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When prospects download or otherwise request gated content (like a white paper, for example), do they generally read that content immediately? Not according to a recent report from NetLine, who use prospect behavior on their buyer engagement platform to measure what they call the “Consumption Gap,” the time between when… Read More
B2B marketers have long understood that successful demand generation requires tailoring messages and offers to a buyer’s stage in the lead lifecycle. Early-stage buyers respond better to best practice and thought leadership content, mid-stage buyers to case studies and Webinars, and so on. However, when a prospect becomes a customer,… Read More
Whenever we talk to prospective clients about helping them launch an ABM program, there’s one comment that always portends a difficult conversation: “We already know which accounts we want to go after.” Selecting the right target accounts is the absolute foundation of a successful ABM strategy. However, many companies seem… Read More
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. As long as companies continue to generate in-profile leads (right person, right company) that aren’t… Read More
Like many B2B marketing agencies, even though we’re a professional services business and don’t sell or re-sell technology, our firm gets marketed to regularly by companies looking to recruit us as a channel partner. Most of these pitches inevitably revolve around the functionality of the product or solution in question… Read More
There’s an old truism in marketing that says the three most important success factors are (in order of priority): List, Offer, and Creative. In more modern terms, this means that in order to drive conversions, and pipeline, and revenue, targeting the right audience is paramount. If you’re aiming at the… Read More
One way to increase marketing ROI in a “do more with less” economy is to integrate Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) into demand gen strategy and planning. CRO isn’t a new concept, but traditionally has been more often the province of Web teams and SEO specialists. Increasingly, however, it’s being leveraged… Read More