Martech

MARCH 14, 2023

As marketers explore this generative AI tool without restriction, CMOs must assess its impact along three key functions: content production, ideation and market research. Assessing ChatGPTs impact on key marketing functions 1. Dig deeper: Does ChatGPT pose an existential threat to marketers?

Marketing AI 127

Marketing AI Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency Work Management 127

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

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

If you visit the About Us page on our website, you will notice text on the left-hand side that reads, “ Our Mission: Deliver strategic online marketing programs tailored to maximize results.” We frequently refer back to this document as we get the online marketing program launched. Gather Buyer Personas and Data.

Online Marketing 175

Online Marketing B2B Marketing Buyer Personas Ad Building 175

Cintell

JULY 3, 2018

Every B2B technology business wants to be focused on the customer, from marketing efforts to product innovation. But according to a recent report from TrustRadius , many vendors fall short in this arena. Buyers Want the Full Picture in Making a Decision – and that’s where many vendors fall short.

Buy 172

Buy B2B Vendors Transparency 172

Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

By Sarah Threet , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Fostering relationships with key decision-makers in the healthcare industry is difficult given the intimate nature of healthcare professionals’ work. Healthcare marketing strategies, from both a B2B and B2C perspective, have shifted digitally.

Work Management 93

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 93

BOP Design

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It’s no secret that B2B marketing is different , nay, more complex, than its B2C counterpart. For instance, in B2B companies, there are often a number of stakeholders that weigh in on the purchase decision when considering new vendors. The answer starts with your buyer personas. What Is a Buyer Persona?

Buyer Personas 108

Buyer Personas Marketing Websites B2B Ideal Customer Profiles 108

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Your unique value proposition (UVP) may be the most important collection of words you ever write as a marketing professional. How to Write a UVP. The basic steps in crafting your UVP are: Define your ideal client profile (ICP) or buyer persona. Image credit: Noah Näf on Unsplash. Identify your competitive set.

Ideal Customer Profiles 351

Ideal Customer Profiles Brand Identity Branding Differentiation 351

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. And influencing buyer decisions is what marketing is all about ! It is a top tactic.

Top of Funnel 268

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 268

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Go-to-market strategy and execution is rapidly evolving – driven by a combination of customer drivers, technology innovation and changing organizational strategy. Budget issues: Amid uncertainty, driven by the Fed’s rate hikes, CFOs began slashing marketing and sales budgets in late Q3 of 2022. This may never change.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 130

DealSignal

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Spend less time researching, acquiring, operationalizing, and cleansing data Before starting any campaign or targeted marketing effort, you typically start with the data you already have in your CRM. Instead, work with a data provider that can cover any persona, in any geography, in any niche market and deliver targeted decision-maker lists.

Work Management 98

Work Management B2B Sales Marketing Management Ideal Customer Profiles 98

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

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

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 107

Marketing AI Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 107

Customer Experience Matrix

APRIL 15, 2015

Marketo held its annual Marketing Nation Summit this week, hosting 4,000+ clients and partners. I’ll try to write about them once that happens. As usual for me, I spent much of conference prowling the exhibit hall checking out old and new vendors. Marketo has attracted a respectable array of partners who extend its capabilities.

Lead Ranking 120

Lead Ranking Marketing Automation Services Marketo Marketing Automation 120

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.

Sales Management 218

Sales Management Top of Funnel B2B Sales Tactics 218

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.

Marketing AI 117

Marketing AI Lead Ranking Generation Paid Search Agency 117

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?

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Marketing AI Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 52

Capstone Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In demand marketing, that Eye of Providence is the marketing automation platform. Why haven’t marketing automation vendors created insight from the wealth of data they have access to? Moreover, some vendors just don’t show averages and go down to the industry or size of company. I think you have.

Marketing Automation Services 49

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Marketing Management 49

Marketing Interactions

JANUARY 27, 2020

In a lot of the conversations I have with B2B marketers, many are overwhelmed when confronted with how to build truly actionable buyer personas. Building actionable personas takes a fair bit of time and effort. And along with that, so is your persona project. 3 B2B Buyer Persona Types. Primary Buyer Persona.

Buyer Personas 69

Buyer Personas Effectiveness B2B B2B Thought Leadership 69

Sales Engine

JULY 29, 2016

Lead generation is not about buying lists with basic demographic (like titles, industries, and revenue size), which is why it’s so annoying when list vendors position themselves as lead generation companies just because they have contact information. To do that effectively, you must think like a publisher. Easier said than done, I know.

Buyer Personas 120

Buyer Personas Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Leads 120

Capstone Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In demand marketing, that Eye of Providence is the marketing automation platform. Why haven’t marketing automation vendors created insight from the wealth of data they have access to? Moreover, some vendors just don’t show averages and go down to the industry or size of company. I think you have.

Marketing Automation Services 40

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Marketing Management 40

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

ViewPoint

MARCH 22, 2011

How does it relate to B2B marketing? buying experience post, I searched for solutions, interacted with various web sites and engaged with some of the vendor reps, by email or phone. To most of the vendors that I engaged with, I was just another not-very-valuable small business buyer. Two years ago, my B2B Marketing 2.0

Lead Scoring 120

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Work Management Marketing Management 120

ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

We recently had the opportunity to catch-up with our good friend and B2B Marketing Strategist, Ardath Albee. Ardath is CEO of her firm, Marketing Interactions , Inc and has over 25 years of business management and marketing experience. As a leader in this space, please define once and for all – what is content marketing?

Interactive Marketing 100

Interactive Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Emarketing 100

Webbiquity

JUNE 17, 2014

Much has been written about how the internet in general, and the explosion of content marketing in particular, has changed the nature of b2b marketing. Today’s b2b buyers are typically 70% of the way through their purchase process before they contact a vendor’s sales team.

Sales Management 100

Sales Management Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 100

Sales Engine

JANUARY 5, 2016

Lead generation is not about buying lists with basic demographic (like titles, industries, and revenue size), which is why it’s so annoying when list vendors position themselves as lead generation companies just because they have contact information. To do that effectively, you must think like a publisher. Easier said than done, I know.

Buyer Personas 120

Buyer Personas Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Marketing Qualified Leads 120

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 9, 2018

Case studies are loved by marketers and sales teams alike for their ability to educate prospects and turn sales pitches and marketing spiels into verified, credible claims. Marketers add them to email campaigns to keep mid-funnel buyers engaged. The problem is, your sales reps aren’t incentivized to help out the marketing team.

Case Studies 134

Case Studies Case Study Studies Top of Funnel 134

Cintell

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

We just arrived back in Boston from the inaugural SiriusDecisions Technoloy Exchange , an event dedicated to solving some of the complexities around the most central component to today’s function of business-to-business marketing – meeting and managing the demands that technology places on our jobs. Richard Hill (@RHsays) November 20, 2015.

Marketing Management 100

Marketing Management Buyer Personas Blast Campaigns Buzz 100

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) . Organic Marketing.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Planning Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Plans 52

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

But even haters like me have to admit that Hemingway’s writing style is pretty impressive. But what in the heck does this have to do with content marketing? How can marketers use the Iceberg Theory to create higher-quality content that will attract, engage, and retain their audience? Like, I get it guy! What Lies Beneath.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Content Multi-Channel 120

Kapost

JANUARY 4, 2017

If you’ve been tasked with writing content for the c-suite, you may be feeling a bit nervous and wondering how, exactly, to begin. How do you ensure that your messaging is on-point with discussions related to budget cycles, new market expansion, and other high-level organizational goals? Craft razor-sharp customer personas.

Content 79

Content Paid Search Agency Eye-Tracking Custom Publishing 79

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

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

Albacross

MARCH 12, 2019

Email marketing is the thing , especially in B2B campaigns. Here are some B2B email marketing statistics to open our eyes: As much as 86% of business people prefer email over other channels when it comes to business communication. 59% of B2B marketers see email marketing as the most effective revenue generation strategy.

Email Marketing 76

Email Marketing B2B Marketing B2B Planning 76

Brandpoint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

What a whirlwind Content Marketing World 2019 was! This was my first official marketing conference that I’ve gone to solely as an attendee, and I’m glad my inaugural convention was the mother of all content marketing events. The topic of sales and marketing alignment can be exciting. Know what I mean?

Conference 79

Conference Sales Management Top of Funnel Content Marketing 79

The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Content That Sells When talking with lead nurturing and marketing automation vendors they all make it seem very easy. Who’s going to write all that new content?

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Planning 100

Lake One

MAY 14, 2019

While we let the big dogs in the marketing space duke it out over whose theory is the best, our experience and success have led to these B2B SEO do’s and don’ts. DO: Write for your Persona. Your persona is the fictional representation of your target audience. Make sure your sales and marketing teams are aligned.

SEO 40

SEO B2B Marketing Management Lead Scoring 40