Content Standard

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter , Content & Context, to receive more insights and updates on the content marketing world from Skyword CEO, Andrew C. 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.

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DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? For example, when online users browse the internet, they leave a trail of intent signals in their path—page clicks, time spent on a page, and more. Comparing vendors on a third-party review website.

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Martech

MARCH 30, 2023

Marketing is the same. At the core of all good marketing is a great conversation. Yet, too much of the marketing we see today talks at people. Marketing is not advertising. Advertising can be a part of a marketing strategy, but it is just that, a part. Marketing today is about engagement.

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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? Consider these statistics ( source ): 40% of email users change their email address at least once every two years. 15% of email users change their email address one or more times a year.

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SmartBug Media

MAY 30, 2023

Conversion rate optimization (CRO) can be one of the biggest challenges marketers face; after all, high volumes of traffic don’t pay the bills. Many marketers truly believe they’re doing everything right when it comes to providing an optimal conversion journey for their visitors. And although it’s great to rank No.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 14, 2020

Amid the day to day progression of the coronavirus, companies are seeing one of their major lead generation programs dry up – event marketing. Event marketing had been on the upswing with between 20%-25% of the typical marketing budget being spent on tradeshows, roadshows, etc. Virtual customer user groups.

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Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 165

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

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. Ride the Rise of Mobile.

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 6, 2019

The most significant challenge B2B marketers face is in effectively communicating with target audiences and prospective buyers. While we all have goals and objectives for lead generation, brand development, and customer experience as examples, the overarching challenge is making the right decisions to achieve them.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Instead of planning for 2018 when you’re already starting it in January, the most prepared B2B marketers already have priorities identified and plans for execution come January 1. We reached out to B2B marketers across different industries and asked them the following question: What are B2B marketers prioritizing in their 2018 budget?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Do your developers have the skills to build AI and generative AI apps? Define the desired end state by use case and persona. Will you need generative or predictive AI models? But are you prepared to build AI apps that your business is asking for or are your teams’ hands tied with systems integrations?

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DiscoverOrg

APRIL 20, 2017

Revenue growth is only possible with a solid understanding of our prospects – and no one knows that better than B2B marketers. When it comes measuring the health of our prospect data, we’re used to showing raw growth in the number of contacts and accounts, or a coverage percentage for target accounts or personas.

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ROI Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Management 269

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Build a comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategy that combines careful research with tailored messaging that hits on the right buyer pain points. What you’ll learn: What is a go-to-market strategy? Why is a go-to-market strategy important? A go-to-market strategy is a step-by-step plan for introducing a new product to buyers.

Work Management 119

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 119

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. Not every piece of content can be solely for lead generation. It is a top tactic.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

” Joel Ertsgaard was explaining why a software vendor like F5, specializing in app and API security, needs a creative director — a role he has filled for more than four years. “That’s why Catch+Release is so important for us as a vendor — I’m not just blowing smoke, this is really intentional.”

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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.

Marketing AI 116

Marketing AI Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 116

PureB2B

MAY 19, 2022

Using LinkedIn for lead generation has become a staple of B2B marketing. Despite this, many businesses fail to use LinkedIn to its full potential simply because their lead generation tactics are flawed, rendering them ineffective. Why You Need LinkedIn Lead Generation. It’s kind of a no-brainer, right?

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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

JANUARY 19, 2022

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. If you haven’t already, start by understanding the personas you target and the buying stages that each persona will move through.

Sales Management 130

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Sword and the Script | B2B

JULY 20, 2021

Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make a splash in their respective markets. B2B tech companies are on the right track by investing in their marketing at launch, but in order for that marketing to be effective, they need to build a full content funnel for each stage of the buyer’s journey.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

B2B sales and marketing is rarely a simple undertaking, and nuances within individual industries only add further complexity. This poses an exciting opportunity for companies within the health tech space, but it can be a real challenge for B2B healthcare marketers to capture attention and get traction in such a competitive vertical.

Marketing Management 62

Marketing Management B2B Marketing Ideal Customer Profiles Account Based Marketing 62

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 15, 2015

Marketo held its annual Marketing Nation Summit this week, hosting 4,000+ clients and partners. Those struck me as strategically valuable, helping to secure Marketo’s place at the center of its users’ customer management infrastructure. I see nothing inherent in the predictive marketing industry that will limit it to a few survivors.

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Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Marketo Marketing Automation 120

Ledger Bennett

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Every year Ledger Bennett work with numerous clients to help them develop Buyer Personas with a clear focus: Build Buyer Personas that make a commercial impact on their business. But now there’s an added complexity and a potential increase in the personas we need to consider. These are the User Personas.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Whether you’re launching a channel to scale more efficiently, tap into new markets, or meet customer needs, this guide can help. In channel sales, companies (here we’ll call them vendors) sell through intermediaries. Distributors buy directly from the businesses, then market and sell to customers in their operating regions.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Since it promotes an integrated approach to selling, sales enablement involves both marketing and sales teams. Here are five tactics your B2B marketing team needs to master to empower sales people to close deals faster. Sellers and marketers have to collaborate to develop this consistency in product messaging.

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Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Sales Tactics 220

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Build a comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategy that combines careful research with tailored messaging that hits on the right buyer pain points. See how it works What is a go-to-market strategy? A go-to-market strategy is a step-by-step plan for introducing a new product to buyers. Why is a go-to-market strategy important?

Work Management 72

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 72

DealSignal

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The Ultimate Checklist: Questions to Ask B2B Data Vendors What types of intent data are there? Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? The Ultimate Checklist: Questions to Ask B2B Data Vendors. Table of Contents What is B2B intent data?

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Content Standard

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If you can’t take the 10 min to read this in its entirety, get the tl;dr: Generative AI has progressed to the point of generating content with enough proficiency to rival human creators. Generative AI is a subset of artificial intelligence. Before we dive into the details, let’s define some key terms.

Marketing AI 117

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Data Driving Personalization and Account-Based Marketing While Protecting Buyer Privacy. In this new world where 42% of buyers become “annoyed” by non-personalized content, adoption of account-based targeting strategies and innovative marketing technology solutions is growing rapidly in marketing organizations.

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Demand Generation Account Based Marketing Demand Marketing AI 140

Oktopost

JANUARY 5, 2021

I speak daily with product, marketing, and sales professionals about the impact that social media can have on developing buyer personas, launching a product, building a brand, or even on individuals standing in their respective marketplace. Developing Your Buyer Personas. That’s Product Marketing 101. Everything!

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The Point

MAY 28, 2019

Like so many other trends that first take root in the consumer realm, B2B companies are starting to take note, to the point where chatbots – programs designed to simulate (and stimulate) conversation with online users – are being heralded as the “next big thing” in B2B marketing. Confession: I was a chatbot skeptic. in particular.

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Engagio

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) has not only altered the trajectory of B2B marketing; it has fundamentally reshaped the way companies go to market. This laid the groundwork for what would become account-based marketing (ABM). These were fueled by technology.

Marketing AI 62

Marketing AI Account Based Marketing Peer-to-peer Marketing Automation Services 62

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 24, 2021

With marketing automation tools and powerful customer relationship management (CRM) platforms like HubSpot, marketers have more power than ever before to connect with users on a personal level, using data such as first name, email, company name, and so on. Content personalization is not a new concept. How about job roles?

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Content4Demand

APRIL 17, 2023

At several recent events, including the Demand Gen Report B2B Marketing Exchange and a webinar for the Demand Gen Report Content Optimization Series , I’ve talked with marketing professionals who aren’t seeing the performance they want (and need) from their content. Decide which personas you are trying to reach.

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Ad Building B2B Content Budget Programs 82

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

6sense

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. Our weekly live-streamed CMO Coffee Talk conversations always generate terrific questions and comments from our audience, but last week’s chat about product-led growth was especially mind-blowing. Deep Personas .

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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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Marketing Interactions

APRIL 21, 2017

I was interviewing a client’s customer a few days ago for a persona project and something he said made me stop and think. He also says he reads white papers, does his due diligence, looks for facts and data to back up company claims, and talks to vendors. Things like: We chose [the vendor] because they really seemed to “get” us.

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