Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

I’ve talked before about why I believe that marketing has a marketing problem. Most people think marketing is just ads. Marketing isn’t sales. Marketing is simply a way of helping these customers and businesses find each other and build a mutually beneficial relationship. People hate ads. Who wants to be sold to?

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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Tony Zambito

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This phenomenon of speed in changing behaviors will cause a shift in thinking on the gathering of human-centric insights by the year 2020. As we have gone through two decades in the use of buyer insights research and buyer personas, we moved from gaining insights about the sales funnel to that of the buyer’s journey. Disruption.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 26, 2021

If you’re like most companies, you realized in 2020 that annual marketing budget planning doesn’t work anymore. Unsurprisingly, 46% of B2Bs say they’re paying closer attention to their marketing’s direct impact on sales post-pandemic as well. Quick Takeaways: Annual marketing budget planning isn’t ideal anymore.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2021

Over the last year, the pandemic forced many organizations to shift from in-person to all-virtual marketing events. Communication, flexibility, and personalization are three pillars of great virtual marketing events. What’s a Virtual Marketing Event? Virtual marketing events are constantly evolving. Source: Doodle.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Needless to say, 2020 has been challenging. Home In On Your Sales Funnel. Now, more than ever, you’re probably trying to put your best, most responsive marketing efforts forward. One way to do that is to make updates to your sales funnel. Give Your Digital Presence a Boost. Contributed post. In the U.S.

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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. The Disconnect.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Account-based marketing has been around for several years now. Some of the statistics that have attracted marketers to ABM include: 87% of account-based marketers say that ABM initiatives outperform other marketing investments ( ITSMA ). And yet, many B2B marketers have still held back from adopting ABM.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 6, 2021

It’s important to reconsider your tech stack when markets shift, and now CRMs are top priority for customer engagement. 2020 forced B2B organizations away from tech-focused goals and toward customer-focused initiative. 2020 forced B2B organizations away from tech-focused goals and toward customer-focused initiative.

Marketing AI 246

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 29, 2020

When it comes to lead generation, most marketers prefer to be doers , meaning that they enjoy coming up with ideas and then executing them. The reason that many marketers dread the reporting process of their lead generation strategies is that they oftentimes don’t even know where to begin. Source: [link].

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Zoominfo

JUNE 24, 2020

For quality leads — that are more effective in the long-term — inbound marketing undoubtedly provides better sources for lead generation than outbound. Inbound lead generation is a part of inbound marketing. A strong inbound lead generation funnel is reliant on a compelling, easy-to-understand experience on a company website (duh!).

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SendX

JANUARY 8, 2020

Marketing your business online is always going to be hard when you are getting started. We have then provided various tactics, strategies and ideas for marketing a small business , which as a small business owner once you master, you will be able to grow and market your business predictably. The Traffic Funnel.

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Tony Zambito

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Funnels, stages, paths, journeys, and more labels that suggest some form of a linear line of thinking has dominated marketing and sales for decades. As forward-thinking marketing and sales leaders prepare for 2020 and continuous digital disruption, it is time to alter this line of thinking.

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Zoominfo

MAY 6, 2021

The pandemic changed the day-to-day processes of the B2B sales organization practically overnight when the world went 100% digital. A recent ZoomInfo survey of about 600 sales and marketing professionals found that most sales reps said they relied on in-person events for prospecting before 2020. In conclusion….

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Martech

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Ross admits he’s a proponent of direct mail marketing but tells us: “If what shows up in your mailbox is relevant and respectful, then you’re likely to engage with it. ” That’s essentially the theory behind Sendoso’s offering : a personalized gifting automation platform, primarily for B2B marketers.

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Contently

JANUARY 8, 2020

The temptation with any “2020 marketing trends” content is to pack it with jargon and talk about the AI-powered revolution that’ll reinvent digital transformation across the enterprise. We’re happy to report in that in our 2020 trends webinar last month, we did not do that.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Does your (sales) funnel have flow? Learn data-driven strategies that support each stage of the sales funnel, along with key performance indicators (KPIs). Contents What is a Sales Funnel? What Tools Do People Use for Sales Funnels? Marketing Funnel vs. Sales Funnel Resources. What is a Sales Funnel?

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Single Grain

MARCH 9, 2020

If you’re serious about investing your marketing dollars into strategies that get results, building a sales funnel with tailored video messaging should be a strong part of your business growth plan. Sales Funnel Review. What’s the purpose of the sales funnel ? Middle of the Sales Funnel: Feed Their Curiosity.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

But, sales and marketing organizations must resist this instinct in order to constantly adapt to changing markets, new technologies, emerging trends and so on. We’re speaking, of course, of the sales funnel. The sales funnel represents the theoretical customer’s journey to making a purchase. The Sales Funnel.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 13, 2020

Data from mid-2020 culled by McKinsey & Company shows buyers are exhibiting extreme caution when it comes to spending discretionary incomes. Do people rave about your CX digitally and offline? As AI technology gets smarter through machine learning, you may even be able to leverage AI to build marketing content.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Considering the lightning speed at which technology is transforming our daily lives, it’s no surprise that the marketing landscape is evolving at a similar pace. What does the future of marketing look like? Proving the impact of digital marketing . Finding effective scalability solutions . Personalize everything.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 7, 2021

According to Chiefmartec.com, the martech landscape grew over 13% in 2020. How can you stand out in markets like these – with global competition no less? Plus, content is scalable, flexible, and taps you into a specific market. Notice how all the most common goals sit at the top of the funnel? It’s all about relevancy.

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ClickZ

MARCH 2, 2020

Practical video marketing strategies that increase engagement on Amazon, Facebook, and YouTube. Digital technology has been expanding at a rapid pace. Advances in machine learning (ML) have been equally important to marketers and advertisers alike. 2) Video marketing strategies to increase engagement.

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Contently

DECEMBER 10, 2020

2020 is a year unlike any other. As LiveIntent’s SVP of global marketing, I came in with a comprehensive plan, ready to execute. Then the pandemic hit, and like other marketing leaders, I threw the plan right out the window. A prime example was our 2020 hosted events plan. Planning for more virtual events.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

When you create eBooks , you’re using one of the most efficient and productive formats for content marketing. You’re missing a great tactic for converting website visitors to leads if you’re not using ebooks to market your brand, products, or services. Promote and market your book to the targeted audience.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 12, 2021

How do you scale your marketing strategy to enterprise-level and keep leads flowing into your funnel? An SMB digital marketing strategy , meanwhile, will typically focus on a customer base that best fits the product or service rather than exponential growth. . What Is an Enterprise Marketing Strategy?

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Webbiquity

APRIL 10, 2018

Every B2B marketer knows we are in a period of rapid change. Marketing technology (martech) is advancing quickly. But how can B2B marketers most effectively achieve those results? How can marketers efficiently meet both buyer expectations and their own corporate objectives? Or at least, not important yet? HubSpot ).

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It starts with defining product-market fit. Then we have to hire and scale sales and marketing pipeline to acquire new customers. Companies have embarked on a content-based B2B digital marketing strategy in order to find, win, and retain new clients. Simply put, the market potential is huge.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Are you feeling your well of content marketing inspiration running dry? There’s still time left before the end of the year to make sure your content marketing efforts have an impact on your revenue. In 2020 and beyond, the values of your brand are more critical to success than ever before. Answer Your Company’s “WHY?”.

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Webbiquity

MAY 16, 2023

end of Google’s Universal Analytics (UGA) rapidly approaching, digital marketing professionals are frantically seeking alternatives. ” Google Analytics used to provide that data, but stopped reporting visitors by network in February 2020. appeared first on B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity. Your Thoughts?

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Zoominfo

MAY 20, 2021

Email is the OG digital marketing tool. While it might seem basic and a little bit boring, email is actually the most advanced medium of communication between marketers and their ideal customers. According to Campaign Monitor , email marketing generates $38 for every $1 spent, which computes to a 3,700% ROI.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 28, 2020

LinkedIn’s State of Sales Report shows that 44% of sales and marketing teams are seeing a significant drop in responsiveness to social and email messaging. So, why are sales and marketing teams challenged to build strong social relationships so they can overcome sales plateaus, sales drops, and sales troughs? Many blame it on C-19.

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Marketri

MARCH 12, 2025

Many still rely mostly on networking and referrals, with little interest in proactive, strategic marketing. And the buying process for engineering services bears little resemblance to what it used to, thanks to our digital, AI-influenced world. So why is marketing still a hard sell for engineering firms?

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Unbounce

JULY 23, 2020

As part of our new Conversion Benchmark Report , Unbounce ran a survey of marketers, working in dozens of industries, in early 2020. How firm is the average marketer’s grasp on industry conversion rates? Of course, 2020 didn’t exactly turn out how anybody expected. Boy, that’s an understatement.)

Landing Pages 145

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Full Circle Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In 2020, as B2B marketers replanned their budgets to focus on digital outreach instead of the in-person events that generated leads in the Before Times, some wondered if it made sense to consult historical data given the unusual conditions. Here’s Why Marketing Attribution History Still Matters.

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Martech Advisor

MARCH 30, 2020

Digital marketing books are the base that can accelerate your understanding of the industry and give you with the knowledge required to succeed as a marketer. Digital marketing is an evolving field with emerging trends constantly making headways. Digital Marketing For Dummies.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

And to get there, you have to ramp up your visibility and engagement with your best sales, marketing, and recruiting teams. B2B Tips for Sales, Marketing, Recruitment, and More. Buyer intent data is digital information collected from the public-facing digital world, such as web page views, downloaded content, and webinar attendance.

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