Top 10 XaaS Marketing Trends for 2023

whitePaper | August 5, 2021

Most B2B marketers’ arsenals rely on third-party intent data, but the growing privacy restrictions affecting third-party cookies are forcing marketers to rethink the use of these popular tracking tools. Savvy marketers are recognizing the untapped potential of first-party intent data as a replacement for traditional tracking methods. First-party intent data is unique because it’s proprietary to the organization that harvests it from its prospects. This in-house data collection technique enables companies to have total control over the data and target specific accounts with tailored messaging. Coupled with the new privacy restrictions web browsers are implementing, it seems like a no-brainer for companies to increase reliance on - or get started with - this data set.

whitePaper | November 10, 2022

No matter where your software or SaaS business finds itself in the current cycle, buyer intent intelligence can help you navigate unknowns and better position your teams and business for future success. In unpredictable business cycles such as the COVID-19 global pandemic or the introduction of new data privacy legislation such as GDPR or the CCPA, sales and marketing teams may find themselves overwhelmed by leads for products and services that are in high demand, or they may struggle with a complete drop-off in business with no leads hitting their funnel at all. To achieve optimal performance and maximize campaign outcomes, marketing organizations increasingly turn to third-party intent data as a key resource to assist with revenue generation, customer retention and growth.

whitePaper | June 5, 2022

The continuous evolution of ABM best practices presents a unique challenge for B2B marketers. While ABM is beyond its infancy — according to ITSMA, almost 50% of all ABM programs are in the "expanding" or "embedded" stage — marketing teams are still learning how to ease growing pains.

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

Marketing operations leaders can feel it: MOPs is facing a talent crisis. It’s hard to hire; it’s hard to train; it’s hard to keep people from burning out. To make matters worse, these challenges have intensified so swiftly that leaders have hardly had time to digest them, let alone mount a defense. To better understand this fast-changing landscape, Highway Education and Demandbase set out to uncover what the MOPs industry is up against and to provide guidance to its leaders. The result was the State of MOPs Talent study.

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.

whitePaper | January 10, 2023

Today’s B2B buyer is better informed than ever before, which comes with a growing preference for self-service buying experiences (i.e., opting to research products on their own as opposed to connecting with a salesperson). In fact, when surveyed, 87% of B2B buyers said they would prefer to self-serve all or part of their buying journey – meaning by the time a buyer fills out a contact form from your website, they are likely in the final stages of their decision-making process.