Martech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Buying marketing technology can be stressful. The traditional divide between IT and marketing silos — or IT and business teams more generally — is frequently lampooned by cartoonists and otherwise much joked about. Sometimes the marketing-IT divide gets overplayed. This typically happens in two places: RFPs and vendor scoring.

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InsightSquared

MAY 22, 2019

Many of you will at some point be faced with a board or executive team who want to get a slice of the juicy enterprise market after experiencing success in the mid-market. At the highest end, you may be responding to RFPs (request for proposals) which will require a formal bid management process and team. Big mistake.

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Orange Owl Blog

MARCH 20, 2025

B2B Marketing Managing Up in B2B: How to Work with Other Executives, Sales, and the CEO Vivek Goel March 21, 2025 Share : Table of Contents Introduction Managing up in b2b is a crucial skill in B2B organizations , enabling employees to build strong relationships with executives, sales teams, and the CEO.

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Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

If you were a marketer twenty years ago, you would have given anything for this scenario. In 2021, digital marketers are segmenting audiences and focusing on quality over quantity. Years ago, marketers primarily segmented their audiences by age range—mainly because the data to get super granular didn’t exist back then. “As

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Content marketing is a great way to do so: When you generate informative, useful, and interesting content for your audience, you can also directly or indirectly sell your products or services to them. Doing so will not only help sell the product but also work toward establishing a better relationship with vendors, partners, and clients.

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Hubspot

JUNE 22, 2018

Whether you’re working for a small agency or a major marketing firm, you’re probably eventually going to need to fill out a Request for Proposal, or RFP. An RFP allows you to collect offers from various vendors and select the vendor that best meets your criteria, both in regards to skill and budget. Elements of Proposal.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 26, 2018

Other selling tasks include prospecting, administrative work, data entry, market research, etc. After a presentation, 63% of attendees remember stories. 30%-50% of sales go to the vendor that responds first ( source ). Only 4% of marketing resources are allocated to sales productivity. Challenges.

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G2M Solutions

OCTOBER 5, 2017

If you’re selling complex or high-value B2B products or services, you’ve probably used Return on Investment ( ROI) calculations to justify your value proposition and proposal. You may well market your offerings on the basis of the improved ROI you believe your target customers can generate.

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Customer Experience Matrix

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

I presented my Seven Deadly Sins of Marketing Automation Software Selection during last week’s Webinar with Neolane. (To About half of buyers consider only one system , I’m told by various vendors. 66% of buyers base their selection process on meetings within marketing. To replay the Webinar, click here.) But they’re not.

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Zoominfo

MAY 14, 2020

But, thanks to technological advancements and mass data collection, predicting customer behavior has become a reality—and it’s changed the face of sales and marketing forever. When applied to sales and marketing, predictive analytics forecasts companies most likely to buy or take future action relevant to your business. The best part?

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ClickZ

APRIL 16, 2020

30-second summary: Marketers can incorporate AR into their proposed business plan of action to enhance the way the company operates and give it more publicity. This plan is a section of the business plan and it covers business operations that were not outlined in the marketing and sales plans. on their digital identity.

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Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Marketing automation hits an inflection point, or maybe two. Mainstream B2B marketers will purchase marketing automation systems in large numbers, having finally heard about it often enough to believe it's worthwhile. Vendors will scramble to fill this need. Training and support will be critical success factors.

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Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 4, 2012

One easily predictable trend in B2B marketing automation is that vendors will tailor their systems to specific industries. The reason may be that B2B marketing automation products have a narrower scope than B2C systems, meaning there’s less advantage in creating vertical editions. Mindmatrix does a good job with these features.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 27, 2015

Competitive Battle Cards (BTW I’ve seen them spelled together, battlecards, and separate – battle cards) are a staple of product marketing. So for the purposes of this post I will focus on the marketer or product marketer that has been tasked with coming up with a competitive analysis to help sales. Presentation.

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

The marketing technology landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by advancements in AI, personalization and an ever-increasing number of tools and platforms. While this constant innovation presents exciting opportunities, it also poses challenges for marketers to stay current, manage change effectively and operate at scale.

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Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 14, 2014

Last month he goaded me into coming up with a framework for relating marketing technology to business strategy , which I''ll present at the MarTech conference in August. Lots of vendors have now taken to describing their systems as platforms – Oracle , Salesforce , IBM , Adobe , Marketo , HubSpot , InfusionSoft and even CallidusCloud.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. This will help you avoid choosing a vendor that doesn’t offer the critical features you need. Research and Peer Recommendations: Speak to your marketing peers to gather insights on which digital events platforms (DEPs) they are using and why.

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Engagio

OCTOBER 16, 2017

We walked through the essential elements of a good internal selling presentation; then we gave you a presentation you can use to help convince your team of the power of ABM. In part 3, you’ll learn how to evaluate the myriad of ABM vendors in the B2B space so you end up with the best solution that meets your needs.

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Hubspot

APRIL 13, 2021

Both RFIs and RFPs are tools used when procuring new tools, services or vendors. However, a Request for Proposal (RFP) is different from a Request for Information (RFI) in a few ways, including the timing and the type of information required. Be specific about how and when you want to receive vendor responses.

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chiefmartech

OCTOBER 2, 2018

We invite you to suggest a compelling presentation idea at the intersection of marketing, technology, and management that you’d be passionate about sharing with your peers. Sessions at MarTech are generally 45-minute, in-depth presentations with slides by a solo or duo. (A Marketing with Conversational Interfaces.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 25, 2024

Consider this: When you spend an hour formatting a spreadsheet, you’re losing an hour that you could have spent on your social media marketing strategy. In this article, we’re sharing every social media marketing template we’ve ever made. Facebook marketing strategy template Facebook is synonymous with social media.

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Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Many marketers feared that this could destroy online advertising, or at least the present-day advertising. Source : Privacy Sandbox proposals’ timeline. After the submission, the proposals were discussed in the web advertising business group , an organization that mainly constitutes ad-tech vendors.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 10, 2016

The changes his invention brought to our world and especially as they relate to marketing, are nothing short of mind blowing. It’s been nearly two decades since marketing automation pushed into the B2B scene with the introduction of Eloqua in 1999. Since then, every marketer is now a potential buyer of this technology.

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Hubspot

APRIL 13, 2021

Find out how a corporate sponsorship works, how to secure one for your next event, and how to write a sponsorship proposal. The sponsor may invest in ads in the local newspaper, TV commercials, or other marketing efforts to help you gain exposure. Need food vendors or prizes? Looking for a venue? They may provide that.

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Martech

MARCH 14, 2023

As marketers explore this generative AI tool without restriction, CMOs must assess its impact along three key functions: content production, ideation and market research. Assessing ChatGPTs impact on key marketing functions 1. Dig deeper: Does ChatGPT pose an existential threat to marketers?

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Martech

MAY 11, 2023

GDPR would eliminate the need for individual countries to write their own regulations — as well as requiring any company, regardless of location, that markets goods or services to EU residents to comply with the law. In addition, nine other states have proposed laws that are still pending, but marketers should anticipate eventual enactment.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2010

You have a dozen people to follow up with on the phone, three meetings, and a proposal that needs to be finished…Rather than take a break for lunch, you grab a quick sandwich at the vending machine and eat it at your desk. Then you head out for that presentation that you wish you’d had more time to prepare for.

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ANNUITAS

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

We recently had the opportunity to catch-up with our good friend and B2B Marketing Strategist, Ardath Albee. Ardath is CEO of her firm, Marketing Interactions , Inc and has over 25 years of business management and marketing experience. As a leader in this space, please define once and for all – what is content marketing?

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Martech

AUGUST 26, 2021

Marketers and advertisers are facing choppy waters at the confluence of two powerful currents: a vigorous new era of consumer data privacy, rolling into “data-driven everything” practices like personalization and programmatic advertising — both now turbo-charged by artificial intelligence and machine learning. Where to begin?

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Martech

AUGUST 5, 2021

When selecting vendors or services firms, martech buyers ask for references often, but check them rarely. Perhaps you believe you already learned enough from your peers, or perhaps you trust your gut instincts on a platform or vendor. Most vendors will give you a list of customers you can call.

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Martech

JULY 23, 2021

After a day and a half of listening to presentations and conversations at the MO Pros Summer Camp in Atlanta, I had an observation to make. “I I have been to countless vendor conferences,” I told the room, “at which I heard how their solutions could create seamless, delightful customer experiences. These people aren’t marketers.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

But in all of my years in B2B, whether as a marketer, an agency person, a consultant or a fractional CMO, people have considered email an important channel but have overlooked its true potential for fulfilling company goals. The perspective has been this: “We have this marketing automation platform. Intent makes the difference.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Second, having set stages for every sale removes the worry about what should happen next, allowing reps to be fully present in prospect conversations and focus on building authentic relationships. What is their current way of doing business and why does this present a need or create a problem? What does this problem cost the company?

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Litmus

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, reviewing something as significant as your marketing program can be daunting. What should you include, how do you present it, and what do you want to say? An email reporting template provides an outline and place to share your email marketing status, recent wins, and lessons. What is an email reporting template?

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Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2021

If you were a marketer 20 years ago, you would have given anything for this scenario. In 2022, digital marketers are segmenting audiences and focusing on quality over quantity. Years ago, marketers primarily segmented their audiences by age range—mainly because the data to get super granular didn’t exist back then. “As

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Zoominfo

MAY 14, 2020

But, thanks to technological advancements and mass data collection, predicting customer behavior has become a reality—and it’s changed the face of sales and marketing forever. When applied to sales and marketing, predictive analytics forecasts companies most likely to buy or take future action relevant to your business. The best part?

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 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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