2016 Demand Generation Survey

Marketers are continuing to struggle with a variety of obstacles that are preventing them from reaching their demand generation goals. The most significant obstacle for the majority of enterprise marketers (25.2%) remains limited resources, however, this number is down significantly from last year’s 44%. The other obstacles that present challenges include lack of budget at 18% with no defined strategy next at 15.3%. Most interesting is the tie between lack of technology and lack of time at 14.4%, and the limited skill set as the least significant obstacle at 12.6%

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2022 G2 Software Buyer Behavior Report

whitePaper | December 21, 2022

The B2B technology world is built on a foundation of trust. A glut of software options and a lack of credible content in a perpetual buying cycle of increasing complexity make building trust with buyers more difficult than ever. G2’s 2022 Software Buyer Behavior Report illustrates the crisis of trust in the market today and the avenues through which sellers can empower a diverse slate of buyers with the information they need.

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Building Reliable Revenue Streams: How the Most Successful Demand Generation Teams Do It

whitePaper | August 31, 2022

This whitepaper assembles key perspectives and insights culled from our interviews with marketing leaders who have charted a steady course through the choppy waters created when decision-making is placed in the hands of corporate buying committees. Find out what digital demand generation strategies are employed by marketers of enterprise technology solutions who are charged with attracting a steady supply of qualified leads to be processed by their respective sales teams. We found that effective execution of some basic building blocks is essential to advancing and contending to be an “expert” marketing operation.

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How to build an Enterprise Marketing strategy with B2B Intent data

whitePaper | January 25, 2023

Intent data has been making waves in digital environments by improving customer interactions from that phase of initial interest, all the way to becoming a converted account. For the better part of a decade, data-driven observations of customer behavior have relied heavily on insights derived from first-party data - insight into what actions customers take directly on an organization’s website. While this approach has strong pros for increasing account growth or capitalizing on inbound leads, the decision making process in the buyer journey often starts long before a prospect lands on a business’ website.

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The Modern Marketer’s Guide to ABM

whitePaper | May 31, 2021

In this eBook we will address the evolution of the B2B purchase journey and discuss the fundamentals of starting a successful ABM program in our “Ready-Set-Go” framework. B2B sales and marketing is constantly evolving and adapting to new advances in technology, and following traditional lead generation in the information age is no longer the most efficient approach to generating pipeline. ABM prioritizes quality over quantity, so sales and marketing can allocate more resources and time on high-fit, high-intent target accounts. When buyers show interest in your product early in the purchase journey, account-based technology can put these signals right at the fingertips of your marketing and sales organizations.

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Unlocking MKTG’s Great Multiplier: Getting Started with Full-Funnel B2B Ad Campaign

whitePaper | September 1, 2022

Marketers spend anywhere from 5% to 20% of annual gross revenue on advertising spend, so what does it take to get the most out of that spend? In this guide, we walk through how to use advertising for the full funnel, from awareness to customer retention. You will learn: How to work smart, not hard: optimize your ads for a full funnel experience using the tools you already have and leveraging ABM in the process Ways to experiment with your ads to find the right mix for your audience A stage-by-stage full funnel blueprint to create ads that resonate with your audience each step of the way, including the goal, approach, and CTAs.

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The Beginner’s Guide to: Account-based Selling

whitePaper | December 14, 2019

Account-based selling focuses on quality over quantity. Sales teams prioritize their prospecting efforts based on the companies they should be contacting rather than the individuals. They use data to find specific accounts that would benefit from their product and then devise customized, high-touch prospecting approaches for those target accounts. By employing account-based selling, you ensure that your sales teams are focusing on highpotential, high-value accounts, making them more likely to close deals, hit their quotas, and grow your business.

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