The average person consumes 11.4 pieces of content before making a purchasing decision, according to Forrester. Clearly, content matters for the sales process. Content marketing can help give context, or it can show thought leadership. It can be the difference between choosing one vendor and a...
Content creators might not be in the habit of mining the wealth of analytical data to find clues as to what kind of content they should be planning to write or how well existing content impacts their bottom line. But these numbers, when taken from the right places, tell the story of how your...
While it’s always nice to get a “facelift” on your website and a fresh new look, redesigning a website is about so much more than branding and visual appeal. Your website should be a tool for lead generation and sales -- something to drive new leads in the door. So engaging your target audience is...
The road to success in account-based marketing (ABM) can be fraught with challenges and obstacles that each agency has to overcome. While some of these issues may be specific to the agency and its method of operating, some recurring problems have a tendency to take hold in any organization that...
Tips For Using Content in the Sales Process Successfully We feel that content is just as important in the sales process as it is in marketing. Content in the sales process is an excellent way to nurture prospects down the funnel to eventually become clients. Sales tactics have changed recently, as...
As your marketing efforts become more complex, they can also become more time-consuming. One of the reasons some organizations remain loyal to an ineffective sales approach is because making the leap to an inbound marketing, account-based marketing, and agile marketing methodologies takes...
The challenge of striking a balance between your SEO goals and user experience is nothing new for marketers, but in recent years, the balance has shifted. Instead of considering the needs of robots and algorithms first, content needs to be crafted with the needs of a company’s target prospects in...
A B2B marketing plan should help teams stay on track, achieve goals, and focus on the right objectives. Though having a marketing plan may seem obvious before starting a campaign, the majority of B2B companies do not have one. 55% of B2B companies do not have a formal marketing plan in place...
What causes B2B digital marketing plans to fail? Sometimes, even a well-executed marketing plan fails. When this happens, teams should dissect what went wrong to prevent failure from happening again (or at least the same type of failure). Marketers who simply move on and do not adequately analyze...
In order to scale marketing and sales efforts quickly, companies often purchase or “scrape” lists of leads or work with "appointment setting" firms who do such activities. But even if these lists include high-priority companies and covetable job titles, they may not be OK to pursue and may...