Segmentation: Foundation of Marketing Strategy

One purpose of marketing is to identify customers’ needs and consequently determine the best way to meet those needs. However, it is nearly impossible for organizations to satisfy every customer’s unique needs. Instead, it is more efficient to allocate resources to target specific groups of customers. Because customers’ needs vary, marketers must identify common needs within similar groups of customers and recognize distinctive needs between different groups of customers. This understanding of the market is the basis for Gelb’s Growth PlayBook. As one of the more well-known research techniques, market segmentation is an indispensible step for implementation of a successful marketing strategy. The true value of market segmentation lies in differentiating customers into groups so as to effectively reach subsets of customers. Market segmentation strives to identify groups of customers who share commonalities yet whose characteristics are distinguishable from other customer groups.

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B2B Trends: How Intent Data Can Boost Marketing Results

whitePaper | August 23, 2022

To achieve success in today’s digital world, marketers need to collect, analyze and master intent data. But what exactly is intent data and how can organizations use this information to close deals? To answer these questions, we’ve recruited a team of B2B marketing experts to share their tips, tricks and insights on intent data. The result is our free e-book, “B2B Trends: How Intent Data Can Boost Marketing Results.” In it, you’ll discover not only the trends behind intent data, but what actual marketers like you are doing to use it.

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The Hidden Costs of Doing Nothing: Why B2B Enterprises Need an ABM Platform

whitePaper | February 1, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) is built upon the premise that not all accounts are created equal, meaning that some accounts should be prioritized and targeted based on their revenue-generating potential. In fact, a Forrester 2022 Total Economic Impact™ Study found that customers adopting ABM and using a platform purpose-built to provide an account-first context for all data and engagement efforts had a return-on-investment of 367 percent in three years and a payback period of less than six months.

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Top 10 XaaS Marketing Trends for 2023

whitePaper | October 5, 2022

For technology businesses, the move from traditional on-premises sales and licensing models to an “as-aservice” subscription model is critical. Yet, while the upsides of recurring revenue streams are substantial, there are risks. This flexible, ongoing billing model gives customers more leverage to switch if they can find alternate solutions that offer a better customer experience (CX) or enhanced features. Today’s technology businesses must redefine their go-to-market strategies and tactics to ensure adoption, usage, and renewal to avoid attrition.

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Account-Based Strategies In Europe

whitePaper | September 2, 2022

According to Christian Weiss, director ABM EMEA at Autodesk, Germany languishes behind English-speaking countries when it comes to account-based maturity, often due to their reluctance to be the first to try something new. “Germans aren’t always keen on trying and testing from scratch and have a tendency to overthink,” he says. “While other cultures might try new approaches and technologies and fail, at least they’ve tried it. And this is a huge aspect of making account-based principles work. It requires deep change across culture, people and technology – and this isn’t always a good fit for people who are hesitant to embrace change, which isn’t traditionally part of a German’s DNA.”

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State of the Buyer Report: Future of Work Edition

whitePaper | August 16, 2022

Our “State of the Buyer Report: Future of Work Edition” illustrates how marketers can leverage data to develop a better ABM strategy that prioritizes the right accounts and engages them with personalized messaging and content. It examines five topic areas impacting purchase decisions surrounding today’s hybrid workforce—cloud infrastructure, hybrid work, enterprise networking, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity—, and provides actionable takeaways for marketers to reach the buying centers that are researching and actively engaging with relevant content and advertising.

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Aligning Sales and Marketing Over Agreed-Upon Metrics

whitePaper | January 20, 2023

Technology vendors are facing challenging economic conditions, reduced quarterly income due to longer sales cycles, and larger selection committees due to hesitancy in choosing new technology. The average sales cycle has increased 22% over the past 5 years due to more decision makers being involved in the buying process. Soon customers will manage 85% of their relationships without talking to a human source.

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