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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Marketing AI Trends B2B Marketing SWOT 193

Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2022

If you’re in marketing, you might think of search engine advertising platforms as your “frenemy.” “The more profitable experience for search engines is more people clicking on ads. “The more profitable experience for search engines is more people clicking on ads.

Budget Programs 130

Budget Programs Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 130

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.

Enterprise Management 147

Enterprise Management Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Analytics Tools Work Management 147

Launch Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Finding the ideal candidate for a VP of Marketing role is an ongoing challenge for B2B executive leaders. Marketing is a rapidly evolving field, necessitating a candidate who has a unique blend of skills and leadership qualities to thrive in today’s competitive digital landscape.

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Marketing AI Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 116

Zoominfo

AUGUST 7, 2018

The digital nature of our current business landscape has caused a dramatic shift in the way companies market their products. As a result, SEO has become an essential skill for all modern marketers. Marrying the creative side of content marketing with the more technical parts of SEO is an art form many have yet to master.

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Buyer Personas Top of Funnel SEO Marketing & Strategy 196

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.

Work Management 122

Work Management Marketing Management Ad Building Ethics 122

Content Standard

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Despite these advancements, marketers should be aware of the risks and limitations that come with generative AI before they dive into using it for content creation. For me, this whole debate only underscores the longstanding fact that there aren’t really shortcuts to creating top-tier marketing content.

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Marketing AI Lead Ranking Generation Paid Search Agency 120

Marketing Interactions

JULY 18, 2021

Personalization in B2B marketing has been on an upward intention trend for a while now. Despite marketers’ best intentions, nearly half say delivering personalized and relevant content is a top business challenge. Forrester Business Technographics® Marketing Survey, 2020). But it’s not working out very well.

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B2B Marketing Personalization B2B Planning 75

SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2020

Video marketing is one of the strongest ways to give a visual introduction or demonstration of your products or services—and it allows you to capture the attention of your buyer personas at the right stage of the Buyer’s Journey. Your videos can be shot simply with your phone or elaborate productions by an outside vendor.

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Rev

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The undeniable reality of demand marketing is that buying behaviors have changed, and the old tried-and-true playbook hasn’t aged gracefully. It’s much more a buyer’s market now than it used to be,” says Manuel Rietzsch, VP of Revenue Marketing at AudioEye. So much info, so much noise. People know the process.

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xiQ

AUGUST 4, 2018

Recently a “self-proclaimed” marketing influencer and “guru” described Account-Based Marketing by using the analogy “if marketing automation is a car then Account-based Marketing is a truck. Creative minds and technology vendors have taken over and now ABM definitions abound. Unifying Strategic Sales and Marketing.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing Automation Services B2B Thought Leadership Ideal Customer Profiles 62

RDIGS

JUNE 13, 2023

Updated May 2023: The results of your content mostly depend on the quality of your B2B content marketing strategy. B2B marketers and entrepreneurs need to be more strategic than ever with content marketing to build credibility and rise above the mediocre. What is Content Marketing?

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B2B Marketing Marketing AI Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 52

NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

As account-based marketing (ABM) gains momentum, companies clearly see the value of identifying high-value prospects and targeting them with customized content. In the B2B marketing environment, successful ABM is the gold standard companies aim for. Evaluating new market opportunities. ” What to Look for in a Vendor.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Top of Funnel 100

xiQ

AUGUST 4, 2018

Recently a “self-proclaimed” marketing influencer and “guru” described Account-Based Marketing by using the analogy “if marketing automation is a car then Account-based Marketing is a truck. Creative minds and technology vendors have taken over and now ABM definitions abound. Unifying Strategic Sales and Marketing.

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Account Based Marketing Marketing Automation Services B2B Thought Leadership Ideal Customer Profiles 59

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2015

As we wind down 2015, marketing budgets and planning for the new year begin to take focus. Hopefully, the performance metrics associated with your organization’s marketing programs have yielded success and validation for tactics proposed at the beginning of the year. It is that time in the year again. Demand Generation.

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Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs Enterprise Management 120

Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 14, 2013

Every marketer recognizes that the Web and social media could be rich sources of information about customers and prospects. Most tools do little more than keyword searches, which only capture a fraction of the potential information and only cover keywords that marketers know in advance are important.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Social Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles 120

Biznology

APRIL 24, 2015

My new book, B2B Data-Driven Marketing: Sources, Uses, Results , is launching in a few weeks. While preparing case studies for book, I had the fun of interviewing a bunch of very smart B2B marketers to learn how they were applying data and analytics to their marketing objectives. First, we target the right accounts.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Case Studies Case Study Marketing Management 80

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

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. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency.

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Resource Management Work Management CMS Development Marketing Management 100

Hubspot

MARCH 25, 2020

Google helped me find the businesses, vendors, and specialists I needed in a new city — from a hair salon and gym to an appliance repairman and locksmith. But Google couldn’t have helped me discover these folks without those businesses investing in local marketing. What is local marketing?

Paid Content 74

Paid Content Work Management Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 74

PureB2B

MAY 20, 2022

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that intent data has become the veritable belle of the marketing ball over the last few years. So much so, in fact, that it’s the fastest-growing data category across the B2B market, with 92% of companies reporting using intent data ?in in some way. Why is intent data so hot right now?

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Intent Data Intent Work Management Marketing Management 62

DealSignal

MAY 15, 2022

Intent data is a dataset that proactively identifies potential buyers searching online for similar products and services that your company is selling. When buyers search for particular topics or keywords, those create intent signals based on their searches or page views across tens of thousands of websites across the internet.

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Intent Data Intent Marketing Automation Services Ideal Customer Profiles 52

Parse.ly

JULY 21, 2022

B2B content marketing is a type of promotion that brands use to engage another organization or its employees through digital content. So it’s no wonder that, according to our own research, 66 percent of content marketing teams have increased the amount of content they’ve created over the past year.

Enterprise Management 52

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Top of Funnel 52

Markempa

APRIL 16, 2019

When you think of the word optimization, you might think of writing keyword-optimized posts for search engine optimization or running AB split tests for landing page optimization. But, in reality, any marketing process can be optimized from demand generation, account-based marketing and, lead generation.

Sales Management 97

Sales Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Generation Marketing Qualified Leads 97

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Lead gen occurs within the second stage of a marketing funnel—meaning it happens after marketers have attracted an audience and are ready to hand them over to the sales team. What does a “good lead” look like anyway? What is a Lead?

Sales Management 240

Sales Management Lead Generation Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 240

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Picture funnel you might use to put oil in your engine: capturing a lot of material on top in order to direct it into a narrow opening at the bottom. Through consistent processes, leaders derive quick insights on how its sales organization attacks their market. Once you’ve calculated your TAM, you can start to narrow it down.

Sales Management 130

Sales Management Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Work Management 130

DiscoverOrg

JANUARY 29, 2019

In B2B sales and marketing, a company’s installed technologies – their tech stack – includes: Software products. Marketing automation tools, and more. Chief Martech’s popular annual Martech Landscape included 6829 different technologies in 2018 – for marketing alone. Web servers. Programming languages.

Ideal Customer Profiles 205

Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management 205

Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A hyper-important part of any go-to-market plan is making sure you understand who your product is for and how best to reach them in the SaaS space. So without out any ado whatsoever, let’s get into how to organize a go-to-market plan for your SaaS brand. Building your TAM (Total Addressable Market) . Review Sites.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Planning Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Plans 52

B2B Marketing Traction

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I recently did a presentation to a group of managers called Marketing: The New Normal , in which I discussed what marketing action must be taken in the “new normal.” ” Here’s what I believe B2B marketers need to do to attract qualified buyers and retain existing customers.

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SWOT Marketing Management B2B Marketing Planning 100

B2B Marketing Traction

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I recently did a presentation to a group of managers called Marketing: The New Normal , in which I discussed what marketing action must be taken in the “new normal.” ” Here’s what I believe B2B marketers need to do to attract qualified buyers and retain existing customers.

SWOT 100

SWOT Marketing Management B2B Marketing Planning 100

Lattice

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

How Predictive Marketing Can Help You Acquire New Customers. But marketing and sales may not be aligned on the same path to get to that end. Predictive marketing can help you identify high potential targets within your existing marketing database. Find High Potential Targets. Get Contacts for High Fit Accounts.

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Engagio

APRIL 18, 2018

We’ve been documenting the general best practices of a six-step Account-Based Marketing strategy. Step one was to align sales and marketing around a list of target accounts and existing customers that are most likely to deliver revenue. Lattice Engines. For a full list of ABM vendors, take a look at our ABM Market Map.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Contacts Reachforce 54

Pearl Digital Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

For example, fractional CMOs or outsourced marketing executives. These for-hire experts include fractional chief marketing officers (CMOs), chief financial officers (CFOs), vice-presidents for human resources, and chief information officers (CIOs). That trend is continuing into the C-suite. What is a fractional CMO?

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CMO Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 75

SmartBug Media

MAY 12, 2021

After all, the way you market to a business differs from the way you market to a consumer. Because of the various audiences and buying stages inherent to B2B marketing, websites typically should include large amounts of content in the form of webinars, e-books, white papers, and comparison charts. Recurly—Mobile View.

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Examples B2B Mobile Marketing Click Rate 64

PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Demand generation is the focus of marketing initiatives to drive awareness for a company's solutions. It's a crucial part of marketing. It's a top marketing priority for 70% of companies and hugely important. In B2B software, the top sources of new business are: Organic Search. Video Marketing Lives Up to the Hype.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 62

BOP Design

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Before you put together a content marketing strategy, there are several critical things to consider. In this article, we share the top things to ask yourself and your team before you sit down to draft up a B2B content marketing strategy for your brand. Build credibility with your target market? What Is the Value of the Content?

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Top of Funnel Marketing Agencies 2 B2B Marketing Work Management 49

MarketJoy

JULY 27, 2018

As a marketer or salesperson, how can you use these tools and channels to your advantage? Whereas consumers have no problem switching from one vendor to the next at the drop of a hat, companies don’t have the same agility. Typically, businesses seek out long relationships with their vendors. A Lengthier Relationship.

Purchase 64

Purchase Peer-to-peer B2B Buyer Personas 64

SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Long gone are the days when buyers would pick up the phone to reach out to a handful of companies to get information, advice, and pricing — they’re finding that information online and doing their research long before you even know they are searching for your products and/or services. Use Advanced Search to Find Potential Prospects.

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Linkedin Paid Search Agency Companies B2B Sales 81