SBI Growth

OCTOBER 19, 2013

B2B CMO''s largely do not have direct reports with expertise in demand generation. Every CMO must have a ‘right-hand’ report with substantial demand generation experience to be successful. Implementation Inexperience – Lack foundational knowledge of implementation details for Demand Generation.

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Demand Generation Agencies Outsourcing Services Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 321

LeadBoxer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Business-to-business (B2B) demand generation is important for any business. Awareness of your business’ products and services involves demand generation marketing strategies. You can skip some parts of the post and jump ahead: What is Demand Generation Marketing?

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets Top of Funnel 105

SBI Growth

JANUARY 26, 2013

There are four fundamental steps to developing and executing your Year 1 marketing strategy: Develop a Lead Generation Strategy. Implement Demand Generation. DEVELOP A LEAD GENERATION STRATEGY. There should be both demand generation and nurture campaigns. IMPLEMENT DEMAND GENERATION.

Ideal Customer Profile 300

Ideal Customer Profile Demand Generation Agencies Promotion Demand Generation Targets 300

SBI Growth

JANUARY 22, 2013

Few marketing teams of $100M+ companies are built for modern demand generation. Building World-class Lead Generation programs begins with assessing current state. This involves both demand generation best practices and Talent Management. Download the Demand Generation team assessment tool here.

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Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Marketing Customer 322

SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2012

Guide your team to build reports to measure the effectiveness of your Content Marketing and Demand Generation campaigns at driving leads. A/B Demand Generation testing is used to fine-tune and optimize click-through rates, conversion rates, and cost-per-leads. These foundations provide rich data input. Why do you care?

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ROI Omniture Data Demand Generation Targets 306

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 12, 2012

When trained and armed with the battle-tested tools, an Internal Content Marketing team can produce high quality demand generation content consistently. This new content production practice will naturally boost your SEO and Social demand generation efforts. This is not the only benefit of producing quality content.

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Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 333

SBI Growth

APRIL 26, 2013

So I asked the next logical question: “ Tell me about your buyer research; How do you do it? ” Unfortunately, most marketers are ill-equipped to do in-depth Buyer Research. In-depth buyer research captures both the articulated and unarticulated aspects of buyer thinking and decision-making. A Framework for Buyer Research.

Customer 316

Customer Buyer Persona Survey Demand Generation Targets 316

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Sign up here for SBI’s 7 th Annual Research Project. Here are seven must-haves in your 2014 budget: Buyer Personas – Personas are research-based, modeled representations of who your buyers are, what they are trying to accomplish, what goals drive their behaviors. Those that miss critical spend categories altogether.

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Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Trade Show 293

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Author: Tim Riesterer, Chief Strategy and Research Officer, Corporate Visions Are marketers and salespeople so focused on early stage demand generation that they’re missing other big opportunities to drive revenue? Marketers and sales pros agree that early-stage demand generation matters most across all of these areas.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Marketing 237

SBI Growth

JULY 7, 2013

A BPM provides the marketing team a blueprint for effective demand generation and lead management. To map it right, you must conduct extensive buyer research. BLUEPRINT FOR EFFECTIVE LEAD GENERATION. Buyer Process Maps produce a blueprint for effective Lead Generation. What does a Buying Process Do?

Marketing 310

Marketing Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Agencies Social Media 310

SBI Growth

JUNE 1, 2013

The first step in building a persona is Buyer Research. This research provides insight into the CEO’s goals, focus and initiatives. Their research found that 80% of CEOs admit they don’t really trust Marketing’s work. Yet the only one your CEO cares about is marketing leads that generate new revenue.

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Top of Funnel Buyer Persona Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 296

SBI Growth

DECEMBER 24, 2012

As we conduct research across 19 different industries, patterns emerge. They do research online and are less inclined to agree to a F2F appointment. Without researching how customers make a purchase decision, your sales force could be misaligned. It can be wonderful for helping you stimulate and manage latent sales demand.

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Hiring Lead Rank Collateral Case Study 326

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Validate expert panel suggestions through the lens of audience research. Contribute company and/or 3rd party executed audience research to validate BPM findings. First and foremost is your team’s ability to drive effective Demand Generation results. Social Prospecting Guidance. In Summary. Author: Vince Koehler.

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Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Sales Qualified Lead Decision Maker 282

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 14, 2013

When trained and armed with the battle-tested tools, an Internal Content Marketing team can produce high quality demand generation content consistently. Sign up for SBI’s annual research study review here and learn how world class companies are producing this content. You will be working with Sales to conduct buyer research.

Demand Generation Agencies 316

Demand Generation Agencies Marketing How To Face-to-face 316

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

You Developed Buyer Personas Without Buyer Research. If you developed buyer personas independent of conducting any qualitative buyer research, do not think you can count these. My experience in conducting qualitative buyer research tells me they will be less so. Do The Right Level Of Research. What are their goals?

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Buyer Persona Buyer Lead Nurturing Lead Rank 312

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Get it here along with over 90+ tools by registering for our research tour. Do you have to increase your demand generation efforts to get new leads? Actions that generate revenue. Make sure their schedules include: Daily demand generation activities. Everyone must work on generating lead daily.

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Quota Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Negotiation 296

The Pipeline

JANUARY 2, 2014

Selling involves professionals who engage the best potential buyers based on criteria they, the seller, researched to identify the best opportunities for mutual success, their own and their buyers. This is not selling, it is order taking, and if it sounds like selling to you, well, I feel for you and I am here to help you. Happy New Year!

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Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Sales Cycle Comparison 295

SBI Growth

JANUARY 31, 2013

The CMO world of multiple channels, social media, content marketing, demand generation, and lead development extends the importance of messaging to a much broader scale. I have long been an advocate of qualitative buyer research to uncover insights that can shape strategy. Gaining insight is serious business.

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Buyer Persona Customer Demand Generation Agencies Scale 330

SBI Growth

JANUARY 8, 2013

A Buyer Process Map will focus your marketing efforts for maximum demand generation. Based on your research, list the questions your customer is asking him/herself. Answer them and you’re on your way to a great year. For the marketing leader struggling to produce leads , mapping the buyer’s journey is priority #1.

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Customer Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation How To 331

SBI Growth

JUNE 19, 2013

Complete extensive buyer research to understand the customer’s needs, wants, goals & objectives. Align your Lead Generation strategy with your buyer research. Be prepared to: Walk him through your demand generation activities. Their research found that 80% of CEOs admit they don’t really trust Marketing’s work.

Marketing 276

Marketing Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Targets 276

SBI Growth

JANUARY 20, 2014

Research shows the quality of the creative is a distant #2 in influencing outcome. This happened with one of my demand generation clients. Chief Marketing Officers are monitoring their team’s campaign metrics as a leading indicator. Click metrics are presented by the marketing team without much dialogue about the Offer.

Campaigns 310

Campaigns Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Outside Sales 310

SBI Growth

MAY 5, 2013

She has helped build the company with superb demand generation efforts. Kathy, the latest research on Cost Per Lead (CPL) scenarios surprised me. She quickly read through the research and realized she just found part of her gap. I recently had a cup of coffee with a good friend and marketing peer.

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Cost per Lead Inbound Buyer Persona Cost per Acquisition 323

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

When we launched ZoomInfo Marketing in 2022, our goal was to bring ZoomInfo’s unparalleled B2B data and insights to demand generation and marketing teams. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner, Inc.

Account Based Marketing 147

Account Based Marketing Intent Data Vendor Intent Signal 147

SBI Growth

MARCH 4, 2013

According to Gallup research , the top five predictors of turnover (in general) are: 1. Unfortunately, many marketing organizations confuse demand generation with providing leads. Annual Revenue Increase by improving to industry tunrover rate: $10.5M. -. See this post for determining your mishire cost. Pay and benefits.

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Outsourcing Services Hiring Lead Nurturing Demand Generation Targets 326

SBI Growth

APRIL 3, 2013

Step 2: Product features are drafted and prioritized based on audience research. Demand Generation campaigns. Based on research, identify the questions your customer is asking himself at each stage. Is your product manager creating content the same way they did back in the 80’s. Rinse and Repeat. Quality website content.

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Campaigns How To Energy Demand Generation Targets 300

Zoominfo

AUGUST 27, 2024

The platform’s AI-driven approach optimizes prospecting, lead and account research, and playbook execution. Its MAP integrations also facilitate the automation of cross-channel marketing tasks across social media, email, and websites, giving businesses greater visibility into their demand generation and customer targeting strategies.

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Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Account Lead Rank 130

SBI Growth

JANUARY 4, 2013

Insights derived from discussions are used to; Sharpen marketing research. Demand Generation campaigns are executed to insert influence into the buying process. This is now your chance to enrich and sharpen buyer research. Gone are the days of marketing’s participation limited to a marketing ‘timeslot’ presentation.

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Marketing Buyer Persona Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation 297

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Freeman Event Research reports that some are pushing boundaries and reimagining virtual events in useful, unusual, and offbeat ways. Research shows that almost 50% of respondents believe that it will take six to 12 months before they will start hosting in-person events again. Face to Face?

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Demand Generation Agencies Face-to-face Lead Rank Conference 358

Zoominfo

JANUARY 16, 2025

We recently caught up with Josh Baez , senior demand generation manager at Netline , and Adam Depelteau , senior product marketing manager at ZoomInfo, for a breakdown of the latest trends and tactics for effectively leveraging intent data. The challenge?

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Intent Intent Data Intent Signal Account Based Marketing 130

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Make your plan implementable, measurable, and sustainable: Clearly defining the demand generation program was just the beginning. How will you increase marketing’s revenue contribution to 30% or greater? Background.

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Hiring Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Lead Rank 303

Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is Lead Generation? Usually considered a sub-objective of a Demand Generation strategy, Lead generation refers to the process of attracting and converting prospects into paying customers, or at the very least getting them into the sales funnel. What’s the difference between lead generation vs. demand generation?

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Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead 240

Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We’ve done the research to compare the top-rated website visitor identification software vendors — but first, here’s an overview of the definitions, features, and benefits of website visitor ID software platforms. 6sense Revenue AI for Sales 6sense Revenue AI for Sales reveals anonymous B2B site research and uncovers hidden opportunities.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Software 130

Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2025

By leveraging ZoomInfos data, Capital One gained unlimited access to over 150 firmographic attributes, enabling RMs to quickly identify best-fit accounts and add them to their CRM without redundant research. Improved demand generation and account-based marketing (ABM) strategies.

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Territories Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 130

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

When reaching out, tailor your pitch to highlight specific areas you've researched or know are common pain points in their industry. Aaron Whittaker , VP of Demand Generation & Marketing at Thrive Digital Marketing Agency , says, "Sending a personalized video message can be surprisingly effective in re-engaging unresponsive prospects.

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Demand Generation Agencies Prospecting Strategy Follow-up 115

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Sign up for our annual research tour. Demand Generation efforts are focused on the best prospects and customers. It requires transformational thinking versus taking the easy path of what worked yesterday. We are offering free expert advice on how to avoid the RFP plague. An expert will help you think through your sales strategy.

Sales Qualified Lead 297

Sales Qualified Lead Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Margin 297

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

Presentations, sell sheets, and demand generation all need to be updated with Challenger messaging. Marketing also needs to research and produce the industry-specific insights that sales will teach. All the insight you’re asking sales to deliver needs to come from a centralized source. This would be marketing.

Sales Methodology 308

Sales Methodology Demand Generation Targets Demand Generation Face-to-face 308

SBI Growth

JUNE 4, 2013

Start now by conducting research into your buyers. Demand Generation and Lead Management. This takes time, but the end result is huge for your revenue. Build a tight sales process that matches the stages of their buyer’s journey. You can enter next year aligned with your ideal customers.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Demand Generation Targets 308