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Goal-Directed Marketing: How Marketers Can Help Buyers Achieve Their Goals

Tony Zambito

Various studies have shown buyers continue to find as much as 60-to-75% of content to be non-relevant. In one study, SiriusDecisions found 60-to-70% of B2B content produced goes unused. Additionally, the effectiveness of B2B content marketing is dropping. Goal-Directed Marketing™ Connects On A Personal Level.

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Nine Benefits of Using Social Proof in Marketing

Webbiquity

With social proof, prospective customers get an in-depth look at a product or service without wading through direct marketing or sales-focused copy. But before diving into the advantages it has for marketers who embrace social proof best practices , here’s a closer look at exactly what social proof is and how it works.

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Study Confirms Importance Of Qualitative Research To Success With Buyer Personas

Tony Zambito

A recent survey conducted by Cintell*, entitled 2016 Benchmark Study On Understanding B2B Buyers , indicates that high performing organizations utilized qualitative research for their buyer personas. The study focused entirely on the use of buyer personas for understanding B2B buyers. Analysis by Yamini Ahluwalia.

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10 Tough Questions to Evaluate Your Target Account List

The Point

In a far-gone era, when demand generation was “direct marketing,” it was often said that for any campaign to be successful, the list was paramount. Fast-forward 20 years to a world of Account-Based Marketing (ABM) , and little has changed. Do you have competitive insights or case studies for this account?

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Is Video the Future of Direct Marketing?

Content Standard

It’s a move that brings two blaring questions into focus: Will they be successful and, more importantly, is this the future of direct marketing? Video continues to be a powerful tool for marketers today. The post Is Video the Future of Direct Marketing? So, Do They Mix? Enjoy this story?

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Appointment Setting Case Study

Valasys

Create a comprehensive database that includes data from both re-contact and direct marketing activity. Focus on the primary target market which are SMEs that are within predetermined sectors and geographical areas. Some of which are: Based on a pre-agreed criteria, a target number of assessor appointments need to be generated.

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How Small Gifts Can Create Big Marketing Wins

Zoominfo

A 2018 study by the University of Zurich found that even a small gift from a sales representative makes customers much more likely to make a purchase. In the study, reps gave customers six tubes of toothpaste — a trivial offering. For our demand generation team, it’s all about marketing at scale (one-to-many). The results?