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How Planful uses customer intent to speed up the B2B buying cycle 

Martech

Tonkin needed more reviews in more places, but he also wanted to streamline Planful’s marketing strategy to focus on in-market buyers — the people who had done their research and were close to making a purchase. I probably buy the most technology out of any buyer here at Planful. A marketing-driven pipeline that works.

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The Next-Generation SiriusDecisions Demand Waterfall: A Framework to Prioritize In-Market Buyers

6sense

While this audience consumes 90% of a marketer’s budget, time, and effort – and also plays a significant role in a buying decision – their anonymity makes it difficult to take advantage of the data and analytics that can inform marketing and sales strategy in a more comprehensive, efficient and cost effective way.

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Marketers Focus on Buyer Intent Data as Privacy Undermines Targeting

6sense

Gartner found prospects spend 50% of their time getting information from third-party sources, and sales teams can use buyer intent signals to learn about that activity and act on it. Here’s what four industry leaders from the aforementioned companies have to say about taking advantage of B2B marketing opportunities.

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Enhancing Your B2B Buyers’ Journey 

PureB2B

Buyers now navigate much of their journey solo, with almost half of them taking at least three months to conduct self-guided research into new vendors before reaching out to a sales rep. To be successful in this new normal, B2B vendors must cater to the modern needs of their buyers to facilitate a journey that’s as smooth as possible.

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B2B Marketers: The Intent Data Trend is Here to Stay

TrustRadius Marketing

Even before the pandemic, 68% of B2B buyers preferred to research online independently , according to Forrester. Successful businesses use intent data to reach some of the highest-quality in-market buyers available, while slower-moving companies will miss key revenue-driving opportunities. .

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ABM Trends: The Convergence of Demand Generation and Account-Based Marketing

TrustRadius Marketing

Research from Demand Gen Report shows that almost 60% of B2B marketers are already blending ABM and demand gen initiatives. Bringing actionable, ready-to-convert buyers to sales teams will speed up the sales cycle and improve close rates.

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Our Take on 3 B2B Marketing Predictions for the New Year

Anteriad

There are emerging tools that support content generation—allowing marketers to create more content, oftentimes at low cost. These tools can synthesize tons of information and turn it into unique content. Personalization is a hot topic in B2B marketing. By working with Anteriad, Lenovo saw a 20% increase in leads and 32x ROI.