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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Only B2B

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Are your leads ready for market? The age-old conflict between sales and marketing appears to always come down to one thing: leads. While marketing teams have historically been judged on the amount of demand they drive, sales teams are frequently seeking for more quality prospects to sell to. Lead Scoring And MQLs.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 11, 2023

By understanding the significance of SQLs, the mechanics of the sales funnel, strategies for building customer relationships, and the art of nurturing, converting, measuring, and optimizing, you’ll grasp the critical role of lead nurturing in long-term customer engagement and loyalty.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 14, 2022

Marketing mistakes are costly. Yet marketers often struggle with this crucial step. Sure, your cost per lead might be cheap, but your cost per marketing-qualified lead (MQL) will skyrocket,” says Colin Chang, a marketing programs manager at ZoomInfo. The C-suite will come later.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of B2B marketing, where competition is relentless, and digital marketing strategies continuously shift, the importance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) stands out like a guiding light. Maximized ROI: MQL-focused strategies translate into cost-effective endeavors.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 15, 2022

If you’re in marketing, you might think of search engine advertising platforms as your “frenemy.” So if your ad is not getting clicked on, then it’s not going to be presented first or as often,” says Lauren Temmler, senior demand generation manager at ZoomInfo. For example, you can test different parts of the funnel.

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Only B2B

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are constantly striving to stay ahead of the competition. It’s an indispensable part of any successful sales and marketing strategy. Why Automation Matters In an era inundated with leads, manual qualification processes fall short of meeting the demands.

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PureB2B

JANUARY 28, 2020

But in today’s highly digitized world, competition is fierce, and leads are practically a dime a dozen. Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) are defined as leads that have expressed interest in a product or service and have a high likelihood of becoming a customer. Challenges Associated with MQL. MQLs Have Evolved.

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Inbox Insight

MARCH 29, 2023

When setting out a demand generation or content marketing campaign it’s always important to start with one key question in mind – how will this bring us a return on our investment? Which essentially comes down to asking; how many leads should marketing generate? What’s a marketing qualified lead (MQL)?

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PathFactory

MARCH 12, 2020

If there’s any constant in marketing, it’s change. Early 2020 has seen no shortage of this with many industry events being cancelled, forcing marketers to quickly pivot and adapt their demand plans. Many marketers are moving in-person events online, which helps replicate the event experience digitally.

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PureB2B

JANUARY 28, 2020

But in today’s highly digitized world, competition is fierce, and leads are practically a dime a dozen. Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) are defined as leads that have expressed interest in a product or service and have a high likelihood of becoming a customer. Challenges Associated with MQL. MQLs Have Evolved.

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Sales Engine

JANUARY 18, 2016

Specifically, are dollars best spent on sales or marketing? And when taking a deep look at marketing results, we were a bit surprised that the data actually helped to diagnose asales problem. Examples of digital activity included website visits, email clicks, and content downloads. But how do you know where to invest?

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Ledger Bennett

MARCH 11, 2019

TAKE THE DEMAND GENERATION MATURITY INDEX SURVEY NOW In fact, I can’t even count the number of times a CMO has pressured timescales. Greg Dorban Demand Generation Maturity. When working with many clients that want to increase scale, efficiency and commercial impact from marketing, we’d be ignorant not to see common patterns and trends.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 27, 2022

It is the primary goal of every marketing effort. You’ve definitely heard of lead generation and how entrepreneurs and marketers are all over it, maximizing its power and tailoring it to your exact specifications. Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). Leads in the Middle of Funnel (MoFu).

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Sales Engine

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Before we get into best practices on content marketing follow-up, Marketing and Sales must be on the same page regarding their lead definitions. The missing step is the conversion of an MQL into an SAL. That’s done through nurturing, both digitally and conversationally. Get if wrong, and you’ll lose them.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Author: Mary Kate Francis If you’re a B2B marketer, you’re probably familiar with demand generation in one way or another. Maybe you’ve been working in demand generation for several years or you collaborate with the team on cross-channels campaigns. What is this funnel I speak of?

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Inbox Insight

AUGUST 30, 2022

Determining what a quality lead looks like to not only prioritize these but effectively nurture them is a key area of focus for the majority (40%) of B2B marketers in 2022. Why is Lead Quality the key area of focus for Demand Generation in 2022? But how can B2B marketers determine high quality leads? Reading time: 4 minutes.

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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? Marketing Funnel Stages: Top vs Bottom.

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6sense

MAY 9, 2017

If you’re heading to SiriusDecisions Summit next week, one of the can’t-miss analyst keynotes will be Kerry Cunningham and Terry Flaherty ’s unveiling of the Next-Generation Demand Waterfall. Every marketer is already familiar with the classic Demand Waterfall and has likely implemented the SiriusDecisions framework in varying ways.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 9, 2017

At this point, most of us have realized that traditional, or “spray-and-pray” marketing approaches no longer work. As Steve Lucas, Marketo CEO, said, to win in the Engagement Economy, marketers must listen and learn before they engage. Now, savvy marketers are turning to intent data to listen to their target audience.

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6sense

OCTOBER 1, 2021

No wonder companies in traditional sectors like security and manufacturing have clung to their traditional ways of marketing and selling as long as possible. Unfortunately, the pandemic has changed all that, putting marketers and sellers far outside their comfort zones. The Design of Account-Based Marketing. Smart, right?

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SnapApp

APRIL 4, 2018

Demonstrating the value of any marketing campaign is challenging. In fact, 43% of companies list it as the biggest marketing challenge: . . This is amplified in the B2B marketing arena where longer sales cycles and multiple touchpoints across a range of different channels make KPI selection and attribution much more complex. .

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PathFactory

MAY 20, 2022

Specifically, two macro trends that we’ve believed are important for a long time are most definitely driving the evolution of B2B marketing & sales. Marketing & Sales has evolved well beyond their historic MQL obsession. Of course, sales and marketing need to be aligned and working together to help the buyers buy!

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Golden Spiral

DECEMBER 22, 2021

How well are you measuring and reporting on the Return on Investment (ROI) from all of your digital marketing efforts? If you’re a CMO or key stakeholder for your company and you’re confused by the SEO or organic elements of digital marketing, keep reading. If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. Where did they come from?

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Inbox Insight

JUNE 7, 2020

79% of B2B marketers say that improving ROI of marketing activities is a key focus for 2020. And when it comes to inbound marketing specifically, proving ROI isn’t so straightforward. Why you need to measure your inbound marketing efforts. Successful inbound marketers don’t make decisions based on gut feelings.

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Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As digital marketing and search engine optimization become increasingly important, it’s necessary to understand that the strategies for each should differ. We will also outline the most impactful B2B vs B2C marketing strategies for both businesses and consumers that are common in today’s SaaS world. . What is B2B SEO .

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We all know how fast demand generation evolves, and we need to evolve with it. To give you some inspiration – or maybe just to back up what you’ve already decided to do – we’ve assembled ten proven tactics for demand generation success in 2019. doesn’t mean they’re an MQL. Hopefully, you plan to shake things up a bit.

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SWZD

AUGUST 19, 2019

This week, we spoke with Deepak Bahree , AVP of Digital Demand Generation at RingCentral. As with our earlier interview with Box, RingCentral serves a broad potential market, and it was interesting to learn how they go about approaching such a wide opportunity. Market Segmentation. About RingCentral.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing. Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

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PathFactory

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Hello, fellow B2B marketing nerds! Today, I’d like to share some of the cool things the PathFactory marketing team is doing in the B2B digital marketing space. This empowers them to have more productive conversations and move leads through the funnel faster. version of digital body language.

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Modern B2B

JUNE 27, 2019

They’re dedicating teams to content, digital advertising and creating, or acquiring, their own internal agency to service their extended marketing teams. One marketing leader recently told me, I’m really proud of how far we’ve come, the team have improved so much. Applying marketing automation techniques effectively.

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Envy

MARCH 25, 2019

Since the beginning of time, thought leaders have proclaimed that technology is transforming marketing forever, just like it has done for so many other professions. B2B tech marketing especially is seen as a fast-paced, ever-changing field where you have to keep up or get left behind. Tech didn’t kill classic marketing.

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Ledger Bennett

MAY 29, 2018

As digital campaigns mature and evolve, new opportunities arise to improve both efficiency and returns. In fact, I see a big opportunity on the horizon for our clients’ digital strategies; connecting email nurtures and media campaigns together. What this looks like today. The big opportunity.

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SnapApp

JULY 18, 2018

To address this, B2B marketers have turned their attention toward content marketing—increasing demand generation, engagement, and overall leads through quality content that provides value to the prospective buyers. By sharing content prospects want to engage with, marketers can nurture leads along a path to drive conversions.

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Strategic-IC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Our Head of Sales, Fes Askari details how marketing and sales teams can use a variety of video formats at different stages to drive value and help both prospects and customers. In this video] I wanted to connect that to the buyer's journey, and how marketing and sales teams can add value through video at each stage of the buyer's journey.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 29, 2016

Author: Mike Stocker Facebook’s recent announcement of their new Offline Conversions API generated a lot of buzz and excitement among marketers and for good reason. As a Facebook marketing partner, Marketo was excited to be a part of their launch announcement. Increase MQLs. What is an offline conversion event?

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 11, 2020

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals.

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