SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For marketers—especially those in B2B and/or who have a long sales cycle— campaign attribution is critical to understanding which channels are winners and which are dead weight. Without knowing which of your campaigns are driving sales, you don’t know which marketing channels you should be adding budget to or subtracting budget from.

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Digital B2B Marketing

APRIL 2, 2013

No one makes a million dollar decision based on one white paper, one email or one Google search. The buying process may take 12 to 18 months. It is called a complex sale for a reason, but B2B marketers keep trying to fit it into a simplistic measurement framework: where did we get that lead?

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B2B Marketing Analytics

APRIL 3, 2022

Needless to say, marketing attribution is among the elite group of B2B marketing metrics that every data-driven marketing leader likes to track and is widely used across most innovative marketing analytics organizations. This is exactly where most of the marketing teams end up dropping the ball.

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B2B Marketing Directions

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The explosion of available data about customers and prospects and the expanding capabilities of marketing and analytics technologies have made some aspects of marketing easier than ever to measure. At the same time, however, measuring the impact of marketing on major business financial outcomes remains a difficult task.

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ClickZ

MAY 25, 2023

Some marketers say ChatGPT and its cousin, DALL-E for generating images will create content faster and more accurately than human creators. ChatGPT: finally, a tool just for copywriters… Every other marketing function has tools to help them succeed. This is a fine point that many marketers don’t understand.

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B2B Marketing Analytics

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As the importance of marketing analytics continues to grow, the number of metrics that are available for marketing teams to track is growing exponentially as well. Goals are the key drivers to ensure that marketing organizations put together aggressive plans for driving such engagements.

Marketing Attribution 66

Marketing Attribution Multi-Touch Attribution Analytics Allocation 66

markempa

DECEMBER 19, 2016

With eBooks and white papers, you can see that someone downloads the asset, but you lose visibility on how engaged they really are. Inbound (Marketing) Isn’t Enough ” is an example of a top-of-the-funnel video. “ Rethink Marketing Automation ” is an example of a mid-funnel video.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Video Marketing B2B Marketing 120

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 7, 2017

Organic search also came in a close second for lead generation, trailing only email (70 percent versus 73 percent, respectively). B2B SEOs and marketers in general must be able to demonstrate how their specific tactics with SEO impact broader business objectives. Percentage of traffic from organic search.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 31, 2019

As with content creation, promotion should be an ongoing process. Content advertising, an important part of the marketing mix, combines content marketing and PPC campaigns. Here are a few actionable content advertising tactics for amplifying your PPC and content marketing results: 1. Conclusion.

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Valasys

OCTOBER 15, 2020

On September 25th, 2020, LinkedIn proclaimed an update to its Marketing Partner Program, which will facilitate the businesses to find the right experts to assist them with each element of their LinkedIn marketing and growth process. Page Management. Campaign Management. Lead Generation. Reporting & ROI.

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The Lead Agency

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

As it is more engaging, it keeps visitors on a web page for much longer and generates more conversions and click-throughs. While these tactics are often used in the B2C landscape, B2B marketers should take note. Content marketing has been and will continue to be, an effective way to engage buyers.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Traditional marketing techniques continue to be (and always will be) a big part of the marketing mix. Create one that equates to leads, sales pipeline and new customer sales revenue. Director of Global Inside Sales and Demand Generation for SAP. . The Landing Page is informative. Photo Source.

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Demand Generation Agencies Landing Pages Buying Cycle Demand Generation 100

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 29, 2015

As I reviewed Salesforce 2015 State of Marketing report, I was encouraged to read that even though search engine marketing took a backseat to more “popular” programs such as social media and mobile marketing, it is still considered a highly valuable and effective component of the marketing mix. At what cost?

Adwords 120

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Valasys

APRIL 10, 2020

The term personalization in account-based marketing means not just identifying and targeting the accounts of high-value, but also deploying account-based data and technology as key account-based solutions to help companies attract engage and convert prospects and then analyze their performances by competitive benchmarking.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing & Strategy Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 52

NetLine

APRIL 19, 2019

After the bustle of setting up for B2BMX in Arizona, we were excited to see the smiling, familiar face of our marketer pal and client Jason Hinojosa, Account Based Marketing Manager at Icertis. Recent advancements in technology have led to a huge shift in how organizations manage their contracts.

Paid Content 45

Paid Content Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency Account Based Marketing 45

ViewPoint

MAY 30, 2012

Working with a wide variety of clients from tech firms to sports properties and lifestyle brands, Andrew has crafted successful campaigns built around white papers, event-based advertising and sales training materials for clients such as Major League Baseball, Canon, DuPont, SAP, Business Objects, Oracle and many others.

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Differentiation Tips Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services 120

NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

As a technology marketer targeting CIOs, you’re likely aware that roadblocks stand in the way of communicating with them. Despite the challenge, your sales and leadership team continually ask you to produce qualified leads. Also, recognize you need to nurture the leads you generate at the event. Here’s some food for thought. [v]

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EMagine B2B Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

As I’ve watched the definition of the ambiguous word “marketing” evolve over the years I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on what the word actually means (currently). Brand, positioning, messaging, image, targeting, lead generation, events, digital, public relations, nurturing … (need I go on?). Permission Marketing.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Paid Search Agency Work Management Sales Qualified Leads 52

EMagine B2B Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

As I’ve watched the definition of the ambiguous word “marketing” evolve over the years I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on what the word actually means (currently). Brand, positioning, messaging, image, targeting, lead generation, events, digital, public relations, nurturing … (need I go on?). Permission Marketing.

Account Based Marketing 48

Account Based Marketing Paid Search Agency Work Management Marketing & Strategy 48

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In this post, I will offer a preview of the thoughts I will deliver during the Focus Interactive Summit on Progressive B2B Marketing. Here is a copy of the presentation Confessions of a B2B Marketer as well. So what happened in B2B Marketing? Well we need to focus on wringing out every lead and every deal from our funnels.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

In social media content is not necessarily about creating white papers or videos. Context: this is important because some traditional marketing assets like white papers or product demos do not perform very well in social media. It can include 140 character tweets, photos, brief product updates or FAQs.

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 26, 2014

While I’ve based my presentation for MarketingProfs on the performance of SEO-related content marketing assets specifically, there is a much greater range of SEO-related benchmarks B2B marketers should consider. Measure this in comparison to other online marketing channels to determine quality of traffic from organic search.

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Marketing Analytics Tools SEO Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Content marketing is a great way to do so: When you generate informative, useful, and interesting content for your audience, you can also directly or indirectly sell your products or services to them. Illustrations and photos also saw the biggest jump in content marketing tactic usage, from 69% last year to 76% this year.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The majority of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) consider customer engagement as their top priority according to a recent study done by Forbes Insights and George P. The New Rules of Engagement: CMOs Rethink Their Marketing Mix is based on a survey of 314 marketing executives at companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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Webcast Lead Generation Webinar Metrics ROI 120

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

As user-generated content becomes a greater part of professional workflow, it is important for B2B marketers to understand not only where their customers are interacting, but also their motivations when they are consuming or participating in these communities. The study included 5-waves with over 3,000 professionals on Toolbox.com.

Social Media 100

Social Media Peer-to-peer Social Marketing B2B Marketing 100

SnapApp

JANUARY 10, 2016

Consider incorporating one of the following 5 content types into your marketing mix this year. You’ll see improved lead conversion, faster lead qualification, and better profile data to fuel all your marketing programs. . The modern B2B buyer invests in a huge amount of research during the purchase process.

Top of Funnel 48

Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services 48

Only B2B

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Here are some B2B lead generation strategies to attempt in 2023. Finding the appropriate leads is the ultimate aim of B2B marketing management and is critical to the success of your business. We have some B2B lead generating strategies you may implement to ensure that 2023 is a lead-filled year. Content Syndication.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

“Strategy without tactics is a daydream; tactics without strategy is a nightmare.” Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. Spend 10% of Revenue on Marketing.

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Chris Koch

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

B2B marketing lays the path to a sales discussion and supports relationships with existing customers. It’s clear that social media are still new and most B2B marketing groups haven’t gotten the hang of them yet. It’s why I left strategy and metrics out of the four components of social media management.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy B2B Thought Leadership 100

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Formally defined, Demand Generation is the use of targeted marketing programs to address four key objectives for B2B marketers: Building awareness of a company’s products and services; Establishing relevance to a prospective buyer/end user; Supporting validation for the purchase; and Mitigating customer concerns.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Peer-to-peer Demand 40

Chris Koch

JANUARY 22, 2010

I wish I could say that social media leads to sales. We need to believe that more engagement between our companies and the people we want to reach is a good thing that ultimately leads to sales—but down a long, narrow, winding path with a few jumps between cliffs thrown in there. Did the social media impression really lead to the sale?

Social Media 100

Social Media ROI Lead Ranking RSS 100

Vidyard

APRIL 4, 2014

As a marketer, there are times when either option is well and good, but a lot of the time you’re hoping to make helpful content to generate leads or guide prospects through the sales funnel. ” *click*). One of the best ways to do this is to use a short preview video to prompt a download.

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Landing Pages Youtube Eloqua Sales Qualified Leads 52

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 24, 2012

For b-to-b organizations, thought leadership is a critical component for driving awareness, sparking excitement, and creating engagement within a very skeptical market. While thought leadership has always been part of Ingenuity Systems’ marketing mix, in the past it had never been a formal program.

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 16, 2010

As a result, B2B sales and marketing will never be the same, evidenced by “how so many things we did when we sold to businesses in the past — things that actually worked well — no longer work.” And the content that worked best was content personalized to the buyer: their industry, their title, their stage of the buying process.

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B2B Sales Peer-to-peer B2B Marketing Cold Calling 40

Madison Logic

MARCH 26, 2024

The answer to overcoming these challenges is a data-driven, full-funnel account-based marketing (ABM) strategy to identify and prioritize key accounts, surround all buying committee members with relevant content and messaging that resonates with them, and measure and optimize your approach for higher impact and return on investment (ROI).

Account Based Marketing 52

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