ABM FOR B2B INGREDIENTS COMPANIES

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 | December 21, 2022

When teams are tasked with growing a more qualified demand pipeline, they look for software that can help. Questions like “Can we afford it? Will it integrate with our existing tech stack? What value will it add to our bottom line?” add to the anxiety of the search. They want to gather as much information as possible about the product experience, key capabilities, and competing solutions to make the best choice for their team and (technology) stack. Savvy sales and marketing teams know that the buying journey starts with online research and content that helps cut through the noise.

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.

whitePaper | January 10, 2023

92% of B2B marketing specialists worldwide rated ABM as extremely effective per a Forrester study in 2015. Since then, this number has likely increased. ABM allows your business to focus on high-value accounts, to align your marketing and sales efforts and thereby, to achieve better results.

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 | March 9, 2023

When the economy falters, buyer behavior changes. But the key questions CFOs always ask are: By how much? And how much will it affect the sales pipeline, the lifeblood of the business? To maintain a healthy balance sheet, it’s critical for CFOs to get those answers right. And that’s where things get tricky. When CFOs trim budgets with a too-heavy hand, they can cripple the business’ future growth. Conversely, if they don’t trim enough, the business can bleed out.