Attributes of Leaders in B2B Technology Marketing

The function of marketing in tech industries – IT, software, cloud, automation and AI, telecommunications, etc. – is experiencing a revolution as rapid and impactful as the technologies it promotes. Consider that marketing automation granddaddies Salesforce.com and Eloqua are only 18 years old, Google has just turned 20, and Marketo and Hubspot are only 11 years old, and it’s easy to see how quickly the digital marketing revolution has swept over us. In just 20 years, B2B marketing has changed from physical marketing communications (e.g. slipsheets, direct mail, billboards) to digital marketing (email marketing, banner ads, PPC, SEO, content marketing, inbound marketing, and account based marketing).

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whitePaper | June 1, 2022

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What Human Behavior Can Teach Us About Effective B2B Marketing

whitePaper | October 20, 2022

Modern B2B marketers are experiencing a new frontier of demand and revenue generation, with a wealth of data at their fingertips. Paired with everevolving tools and technologies, marketing teams have a nearly 360-degree view of their market and audience. The challenge no longer lies in gathering insights, but in how to use the right data to drive growth effectively. The pressure to prove revenue contribution has never been stronger. As B2B marketers look to scale their go-to-market efforts, decoding audience insights and behavior is more important than ever before.

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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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whitePaper | August 3, 2022

With the end of third-party cookies looming, many are left wondering, “What does this mean for my digital account-based marketing program? Can I even do advertising or ABM without third-party cookies?”

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whitePaper | March 1, 2023

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whitePaper | November 30, 2019

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