Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 25, 2024

Quick Takeaways Businesses leveraging customer data significantly outperform their peers, with an 85% higher sales growth, underscoring the critical role of a well-maintained marketing database in boosting sales and marketing efforts. It’s your roadmap to more effective marketing, happier customers, and, yes, more sales.

Peer-to-peer 258

Peer-to-peer Planning Paid Search Agency Marketing & Strategy 258

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

Look at Surveys of Groups of Companies to Get a Ballpark Figure. You can still get a good estimate of the potential of content marketing with numbers from surveys conducted with a wide range of companies. Marketing Sherpa and HubSpot have done extensive surveys, both of which report average rates of conversions in key metrics.

ROI 363

ROI Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Content Marketing 363

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising. Image credit: WordPress VIP Not surprising: the top four goals of content marketing (like marketing in general) revolve around creating brand awareness, increasing brand credibility, and generating leads or sales.

Social Media 309

Social Media Stats Marketing Report Paid Search Agency 309

Optinmonster

MARCH 21, 2024

These 7 strategies will help you learn how to convert new leads and first-time buyers into loyal customers. Customer feedback includes information a company specifically asks for through website surveys, customer support logs, product questionnaires, on-site reviews, customer interviews, and more. Why Is Customer Feedback Important?

Marketing Websites 105

Marketing Websites Tips Customer Surveys Customer Satisfaction 105

Webbiquity

MARCH 30, 2021

In a recent survey , B2B marketers and sales leaders were asked to name their most important metric for business success. Unsurprisingly, the metric that clinched the first position was “quality of leads.” Personalization is for the lead generation and nurturing process. Guest post by Dhruv Mehta.

Lead Generation 259

Lead Generation Marketing Automation Services Trends Marketing AI 259

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 6, 2021

But a recent survey shows that CEOs are not convinced that social media is gleaning the results their companies need, and marketers are often left frustrated trying to demonstrate its effectiveness with metrics like followers, impressions, and sentiment (really?). Quick Takeaways. What CEOs are Saying about Social Media Marketing.

Social Media 362

Social Media Media Business Custom Publishing 362

Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2021

One year later, we’re virtually in the same boat, with most organizations shifting to conducting online shows to generate leads and reach prospective buyers. So, what happens when the conference seat your marketing and sales team offers is your registrants’ preferred chair at home? Hot leads come from speaking sessions.

Trade Show 264

Trade Show Top of Funnel Acquisitions Enterprise Management 264

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? But first, the why.

Lead Qualification 357

Lead Qualification Marketing Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 357

Vision Edge Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A recent PWC survey found that a consumer’s top reason for leaving a brand is typically related to experience — 37% say it’s because they had a bad experience with the product or service itself. According to the authors of “Leading on the Edge of Chaos”, reducing customer churn by 5% can increase profits by 25-125%.

Enterprise Management 237

Enterprise Management Allocation Customer Satisfaction Lead Ranking 237

Zoominfo

APRIL 13, 2020

Are there differences in selling to women vs. men in B2B sales? In partnership with leading sales linguist Steve W. Martin, ZoomInfo surveyed 350+ B2B buyers, and we put this question to the test. Isn’t it all the same? If that’s the mentality you’ve adopted, it might be time to rethink.

Zoominfo 311

Zoominfo B2B Sales Customer Surveys B2B 311

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As a B2B marketer or sales professional you have a number of things battling for your attention at any given moment. So how can you scale communications with prospects and leads in the space between nurturing and closing a deal? In fact, over 20% of marketers in a HubSpot survey say that personalization improves their engagement.

Automation 262

Automation Auto Responder Touchpoints Trigger Marketing 262

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This article discusses how you can create an effective post-event follow up strategy to sustain the momentum created during your virtual event, and nurture your leads through the sales funnel. Send Post-Event Surveys to Attendees. This involves both general email communication and special follow-ups by the event sales team.

Lead Scoring 308

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Tips Leads 308

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Businesses have a wealth of options for promoting their solutions to boost sales. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. You’re more likely to sell a solution with the right content than with aggressive sales tactics. Quick Takeaways.

Top of Funnel 359

Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Work Management 359

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

We were doing it all back then, with very little playbook guidance: Lead magnets. Lead capture forms. Lead scoring. Lead ranking. Lead routing. Lead nurturing. MQLs (Marketing Qualified Leads). SQLs (Sales Qualified Leads). SALs (Sales Accepted Leads). It was empowering.

Marketing AI 114

Marketing AI Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing 114

Optinmonster

APRIL 15, 2024

The best way to find out: add a survey popup on your site! The best way to do that is to ask, and using a WordPress survey popup plugin can help. A WordPress survey popup plugin can help you create a popup that lets your visitors share their feedback about what they liked or didn’t like about your website.

Customer Surveys 78

Customer Surveys Marketing Websites Marketing Management Template 78

Tiecas

MARCH 15, 2024

Imagine an industrial marketing strategic roadmap with a laser-sharp focus, a plan that directly aligns with your sales goals and delivers a predictable flow of qualified leads. In fact, 62% of all manufacturing marketers surveyed told us that one person (or group) in their organization is responsible for all types of content produced.

Advertising Agencies 92

Advertising Agencies Marketing Agencies 1 Paid Search Agency Ad Agencies 92

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

MarketingCharts Google Search Adds Follow Feature Google has begun rolling out the ability to actively follow certain chosen search topics, triggering additional related content within a user’s Discover feed and within future searches, along with related news about followed topics, Google recently announced.

B2B Marketing 106

B2B Marketing Search Marketing B2B Google 106

Martech

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Marketers are feeling much more optimistic this quarter, according to the CMO Survey from Deloitte. in the spring survey. The survey had 316 responses from marketing leaders at for-profit U.S. Overall, inflationary pressures are still leading to a decrease in marketing spend levels, with 45% of companies reporting this loss.

Allocation 114

Allocation Marketing Budget Forecasting Lead Scoring 114

Martech

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sales executives and marketers are caught in a Catch-22 that says we need more marketing activity because we have more sales resources — we have more sales resources, so we need more marketing. As a result, sales organizations have added enormous headcounts of SDRs and BDRs. How did we get here?

Ideal Customer Profiles 115

Ideal Customer Profiles Budget Programs Ad Frequency Work Management 115

Sword and the Script | B2B

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

B2B Thought Leadership 83

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Studies B2B 83

Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

[ps2id id=’Introduction’ target=”/]Based on a recent HubSpot report, 35% of surveyed marketers prioritized B2B demand generation activities in 2022, indicating a noticeable shift from tactical demand generation to a more strategic approach in the current and future of B2B demand generation marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 116

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Account Based Marketing 116

Contently

APRIL 6, 2023

This, in turn, leads to higher conversion rates, increased brand loyalty, and a better return on investment for your marketing efforts. In that case, SugarCRM suggests partnering with your sales team to gain valuable insights. Avoid asking leading questions that may bias the customer’s response.

Buyer Personas 164

Buyer Personas Template Psychographics Customer Surveys 164

Martech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It allows for broader reach and engagement at a larger scale, which could lead to advertisers making more money from their investments. The retail giant is said to want to invest more in advertising opportunities and expand its media business, Walmart Connect, as it offers higher profits compared to traditional sales of groceries or clothing.

Paid Search Agency 91

Paid Search Agency Buy Ads Amazon 91

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise. This one caught me by surprise.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Optinmonster

APRIL 10, 2024

Do you want to drive more sales and increase customer loyalty while building stronger connections with them? The findings pointed to an increase in sales for those ads that had a positive emotional effect. You can run customer satisfaction surveys or set up a popup form to collect customer feedback on your website.

Marketing AI 88

Marketing AI Planning Paid Search Agency Psychographics 88

Sword and the Script | B2B

APRIL 23, 2024

The two organizations teamed up to survey “sales and marketing executives at about 1,100 US software and cloud hosting companies.” According to our survey, they are two to three times more likely to measure signals such as account engagement and intent-based third-party data. >>> Need an extra pair of hands?

Marketing Automation Services 52

Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs Marketing Budget Peer-to-peer 52

Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

It has become a core element of marketing and sales strategies. Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy. Whether aiming to enhance brand awareness, generate leads or boost sales, ensure clarity in your objectives.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Marketing Analytics Tools Advertising Agencies Marketing Budget 100

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Kicking off 2024 with a bang, HubSpot’s January updates are all about enhancing your team’s capabilities in lead management, content strategy, and data analysis. More robust lead management with leads object updates. Easily route inbound leads with conditional form confirmation pages. How has it been for you?

Enterprise Management 91

Enterprise Management Sales Qualified Leads API Hubspot 91

Martech

DECEMBER 29, 2023

But it’s the digital component that connects and drives the experience, even if it’s a simple receipt or survey emailed to a customer after their purchase at a physical store. This will lead to stronger conversations, an increased customer base, and more loyal customers.” We’d like to know how it’s been for you.

eCommerce 114

eCommerce Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency Marketing Management 114

Martech

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Even if you go this way, mind that it’s important to keep a human touch in your marketing and sales communications while optimizing your processes. That said, it’s a good time to go over five basic steps to automate routine tasks and which can boost engagement with your leads. We’d like to know how it’s been for you.

Email Marketing 127

Email Marketing Marketing Management Salesforce.com Deliverability 127

Contently

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Content Strategy Course: Lead Generation. Lead gen is content marketers’ #1 goal. In this course, you’ll learn how to create valuable lead gen content and nurture prospects until they’re sales ready. Content Strategy Course: Sales Enablement. It’s also their #1 struggle.

Resources 195

Resources Content Marketing Lead Gen Course 195

Top Rank Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2024

Survey] 90 percent of B2B marketers have said that their roles have become increasingly complex, while 62 percent of marketing leaders have indicated a change from sales-owned to marketing-owned customer relationships — two of numerous findings of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-published survey data.

Paid Search Agency 109

Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies B2B Marketing Linkedin 109

Optinmonster

APRIL 11, 2024

Want to generate more leads from your website, but don’t have the time or energy to do it? Or maybe you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on developers, marketers and designers to create the digital infrastructure you’d need to generate leads on repeat, hands-free. Problem: Low sales for one of your products.

Automation 88

Automation Marketing Websites Work Management Conversion 88

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

B2B CRM Users Are Highly Focused on Nurturing Leads and Customers 33 percent of B2B sales and marketing professionals have focused their customer relationship management (CRM) usage on the customer service, up-selling and cross-selling portion of the buyer journey over the past 5 years, closely followed by 32 percent who have targeted mid-funnel lead-generation (..)

Marketing Analytics Tools 111

Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing AI Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 111

NetLine

APRIL 23, 2024

Technology and data—specifically buyer-level intent data —take a lot of the guesswork out of sales prospecting, making it more precise. How can intent data help sales teams identify high-potential prospects more effectively? These signals can help later on when your sales team approaches a potential buyer. The good news?

Intent Data 52

Intent Data Top of Funnel Intent Outreach 52

Martech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Take the MarTech Salary and Career Survey From AI to layoffs, it’s been quite a year. Please take our short survey so we can tell you the state of martech salaries and careers. Click here for survey Social media mentions more than doubled in one year Social media marketing increased significantly in only a year. Image: Sprinklr.

Digital Asset Management 122

Digital Asset Management Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer Blast Campaigns 122

Convince & Convert

MARCH 28, 2024

Here’s what that looks like: Gather data Customer surveys, interviews, feedback forms, support tickets, and sales calls – use every tool in your arsenal to collect insights from your customers. When your team sees you actively utilizing this data, they’ll be more likely to follow your lead.

Allocation 142

Allocation Validation Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 142