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Your 2014 Marketing Budget Roadmap

SBI Growth

As a marketing leader, the CEO is going to measure your 2014 success in three ways: Leads – Number of Sales Qualified Leads delivered to Sales. Get a peek at what the best in class marketing leaders are planning in 2014 and why. The buyer has changed. The new buyer isn’t hanging out at trade shows.

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CMO: Is Your 2014 Marketing Plan Obsolete?

SBI Growth

In this post we’ll focus on the B2B Demand Generation (DG) plan. Download the 2014 B2B Demand Generation Planning template here to get started. B2B Demand Generation – Building a Base Plan. This research includes accurate buyer personas and buyer process maps. Greater campaign execution.

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First Post 2014 – Let’s Cut The S*#T – 1

The Pipeline

As the first post of the years, I thought I would set the tone for the blog and hopefully sales in 2014. The person a self-declared buyer talks to is not a sales person, but rather a quote/price dispensing order taker. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca. Buying Vs. Selling. Big difference. Scraps anyone?

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How to Drive Sales in 2014 with Content Marketing

SBI Growth

SBI’s content marketing offering has helped companies produce the content that buyers seek. It engages them and pulls them through the buyers journey. When trained and armed with the battle-tested tools, an Internal Content Marketing team can produce high quality demand generation content consistently. Key Takeaway.

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Top 10 Priorities for the Newly Hired CMO

SBI Growth

Great CMO’s set a strategy to make the number in 2014 and beyond. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Participate and learn what top companies are doing to make the number in 2014. Your marketing strategy is not just about making the number this year.

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How B2B Buyers Search for Tech Solutions

Tenfold

What we often have to deal with is a highly-evolved B2B buyer, someone who’ve searched across several online platforms. So, it pays to ask: How do B2B buyers search for tech solutions and how can you ensure you’re there, at every stage of their buyer’s journey? B2B Buyer Behavior. The Digital Age Buyer’s Journey.

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The CMO’s Guide to Driving Impact in Year 1

SBI Growth

Infuse the Sales Process with Buyer Insights. Selling in a different way based on a specific understanding of the way buyers buy. Higher close rates and reduced cycle times due to alignment with the buyer. Role of Marketing: Participate in expert panel sessions to map the buyer’s process to the sales process. In Summary.