HOW TO PROFIT FROM ACCOUNT-BASED MARKETING

Every few years a “hot new thing” dominates the marketing conversation – hitting the industry with a tsunami of media and a surge of hype. Five years ago it was inbound marketing; after that, demand generation took center stage. In both cases, an interesting trend accompanied the hype. As B2C and B2B companies alike adopted these tactics, more commentators predicted the two marketing disciplines would blur together in a single, consumer-centric approach.

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ReachLocal, a USA TODAY NETWORK company and a part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), helps local businesses grow and better operate their business with award-winning lead generation and conversion mechanics. Through a combination of our powerful technology and online marketing experts, we have the services you need to increase your awareness, build your brand, and get more leads. And we do it for you so you can focus on what you do best running your business. ReachLocal is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif., and operates in four regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America.

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Unlocking MKTG’s Great Multiplier: Getting Started with Full-Funnel B2B Ad Campaign

whitePaper | September 1, 2022

Marketers spend anywhere from 5% to 20% of annual gross revenue on advertising spend, so what does it take to get the most out of that spend? In this guide, we walk through how to use advertising for the full funnel, from awareness to customer retention. You will learn: How to work smart, not hard: optimize your ads for a full funnel experience using the tools you already have and leveraging ABM in the process Ways to experiment with your ads to find the right mix for your audience A stage-by-stage full funnel blueprint to create ads that resonate with your audience each step of the way, including the goal, approach, and CTAs.

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8 Ways Teams Use Data-as-a-Service to Drive Go-ToMarket Success

whitePaper | December 10, 2022

Almost a decade ago, McKinsey Global Institute found that data-driven organizations are not only 23 times more likely to acquire customers, but also six times as likely to retain customers, and 19 times more profitable than their competitors. Yet in 2021, NewVantage Partners found that “only 24% of organizations are data-driven.” With the velocity, volume, and variety of data, it is not easy to go from data to insights to action. Organizations struggle with bad data, siloed data, and multiple versions of the truth. No longer is it about having enough data, the focus is on having the right data and knowing what to do with it once you do.

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10 Ways to Put Intent Data to Work

whitePaper | February 22, 2023

Here are the 10 ways B2B marketing teams are leveraging the power of intent to fill their pipelines, engage targets, and guide prospects all the way to a sale. Maybe your organization wants to leverage intent data but is not able to allocate the necessary budget or the manpower to build an in-house solution. A more workable alternative might be to import ready-to-work leads generated by an intent monitoring platform. When reviewing possible lead generation partners — like content syndicators and tele-prospecting sources — be sure to ask vendors whether they use intent data in generating the leads they send you, and listen carefully to their responses. The growing popularity of intent data is no secret, and many marketers have begun working the word “intent” into their marketing — including those who incorporate intent data only in the very loosest sense.

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Go-to-Market Data Integration Playbook

whitePaper | November 20, 2022

As buyer shift their expectations and behaviors in response to a “digital first” world, businesses need to accelerate their digital transformations to keep up. Marketers and Revenue Operations have taken prominent roles in driving this transformation and are under increasing pressure to deliver maximum impact with every investment.

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What's Working In Social Media Marketing & Selling?

whitePaper | October 13, 2022

Social media marketing and selling is deceptively easy - while it doesn’t take much to fire off a tweet or update a LinkedIn status, the posts that receive the most engagement, and ultimately help close the most deals, are interactive, thoughtful and personalized. But personalization isn’t easy on social media, as its reach extends across the world: 95% of B2B marketers utilize social media content in some form, making it the most widely-used content type. With such a massive reach, marketers often result to generic assets to hopefully cover everyone’s interests, whether it’s an up-and-coming intern or a seasoned CMO. But in a channel as loud, crowded and impersonal as social, blanket-type content won’t suffice.

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

whitePaper | December 19, 2022

At the peak of the pandemic, businesses struggled to navigate the disruptions and upheavals of COVID-19. Now they’re trying to figure out what to do next as they emerge from the chaos. Who better to lead the business recovery charge than marketing? According to Deloitte, “marketing budgets as a percentage of overall budgets have risen to 11.8%, resetting to pre-pandemic levels.” Additionally, yearly marketing spending is breaking records in areas including brand building, customer relationship management, and traditional advertising.

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ReachLocal

ReachLocal, a USA TODAY NETWORK company and a part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), helps local businesses grow and better operate their business with award-winning lead generation and conversion mechanics. Through a combination of our powerful technology and online marketing experts, we have the services you need to increase your awareness, build your brand, and get more leads. And we do it for you so you can focus on what you do best running your business. ReachLocal is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif., and operates in four regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America.

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