Leveraging Emotions in B2B Marketing on LinkedIn

August 16, 2017

After recently adding video ads to its suite of marketing tools, LinkedIn’s now looking to highlight the value of the option, with a new report showing how video content, in particular, can be hugely influential in one of the platform’s key areas of focus – B2B interactions. And according to LinkedIn’s data, video ads can play a significant role in the B2B process in a way you may not have considered – B2B sales are highly influenced by emotional factors. In fact, B2B buyers are 50% more likely to make a purchase based on emotional vs functional value, while up to 86% of B2B buyers see no real difference between suppliers – an opportunity to use emotional connection to stand out.

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ViralGains is a video ad journey platform that enables marketers to engage people with relevant brand stories in the venues and contexts that people most favor. Using the platform to engage in a two-way conversation, brands discover exactly what people want — and how they feel — and build a unique journey that connects highly qualified prospects with relevant messages that generate awareness, motivate intent, and impact purchase decisions.

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In today’s long B2B buying journey, buyers are in control and they are interacting across multiple channels. The key is to use data and technology to serve up highly targeted content across channels, tuned to the stage of the buyer’s journey a prospect is in, and what their behavior shows they are most apt to engage in. - Mark Emond, Founder and President of Demand Spring

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7 Important ABM KPIs To Measure Success

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They track the engagement rate of the leads within your target accounts. They measure the impact of your campaign on your top accounts. They measure the average selling point (ASP) to confirm correct account targeting. It measures the accounts that have ceased business with you over a period. It tracks the engagement each piece of content brings.

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Infographic | June 2, 2022

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Infographic | May 23, 2022

Do you run a sales team? Have you ever wondered if your marketing and sales goals should align with each other? The answer is a yes. Aligned teams not only work better but also help increase productivity and revenue. Unfortunately, almost 78% of B2B companies have reported a misalignment between their sales and marketing teams. As a result, many such organizations have lost a whopping 10% of their annual revenue. Sales and marketing alignment, also known as ‘smarketing’, refers to a shared system of communications, goals, and strategies that enable sales and marketing teams in companies to work in unity.

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How To Sell To C-suite Executives?

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ViralGains

ViralGains is a video ad journey platform that enables marketers to engage people with relevant brand stories in the venues and contexts that people most favor. Using the platform to engage in a two-way conversation, brands discover exactly what people want — and how they feel — and build a unique journey that connects highly qualified prospects with relevant messages that generate awareness, motivate intent, and impact purchase decisions.

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