital era has led to changes in the way brands market their products and services. Buyer intent comes down to understanding what makes an excellent lead for your business. To attract ideal leads to your business, you must place your customer’s needs, wants, and interests at the center of your sales and marketing campaigns.

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Buyer Intent Intent Work Management Marketing Management 350

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.

Top of Funnel 358

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 358

Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

Designing a lead scoring model seems like a complex proposition. There are clear steps you need to take to build and implement a lead scoring model: Assemble your cross-functional squad As we mentioned earlier, lead scoring is a team sport. In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. So let’s break it down.

Lead Ranking 194

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 194

Webbiquity

MARCH 10, 2022

To move prospects through the sales funnel, client success stories and user-generated content can go a long way. 76% of all B2B websites include a blog, and B2B marketers who have blogs get 67% more leads than those who don’t. From there, you can successfully retain an organic brand image.

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Spending Brand Identity Branding Top of Funnel 331

Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

B2B marketing has become overly focused on measurement and attribution, appearing and claiming to be more science than art. Investors, boards and leadership expect marketing growth to be measurable, predictable and projectable. But the truth is that marketing is not a hard science. Now, marketing needs to show ROI quickly.

Lead Gen 135

Lead Gen Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing 135

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

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Business owners and marketers have had to quickly and repeatedly adapt their strategies , redefine how they do branding , and adjust their infrastructure in these unprecedented times. Among the aspects proving to be particularly challenging is content marketing. Content drought and lower ROI in the world of B2B marketing post-COVID.

Top of Funnel 261

Top of Funnel ROI Marketing Automation Services Work Management 261

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

A lot of social marketers ask, does our brand really need to be on LinkedIn? LinkedIn is unlike its social competitors in that it’s widely regarded as a professional social network, the largest B2B marketing platform in the world and the number one platform for lead generation. Boost organic reach and engagement via paid.

Paid Content 99

Paid Content Linkedin Social Media Top of Funnel 99

Zoominfo

APRIL 12, 2021

How do you scale your marketing strategy to enterprise-level and keep leads flowing into your funnel? At the enterprise level, with 1000-plus employees and more than $1 billion in annual revenue, massive growth drives the organization. What Is an Enterprise Marketing Strategy? Personalize at scale.

Enterprise Management 189

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 189

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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Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles Efficiency Marketing Automation 165

Strategic-IC

MAY 18, 2021

B2B Marketing has changed - forever. The B2B buyer is savvy, informed, digitally native, educated, hard to reach, part of a wider buying committee, etc. Fortunately, Account-based Marketing can help address this targeting and communication challenge. The impact of Account-based Marketing is being felt throughout organizations.

Account Based Marketing 62

Account Based Marketing ABM Organization Top of Funnel 62

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 218

Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In an age where the allure of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the attention of so many of us in the B2B marketing industry, the essence of authentic human connection in storytelling is more important than ever. “81% of marketers think content writers jobs are at risk because of AI.

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B 110

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. In fact, the organizations in the top quartile of performance using personalized communications will generate over $1.7-$3

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Personalization Top of Funnel Business Enterprise Management 217

Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Account Based Marketing 116

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Marketing leaders across industries are wondering: How much of my marketing budget should be allocated to SEO, and what can we expect to get out of it? When you’re driving organic traffic around terms that matter to your business, that means you are putting your brand in front of relevant and interested people.

Lead Scoring 133

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking SEO Multi-Touch Attribution 133

FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is one of the top goals for B2B marketers. Like a rising tide, when CRO goes up, it can influence other metrics and lead to higher revenue per visitor and more customers. Helping simplify the overwhelm is where Funnel Envy can help. Organic search is most likely job 1. Where to start?

Lead Generation 123

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Generation Ideal Customer Profiles 123

Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. However, you need to freshen up your strategy to account for the needs and expectations of buyers in the current digital environment.

Demand Generation Agencies 62

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 62

Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. Today, digital platforms and data enrichment strategies are the status quo, reshaping how we identify, engage and nurture potential customers we’d like to have. As I often say, a true lead demonstrates intent to discover or purchase your product — yes, it’s that simple.

Lead Ranking 109

Lead Ranking Lead Gen Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 109

Martech

MAY 1, 2024

Rapidly advancing generative AI models promise to help scale marketing and sales functions by automating customer conversations. Are brands willing to trust digital assistants to take over the reigns for part of the customer journey? As a result, the company improved customer engagement leading to revenue growth.

Marketing AI 88

Marketing AI Conversion Top of Funnel Eloqua 88

Oktopost

MAY 20, 2024

Marketing professionals are always deep in discussion about the most effective strategies, measurements, and tactics for success. Each campaign prompts important questions: Are we aiming to create demand, or is it about gathering leads? Many great posts don’t lead directly to website visits. Why measure engagement metrics?

Social Media 80

Social Media Media Allocation Digital Asset Management 80

B2B Digital Marketer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Five things every B2B marketing funnel needs to have. By analyzing your B2B sales funnel , you will not only be able to generate more sales, but it also enables you to improve your sales processes, which will enable you to understand your customers better. Depending on the business, a sales funnel can have three or more stages.

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Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Digital Marketing Funnels 98

Contently

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For example, B2B content marketing may require more touch points throughout the buying journey, in part because the sales process can take months (or even years), and multiple leaders are usually involved in the decision. Not every piece of content is meant to drive a sale or even generate a lead. Email: Open rate, click-through rate.

Storytelling 190

Storytelling Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Conversion 190

Oktopost

APRIL 29, 2024

Social media channels provide organizations with a communication channel they can participate in directly. Doing this helps to drive your leads that you are in contact with further down the funnel. Forrester research shows that 85% of organizations using intent data report substantial business benefits.

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Intent Data Social Media Intent Lead Ranking 62

Only B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Over a long time, the sales and marketing operations in B2B organizations were thought to be discrete. According to estimates, imbalance between these two roles costs organizations more than a trillion dollars each year. According to statistics, connecting sales and marketing teams boosts sales win rates by 38%.

Marketing Qualified Leads 118

Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 118

Scoop.it

JULY 7, 2020

From marketing efforts to employee advocacy and hiring, content curation is a company’s superpower across the board. In this guide, you’ll learn how well-organized curated content benefits your business, the structure that works best, and some ways you can achieve it with Scoop.it. Why organizing your curated content is essential.

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Curation Top of Funnel Organization Marketing Analytics Tools 89

Content Standard

APRIL 16, 2024

With organic search re-emerging as a cornerstone strategy for CMOs, top brands are harnessing AI to accelerate their search engine optimization (SEO) efforts and bring more efficiency to a traditionally cumbersome and resource-intensive practice. What’s driving the renewed focus on organic search?

Marketing AI 99

Marketing AI SEO Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 99

Scoop.it

APRIL 11, 2024

These digital sessions can be pre-recorded messages or live events broadcast to educate a specific audience. Current trends indicate marketers rate webinars as an effective channel for brands to connect with a target audience. In addition, 99% of marketers cite webinars as key to their plans.

Webinar Metrics 86

Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 86

Trade Press Services

MAY 13, 2024

B2B video marketing is a staple for today’s businesses with more than 90 percent of companies leveraging the medium to reach target audiences. According to Wyzowl’s Video Marketing Report , individuals watch an average of 17 hours of video content each week.

Video Marketing 87

Video Marketing B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Work Management 87

Martech

MARCH 2, 2023

Boards and the C-suite expect CMOs to lead the way to profitable growth in 2023 despite various macroeconomic pressures manifesting into the “ triple squeeze ,” making everything more expensive. What is marketing mix modeling? or “How will a 10% change to upper-funnel media impact bookings?”

Marketing Mix 98

Marketing Mix Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking Planning 98

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

B2B Video Is Bringing in Customers [Report] 91 percent of B2B marketers have said that their organization has used video in marketing efforts, with 90 percent noting that video has helped increase traffic, while 71 percent of B2B brands have used videos created especially for social media, with 70 percent having utilized explainer videos — three of (..)

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B2B Marketing Search Marketing B2B Google 110

chiefmartech

JANUARY 2, 2020

To kick off 2020, I’m excited to share one of the first entries into The Stackies 2020: Marketing Stack Awards from Nexthink , an enterprise platform that help IT departments deliver great digital employee experiences. They span sales and marketing functions, roughly from left to right. That’s pretty epic.

Organization 77

Organization Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management 77

SalesGrape

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Telemarketing vs. Digital Marketing: Which Drives Better B2B Leads? In today’s competitive business landscape, generating high-quality leads is crucial for the success of any B2B company. The Evolution of Lead Generation Lead generation has come a long way over the years.

Telemarketing 87

Telemarketing Paid Content Sales Qualified Leads B2B Marketing 87

Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

Yet, 69% of business leaders believe social media data and insights are currently underutilized at their organization. How do you ensure your social media reporting is contextual to your organization’s overall objectives? They need to be aligned to the broader marketing efforts and org-wide business goals.

Marketing Analytics Tools 137

Marketing Analytics Tools Social Media Top of Funnel Analytics 137

Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

B2B buyers are typically seeking long-term, scalable business solutions for their organization. Unlike most B2C transactions, when a B2B buyer begins the customer journey, they aren’t just representing themselves but a whole suite of decision-makers within their organization. First-party data is the cornerstone of B2B marketing.

B2B 128

B2B Customer Satisfaction Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 128

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

B2B CRM Users Are Highly Focused on Nurturing Leads and Customers 33 percent of B2B sales and marketing professionals have focused their customer relationship management (CRM) usage on the customer service, up-selling and cross-selling portion of the buyer journey over the past 5 years, closely followed by 32 percent who have targeted mid-funnel lead-generation (..)

Marketing Analytics Tools 116

Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing AI Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 116