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What’s Next?

Sales and Marketing Management

B2B digital marketing has usually been focused on rational, short-term activity. Roughly 54% of B2B media spend should be allocated toward long-term emotional brand building for maximum effectiveness. Direct response focuses on people who are lower in the funnel and who are more likely to buy today. Think Long-Term.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - More CMO/CIO Alliance

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The Marketing Sphere represents recent good reads from our digital circles about B2B marketing selected by PointClear colleagues. The 7 Biggest Misconceptions of Successful B2B Marketing. Steve Gershik of StackMob offers 20 smart and funny B2B marketing adlibs to Craig Rosenberg’s Funnelholic regular feature.

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The Cost-Per-Lead Fallacy in Measuring B2B Lead Generation Investments (Pt 3 of 3)

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The introductory post in this series addressed the problems and costs of applying the cost-per-lead metric to measure the success of B2B lead generation investments. In the second post, we looked at elements of a complex sale that impact B2B lead generation costs. Tie B2B lead generation activity to overall revenue and profits.

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The Key to Account-Based Marketing Success

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Account-based marketing (ABM) is now table stakes for B2B marketers and salespeople looking to hit — and exceed — their goals. However, if they have strong intent to purchase, you could deliver solution-focused content and direct response offers, like “get a demo” or “start your free trial.”

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3 Principles of Effective Crisis Communications for Agile Marketers

Sales and Marketing Management

Today, nearly 90% of B2B sales activities are conducted remotely via phone, videoconferencing, or the web, and customer preference for tech-enabled sales interactions has spiked dramatically in recent months, as have preferences for self-service options.

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How Intent Data Helps Sellers Convert A-List Accounts

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For example, if several people within an account are browsing content tied to the term “best B2B sales software vendors,” you can infer the company has relatively high intent to make a purchase in that sector. Let’s say you’re a sales rep for a B2B software company that sells project management solutions.

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Why Cost per Lead is a Bad Way to Measure Your Return on Lead Generation Efforts

Pointclear

Marketing must align its B2B lead generation activities and resources with deeper-in-the-funnel outcomes. Some trends in the industry: Marketing’s mission includes direct responsibility for a higher portion of revenue. Tie B2B lead generation activity to overall revenue and profits. Concluding Comments.