DiscoverOrg
OCTOBER 27, 2016
As a newly hired sales rep, I began the way I did at every new company, spending the first several weeks typing furiously into a growing Excel spreadsheet. It wasn’t until after my own special brand of analysis, that I would begin full-on selling. I was always taught to plan my attack and then attack my plan. The plan comes first, and then the attack.
Avitage
OCTOBER 22, 2016
We used to say, “sell ahead of the RFP.” Then, for more than a decade we’ve been telling clients, “sell ahead of your competitive herd.” Now we’re telling them, “sell into the ‘hidden opportunity market’ ” As a result of recent client work, I’ve re-examined CEB’s Challenger Customer for clues on how to improve B2B sales practices, especially for sales content.
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Webbiquity
OCTOBER 25, 2016
Guest post by Tim Brown. I recently had the opportunity to speak to a couple classes of high school students, and used my time to dig into what and how they interact on the web and social media. I was trying to figure out what kinds of ads they responded well to on social media—but lo and behold, they’ve already grown a deep resistance to advertising.
ANNUITAS
OCTOBER 24, 2016
This year’s MarketingProfs B2B Forum 2016 is a whirl-wind of data, inspiration, marketing advice, how-to’s and more than a little fun. What makes an event a success from an attendee’s perspective? Is it the sessions you can attend (by attend I mean find a seat for), the activities you can engage in (morning mixers or yoga), the quality of content (first-rate speakers and presentations) or the accessibility of VIPs and speakers to further your education.
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Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 28, 2016
If you’ve been in marketing for more than a hot second, you’ve no doubt heard of the Buyer’s Journey. What you might not know is that this journey has dramatically changed in the last decade. 67% of the buyer’s journey is now digital. Today’s buyer is up to 90% of the way through their buying […]. The post Using Interactive Content to Capture Attention Early in the Buyer’s Journey appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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DiscoverOrg
OCTOBER 23, 2016
The idea of supercharging your sales is nothing new. We are all racing toward our quotas, wanting to find a better way to get a rolling start at the beginning of the quarter. Our payout depends on it. Even if you’re the three-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Sales, you still need a top-performing vehicle, or in this case, a serious set of tools, to help you close.
The Point
OCTOBER 25, 2016
We marketers may be many things, but few of us can be described as patient. We want results, and we want them now. And so when martech companies come along promising instant answers to all our marketing challenges, we’re all ears. We all want the quick fix, right? Wish it were that easy. Listen, marketing technology is great, and in the right circumstances can make a big difference.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 25, 2016
If you’re completely new to content marketing, developing your content marketing strategy can seem like a rather daunting and impossible task. You’ve likely read a lot of blogs and even books on how to create a successful content marketing program, and are probably feeling pretty confused about what you should do next. If you’re not […]. The post 6 Steps To Building An Effective Content Marketing Strategy appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
KoMarketing Associates
OCTOBER 27, 2016
While Remarketing Lists in Search Ads (RLSA) have been out for a while, it’s still a very powerful – yet underutilized – function in Google AdWords. By using RLSA for your AdWords accounts, you have the potential to increase the amount of high quality leads by increasing reach and frequency with users who have engaged on your site but did not convert.
Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service
Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.
Tony Zambito
OCTOBER 23, 2016
by Delwar Hossain. The primary course of conversation in the past few years for CMO’s and their marketing teams has centered around customer centricity, customer experience, and content marketing. For good reasons too. Customer behaviors have significantly shifted in the last decade impacting conventional thinking on the role of marketing and sales and their abilities to connect with customers.
ViewPoint
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Bad things happen to cake when ingredients are left out. Leave baking powder out and you end up with a flat, dense textured cake that may or may not be appetizing to your family. If you leave laws and a judicial system out of marketing and sales departments, you have a recipe for disaster. Laws include important elements such as an agreed upon lead definition, hand-off processes, metrics, and reporting.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Launching a B2B marketing campaign for the very first time or for a new market can be hard. You likely don’t have any past data to refer to, which makes it difficult to determine the right budget to allocate to a specific marketing activity or channel. So what can you do to get started? The […]. The post How To Create A Successful B2B Marketing Campaign Budget appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Tomorrow People
OCTOBER 25, 2016
We are in the age of the customer. Consumers are now far more in control of their relationships with businesses than ever before as digital has revolutionised how we interact with the world and each other.
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Biznology
OCTOBER 28, 2016
In a wide-ranging report, The Future of Video , Feng Li of London’s Cass Business School writes that “video is not simply an important part of the online experience. Increasingly, video is the internet.” But he goes on to note that “most consumption of online video remains very similar to watching TV via the internet.”. A type of video experience that is not like watching TV—and is new to most smart phone users— is “interactive” video.
ANNUITAS
OCTOBER 25, 2016
From time to time on the ANNUITAS blog we have the opportunity to sit down with those in the B2B Marketing and Sales industry and get their take on the market and trends that are happening in the space. We recently were able to sit down with Tanner Mezel of DSG Consulting and get his insights into the world of B2B Marketing and Sales. ANNUITAS: Tell us a bit about yourself and how DSG Consulting helps their clients?
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 25, 2016
It always starts with a logo. Typically, for me, that means something designed in PowerPoint. Also typically for me, that means losing many designer friends who, upon hearing of my preferred tool, promptly put a hex on my family for all eternity and stop talking to me. The things we do for side projects. But […]. The post How to Work in Marketing When You’re Bothered by Suck appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Onalytica B2B
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Whether you’re a social media addict compelled to share picturesque sunsets and Tumblr worthy salads, or you’re partial to the standard social media check during your daily commute, you’re bound to have noticed the rise in sponsored posts on anything from the latest teeth whitening set to the current protein shake fad or must-have fashion accessory.
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Hive9
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Enterprise marketing organizations employ a lot of people for different types of work. Scale allows you to hire highly specialized staff for grade-A outcomes. But if the sophisticated pieces of your marketing plan don’t all fit together, you won’t see the results you need.
ANNUITAS
OCTOBER 27, 2016
I just received the latest issue of ABM in Action (October 2016), a monthly eMagazine dedicated to Account-Based Marketing from the publishers of Demand Gen Report, and I had to comment on the lead article. Author Olivia LaBarre wrote on how Forrester Research Shows Gap Between ABM Implementation and Success in her analysis of a recent report from Forrester analyst Laura Ramos, Retro Yet Revolutionary: Demystifying Account-Based Marketing.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Traditional sales and marketing strategies have long focused on lead quantity by casting a wide net to capture as many leads as possible. The ability to attract a high volume of contacts during a lead generation campaign is usually prioritized over lead quality. “The more leads we have, the higher the chance that some of […]. The post Lead Quantity vs Lead Quality: Achieving a Balance appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Contently
OCTOBER 25, 2016
It feels like social media editors only have fun on Twitter and Facebook. Those platforms may be the go-to places for celebrities and “sexy” B2C brands—if Denny’s is ever going to be sexy, this is it—but when it comes to B2B marketing, LinkedIn has them beat. According to a new infographic from WebpageFX , 80 percent of B2B social media leads come from LinkedIn.
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One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.
Biznology
OCTOBER 24, 2016
I recently had the opportunity to speak at a Fairfield County, CT, AMA event. It was a lot of fun presenting Outside-In Marketing to local executives and students at UConn Stamford, which hosted the event. In the lively discussion that followed, the best question was about talent. “What kind of team do you need to create outside-in marketing content?
ANNUITAS
OCTOBER 27, 2016
I just received the latest issue of ABM in Action (October 2016), a monthly eMagazine dedicated to Account-Based Marketing from the publishers of Demand Gen Report, and I had to comment on the lead article. Author Olivia LaBarre wrote on how Forrester Research Shows Gap Between ABM Implementation and Success in her analysis of a recent report from Forrester analyst Laura Ramos, Retro Yet Revolutionary: Demystifying Account-Based Marketing.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 22, 2016
“Listen to your audience.” Few sayings have become more rote in the tech world than that. Unfortunately, it’s the saying — not the practice — that’s gone mainstream. For whatever reason, rather than listen to a few highly engaged individuals interacting with your content, marketers and startups and media companies everywhere act like the strongest […].
Contently
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Like most industries, the agency world is in an intense period of transition. As competition heats up from media and tech companies, and brands turn to in-house teams , agencies are being forced to evolve or die. That pressure has had detrimental effects on agency employees. According to a new study by Campaign US, the American offshoot of a British ad trade magazine, morale in the agency world has sunk to dramatic new lows.
Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital
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Customer Experience Matrix
OCTOBER 26, 2016
I'm working with MarTech Advisor on a survey to understand the state of customer data management. If you have five minutes or so, could you please fill it out? Link is here. And if possible, pass on to people in other companies who could also help. You'll get a copy of the final report and my gratitude.
ANNUITAS
OCTOBER 25, 2016
From time to time on the ANNUITAS blog we have the opportunity to sit down with those in the B2B Marketing and Sales industry and get their take on the market and trends that are happening in the space. We recently were able to sit down with Tanner Mezel of DSG Consulting and get his insights into the world of B2B Marketing and Sales. ANNUITAS: Tell us a bit about yourself and how DSG Consulting helps their clients?
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 27, 2016
By Hassaan Bey, Content Marketing Manager, Slope You can have all of the structure and organization in the world when it comes to your own creative process. None of that matters if you’re stuck in a complicated approval process. Before launching Slope, a workflow tool built for teams producing visual content, we started out as a […]. The post 5 Ways to Provide Better Feedback and Improve the Review & Approval Process appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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