Top 10 B2B Email Marketing Mistakes

Everyone knows email can be a fast and inexpensive way to generate leads. But now that response rates have fallen dramatically from their highs of just a few short years ago, the cost/performance benefits of email are also less dramatic. At the same time, the continued onslaught of spam means that legitimate B2B marketers have a tougher and tougher time making their message stand out from the crowd.

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Slack and Company

Founded in 1988, Slack and Company is one of the world’s first integrated marketing communications (IMC) agencies and one of the very few that works exclusively with business-to-business marketers. The company works principally with change agents and disruptors to build strong business brands and generate profitable demand for their products, services and ideas. The agency is a charter member of the Worldwide Partners (WPI) B2B Network, the world’s largest network of independent agencies that specialize in b2b marketing or offer it as an area of practice.

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whitePaper | November 10, 2022

No matter where your software or SaaS business finds itself in the current cycle, buyer intent intelligence can help you navigate unknowns and better position your teams and business for future success. In unpredictable business cycles such as the COVID-19 global pandemic or the introduction of new data privacy legislation such as GDPR or the CCPA, sales and marketing teams may find themselves overwhelmed by leads for products and services that are in high demand, or they may struggle with a complete drop-off in business with no leads hitting their funnel at all. To achieve optimal performance and maximize campaign outcomes, marketing organizations increasingly turn to third-party intent data as a key resource to assist with revenue generation, customer retention and growth.

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whitePaper | June 27, 2022

Everywhere marketers turn, people are talking about Intent data. After all, 94% of marketers believe that using data to track buyer Intent gives them a competitive advantage. But Intent data is now a term whose meaning, like most buzzwords, has gotten diluted. There’s a false belief that Intent data is a silver bullet, alleged to solve any and all marketing woes. But in reality, many organizations are barely scraping the surface of how Intent data can benefit them and, more importantly, their bottom line.

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whitePaper | June 5, 2022

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whitePaper | December 5, 2022

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whitePaper | February 4, 2022

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Slack and Company

Founded in 1988, Slack and Company is one of the world’s first integrated marketing communications (IMC) agencies and one of the very few that works exclusively with business-to-business marketers. The company works principally with change agents and disruptors to build strong business brands and generate profitable demand for their products, services and ideas. The agency is a charter member of the Worldwide Partners (WPI) B2B Network, the world’s largest network of independent agencies that specialize in b2b marketing or offer it as an area of practice.

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