The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. That’s why it’s so important to have a well-defined digital marketing funnel in place.

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FunnelEnvy

MAY 27, 2024

Evaluating your SaaS marketing conversion rate can feel like peering into a black box. You may be considering a funnel audit, but how do you know when the cost of a funnel audit is justified? What are the warning signs of problems in your funnel? Is the flow of qualified leads into your funnel slowing down?

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SalesIntel

JULY 10, 2023

Understanding buyer intent has become crucial to marketing, sales, and revenue operations (RevOps) strategies in the current competitive business climate. Why Intent Data is Crucial in Modern Marketing and Sales: Marketing and sales professionals face an uphill battle in reaching and converting potential customers.

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MKT1

JUNE 5, 2023

“The marketing funnel is dead,” they say. I agree the marketing funnel isn’t exactly funnel shaped–it's sort of an hourglass. So, I still strongly recommend B2B marketing teams map their funnels. I don’t agree. 20% off for paid newsletter subscribers.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 14, 2021

It just means you have to think about the relationship and the process in a slightly different way. I’ve covered the benefits of using AI in Digital Marketing before. The Personalized Sales Experience. Probably not This is one of the challenges of AI in Marketing : how to automate while maintaining the human touch.

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Choozle

MARCH 29, 2022

Catering your messages and tactics to align and guide your potential customers through the decision-making funnel will yield long-term results, as each stage demands its own tactics and goals to ensure it fuels user action. And remember, this stage is not where sales are made. Tactics to Consider(ation).

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Act-On

APRIL 10, 2024

But not entirely unlike when a colleague sends you a link to a gated ebook, you give your contact info to download it, and then get a phone call from a sales rep the same day. Luckily for marketers, lead scoring exists. For marketing and sales teams, that handoff is a potential minefield.

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Choozle

JANUARY 7, 2022

Full-funnel marketing campaigns consist of several different stages with each stage demanding its own marketing tactics, activities, and goals to ensure it fuels conversions in the final stage. There are very few cases of an offer being shown to a consumer and they accept within the same interaction. Connected TV.

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Madison Logic

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Aside from the enjoyable experience of watching different people interact with others (Avengers comedy, anyone?), The same could be said for alignment across the revenue team: marketing, sales, and often customer success. Sales and marketing alignment is key to executing an account-based strategy that drives revenue impact.

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Choozle

AUGUST 27, 2021

The marketing funnel is a modern way to visualize the process of turning brand awareness into leads and leads into converted customers. Jump to: What is a full-funnel marketing strategy? The stages of the marketing funnel. The value of full-funnel marketing.

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Litmus

OCTOBER 14, 2022

What is an email marketing funnel? An email marketing funnel is the path a subscriber follows that takes them from a prospective lead to a customer. Much like a traditional sales funnel, subscribers have different needs along the way, all of which should be acknowledged and addressed through email.

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 10, 2024

Navigating the sales funnel can be complex for any business. Developing a journey from prospect to customer acquisition demands a specific sales process—and, often, sales and marketing teams aren't sure of which responsibilities they hold during that process.

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Rev

MAY 31, 2023

Lead management isn’t a totally new idea, especially in the demand gen world. But, as your business grows and scales, you’ll need to make sure everyone understands what it is so they can follow the process you’ve built. What is lead management? It’s the common thread running through every marketing program and tactic.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 10, 2021

For instance, you most likely have heard or read something about the buyer-aligned sales process within the past few years. And let us not forget – new processes. What is striking is the funnel view has changed very little during the past twenty years. And, instead of calling it the funnel, we call it the buyer’s journey.

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The potential use cases for artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), in go-to-market (GTM) are perhaps too numerous to count. Amid an overly-optimistic marketplace outlook for AI, growth leaders — across marketing, sales and customer success — are increasingly turning to AI and/or AI-enhanced technology tools.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel.

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ActiveDEMAND

JANUARY 17, 2023

Funnel Builders: Unlocking the Potential for Increased ROI in Marketing. Marketing agencies are often faced with the challenge of understanding the customer journey and identifying areas where potential customers may be dropping off in the sales process. What is a Funnel Builder?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A sales funnel, stretching from early-stage brand discovery to final purchase, represents the customer journey. Most companies use the funnel to track prospects as they move through sales stages, adjusting strategies and marketing methods in response to their behaviors. Why is the sales funnel important?

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Ledger Bennett

MAY 7, 2020

Have you ever wondered how sales and marketing fit together? What someone meant when they talked about the funnel? Well, we’ve put together a complete guide for you to learn all about the two different types of funnels we utilize daily. What is a Marketing Funnel?

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PureB2B

MAY 5, 2021

The middle of the marketing funnel is the most challenging part to convert leads through. So, the question stands, how in the world can you convert leads through the funnel if they’re always getting stuck in the middle? At the same time, what can you do with the leads that you’ve generated that fall in the middle of the funnel?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 17, 2017

What is a Sales Funnel? Sales funnels are everywhere. Prospective purchasers don’t see the funnel, but rather an interactive brand, an awesome product, or the long awaited solution they need. This is the power of a sales funnel that’s ultimately designed to get sales.

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PureB2B

MAY 5, 2021

The middle of the marketing funnel is the most challenging part to convert leads through. So, the question stands, how in the world can you convert leads through the funnel if they’re always getting stuck in the middle? At the same time, what can you do with the leads that you’ve generated that fall in the middle of the funnel?

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Zoominfo

APRIL 30, 2021

Like everyone else, we had to pivot, and fast.” — Danny Daly, manager, marketing events at ZoomInfo. So, what happens when the conference seat your marketing and sales team offers is your registrants’ preferred chair at home? Danny Daly, marketing events manager at ZoomInfo, has had the same experience.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) and strategic content creation and distribution mesh perfectly. In this guide, we share practical content-related advice and examples that you can use to resolve specific ABM challenges, ultimately increasing the efficiency of your marketing campaigns.

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Biznology

JUNE 6, 2018

If you’re a small or medium size business selling to consumers, you probably want to both automate and personalize your marketing campaigns. The solution, of course, is marketing automation linked to your customer relationship management (CRM) software. Fortunately for SMB marketers, CRM is becoming main stream.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 8, 2024

In business strategy, where the tides of change ebb and flow, a perennial debate echoes through boardrooms and marketing departments: content marketing vs traditional sales tactics. Overview and Methods Traditional sales tactics have long been the backbone of business strategies.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 15, 2024

By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing B2B purchases are complex, involving multiple decision-makers, each with specific needs. So if you want real, predictable revenue growth, it’s time to forget the one-off quick-win tactics. Marketing: Marketers are the customer whisperers.

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Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2021

As a marketer, you know getting customers’ attention can be tough, but actually closing those customers is just as much of a struggle for sales reps in your org. That’s because the average sales process is more complex than ever. And that’s where marketers can save the day. Landing pages.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 24, 2024

Launching new products and exploring new markets is like embarking on an exhilarating adventure. Software with go-to-market (GTM) strategy tools offers powerful benefits such as automation, machine learning, and meticulous keyword research. Launching a product requires careful planning, market research, and strategic execution.

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TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Your Old Pal: The Marketing Funnel.

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TrustRadius Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

If you’ve been in marketing for a while, you know funnels inside and out. Funnels are the mechanisms that convert leads into customers. Over the past few years, the relevancy of the funnel has slowly died out, leaving room for a new, digitally-informed strategy to take its place. Your Old Pal: The Marketing Funnel.

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Anyword

JANUARY 26, 2022

Advertising and marketing are all about conveying the story of your brand to a target customer. It’s possible to increase these conversions by implementing an effective content marketing funnel. A content marketing funnel is the best way to guide visitors towards a particular action. Customer retention at the end.

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SalesGrape

JANUARY 4, 2024

Mastering Outbound Appointment Setting: Nurturing Leads Through the Sales Funnel In the dynamic landscape of sales, effective lead nurturing is paramount to success. Among the myriad strategies available, outbound appointment setting stands out as a powerful tool to guide leads through the sales funnel.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

This is why it’s imperative for B2B tech marketers to shift their focus from buying journey funnels to full-on customer lifecycle management. However, customer acquisition is where most marketing strategies stop. The traditional funnel is focused on net-new customer acquisition as the means to drive growth.

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Only B2B

APRIL 10, 2024

MQL sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. These are leads that have been validated and are ready to be handed over to the sales team. It means missing out on important buying signals, wasting money on generating leads, and ultimately losing out on potential sales. Benchmarking Your Success: Where Do You Stand?

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 20, 2024

By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing Do you ever feel like your sales, marketing, and customer success teams work from different playbooks? Imagine how your customer feels if they encounter inconsistent messaging, a clunky onboarding process, or a lack of post-purchase support.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. But why do these B2B sales strategies falter?

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