ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Also not surprising, nearly every facet of the Salesforce portfolio received an injection of GenAI – with the Marketing Cloud platform perhaps receiving the most generous dose. Common AI Use Cases Made Safer in Marketing Cloud Salesforce previously announced that its Marketing Cloud would support generative AI use cases.

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter , Content & Context, to receive more insights and updates on the content marketing world from Skyword CEO, Andrew C. Imagine every piece of content across their digital journey has to be tailored for at least six different audience personas that the technology is programmed to recognize.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2022

B2B marketers spend a great deal of time, effort, and money on top-of-funnel activities to drive website traffic. This is especially true for B2B vendors, as the buyer’s journey is often complex — one purchase can be months in the making and require input from multiple decision-makers. You Know What Marketing Strategies to Use.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2020

B2B data is enterprise-focused information used to improve sales and marketing campaigns. Fit data helps marketers score and segment prospects into personas suitable to be in your customer base. Accuracy: Generally speaking, the closer a vendor is to the data source — the more accurate the data will be. What is B2B Data?

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Drift considers itself a pioneer in “Conversational Marketing,” but it recently has begun to pivot its positioning, now referring to itself as a “Buyer Engagement Platform”. ANNUITAS can cite very few organizations at this level of go-to-market maturity.) This is a smart move for Drift.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Build a comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategy that combines careful research with tailored messaging that hits on the right buyer pain points. What you’ll learn: What is a go-to-market strategy? Why is a go-to-market strategy important? A go-to-market strategy is a step-by-step plan for introducing a new product to buyers.

Work Management 119

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 119

SmartBug Media

MAY 30, 2023

Conversion rate optimization (CRO) can be one of the biggest challenges marketers face; after all, high volumes of traffic don’t pay the bills. Many marketers truly believe they’re doing everything right when it comes to providing an optimal conversion journey for their visitors. And although it’s great to rank No.

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Martech

MARCH 14, 2023

As marketers explore this generative AI tool without restriction, CMOs must assess its impact along three key functions: content production, ideation and market research. Assessing ChatGPTs impact on key marketing functions 1. Dig deeper: Does ChatGPT pose an existential threat to marketers?

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Tomorrow People

JANUARY 8, 2021

How many of them are interested in features and tech specs, and how many are more interested in what it enables them to do? It’s a hugely important consideration when putting together a go to market (GTM) strategy. Customers: Who are your target personas? How this is done: persona research. What do your buyers care about?

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Marketing Analytics Tools Peer-to-peer Cross-Selling Paid Search Agency 156

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Instead of planning for 2018 when you’re already starting it in January, the most prepared B2B marketers already have priorities identified and plans for execution come January 1. We reached out to B2B marketers across different industries and asked them the following question: What are B2B marketers prioritizing in their 2018 budget?

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DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? Comparing vendors on a third-party review website. This is something not typically provided by vendors—you would get this from your internal tech stack.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

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Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Analytics Tools Work Management 147

DiscoverOrg

APRIL 20, 2017

Revenue growth is only possible with a solid understanding of our prospects – and no one knows that better than B2B marketers. When it comes measuring the health of our prospect data, we’re used to showing raw growth in the number of contacts and accounts, or a coverage percentage for target accounts or personas.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A trigger event is an occurrence that promotes buyer awareness of the possibility for change or the need for what a vendor provides. Market volatility, environmental or economic adversity, and reputation concerns are all possible trigger events. It’s not enough to just study a company by looking at its features.

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Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Marketing Automation Services Work Management 253

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisions is what marketing is all about ! It is a top tactic.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Audience Explorer tool we’ve been using for the past 3 weeks is a no-cost, interactive search tool for B2B content marketers to discover real-time consumption insights on custom audiences. Audience Explorer is NetLine’s approach at helping Content Marketers just like us. Do you have a clear target persona?

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Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Content Marketing Management 195

Biznology

APRIL 10, 2017

As this conversational model of human-computer interface takes hold, we’ll need to rethink how we use video in marketing. Video content marketing today. Video and account-based marketing. If you’re in B2B marketing, you’re probably also into account-based marketing. Source: Vidyard.

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Circle Studio

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As we approach the end of 2021, it’s time to look at key 2022 B2B marketing trends that will emerge in the year ahead. As we have seen in previous years, 2022 will reflect the ongoing evolution of many B2B marketing trends. Additionally, B2C marketing’s influence on the B2B world will continue to be significant.

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ClickDimensions

MARCH 14, 2023

Used across both their marketing and sales teams, supporting business growth and scale, which is especially important for SMB (small-to-mid sized) manufacturing businesses. One of these technologies is Marketing Automation. Page Contents What is Marketing Automation? How can manufacturers use Marketing Automation?

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Marketing Interactions

AUGUST 15, 2022

By gathering and applying in-depth buyer intelligence with buyer personas, you can mitigate non-consensus due to differing objectives that stall deals and escalate regret. Gartner’s approach to the issue of conflicting objectives is to recommend forgetting personas and focusing on what they call Enterprise Technology Adoption (ETA) profiles.

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Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 15, 2015

Marketo held its annual Marketing Nation Summit this week, hosting 4,000+ clients and partners. As usual for me, I spent much of conference prowling the exhibit hall checking out old and new vendors. Many of those conversations started with the large number of vendors now in the space and how many would ultimately survive.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Marketo Marketing Automation 120

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the Web each week. A recent study suggests B2B buyers rely most on product demos and vendor websites. 4 Tips for Using Personas in Account-Based Marketing. Thanks, Jozi Hall.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Build a comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategy that combines careful research with tailored messaging that hits on the right buyer pain points. See how it works What is a go-to-market strategy? A go-to-market strategy is a step-by-step plan for introducing a new product to buyers. Why is a go-to-market strategy important?

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Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 72

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Whether you’re launching a channel to scale more efficiently, tap into new markets, or meet customer needs, this guide can help. In channel sales, companies (here we’ll call them vendors) sell through intermediaries. Distributors buy directly from the businesses, then market and sell to customers in their operating regions.

Enterprise Management 111

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Leadspace

AUGUST 16, 2023

A persona refers to a representation of a user or buyer segment that is created to better understand and design for the needs, behaviors, and preferences of that group. Persona creation is common in fields like marketing, user experience (UX) design, and customer service. Often job titles are incorrect and not up to date.

Lead Ranking 62

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Tomorrow People

JUNE 7, 2021

An examination of the key characteristics of product-led growth, and how it differs from traditional marketing or sales-led strategies. PLG is changing how organizations approach their product launches and expansion campaigns, impacting the role of marketing and sales in the process. growth for the broader SaaS market.

Enterprise Management 156

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Sword and the Script | B2B

JULY 20, 2021

Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make a splash in their respective markets. B2B tech companies are on the right track by investing in their marketing at launch, but in order for that marketing to be effective, they need to build a full content funnel for each stage of the buyer’s journey.

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Paid Search Agency Paid Content B2B Marketing Companies 113

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Since it promotes an integrated approach to selling, sales enablement involves both marketing and sales teams. Here are five tactics your B2B marketing team needs to master to empower sales people to close deals faster. Sellers and marketers have to collaborate to develop this consistency in product messaging.

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Marketing Interactions

JANUARY 25, 2022

The beginning of the year is an appropriate time to take a stand about the payoffs of commitment in B2B marketing strategies. Company objectives shift due to market fluctuations, board consensus, or the CEO’s new hyper interest. Regulation’s shift, opening a new market. Almost like you’re starting from scratch.

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B2B Marketing B2B Budget Programs Marketing & Strategy 69

DealSignal

MAY 15, 2023

If you’re actively trying to grow your email list or ramp up email marketing campaigns, you’ve probably become familiar with email validation software vendors, such as Zerobounce or DeBounce. We tested out a few email validation software vendors and have shared the results with you here. How Does DealSignal Do It?

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Work Management Marketing Management Validation Software 98

PureB2B

MAY 19, 2022

Using LinkedIn for lead generation has become a staple of B2B marketing. Most B2B marketers have a run-of-the-mill approach to building a professional-looking profile and sharing branded content, waiting patiently for clicks which rarely (if ever) become leads. It’s kind of a no-brainer, right? who sign in regularly.

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Lead Generation Linkedin Tactics Sales Qualified Leads 62

SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

B2B buyers may spend months assessing an issue, researching solutions, and evaluating possible service providers before deciding on a vendor that fits their needs. Consequently, B2B marketing and sales strategies must be carefully divided into measurable, manageable, and quantifiable segments that span several months.

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Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

Martech

JULY 7, 2022

This 4-part series presents a framework that helps rationalize the roles and responsibilities modern marketing operations leaders are taking on. Two years ago, marketing technology pioneer and chiefmartec.com editor Scott Brinker outlined the four key responsibilities of marketing technologists, summarized here.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

To discover the best place to launch an AI app, Prakash Kota, senior vice president and CIO at Autodesk , started by defining use cases and user personas: “We have an engineering persona, employee persona, and a sales persona, and we’re talking about the outcomes we want to achieve with those,” he said.

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Work Management Marketing Management Ad Building Ethics 122

PureB2B

JUNE 9, 2022

Demand generation marketing is often measured by the amount of revenue you can influence over a set period of time, or as most marketers call it, lead generation. However, as you look to incorporate this solution into your marketing campaign rotation, it’s important to keep an eye out for some of the more successful best practices.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Data Driving Personalization and Account-Based Marketing While Protecting Buyer Privacy. In this new world where 42% of buyers become “annoyed” by non-personalized content, adoption of account-based targeting strategies and innovative marketing technology solutions is growing rapidly in marketing organizations.

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NetLine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

But Marketers know that B2B lead generation is more complicated than this. Today, Sales teams don’t just want leads from targeted accounts and market segments from their B2B demand generation colleagues — they want to be armed with actionable and activation ready insights. . Introducing NetLine B2B Buyer-Level Intent Discovery .

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