Category: B2B Marketing
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Business buyers broadly agree that thought leadership content impacts their purchase decisions at every stage of the buying process. And recent research by Edelman and LinkedIn shows that the influence of thought leadership is growing. The research also shows, however, that thought leadership is a double-edged sword.In November of last year, Edelman and LinkedIn conducted…
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Demand Gen Report recently published a white paper describing the benefits of using look-alike modeling powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to improve lead generation performance. The white paper argues that B2B marketers can use “AI-fueled” look-alike modeling to get more qualified leads that convert at higher rates. The principles underlying look-alike modeling aren’t new. For…
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The findings of the latest CMO Survey by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, the American Marketing Association, and Deloitte were published a few days ago. The latest results are based on responses from 323 marketing leaders at U.S. B2B and B2C companies. Sixty-eight percent of the respondents were affiliated with B2B companies, and 97%…
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CSO Insights (a division of Miller Heiman Group) recently published its 2018-2019 Sales Performance Report. This report describes the findings of the 2018-2019 sales performance survey, which generated responses from nearly 900 global sales leaders. Sixty-one percent of the respondents were either executive managers or senior sales managers, and respondents represented 23 industries. Half of…
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More than two decades ago, Michael Porter warned about the dangers of relying on benchmarking and “best practices” to produce business success. In a landmark article in the Harvard Business Review, Porter drew a sharp distinction between operational effectiveness – which often involves identifying and implementing best practices – and real business strategy. Porter argued…
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Salesforce recently published the fifth edition of its State of Marketing report. The new report is based on a survey that was fielded between August 13th and September 23rd of last year, and produced 4,101 responses from marketing leaders (manager or higher). Survey respondents were from North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The authors of the…
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In my previous two posts, I’ve discussed the expanding role of marketing in driving business growth. Recent research shows that many marketing leaders now believe they are primarily responsible for leading growth efforts in their organization, and that CEOs and other senior executives share this belief. The recent research also shows, however that leading growth…
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Marketing has always been associated with revenue generation and growth, but a rising number of marketing leaders now contend that business growth is the raison d’etre of the marketing function. Recent research shows that many marketing leaders believe they have become primarily responsible for driving growth in their organization, and that this belief is shared…