Martech

MARCH 28, 2024

Fortunately for marketers and business users in other areas of the business, software vendors are moving fast to incorporate AI into their existing applications. Where available, we’ve linked vendor mentions in this article to video examples of the AI capabilities built into their tools. Get MarTech!

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The Point

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A client asks: “We recently purchased a list of email addresses from a reputable vendor for use in a campaign targeting competitive installations. True personalization – understanding your prospect and segmenting message and offer by persona, industry, and other categories – is something else entirely.

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Tiecas

APRIL 5, 2024

Clarity & Focus Targeted precision: Documenting buyer personas ensures laser-focused content and optimizes channel choices for niche industrial audiences. Agility & Adaptability Pivots with purpose: A strategy becomes your baseline during change, enabling informed strategic shifts.

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Cintell

JULY 3, 2018

But according to a recent report from TrustRadius , many vendors fall short in this arena. The 2018 B2B Buying Disconnect Report highlights the difference between how B2B technology buyers and vendors view the purchase process. Buyers Want the Full Picture in Making a Decision – and that’s where many vendors fall short.

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BOP Design

JUNE 23, 2022

Create a Specific Buyer Persona. The best way to determine if you really know your audience is by creating a specific buyer persona(s). Be as specific as possible in the persona by listing the companies they work for, leadership level, titles, departments they work in, etc. Read how to write for your ideal buyer personas.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In a recent survey of buyers my MarketingCharts: 68% reported choosing a vendor because they understand their needs 62% because they produce higher-quality content And 59% because they demonstrate knowledge of the industry These are all either directly about content marketing or an impact of content marketing. Go in-depth with your personas.

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Launch Marketing

JUNE 15, 2022

Buyer personas drive many aspects of your organization but especially marketing. Understanding the people your products or services benefit from should inform and guide all your marketing efforts. But, it is first important to establish your B2B buyer personas before looking ahead to marketing activities. Why is this important?

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Tomorrow People

JANUARY 8, 2021

Plus we’re all busy, needing to prioritize information that’s relevant to our specific roles. Customers: Who are your target personas? In such sectors tech personas (CTO, CIO, Head of engineering etc) will play more important roles in choosing technology solutions and partners. How this is done: persona research.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Today, we have solutions like automation, data, and buyer personas to fall back on. What Are Buyer Personas? Basically, personas ensure that everything you do in terms of lead generation and customer acquisition is tailored to your targeted buyers’ needs. This is where personas come in. And who wouldn’t? Check it out!

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The Information Sources B2B Tech Buyers Most Rely On. A recent study suggests B2B buyers rely most on product demos and vendor websites. 4 Tips for Using Personas in Account-Based Marketing. Understanding company information is just one part of the ABM equation, here’s how to use personas in your ABM strategy.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Today’s B2B buyers are time-strapped and overwhelmed with information, making sales harder than ever. A trigger event is an occurrence that promotes buyer awareness of the possibility for change or the need for what a vendor provides. Buyer Persona Role Changes. Sponsored post. What is a Trigger Event? Hiring Surges.

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 6, 2019

B2B buyer personas provide a foundation for accomplishing the research and development of effective online marketing campaigns designed to achieve strategic marketing objectives. What Are B2B Buyer Personas? For online marketers, buyer personas can provide direction in the channel-specific campaign development.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 5, 2023

The term “buyer persona” has become more and more popular in the last few years. Many businesses have worked with their internal marketing team or with the help of an agency to develop their buyer personas. Why Are Buyer Personas? Why Are Buyer Personas? Why Are Buyer Personas So Important? Focus your time.

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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.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 19, 2022

As early as 2017 two-thirds of buyers preferred finding information on their own instead of getting help from sales reps. Buyers spend nearly half their time researching independently ; another 22% is spent talking to other decision makers, and only 17% of their ‘buying’ time is spent meeting with potential vendors.

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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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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Think about it: without accurate information, how can you market, sell, or provide customer service to your target audience? In fact, we often recommend that marketers analyze their existing customer base to create buyer personas as the first step of any new marketing initiative. The Old Solution: A B2B Data Audit. Append your data.

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

This document serves as the bedrock of the program, as it allows us to gather critical information pertaining to the client’s business and industry. Gather Buyer Personas and Data. We recently partnered with a client that shared a wealth of buyer persona insights with us. Decision Criteria. Barriers to Success. Success Factors.

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Martech

MARCH 30, 2023

How are they accessing information from those sites in terms of device and platform used? One thing that drives Adele Revella, founder of the Buyer Persona Institute, completely nuts is when people develop so-called buyer personas, having never spoken to an actual buyer. Where did they gather information? Who helped them?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The basic steps in crafting your UVP are: Define your ideal client profile (ICP) or buyer persona. You may also have tertiary audiences like potential investors or partners, though their information needs will likely be met by pages specifically for them. That, along with PR contact information and your website URL.

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

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. Similarly, our Content Atomization feature allows users to customize the different versions of content they need for specific personas.Â

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Creating a buyer persona lets you target prospects with key messaging that emphasizes your product’s unique problem-solving value. Create your buyer persona Selling is about delivering value to your target buyer, and that often takes the form of a solution to a unique problem. Let’s run through how to do that in six steps.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If you want to access the full set of customized personas or the image generator , those are all available as well. ” “What do I need to consider when choosing a vendor for marketing technology solutions?” Clicking that will open MarTechBot and allow you to start messaging immediately. Click to expand.

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Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

Traditional B2B demand gen models are becoming outdated as privacy regulations are more stringent and fewer people are willing to give up their personal information. More and more, the buyer journey is conducted digitally: Two-thirds of B2B buyers say they are now “self-serving” more information before contacting vendors.

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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. At a high level, they are likely to gather information to better understand their problems and learn how to solve them. Your ICP represents your best-fit customers.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 28, 2023

By Payal Parikh , VP of Client Services at Heinz Marketing Most of us marketers have a generic idea of who our ideal customer is, and it’s crucial to communicate this information to everyone in the go-to-market (GTM) teams. This is useful information for documenting your buying committee and personas.

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ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Companies are not seeing the success they anticipated because they’ve failed to recognize that ABM should be about building a customer-centric experience that reaches the right buyer, at the right time, with the right information. Unfortunately, 57% of those same buyers say vendors have failed to meet their expectations.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 16, 2023

Sometimes we have vendors provide demos and teach us about their product/solution so we can better serve our clients. One of those vendors is Relevvo , an AI-powered platform that helps Sales and Marketing leaders 2x their pipeline generation with smaller teams and smaller budgets. Reach all the right personas.

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

So, it’s worth asking, do I need a content syndication vendor to do this for me? Will that vendor/ partner make my job easier, or can I do this on my own? This can create vendor fatigue over time. Look at the company’s reach into your specific buyer persona. How, where, and why do I begin this research?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2023

The amount of research and comparison done before making a purchase decision is also often much greater in business contexts due to a need to make an informed choice with long-term implications. As such, B2B vendors must be prepared to provide discounts or other incentives for large orders.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 22, 2022

Identify your different value propositions and personas, and use the content you create as a vehicle to deliver those key messages. Are they still learning about their problem, or are they deciding between vendors? Your buyer persona is the VP of sales for both. Do they experience the problems your solution solves?

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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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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Do you have a clear target persona? BREAKING INTO THE REPORT WITH A TARGET PERSONA: Once you enter the Manufacturing Job Area, filters, pie charts, and other features are immediately introduced. This type of information can validate existing personas or inform creation of new ones. Or are you still building one?

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

With the right vendor, you get a source of rich, detailed data without having to find it all on your own. Buying B2B data gets you past the research phase, but still, provides you with the information you need to fuel your marketing campaign. Much of this information is there in the database list. Spammer’s Bane.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 7, 2018

In today’s blog post we explain why buyer personas are a critical—but often missing—element of your SEO strategy. What is a buyer persona? On a basic level, a buyer persona is essentially a fictional representation of the person who is most likely to buy from your company—your ideal customer. Let’s get into it!

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Buyer Personas Top of Funnel SEO Marketing & Strategy 196

Martech

MARCH 14, 2023

Content production Vendors have been touting AI’s ability to improve creative productivity by eliminating mundane tasks for years. Market research ChatGPT is skilled at emulating customer personas in hypothetical interviews. Be directed to ask questions from a persona’s viewpoint.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In channel sales, companies (here we’ll call them vendors) sell through intermediaries. Ideally, CAMs will have experience as a reseller or channel partner, so they’ve been on the receiving end of vendor pitches, according to channel sales leader Marcus Cauchi. See how it works What is channel sales?

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