By Chantel Hall, Content Specialist, and Arielle Ru, Associate Director of Growth Strategy In B2B marketing, where sales cycles are longer and more touchpoints are required for a successful sale, referrals can help companies shorten their sales cycle and generate more qualified leads. Referrals...
By Steven Rafferty, Content Specialist Demand generation is a more comprehensive approach to marketing than traditional lead generation strategies. It can deliver significant benefits by generating awareness and buzz about a brand or a specific product. Effective demand generation increases a...
Just as technology continuously evolves, so does digital marketing for B2B technology companies. That's why SaaS, IT, and tech marketers must stay informed about demand and lead generation trends and how to convert prospects into sales opportunities. Here are a dozen trends we're seeing and...
By Chantel Hall, Marketing Content Specialist Lead qualification is a critical step in the B2B sales funnel; it’s where your marketing and sales teams focus on the leads they believe will become high-value customers. And with an average of only 2-5% of leads eventually converting to customers...
By Chantel Hall, Marketing Content Specialist, and Lauren Lyon, Senior Analyst and Research Writer In our “Why Do My Leads Suck?” series, we’ve covered a few different ways to address the quality of your leads: aligning your marketing and sales teams, changing how you define “good” and “bad” leads,...
Put the phone down. You don't want to cold-call anyone. Your prospects don't want to be cold-called. Consider these statistics: The average sales development rep makes 52 calls daily. It takes 18 dials to connect with a single buyer. 84% of B2B decision-makers start the buying process with a...
Your company website is often the visitor's first impression of your business, so it must work to grab their attention and convince them to take action. If your site is not generating leads, driving sales, and increasing conversions, it's not doing its job. Figuring out why your website is not...
B2B marketing has evolved greatly with innovations in analytics, publishing tools, understanding of web user behavior, and lead tracking tools. B2B marketing has significantly evolved with innovations in analytics, publishing tools, understanding of web user behavior, and lead tracking tools. The...
B2B marketers strive to reach a select target of business buyers using high-quality content disseminated effectively. Since B2B marketing wants to reach other businesses, some consider it a more difficult task than B2C marketing, which needs to get in front of individual customers. Statista put...
By Michelle Ashmun, Senior Market Analyst & Research Writer The trend of reduced business travel and in-person events continues, with the outlook of recovery being uncertain. Businesses need to compensate for the lost demand created during these events by changing their approach to sales and...