markempa

DECEMBER 19, 2016

“With the rise of content marketing, a lot of businesses get stuck in the eBook rut,” saysLinda West ( @ misslindawest ), Director of Digital Marketing at Act-On Software , a rapidly growing company that makes a marketing automation Software as a Service (SaaS). A Shift in Customer Behavior in Content Marketing.

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Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. Gone are the days when gating all content to meet quarterly MQL KPIs was effective. But have we deviated too far from sustainable lead generation practices and become too reliant on pay-to-play databases to fuel outbound initiatives? Let’s explore.

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Parse.ly

JANUARY 28, 2021

Eighty-eight percent of your prospective customers are researching your company before they ever contact you, and they’re doing that through the content you put out online. joined up for a webinar to share their 2021 content strategies and how they set their teams up to hit their company goals. Table of Contents.

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Albacross

OCTOBER 16, 2018

You’re probably familiar with the concept of lead generation, but what is lead capture ? Lead capture simply refers to the act of capturing leads. If you’re looking at this term in the context of a CRM system, it could also allude to the process of saving lead information in your system.

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FunnelEnvy

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They are part of strategic SaaS marketing campaigns that understand the different stages of the sales funnel. Just like buyers, landing pages are not one-size-fits-all. This post explores landing pages in the context of the SaaS funnel buyer stages: Awareness, Activation/Purchase, and Expansion/Upsell.

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Martech

APRIL 22, 2024

See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am trained with MarTech content.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In today's business environment, sales teams are constantly seeking ways to boost efficiency and productivity. One tool that has transformed the sales process is sales automation. This article will discuss sales automation. It will explain how sales automation functions and the main features of an automated sales process.

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Martech

JANUARY 9, 2023

What factors are driving marketing automation platform use, and what capabilities do MAPs provide for B2B marketers? Our new report, “ B2B Marketing Automation Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide ” is now available for free download. Marketers double down by replacing MAPs.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Landing pages have a vital, singular purpose — encouraging visitors to begin the sales cycle with a brand. Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. And that content is a gateway to a possible sale. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing?

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Content Standard

AUGUST 31, 2021

As a brand marketer, you invest time, talent, and capital to create excellent content that engages audiences and drives revenue. Without the right call to action (CTA) strategy, however, that content loses the opportunity to perform as effectively as it could. These are frequently favored for newsletter sign-ups.

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Mailmunch

APRIL 26, 2021

When you consider that 80% of marketers have seen an increase in email engagement in the past year, it’s pretty clear that email marketing is a powerful tool that you can use to reach your audience. However, with a burgeoning content strategy eating away at your team’s time, it can be challenging to consider where email marketing fits.

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Oktopost

JUNE 4, 2024

You’ll find one element in every B2B marketing success story: a high-quality lead is a lead that has true potential to convert. Generating high-quality leads is what all your marketing efforts come down to, and a lead generation landing page is a pivotal moment in the journey down your sales funnel.

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Contently

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Contently Live: Built for and by content marketers. The same thing holds true for content marketing, which is why we launched The Content Strategist in the first place. We knew that if we wanted to build the best content marketing company out there, we’d have to be great content marketers ourselves.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 2, 2019

Measuring ROI from paid marketing for B2B is a critical problem a lot of marketers are trying to tackle. B2B marketing is not transactional, and that’s easy to forget. That lead to lots of top-of-funnel effort: views, impressions, clicks, etc. Track Every Dollar. So don’t stop at MQL.

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Valasys

APRIL 22, 2024

Lead Generation Techniques Lead generation is the foundation of any effective marketing strategy. Content marketing , social media campaigns, and SEO optimization are all utilized to attract potential customers and convert them into leads. Scraped data can reveal industry trends and competitor insights.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Ever wonder why everyone seems to be talking about their content marketing funnel? It’s not just an online marketing buzzword. Content marketing funnels are a powerful way to guide customers toward buying from you, without being too pushy or resorting to shady sales tactics.

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Modern B2B

JANUARY 10, 2024

Traditional reasons for gating Fortunately, the above example is unlikely – but it raises a valid point around the value exchange in marketing. As good as you feel your content might be, do your potential customers feel the same way? If you can’t offer that value, you should consider ungating your content.

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Onalytica B2B

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

There’s no denying that the attributes of a B2B buyer differ greatly from a B2C consumer’s. B2B buyer journeys are much longer and more complex with a higher average purchase price, compared to buyer journeys in B2C which tend to be much shorter, more impulsive and lower value purchases. Program Focus.

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Brandpoint

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

However, a poorly optimized website can be one of the biggest liabilities in your marketing practice. If you’re looking to boost your lead generation efforts, your website is one of the first places to start. Here are some common lead generation mistakes organizations make with their website and how you should fix them.

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Albacross

OCTOBER 16, 2018

You’re probably familiar with the concept of lead generation , but what is lead capture ? Lead capture simply refers to the act of capturing leads. If you’re looking at this term in the context of a CRM system , it could also allude to the process of saving lead information in your system.

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Contently

JULY 20, 2016

Brands produce a lot of content, and Contently is no exception. Much of it goes on this blog, but as any marketer worth their lead funnel knows, there’s a whole universe of downloadable content (like sales decks, PDFs, and case studies) that lives elsewhere. What is it?

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Hubspot

JUNE 4, 2019

Yes, marketers, we’re talking about landing pages. Those lovable lead drivers we optimize, tweak, update, and test. Whether you’re a blogger, social media marketer, or paid marketer -- you have a healthy relationship with the landing page. A squeeze page is one in which the goal is to capture the user’s email address.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 19, 2021

Landing pages have a vital, singular purpose — encouraging visitors to begin the sales cycle with a brand. Digital marketers invest in creating landing pages because of their higher conversion rates. And that content is a gateway to a possible sale. What is the Landing Page’s Importance in Digital Marketing?

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PureB2B

JULY 6, 2022

Both of which are tools used in conjunction with your marketing campaigns, meaning your day is mostly full of software management instead of strategic planning. The goal with most B2B marketers is to get their automation to a point of fluidity that it requires very little human input. Why Marketing Automation? Productivity.

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Inbox Insight

MARCH 27, 2018

There’s been a content explosion. A change in the landscape of B2B marketing that is affecting all of us. This post is based on our B2B Marketing Expo 2018 seminar. ? ?. According to the Content Marketing Institute 91% of B2B marketers use content marketing as a foundational piece of their strategy.

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NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

The recruitment efforts at higher education institutions are naturally and rightfully following the trends and best practices generally acknowledged by marketing and sales specialists across a wide assortment of various fields. The lead nurturing process itself is improved by leveraging marketing automation best practices.

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Valasys

JULY 26, 2021

An effective B2B marketing strategy focuses on generating quality leads, and building a strong pipeline will help you maintain a stable growth rate. B2B Leads are qualified prospects who may be approached and marketed by salespeople. It’s challenging to create high-quality leads that will convert into customers.

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NuSpark Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2013

A B2B Video Marketing Strategy Overview. That brings us to a discussion of video marketing for B2B. Depending on what you read, most research shows that white papers are still the most authoritative content asset, but video marketing continues to grow. Video and the Sales Funnel. Personality communication.

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NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Conversion optimization is the art and science of updating a website’s content, navigation, and technical aspects to increase engagement and inquiries (or “conversions”). Many B2B websites aren’t designed well for email capture for a specific product or service. Newsletter leads are good. With gates, you’ll capture leads.

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Lead Liaison

JULY 13, 2017

Marketing automation software is a necessary solution that all viable businesses should use. I’ve said many times that marketing automation is like CRM 20 years ago. Companies that are not using marketing automation risk losing ground to their competitors, who likely are using marketing automation.

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QuanticMind

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

SEM for B2B is a different space than consumer marketing. SEM for B2B (business-to-business companies) is a bit different than what marketers normally think about when they discuss search engine marketing. Specifically, many marketers consider SEM to primarily be a B2C (business-to-consumer) space.

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Stevens & Tate

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Inbound marketing is a strategy that focuses on attracting customers using valuable content instead of traditional advertising methods (such as cold calling). Successful inbound marketing solutions help make your company easier to find online and nurture potential leads through the buyer’s journey.

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Brandpoint

JUNE 1, 2018

But you can’t get a customer without capturing them as a lead first. Demand generation and lead generation are marketing activities that help with this process. In this post, we’ll describe the difference between demand and lead generation, and what kind of content to create for each.

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SnapApp

APRIL 4, 2018

Demonstrating the value of any marketing campaign is challenging. In fact, 43% of companies list it as the biggest marketing challenge: . . This is amplified in the B2B marketing arena where longer sales cycles and multiple touchpoints across a range of different channels make KPI selection and attribution much more complex. .

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ClickZ

OCTOBER 20, 2020

30-second summary: Automation can assist in marketing tactics, eliminating the need to carry out repetitive marketing duties that detract from more important endeavors such as capturing leads and nurturing client relationships. Automation software can assist in narrowing down your target audience.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 19, 2011

This is a guest post by Paul Mosenson, President and Founder of NuSpark Marketing, www.nusparkmarketing.com , a B2B Marketing firm. Much has been discussed about the importance of aligning sales and marketing with regard to marketing automation and lead management processes. Get the role confusion?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 3, 2017

Author: Cassidy Milder It’s been an interesting past few years for email marketing. From those who (loudly) declared email dead , to those who were ready to defend it with their dying breath, email has certainly opened up divisions between marketers. The Best Things in Life Take Time to Develop; Your Database Is No Different.

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