Kapost

AUGUST 30, 2016

Creating buyer personas is not a one and done practice. In some ways, buyer personas are like a unique, fine wine that grows in-depth and flavor as it matures. Each unique customer profile needs refinement and shaping to really work their magic long-term. It’s not a crystal ball or predictor of future behavior.

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Buyers are fed-up with irrelevant, unhelpful B2B content. As business buyers have become more self-reliant, their needs and expectations have evolved and, sadly, we’re not doing enough to keep up. The result is generic, uninspiring marketing that fails to resonate with buyers. What can we do to change that?

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Kaon

JULY 23, 2018

So, how can sales teams rise above? Today’s sales teams need a strategy, strong communications and up-to-date technology. Cutting-edge technology allows the sales professional to convey innovation and create a lasting memorable engagement. This is especially true in the sales industry.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As such, in this blog, we are taking a high-level view of what B2B marketers should consider when crafting a lead generation strategy. We know the genesis is always, “We need more leads!” Create a Buyer Persona(s). If you don’t have existing, current buyer personas , it’s time to create them. Get Started.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Creating a buyer persona lets you target prospects with key messaging that emphasizes your product’s unique problem-solving value. Find ready-to-buy prospects faster Learn how Sales Cloud can help you score your best leads and prioritize them by how likely they are to close. Here’s how Sales Cloud does this.)

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Launch Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

As a downturn has made its way into our economy and is top of mind for all, moving forward with a B2B product launch might not be at the top of the list for many companies. This blog will put your mind at ease and give you the answers to best approach your B2B product launch in an economic downturn.

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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. B2B buyers are changing; they seek out more informational and educational content to solve problems. Quick Takeaways.

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Tailoring B2B online marketing programs to meet and exceed client expectations is at the core of what we do at KoMarketing, but accomplishing this requires internal legwork and alignment with our clients. Lead Generation Tactics and Lead Scoring Model – key benchmarks for leads to move through the sales funnel. Decision Criteria.

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Tony Zambito

DECEMBER 14, 2020

B2B marketers and sellers will need to recognize that both sides of the demand coin are affected. In B2B decision-making, confidence has always been a key behavioral element. In B2B decision-making, confidence has always been a key behavioral element. .” – Vice President, Global Logistics Operations.

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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. Find ready-to-buy prospects faster Learn how Sales Cloud can help you score your best leads and prioritize them by how likely they are to close. Here’s how Sales Cloud does this.)

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

While the world of B2B can be perceived as lacking in warmth and perhaps even superficial at times, there are tremendous opportunities to create bonds of loyalty between two B2B organizations. It is, after all, the dream of many B2B leaders to forge such connections with buyers. Increase Value With Buyer Insights.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 2, 2023

B2B buyers need more attention and information to make a purchase decision, ideally, a personalized buying experience. You need to use data to identify in-market accounts and their buyer personas. Why Personalization Matters Today’s buyers no longer want a personalized experience; they demand it.

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Marketing Interactions

APRIL 18, 2019

What do your B2B buyers’ see? But once you understand buyer context, you can solve a problem in perspective that they didn’t recognize they have. We focus on how we think our products align to what our buyers need. Buyers don’t care about your products. Buyer Personas are the Key to Buyer Context.

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Cintell

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Reporting live from sunny, chilly Waltham, MA where 50+ B2B marketers sit rapt as SiriusDecisions Research Directors Pat McAnally and Christina McKeon walk through the challenges, goals, and best practices of operationalizing buyer personas. Top Challenges Related to Buyer Personas.

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ANNUITAS

JUNE 23, 2016

Marketers in B2B create a lot of content. We write, we design, we create videos, and post content all day long, but what content really matters to our buyers? Before you jump in and write another eBook, learn what content your buyers need and want. ANNUITAS, like many organizations, wanted to learn more about our buyers.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 27, 2017

As B2B marketers, we face a myriad of challenges unique to this space: More specific buyer personas. Sales cycles that span multiple months, potentially even year-long in duration. Products or services tailored to specific buyer needs. Multiple decision makers and influencers. Twitter Tailored Audiences.

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Marketing Interactions

AUGUST 24, 2021

Buyers need to complete specific jobs before consensus can be reached for a buying decision. They need information that helps them understand what to ask, do, understand, and evaluate. And they benefit from B2B content that shows them how to do those things. Aim Earlier with Your B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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6sense

JANUARY 19, 2022

Savvy sellers know that these days, B2B customers demand personalized buying experiences now more than ever. In fact, 65% of buyers are likely to switch brands if a vendor doesn’t personalize their communications. PathFactory is an intelligent content platform for B2B marketers. What Do 6sense and PathFactory Do?

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Mereo

APRIL 22, 2021

Virtual Selling Has a Role in Sophisticated Sales Cycles. Virtual selling has proven effective for many B2B organizations. Virtual meetings have a generally lower cost of sale and increased accessibility. More of your key subject matter experts can pop into a sales call with relevant content that would otherwise be infeasible.

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Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Display advertising has a bad reputation, due to common misconceptions about its limited value in B2B campaigns. In fact, research suggests that B2B display advertising is projected to surpass traditional search spending for the first time. Here, we’ve rounded up the most popular display ad formats for B2B marketing.

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B2B Marketing Traction

MAY 1, 2013

Read more in my previous post, Why Product Launch Plans Need to Include Social Networking. In a Sales & Marketing Management article 5 Steps to the Most Influential Customer Communications , author Michael Cannon points out that typical product launch plans fail to answer the question of why prospective customer should buy.

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PathFactory

JULY 6, 2022

“Let the buyer buy” is a saying we often use at PathFactory to emphasize the importance of buyer enablement and creating frictionless content experiences for our audiences as they move through their journeys. When we provide content the buyer needs at the right time, they can make faster and more informed purchasing decisions.

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Seismic

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A buyer journey that previously started at an industry conference now begins on LinkedIn and consists of review site searches and case studies. The sales process has changed significantly for buyers and sellers over the last two years. Buyers don’t want to be sold. The buyer pool is also expanding.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2015

It is also important for B2B marketers to evaluate new and emerging trends, as well as shifts in the competitive landscape, to help determine where to set budgets and forecasts moving forward. 75 percent of B2B buyers said they research at least 25 percent of their work-related purchases online, even if they made the actual purchase offline.

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Scoop.it

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Because many organizations don’t understand why sales reps need content and what types of content to provide them to help them win more deals. Why Do Salespeople Need Content? This same research reports that 60% don’t want to talk with sales reps for access to information. This is known as content for sales enablement.

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Tony Zambito

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

In my most recent article, Boost Demand Generation Using Target Ready Buyer Models , a comment was posted by the ever thoughtful Eric Wittlake, author of the blog B2B Digital Marketing and a member of the team at the Integrated B2B Marketing Agency – Babcock and Jenkins. Organization Infrastructure. Research and Insight.

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Televerde

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The key is sales and marketing alignment. Because such an engagement strategy should serve as the foundation for all your marketing and sales activities, both parts of the business must share a common language and agree on goals around lead qualification, buyer personas, and more. Why a buyer puts down money. ?

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 31, 2019

Test your website and landing pages on a variety of devices and enter the sales funnel through all imaginable outlets. Remember, modern buyers are all about convenience and efficiency. Contact our sales team today to learn more about efficient and effective marketing strategy.

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Mereo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

I have written about this recently , but a quick recap: Due to the nature of virtual selling, there is greater access to sales cycles by members previously not involved — for both sellers and buyers. For buyers specifically, Chorus.ai times more likely to join sales calls now than in pre-2020. SEEK TO SERVE.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 20, 2015

Several days ago I had dinner with a long-time friend who is a self-employed B2B entrepreneur. You may have the right content marketing strategy to fuel your Demand Generation program, however, you may need to take a step back and evaluate if you truly have a Demand Process that will drive perpetual revenue. Mind the Mid-Funnel Gap.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 18, 2019

These one-off successes are the backbone of traditional B2B Demand Marketing, but are not the recipe for longer-term, predictable, sustained success. Technology needs to support the buyer journey, not dictate it. Adapting to (and recognizing) buyer needs as they change, and shifting to serve them more effectively.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 10, 2023

Execute a Personalize Campaign Strategy at Every Stage of the Sales Cycle  Personalization in ABM is important; when content speaks to buyer needs and stages of the buying journey, it keeps accounts interested and moving in their pursuit of a solution. Click on the links below: What is Intent Data?

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ViewPoint

MARCH 22, 2011

How does it relate to B2B marketing? To most of the vendors that I engaged with, I was just another not-very-valuable small business buyer. And I was treated accordingly, no doubt thanks to some nifty lead scoring algorithms that have become de rigueur for B2B marketers. Two years ago, my B2B Marketing 2.0

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 11, 2011

The classic B2B company is often sales-driven or product-driven. In those firms, marketing exists to feed the sale’s beast. But I think the role of Marketing in B2B should be much more than creating product brochures and buying print ads in the magazines the sales folks read. “Why?&# Lead innovation.

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A Better Jones

AUGUST 3, 2018

And for marketing, that’s your sales team. Marketers need to view sales, not as just an ally (and definitely not as an adversary - which is way too common), but as a customer, as someone you serve. And let me repeat it for emphasis: Marketers should be obsessive about serving their sales team. That’s right.

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SnapApp

APRIL 26, 2017

Today, like a free-trial personal trainer, I’m going to give you an overview of how to evaluate the status-quo B2B marketing strategy and see what a healthier strategy could look like. . Too much focus on the what you think is important about the product instead of what the buyer needs. Has your marketing growth hit a plateau?

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The Mx Group

MAY 5, 2017

Steve’s talk came down to this: The relationship between buyers and sellers has changed. Buyers’ needs, not yours, drive the purchase process. And your buyers demand an engaging experience. Because today’s buyers self-direct their purchase journeys, they choose what information and experiences to interact with.

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