Only B2B

MARCH 12, 2025

Are webinars just another passing trend in B2B marketing? Webinars are not just populartheyre one of the most effective content formats in B2B marketing. With a single webinar, you can repurpose content into six different assets , making it a highly cost-effective strategy. And yes, webinars drive serious lead generation.

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Act-On

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sure, it’s always been there to some extent, but that pressure has recently increased, according to B2B marketers. A recent survey found that: 41% of marketers report they’re feeling more pressure to achieve a high ROI. We’ve shared our favorite five lead nurturing examples and strategies. Hardly seems fair, right?

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

What is drip marketing? We’ll answer these questions and more in our beginner’s guide to drip marketing. What is drip marketing, and why does it matter? Drip marketing owes its success to its timeliness — it’s all about giving your audience information that’s relevant and valuable when they need it. How does it work?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2025

Image credit: Artem Podrez on Pexels Over the past two decades, in collaborations with industry leaders like Salesforce and HubSpot , its become clear how essential it is for businesses to establish effective demand generation strategies. ” Businesses leveraging data effectively in demand generation typically outperform those that dont.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 9, 2024

Current marketing practices take customer needs into consideration when producing content for lead generation programs. This same practice needs to be considered for B2B lead generation strategies. Finding success with B2B lead nurturing in today’s market means profiling customers to identify the decision-maker.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 9, 2024

They are the bubbles on the surface of your marketing feed. Unlike general leads, MQLs are more engaged and significantly more likely to convert. Unlike general leads, MQLs interact with your marketing efforts in a meaningful way, such as clicking on an ad , filling out a form , or attending a webinar. MQL is dead.

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SendX

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

You have to figure out how to nurture all of these leads in an effort to build your actual sales conversions. One option that you may have never thought to use is email marketing automation. Believe it or not, email marketing automation isn’t quite as impersonal as it may sound. Figure out your specific goals.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2020

Businesses rely on it to support marketing strategies, target their customers, make smarter business decisions, and predict future outcomes. One of the greatest things about becoming a data-driven business is that it can make incredible improvements from the top to the bottom of the sales funnel – and lead generation is no exception here.

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Oktopost

JULY 29, 2021

Lead generation is one of the most significant challenges faced by B2B marketers – and 61% of marketers agree. Lead generation is the “foot-in-the-door” that launches any potential customer’s path towards purchasing a business’ product or service. What is Lead Nurturing?

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

After navigating your complex conversion funnel filled with quality content, they purchase right there on the first visit. However, once you treat each piece of content like a new opportunity to inspire your target audience, you’ll be able to push them farther down your conversion funnel. . Why is Lead Nurturing Important?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Position in the market. Describe your competitors’ market share and how your company compares, think about trends in your industry, and try to predict risks that come with your sales strategy. It shows how you’re going to generate qualified leads and what inbound and outbound methods your sales team will use. Pricing strategy.

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markempa

JULY 6, 2017

And average performers turn less than 0.75% of leads into closed deals. Source: Forrester US and Europe B2B Marketing Tactics and Benchmarks Online Survey. Also, marketers see generating high-quality leads as their number one business challenge according to The 2017 State of Digital Marketing Report published by DemandWave.

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The Point

DECEMBER 30, 2024

When the sales team needs help boosting pipeline, the request of marketing is usually either: 1) more leads, or 2) better leads, or 3) a combination of the two. In fact, a lack of marketing-generated pipeline is rarely a lead generation issue. Is there a common understanding of target markets, buying personas?

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FunnelEnvy

AUGUST 5, 2024

You’ve meticulously crafted B2B marketing funnels, pouring effort into targeted campaigns, compelling content, demand generation, and strategic CTAs. Traffic flows steadily to your website, but converting leads needs to catch up. You may be unsure how to get actionable insights from a B2B marketing funnel.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 3, 2020

Account-based marketing (ABM) offers a lot of benefits to most B2B organizations. All of these things can clearly lead to a more profitable company and a better customer experience, which is why many companies are allocating large sums of their marketing budget towards this strategy. Why Sales Marketing Alignment Matters.

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markempa

APRIL 27, 2017

People aren’t looking for a reason to read your email nurturing messages, they’re looking for a reason to delete them. This is important because marketers rely on email as the top lead-nurturing tactic and according to Econsultancy, it’s the best channel for ROI. So what can you do to improve your email nurturing results?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. 108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). But how exactly can sales-marketing alignment benefit YOUR organization? Or so you think.).

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2017

Lead nurturing is one of those things that’s easy to talk about but hard to do. In this article, I’ll share how to apply lead nurturing to help advance leads through three stages of your lead generation funnel to get more qualified opportunities. Here’s the thing: Our customer’s don’t see our funnels.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 22, 2021

You expect to earn sustainable sales, traffic, and consistent ROI from content marketing. You need top-of-funnel content first. That’s why most B2B marketers say their main goals for content marketing include: Building brand awareness. Generating leads. That’s why top-of-funnel content is critical.

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Act-On

APRIL 29, 2024

While you don’t need lead enrichment tools to implement lead scoring, they can make it easier to gather and populate your records with clean, verified data about your prospects’ demographics and firmographics. And the more data you have, the more effective your lead scoring will be. As Suzy Balk, Sr.

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

It’s one of the best measurements of how well their marketing is run. And only 48 percent built a new landing page for each marketing campaign. Many companies and marketers still don’t use landing pages anywhere near enough. Perhaps instead they want to increase visitor traffic (half of all marketers do).

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Martech

AUGUST 26, 2024

See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. Prompt: What are essential platforms for my marketing stack? Do I need a ABM tool, data warehouse, data cleansing tool, marketing automation , BI tool and web analytics tool?

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seo.co

JUNE 13, 2022

Do you collect email addresses, but struggle to turn your leads into sales through your email marketing campaign? If so, you need a solid lead nurturing strategy. Most leads won’t convert right away. What is lead nurturing? When a lead becomes a customer, it’s considered a conversion.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Automation is the future of marketing. The market is still in its growth phase, and highly fragmented among more than 200 software providers. For now, a study revealed that 49% of companies are currently using marketing automation tools , with 55% of B2B companies adopting this technology. Marketing trends have shifted.

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Valasys

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Introduction: VAIS – The Revolution of AI in Lead Nurturing In todays digital landscape, businesses face the challenge of nurturing leads effectively while delivering highly personalized experiences. VAIS helps businesses in: Identify high-intent leads and their position in the sales funnel.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

Businesses are constantly seeking ways to gain an edge and connect with their ideal customers more effectively. This is the value of marketing account intelligence software. With marketing account intelligence software, teams can focus their efforts on accounts with the highest probability of converting into loyal customers.

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Unbounce

JUNE 3, 2021

Ever used a funnel while baking? A funnel directs things where you want them to go, and not somewhere else (like all over the counter, or the floor, or your sweater). Funnels guide flow. A conversion funnel is the same idea but applied to your marketing strategy. What Is a Conversion Funnel?

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Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 14, 2022

That differentiation starts with a shift in your marketing towards your potential buyers in the form of lead nurturing : granular, tailored messages focused on the information you’ve gathered through them during the awareness stage. Lead Nurturing Campaigns. Drip Emails.

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The Point

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Even in an era of ABM, intent data, and AI-driven marketing, lead nurturing still has an essential role to play in helping B2B marketers drive revenue and maximize the ROI from their demand generation efforts. Nurture Programs Should Run Indefinitely A well-structured nurture program doesn’t have an expiration date.

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The Point

JANUARY 23, 2018

Many are competing in early stage markets and need to get in front of their competitors quickly before consolidation and attrition take their toll. This requires a constant re-loading of the sales funnel with new, expensive leads. And you’ll generate more qualified leads, at a lower cost, if you adopt a longer-term approach.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 30, 2023

Whether they’re building a brand, fueling revenue generation, or supporting the customer journey, marketers are constantly looking for ways to highlight their value and increase ROI. As accounts move further down the funnel, go-to-market teams often need to engage a growing cast of characters in order to close a deal.

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Act-On

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

To paraphrase an old saying: You can lead a prospect to your website, but you can’t make them buy. On the other hand, you can improve your chances considerably with a lead nurturing campaign, helping your prospects every step of the way. Almost two-thirds of leads aren’t sales ready. Take it slow!

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 16, 2020

If you ask most sales and marketing teams what their ultimate goal is, you can pretty much guarantee that they will say it is generating more leads and conversions. And many of them make the mistake of keeping their primary focus on the top of the sales funnel. This is why a good lead scoring system is so important.

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) fuel a successful B2B marketing and sales funnel. Leads who have shown genuine interest in your product or service form the foundation for future sales opportunities. Without a steady flow of top-of-funnel MQLs, businesses struggle to sustain a robust sales pipeline.

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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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markempa

APRIL 16, 2019

But, in reality, any marketing process can be optimized from demand generation, account-based marketing and, lead generation. I’ll review the basics of reviewing your demand generation funnel. Sales Qualified lead volume – How many of these are qualified leads as defined by your universal lead definition ?

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The Point

MARCH 18, 2020

Most B2B marketers we talk to are continuing to plan, develop and execute campaigns and other initatives, for the time being at least. Inbound marketing increases the chances of reaching the companies who, despite everything, are actively looking for answers to business challenges. If nothing else, lead nurturing.

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