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How B2B Content Marketing Has Changed and What To Do Next [Research]

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But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. Faced with marketing budgets cuts, CMOs planned to spend less on live events (obviously) and online advertising, and relatively more on content marketing and online self-service. Familiarity breeds intent. Conclusion.

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New B2B Persona Research From Salesforce and LinkedIn Study

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What motivated you or inspired you to do this research? What surprised you most as you analyzed the data from this research, and why? If we took away our marketing and our advertising, would our customers miss it? Advertising professionals are some of the least trusted. The B2B Persona project from Mathew Sweezey.

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How to Capture Buyer Intent in B2B Marketing

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Individual users and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on the internet as a research portal. Source: Pew Research. By learning everything you can about your current audience, you’ll better understand who you should target in campaigns and how likely your prospects and leads will make it through the sales funnel.

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Sales Qualified Lead vs Sales Accepted Lead: Distinguishing Sales-Ready Leads from Potential Sales Leads  

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Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Understanding the Stages: MQLs, SALs, and SQLs Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) and Sales Accepted Leads (SALs) might sound similar , understanding the distinctions between these lead types is crucial to boosting up your marketing funnel.

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How Content Marketing Directly Improves Sales

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While some invest a tremendous amount of money in traditional advertising channels, many use the power of content instead. The B2B buyer has been evolving for some time, choosing to investigate and research on their own before ever initiating contact with sales. Do Your Research. Then comes the research. workforce.

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Lead Generation vs Lead Qualification: The Dynamic Duo of Sales Success

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However, lead generation and lead qualification are often used interchangeably- they represent distinct yet interconnected stages within the marketing and sales funnel. Gartner research from 2023 suggests that only 25% of leads are qualified , signifying the importance of effective lead qualification processes to maximize ROI.

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Five Tips for Creating Landing Pages That Convert

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To maximize the return on your paid advertising campaign spend, you’ll need a properly structured and optimized landing page. Someone who just discovered your ad and clicked on it might not be pulling the trigger just yet—they might be just getting started with their research! Client Testimonials. Context is important.