KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 10, 2021

B2B marketers are working harder than ever to generate a return-on-investment, but new research shows that they are still faced with numerous challenges. It’s interesting to note that sales and marketing alignment (33%) also made the list, as this is one area that marketers have attempted to improve upon in the past.

Resources 269

Resources B2B Marketing B2B B2B Sales 269

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 30, 2024

We’re talking about reaching out to different kinds of customers with content that’s all about marketing and selling. Adapting content strategy to align with the buyer’s decision-making process is essential for effective marketing and sales alignment. This approach is changing the game.

Ideal Customer Profiles 236

Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing & Strategy Work Management Marketing Management 236

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As marketers continue to explore the benefits of account-based marketing (ABM), new research indicates that they are beginning to see its positive effects on their bottom line. Marketers are seeing advantages in other areas as well. Approximately 23% of respondents stated that less than 10% of their budget goes toward ABM.

Account Based Marketing 216

Account Based Marketing ABM Generation Tactics 216

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 8, 2020

As B2B marketers look to deliver a more consistent customer experience, new research shows that most agree that it’s becoming a critical differentiator for their company. Lean Data recently published “The State of Revenue Operations” report, looking back on how the customer experience shaped B2B marketers’ work back in all of 2019.

B2B Marketing 262

B2B Marketing B2B Differentiation Advertising Benchmark 262

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 24, 2022

As B2B marketers and sales personnel look to improve their alignment, new research indicates that more marketers are now having their performance measured according to their influence on the sales pipeline. The Challenges of Implementing Account-Based Marketing.

Account Based Marketing 230

Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing B2B ABM 230

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 11, 2022

Marketing technology (martech) and data have long been intertwined, but new research suggests that B2B marketers are still facing numerous challenges when it comes to leveraging both of these assets. On average, respondents stated that they use about seven martech tools per week. The Advantages of Leveraging Marketing Data.

Account Based Marketing 237

Account Based Marketing ABM B2B Sales Statistics 237

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As more marketers look to develop an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy, new research indicates that they are still faced with many challenges in this area. However, most marketers (46%) say that their top challenge remains tackling personalization at scale toward target accounts.

Account Based Marketing 235

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Report Marketing & Strategy 235

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 24, 2023

As more B2B marketers begin to see a return-on-investment (ROI) from account-based marketing (ABM), new research suggests that they will be increasing their budget for these initiatives in 2023. However, ABM has not come without challenges for B2B marketers. About 38% cited difficulties surrounding sales and marketing alignment.

Account Based Marketing 198

Account Based Marketing Spending B2B Marketing Budget Management 198

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Account-based marketing (ABM) continues to grow in popularity among marketers, but implementing ABM takes time, and new research has uncovered some of the biggest growing pains along the way. About 16% stated that they have not yet begun to measure their ROI. The Struggle to Implement an ABM Strategy.

Account Based Marketing 286

Account Based Marketing ABM Marketing Report ROI 286

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Although some marketers have begun developing an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy, new research indicates that many are still in the early stages of leveraging ABM to drive results. At the moment, most marketers (84%) claimed that they are primarily utilizing email to engage with their ABM list.

Account Based Marketing 227

Account Based Marketing ABM Advertising Agencies Advertising Benchmark 227

Act-On

APRIL 26, 2024

And if you jump into it without a solid strategy in place, you aren’t going to see game-changing results (or a happy sales team). It’s only useful when all the relevant players are aligned, bought-in, and using the framework on a daily basis. In addition to marketing and sales, Suzy Balk, our Sr. So let’s break it down.

Lead Ranking 130

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Marketing Qualified Leads Ideal Customer Profiles 130

Tony Zambito

MAY 7, 2021

Marketing and Sales Leaders Can Increase Their Value Through In-House Buyer Insights and Buyer Persona Development Capabilities. Since the origins of the buyer persona concept in 2001, buyers and their buying behaviors have always been in a constant state of change. Changing their preferences and setting new expectations.

Buyer Personas 220

Buyer Personas Allocation Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 220

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 25, 2021

Despite the challenges that often come with paid search, new research indicates that marketers are still willing to work with this tactic in order to reap the potential benefits. Merkle recently published its “Digital Marketing Report” for the second quarter of 2021. Statistics suggested that marketers’ spend on paid search rose 8.7%

Cost Per Click 284

Cost Per Click Search Marketing Marketing Report Organization 284

Zoominfo

JULY 14, 2023

When your business is serving the incredibly diverse array of mid-market companies in the U.S., The information you need for effective go-to-market is out there. But the challenge is chasing down the data — company size, revenue, location, industry and more — across a mishmash of state and local sources.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Zoominfo Advertising Agencies Acquisitions 130

KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 20, 2021

Although marketers have made it a point to begin launching more complex campaigns, new research indicates that they are struggling in this area for a wide array of reasons. Despite these challenges, the majority of marketers (37%) still consider themselves to be perceived as collaborative and responsive.

Resources 281

Resources CMO Statistics Acquisitions 281

KoMarketing Associates

MAY 11, 2021

When it comes to resonating with B2B buyers, marketers are still fine-tuning their strategies. Statistics showed that the highest influence on buyer purchase decisions was when marketers addressed concerns, wants and needs (71%). This highlights another area marketers may want to improve upon in order to resonate with their B2B buyers.

B2B Marketing 292

B2B Marketing B2B Statistics Differentiation 292

Tony Zambito

MAY 10, 2021

B2B Organizations Must Reinvent To Accomplish Buyer-Aligned Strategies Post-Pandemic. For instance, you most likely have heard or read something about the buyer-aligned sales process within the past few years. The term buyer-aligned will take on a significant new meaning as you enter a new era of B2B and buying.

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Top of Funnel B2B Sales Buyer Personas Process 215

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And that makes a cohesive, connected go-to-market (GTM) strategy more valuable than ever. The presentation was led by Ben Salzman and Millie Beetham of ZoomInfo Labs , the company’s innovation hub dedicated to researching and developing go-to-market strategies and offering strategic professional services to customers.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Rules Zoominfo Paid Search Agency 130

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 262

Top of Funnel Buyer's Journey Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 262

Zoominfo

JULY 1, 2020

Sales and marketing often speak different languages: Convert vs Close, Prospect vs Leads, Sales cycle vs Marketing funnel. This can make alignment between the two difficult. And using it collaboratively can help alignment and improve go-to-market results from a campaign planning standpoint.

Zoominfo 246

Zoominfo Marketing Analytics Tools Intent Data Top of Funnel 246

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Influencer marketing is increasingly popular in the B2B space, for the simple reason that buyers trust experts more than ads. But many B2B marketers are approaching it in the wrong ways, missing the mark with both the influencers and their audiences. A new report offers a wealth of guidance for doing B2B influencer marketing better.

B2B Marketing 357

B2B Marketing Research Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 357

ANNUITAS

AUGUST 21, 2023

We see this challenge in the approach many organizations take to optimizing their go-to-market (GTM) programs. Often in business the greatest challenge lies in problem definition — i.e., defining the problem you need to solve, instead of just attacking immediate problems. Therein lies the issue of CX vs. DX. What is CX? What is DX?

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Demand Optimization Work Management 130

The Forward Observer

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Inspire Your Buyers: Go to Market with a Story That Sizzles by Bruce Scheer About the Book Inspire Your Buyers provides a proven, tested model to develop a compelling go-to-market narrative that will accelerate your revenue growth while rapidly bringing your product, marketing, and sales teams into alignment.

Cross-Selling 130

Cross-Selling Click Rate Marketing & Strategy Amazon 130

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Coordinator at Heinz Marketing At Heinz Marketing, we regularly talk about sales and marketing alignment– A strategic and collaborative approach in which a company’s sales and marketing teams work closely together to achieve common goals, increase efficiency, and improve overall business performanc e.

Work Management 109

Work Management Buyer Personas Paid Search Agency Marketing Automation Services 109

Madison Logic

APRIL 11, 2024

WATCH VIDEO The Challenge For Katrina Kilgas, B2B Media Manager at Shell, developing an effective account-based marketing (ABM) strategy hinges on leveraging data to understand and engage a diverse audience. To enhance their marketing efforts, Shell recognized the need for detailed intent data and insights into their target accounts.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Advertising Agencies Work Management 52

Martech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Marketing automation leaders are faced with a big challenge: How to add new technologies that provide fresh ways of executing campaigns and engaging customers while maintaining the quality of older approaches. Here are three areas where marketing automation can help with this.

Marketing Automation Services 115

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Lead Scoring 115

Martech

JANUARY 17, 2024

Marketing technology is a big investment for businesses. Implementations can be scrapped at any time Let’s say your business signed a contract for a new marketing platform. The incumbent IT team had signed a two-year contract for Marketing Cloud. What happens after the sale? What happens after the sale?

Tips 101

Tips Lead Ranking Paid Search Agency Urgency Marketing 101

SmartBug Media

APRIL 20, 2023

Aligning marketing and sales goals , although seemingly simple, can be difficult to do internally. From tried-and-true business processes to implementing new business software, your company can be challenged when aligning marketing and sales goals. When is a lead ready to be handed-off to sales?

Advertising Agencies 98

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Ad Agencies Marketing Automation Services 98

Seismic

MARCH 12, 2024

As you embark on your journey to achieve “best-in-class” enablement with Seismic, remember that success is contingent on a critical factor: understanding your current state of enablement maturity and aligning your business outcomes accordingly. The path to enablement maturity can be summarized in three steps.

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Work Management Marketing Management Service Contingency Planning 104

Seismic

JANUARY 30, 2024

Now, without further ado, let’s dive into our second post about creating a comprehensive sales enablement roadmap. As you navigate the ever-evolving terrain of sales enablement , one thing should be increasingly clear: in the journey toward enablement excellence, it is critical to have a clear, actionable strategy.

Work Management 80

Work Management Marketing Management Efficiency Planning 80

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 27, 2023

By Brittany Lieu , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing What is a sales opportunity ? To create the greatest clarity and consistency for not only your sales reps, but the marketing and customer success teams that bookend the sales process, it’s imperative to define and map every stage of a buyer’s life cycle.

Sales Qualified Leads 108

Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel B2B Sales Forecasting 108

Martech

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Let’s discuss the elephant in the room: is your martech stack aligned with your business goals? It’s about making sure your marketing technology investments are more than just fancy tools. However, this alignment I’m talking about is considerably more consequential. Misalignment with business goals.

Digital Experience Platform 112

Digital Experience Platform Marketing & Strategy Business CMO 112

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 24, 2023

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the web each week. 4 Sales Tips To Thrive — Not Just Survive — In an Economic Downturn By Brittany Schmid Don’t let shrinking budgets and reluctant buyers halt your sales momentum.

Marketing AI 87

Marketing AI Sales Cycle B2B Sales B2B Marketing 87

Sharpspring

JULY 25, 2022

Product strategy and specifically the content they produce (is it aligned with the desires of their audience). Product strategy and specifically the content they produce (is it aligned with the desires of their audience). Focus on distribution efforts to other global markets. What are we going to do to reverse the trend?

Ad Frequency 98

Ad Frequency Paid Search Agency Pricing Price 98

Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) has emerged as a highly effective strategy revolutionizing the B2B marketing landscape. It has completely transformed how businesses approach marketing through its focus on specific high-value accounts with the greatest propensity to convert, rather than targeting a broad audience.

Account Based Marketing 105

Account Based Marketing Sales Qualified Leads Demand Generation High Quality Lead 105

Content Standard

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A Content Disrupted podcast with Sameer Amin, Global Director of Data-Driven Marketing and Media at Reckitt. Navigating the challenges of unifying messaging and adopting data-driven marketing processes is especially complex for large enterprises. He states, “TV was good for mass reach, big audiences.

Peer-to-peer 101

Peer-to-peer Paid Search Agency Marketing & Strategy Digital Transformation 101

The ABM Agency

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the sophisticated landscape of B2B marketing, establishing an Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Center of Excellence (COE) represents the pinnacle of ABM maturity. These early efforts are crucial for gathering insights and preparing the organization for a more structured ABM approach.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Demand Generation Agencies Top of Funnel 52