Introduction to Integrated Marketing: Lead Nurturing

whitePaper | May 18, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, competitive analysis is a foundational process that reinforces and clarifies business cases or campaign roadmaps by identifying gaps and potential differentiators. A competitive analysis has become essential to developing and identifying a winning strategy for growth and success—essential when, on average, a business can have 25 direct competitors. In the traditional sense, this would equate to an analysis of competitors, their products, and their messaging. But does that serve the purpose of identifying competitive gaps, or the ultimate goal of winning market share through displacement? Effective competitive displacement and competitive analysis need to be customer-centric above all else.

whitePaper | October 4, 2022

Gartner has predicted that by next year (2022), profitability will overtake customer experience (CX) as a top strategic priority. This change is part of a longer-term trend. CFOs want rigorous measurement of marketing activities. Metrics like cost per acquisition are at a premium. These metrics are linear and atomic, much like accounting and financial data. This conundrum has led to a plethora of methods and tools to measure marketing effectiveness, and ultimately to optimize the marketing mix. But now this confusing landscape cries out for a more clear-eyed answer of “what’s really working and what’s not?” when it comes to marketing measurement and optimization. The answers are not simple or easy.

whitePaper | March 23, 2023

Here’s the simple truth we’ll be exploring in detail in this white paper: if you work for a company, you’re already in the business of behavior. That’s because if your business is going to prosper, you’re going to need to influence behavior. Your own, your people… and your customers. Whether it’s choosing a service provider, completing a purchase journey or opting for self-service rather than making a call, customers constantly make choices about how to interact with businesses. And as the world becomes more digital and remote, your behavior – and the choices that you and your customers make as a result – become more important than ever.

whitePaper | April 14, 2021

Today, work and home life are converging due to the pandemic and a greater acceptance of remote work as a business practice. In addition, the same individual attention and personalized approach that people demand from the B2C companies they interact with as consumers is now being demanded from the B2B companies they engage with as business buyers. As we hunker down at home, connecting with business prospects now means reaching them the same way B2C companies reach consumers. This white paper outlines why account-based marketing for the individual (ABM-i) is the future of ABM. You'll learn: 8 ABM-i strategies to create a truly personalized approach for engaging decision-makers; How to use technology, data and analytics to build a scalable, yet personal outreach plan; and Real-world examples of effective ABM-i programs from leaders across industries.

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.

whitePaper | January 30, 2023

Since the beginning of the Pandemic in 2019 through the end of 2021, 75% of all sales roles that were terminated have been re-hired. At the current trend, we will be at or above 98% recovery by the end of 2022 even in a recessionary market. To offset these results, the best sales leaders are focused on using AI-assisted real-time rep support and are increasing their automation of digital channel engagement. Our review of 11.5M sales engagements and conversation outcomes from Sales Development Reps (SDRs) underscores the need for automated conversation guidance to improve seller performance.