BOP Design

JANUARY 4, 2022

As an experienced B2B marketing agency , we thrive on innovative ideas and are always on the lookout for new trends, strategies, and approaches to help our clients better connect with their target audience. Sales Pitches Disguised as Blogs. When they are looking for these bits of information, they aren’t looking for a sales pitch.

Tactics 105

Tactics B2B Thought Leadership Content Marketing Webinar Metrics 105

The Point

JULY 1, 2019

For the last decade or more, it’s been an accepted principle – almost a key tenet – of B2B demand generation that business buyers don’t want to talk to a sales rep until the last possible moment. It’s why, for example, we marketers have assumed control for more and more of the lead funnel. Sales Alerts.

B2B Sales 124

B2B Sales Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel Lead Scoring 124

Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

They must manage multiple campaigns simultaneously, while working effectively with partners across the globe. They need to manage their marketing budgets prudently and make sure every dollar is spent wisely. Your launch is just the beginning of an ongoing process of continual improvement. Guest post by Sumeet Anand.

Marketing Budget 287

Marketing Budget Enterprise Management Sales Management Work Management 287

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 31, 2020

Looking at this year’s digital marketing trends can help your business get in on the ground floor of tomorrow’s leading-edge strategies. Let’s take a close look at the most critical aspects of the digital marketing trends you can’t ignore in 2020. Which makes for a smooth segue into the next trend: customer experience.

Trends 355

Trends Work Management Peer-to-peer Marketing Management 355

Trade Press Services

MARCH 4, 2024

Whether your goal is to acquire leads, boost sales, or increase conversions, content is vital to moving people through the buyer’s journey. The type and the timing of content delivery matters, especially when marketers leverage it to move a prospect through the sales process.

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Trends B2B Thought Leadership Buyer Personas 80

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2021

The problem with modern sales and marketing. I see with marketing (and sales) this: we get clinical and treat our customers as objects to convert rather than people who need help. I recently met with a group of sales and marketing influencers and we discussed trends and our projects. Let me explain. The result?

Paid Search Agency 292

Paid Search Agency B2B Sales Marketing & Strategy CMO 292

BOP Design

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

After 15 dynamic years in the B2B website design space , we’ve seen a bevy of web trends come and go, while others evolve and persist. In 2023, B2B firms saw trends shift to adapt to a post-pandemic world. Let’s have a look at the trends shaping the future of B2B web design in 2024. This trend has stuck.

Design 94

Design Trends Marketing Websites B2B 94

FunnelEnvy

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Technology and consumer trends are changing, so we’ve adapted our best practices for SaaS landing pages in 2024 to reflect changing buyer expectations and new AI tools. They are part of strategic SaaS marketing campaigns that understand the different stages of the sales funnel. Effective landing pages take time to optimize.

Landing Pages 62

Landing Pages Top of Funnel Practices Demand 62

Vision Edge Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Most business leaders and Marketing and Sales professionals today understand the impact that peer reviews and stories make on the customer bying journey, including the B2B purchase journey. This trend has certainly added more twists and turns to the buying process. Peer Influence and its Effects on the B2B Buying Process.

Peer-to-peer 286

Peer-to-peer Buy Sales Cycle B2B Sales 286

Heinz Marketing

MAY 29, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Sales Pipeline Radio Producer If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

Ideal Customer Profiles 102

Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Gartner B2B Sales 102

The Marketing Blender

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Top 4 B2B Marketing Trends for 2020. The marketing trends every B2B company should follow in 2020. How can you tell if a trend is merely a flash in the pan or an actual shift in the market that indicates a long-lasting impact? Learn from these B2B marketing trends to maximize the effectiveness of your marketing investment.

Marketing Budget 128

Marketing Budget Trends B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services 128

FunnelEnvy

MARCH 18, 2024

Studies prove that B2B prospects now prefer a digital buying journey over sales calls. Understanding your target audience is more important than ever for lead generation and improving the ROI of marketing and sales. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a significant catalyst for adopting remote and automated sales processes.

Buyer Personas 57

Buyer Personas Marketing AI Ideal Customer Profiles Webinar Metrics 57

Lead Forensics

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog equips you with 50 common sales objections, categorized for easy reference, along with effective responses to turn those objections into stepping stones towards closing the deal. Offer support materials like case studies or white papers that address potential internal concerns. Objections: Price & Budget 1.

Effectiveness 52

Effectiveness Work Management RFP Case Studies 52

Martech

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“The buyer process is changing a lot and it’s not going back to the way it was. With the buying process not heavily digitized and with people working remotely on a range of devices, lines are blurring between B2C and B2B buying behaviors. We have to meet them where they are and how they want to show up in the buying process.”

Account Based Marketing 72

Account Based Marketing Buy Process Marketing Automation Services 72

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That may seem like quite a hurdle, but we’ll show you how to build a healthy sales pipeline, step by step. Table of Contents What is a sales pipeline? Why is a sales pipeline important? How do sales pipelines work? What are the stages of a sales pipeline? How do you build a healthy sales pipeline?

Top of Funnel 59

Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Ad Building 59

The Marketing Blender

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Top 4 B2B Marketing Trends. The marketing trends every B2B company should follow. How can you tell if a trend is merely a flash in the pan or an actual shift in the market that indicates a long-lasting impact? We’ve sorted out the passing fads so you can focus on the top four trends that will transform business in 2020.

Trends 104

Trends Marketing Budget B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 104

Ontraport

JUNE 7, 2020

It’s one of the most difficult parts of growing any business and, even though it gets a bit easier over time, it’s still a constant thorn in the side of most sales managers, business development executives and small business owners. The biggest challenge for modern sales teams: consistent follow-up.

Automation 111

Automation Top of Funnel Marketing AI Lead Scoring 111

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 5, 2010

Do you know your white paper audience? Are those concerns being addressed in your white papers? We asked white paper experts " How should a white paper that is addressed to a Technical Decision Maker be different from a white paper that is addressed to a Business Decision Maker?

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Full Circle Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It’s generally a good idea for marketers to follow the 80/20 rule when creating a campaign mix, i.e., use tried-and-true campaign techniques that you know will drive leads 80% of the time and use experimental tactics for the remaining 20%. Keep an eye on trends. That’s how smart marketers keep their campaigns fresh and innovative.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Sales Management Webinar Metrics 52

Content Standard

MARCH 28, 2019

Recently, a project sent me looking for mid-funnel content examples for a financial services content marketing strategy I was working on. The client—an investment brand—had a well-established content plan with plenty of individual articles, pithy blogs, and top-of-the-funnel awareness content. Enter the mid-funnel asset.

Top of Funnel 78

Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Funnels Marketing Management 78

Sana Commerce

MAY 2, 2022

Top trends for marketers. So how do businesses build web stores that stand out and what B2B e-commerce trends can marketers use to capitalize on these opportunities? The biggest trend for SEO is mobile optimization , which takes into account the increasing number of employees who conduct their business on their phones.

Trends 52

Trends B2B Marketing Planning B2B 52

ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Even in mature businesses, it’s tempting to funnel a lot of budget into short-term, paid campaigns for quick wins. Paid is straightforward, it’s sexy (to non-marketing executives, at least), and it’s a simple sell internally when navigating the budgeting process because of the instantly measurable ROI.

Paid Content 92

Paid Content Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 92

Brandpoint

MARCH 25, 2023

One of the great things about digital marketing for manufacturing is that it generates so many assets that sales can use and repurpose to showcase your value. To get more value from your digital marketing efforts, these are some tactics you can try to to support sales with your digital marketing assets.

Planning 62

Planning Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 62

Lead Forensics

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog equips you with 50 common sales objections, categorized for easy reference, along with effective responses to turn those objections into stepping stones towards closing the deal. Offer support materials like case studies or white papers that address potential internal concerns. Objections: Price & Budget 1.

Effectiveness 40

Effectiveness Work Management RFP Case Studies 40

PureB2B

JULY 9, 2019

Technology has changed the way consumers behave requiring companies to overhaul their sales and marketing strategies. Clients and prospects do not only expect premium products and services, they expect an outstanding customer experience throughout the whole process. Managing and Modeling Data. However, this is no easy task.

Intent Data 62

Intent Data Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Intent 62

Martech

JUNE 28, 2022

Marketers play a large, proactive role in the buying-selling process to generate revenue across the entire buyer lifecycle – from generating a new customer, to contract renewal, to solution expansion and cross-sell/upsell. The B2B buying process has gone primarily digital; most B2B sellers and teams have not. We know the facts.

Marketing Automation Services 108

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing Attribution 108

Oktopost

MARCH 7, 2022

There is no shortage of imperative marketing tactics that if you don’t do right now, your B2B organization will crash and burn. It can be hard to figure out what’s really important, and what are buzzword trends. Many times, terms like social listening, social monitoring, and reputation management, are used interchangeably.

Marketing AI 155

Marketing AI B2B Work Management Marketing Management 155

Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Testing after the launch is a great tactic for double-checking in the live environment. Put Together a Process for Updates and Monitoring Your website is not a one-and-done. If your site is hosted through WordPress Engine, they have an add-on called Smart Plugin Manager that allows you to automate plugin updates.

Lead Generation 127

Lead Generation Traffic Marketing Websites Lead Scoring 127

DivvyHQ

JULY 16, 2019

Most companies today deploy a mix of paid advertising and organic content tactics to drive traffic, engagement and revenue through digital channels. You’re paying good money to sponsor ads on Facebook, Twitter or Google and yet you’re sending these visitors straight to a sales page HOPING for a conversion.

Top of Funnel 61

Top of Funnel Paid Content Marketing Websites Digital Marketing Funnels 61

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 25, 2011

B2B and industrial marketers are usually tasked with two main responsibilities: Fill the top of the sales funnel (ToFU) with high quality leads. Maximize the middle of the funnel (MoFU) for converting more leads into sales opportunities. A similar trend is seen in the industrial sector. See chart ).

Top of Funnel 60

Top of Funnel Marketing Funnels Content Marketing High Quality Lead 60

Heinz Marketing

MAY 29, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Sales Pipeline Radio Producer If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

Ideal Customer Profiles 59

Ideal Customer Profiles Enterprise Management Gartner B2B Sales 59

Outreach

APRIL 20, 2020

Our advice (detailed by Brooke Simmons here ) is for sales reps to acknowledge the situation and become a trusted advisor that collaborates with the buyer - and doesn’t pitch. The integration will automatically create Outreach tasks for reps to engage with the accounts showing the highest intent. Collaboration with Bombora.

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Intent B2B Sales Activities Bombora 102

SalesIntel

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Despite this, many teams’ outbound sales methods are reluctant to evolve. As a result, many sales leaders struggle to develop a strong and consistent sales pipeline. 72% of sales managers meet with their sales reps each month to assess the sales funnel. Overcoming Sales Challenges.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Ad Building Work Management Peer-to-peer 52

NetLine

APRIL 14, 2022

of all registrations), B2B Marketers promoted 20% more White Papers than eBooks. The competition in the B2B Marketing space is quite fierce, as strategies and tactics once thought of as solely for B2C business have crept into its brethren’s side of things. eBooks Were Requested 484% More Than White Papers.

Intent 97

Intent Webinar Metrics Peer-to-peer Intent Data 97

Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

By personalizing the approach to specific accounts, companies using ABM show their prospects that they understand the challenges they’re facing, which increases engagement and leads to more sales. ABM works best when marketing and sales collaborate. Better alignment between marketing and sales teams.

Account Based Marketing 98

Account Based Marketing ABM Full Circle Insights Ideal Customer Profiles 98

ClickZ

JULY 30, 2020

Then, you need to review your sales process to see how your company can benefit from marketing automation. It does not do you any good if you are going to buy robust software and not have the right people and processes in place to fully utilize it. Review the sales process. B2C company: Local dry cleaner.

Marketing Automation Services 144

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Work Management Email Marketing 144

BOP Design

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Did you know that B2B buyers often engage with 3-5 pieces of digital content before they make contact with a sales rep? When it comes to the B2B buying process, it can take anywhere from two months to two years to make a decision, secure the right budget, or to get a contract signed. Your Current Leads Are Looking Around Online.

B2B Marketing 107

B2B Marketing Allocation B2B Paid Search Agency 107