Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, a significant portion of a typical business-to-business (B2B) sales professional’s life revolved around in-person meetings with key prospects and high-value clients. B2B lead generation, often shortened to lead gen, is the lifeblood of a healthy business. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

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Webbiquity

JULY 19, 2022

Leading and lagging indicators are measurable values that let you know how well you’re doing in your efforts to accomplish your business objectives. Marketing performance indicators keep you focused on what‘s really important by keeping your attention on exactly what you must do to reach your business goals faster.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking ROI Enterprise Management 292

Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

“The only metric that matters in marketing is how many qualified leads you generate every month.” ” – Seth Godin, Marketing Author and Entrepreneur Generating qualified leads is the heart of lead generation and contributes to your bottom line i.e. revenue.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

Social media isn’t the king of the castle anymore. That’s right – we’re first hand witnesses to the decline of social media as the go-to source for driving web traffic. It’s a wake-up call for content marketers and publishers everywhere. This isn’t just a blip on the radar.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The lead qualification process helps B2B marketing teams focus their efforts and resources on serious buyers and prospects that are likely to take the next step. In this article, we’ll explain the lead qualification process step-by-step. Why is the lead qualification process critical to marketing success?

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Inbox Insight

MAY 31, 2024

Lead generation strategies have evolved significantly due to economic pressures and technological shifts. With global forecasts predicting economic downturns, businesses, especially larger ones, faced tightened budgets affecting marketing efforts. What are the biggest B2B lead generation trends?

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

User behavior is changing, and studies show that around 31% of consumers use social media channels to find answers to their queries. If you’re growing your business and footprint online, this is the best time to understand social media SEO. What is social media SEO?

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Webbiquity

APRIL 18, 2023

If your B2B business has plateaued and you’re struggling with new ideas to generate leads and grow sales, here’s good news. There are established, effective eCommerce marketing tactics you can use to increase base revenue and upsell opportunities in a very short period of time. What are B2B eCommerce Marketing Tactics?

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Tiecas

APRIL 23, 2024

Manufacturing lead generation is a perennial top priority for most manufacturers. To thrive, these companies must consistently attract qualified leads to fuel their sales pipelines. However, this sales-driven environment presents unique challenges for industrial and manufacturing marketers.

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Lead Ranking Lead Generation Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 64

Top Rank Marketing

MAY 29, 2024

It’s not too hard to see why social media marketing is often associated with the B2C realm. But make no mistake: social media marketing can be extremely effective in B2B, helping marketers drive awareness, build community, establish credibility and much more.

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Navigate the Channel

JUNE 6, 2024

If you’re reading this, you’re probably an architect, a principal in an architectural firm, or a marketer who works with architects and you’re frustrated at the pace or progress of your firm’s lead generation. Part of the answer is to stop ignoring what your Spidey-sense tells you are neglected areas of your digital marketing.

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Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Generation 65

Martech

APRIL 22, 2024

See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. Prompt: I want to have an email program that generates leads for telecommunications.

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Tactics Lead Scoring 99

Oktopost

MAY 20, 2024

Marketing professionals are always deep in discussion about the most effective strategies, measurements, and tactics for success. Each campaign prompts important questions: Are we aiming to create demand, or is it about gathering leads? Then, you can tailor your work on social media towards the metrics that matter the most.

Social Media 80

Social Media Media Allocation Digital Asset Management 80

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As a social media brand or content creator, getting an audience hooked on your uploads is as fundamental as it is challenging. The good news is that if you’re having that issue and you seek to increase those engagement rates on social media, you’ve come to the right place.

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Social Media Video Marketing Media Eye-Tracking 153

ClearVoice

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Want to use content created by users (UGC) in your curation strategy? In this guide, we’ll help you define UGC content and explain how you can collect it from customers to market your business. We’ll also discuss the value of UGC in content curation. Hosting Contests or Giveaways Create a social media contest.

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Oktopost

APRIL 29, 2024

Social media channels provide organizations with a communication channel they can participate in directly. But being strategic about your brand’s activity on social media means not just figuring out when to post, what to post about, and how to get your team engaged.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. That’s why, now more than ever, optimizing lead generation strategies to identify and nurture these MQLs becomes paramount to any organization’s revenue generation efforts.

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SocialPilot

APRIL 15, 2024

The fundamental aim of any activity performed by a social media marketer on social networks is to gain followers. In fact, it is the first step of any social media marketing campaign. What follows is a powerful strategy involving gentle coaxing and convincing to monetize your social connections.

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Social Media Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 95

Go Beyond SEO

APRIL 23, 2024

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on effective pest control lead generation strategies. As the industry continues to evolve, it’s crucial to stay ahead of the competition and implement innovative techniques to generate quality leads for your business.

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Generation 60

Hinge Marketing

APRIL 17, 2023

Is your firm ready to start generating significantly more new business leads online? If so, you’ll need to develop a lead generation website — the engine that will drive your online lead generation program. A professional services lead generation website presents some unique challenges.

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Brandwatch Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The key to making the most of social media is listening to what your audience has to say about you, your competitors, and the market in general. If you are a social media rookie, this list of the top free social media monitoring tools might come in handy. It all depends on your needs.

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Social Media Tools Media Lead Scoring 98

Oktopost

JULY 6, 2023

These days, and for a while now (a while in internet terms, anyway), the very center of the universe has been social media. Your mind is probably going to the B2C brands that have made a splash on the socials but, in B2B, the landscape is just as productive and just as fruitful.

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Social Media Lead Generation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 62

6sense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Contents: What is lead qualification? Who is a qualified lead? An information qualified lead (IQL). A marketing qualified lead (MQL). A sales qualified lead (SQL). A product qualified lead (PQL). Unqualified leads. Lead disqualification.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Social media has revolutionized B2B marketing. Now an essential tool for all marketing efforts, it has changed how brands reach their customers, build awareness, and foster connections with their audiences. And businesses recognize the power of social media in driving tangible results.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 11, 2024

An effective higher education social media strategy has to appeal to various audiences: current students, prospective students, alumni, staff, donors, fans, families and more. At least, that’s what Gettysburg College’s social team found after testing and learning. Social’s influence is on an upward trajectory.

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Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As we strive towards 2024, the dynamics of B2B social media marketing strategy have witnessed profound changes, reshaping strategies and redefining norms. The strategies, tools and preferences of B2B marketers have shifted, charting new pathways in how businesses engage with their audience on various social platforms.

Social Media 125

Social Media Social Marketing Tactics B2B Marketing 125

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. Since B2B buyers primarily research solutions on their own, effective marketing is crucial.

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Intent Data Lead Gen Intent Lead Scoring 124

Brandwatch Marketing

JUNE 15, 2022

The key to making the most of social media is listening to what your audience has to say about you, your competitors, and the market in general. If you are a social media rookie, this list of the top free social media monitoring tools might come in handy. It all depends on your needs.

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Social Media Tools Media Lead Scoring 144

SocialPilot

JANUARY 21, 2024

Social media has too many things to offer to brands and users. Your marketing strategy should be planned in such a way that it propels maximum people to complete their sales journey and be converted into your customers. A killer social media CTA can help you achieve all of these goals and maximize return.

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Social Media Examples Media Urgency Marketing 117

Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2024

When you think of a social media manager’s job, you probably picture them planning and posting content all day. Social media managers brainstormed those ideas, wrote captions, designed visuals, researched hashtags and scheduled posts for the best engagement. But there’s much more to the job description.

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

It can lower customer acquisition costs by getting more ROI from existing visitors and users. Like a rising tide, when CRO goes up, it can influence other metrics and lead to higher revenue per visitor and more customers. Even for relatively simple business models, this process has many variables.

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Brandpoint

APRIL 13, 2023

It’s no secret that video content is the name of the game when it comes to generating social media impressions, engagement and traffic. These metrics eventually yield results with lead generation and sales. 80% of all videos created in 2021 were used-generated. This, of course, is easier said than done.

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Oktopost

JUNE 4, 2024

You’ll find one element in every B2B marketing success story: a high-quality lead is a lead that has true potential to convert. Generating high-quality leads is what all your marketing efforts come down to, and a lead generation landing page is a pivotal moment in the journey down your sales funnel.

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Landing Pages Lead Generation Paid Content Lead Scoring 62

Go Beyond SEO

MARCH 13, 2024

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on using social media for manufacturers to boost your brand. In today’s digital age, social media has become a powerful tool for businesses to connect with their target audience and establish a strong online presence.

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Navigate the Channel

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Modern marketing is constantly expanding, and your audience will change, requiring new marketing strategies and tactics. To stay on top of your game, you need to spice up your social media marketing. Upwards of 80% of leads come from LinkedIn, meaning that all other social platformed combined provide 20% of leads.

Social Media 122

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Marketing Attribution 122

Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

Brands need the context social media metrics provide to meet today’s dynamic consumer space and take their business to the next level. That’s why leaders from more than 700 companies surveyed in the 2023 State of Social Media Report revealed that 85% of their business decisions were strongly informed by social data and insights.

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Marketing Analytics Tools Social Media Top of Funnel Analytics 134

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 7, 2017

Because there is more to lead scoring than just fit. The lead must also have a need for your product or service and be ready to research and evaluate solutions. Unfortunately, you can’t tell whether a lead is ready by scoring them on fit alone. That’s an important aspect of behavioral lead scoring.

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