2 years ago, when a new VP of Marketing joined a company, one of their first decisions was what to buy/who to hire. In other words, how to spend money. Fast forward 24 months, and the first question a new marketing leader asks is what can I drop and how can I save money. In this edition, we’ll talk about some questions you should ask before investing in content creation and how to avoid wasting those precious dollars on content...
Gartner’s recent survey uncovered that CMOs have seen marketing technology significantly decrease in productivity, with utilization rates falling from 58% to 42% in 2022. For this reason, 75% of marketers report being under pressure to cut MarTech spend this year to deliver better ROI. Despite marketers still investing in tech, most of it is not being utilized effectively. Cutting costs is a given these days but it must come with a change of strategy. Evolving from Account Based to Buying Group Marketing Changes are...
With Google Optimize 360 set to retire on September 30, 2023, lots of companies are looking for a new place to run their experiments and A/B test their landing pages. This sparks a question - is traditional experimentation and A/B testing the best approach for B2B’s or is it time to re-evaluate your website optimization strategy? We know Google Optimize 360 was originally designed for B2C’s to make their one-off experiments and it has done a great job of that. However, for...
Now more than ever, businesses are prioritizing efficiency over growth; you need to be able to show proof of value, or you’ll be wished adieu. However, figuring out your website ROI can be hard as f**k, or is it? As we know, ROI consists of 2 parts, the return, and the investment; the investment part is usually straightforward as it's usually how much you spend on your website. The real challenge is finding the return. In this post, we will share a...
One thing we can definitely take from 2022 is that it’s a buyer's world, and we're just living in it. The road these buyer journeys are on is longer and bumpier than ever. Let’s get right into it. Picking up from where we left off in part 1 of our analysis. In this edition, we will talk about statistics on the impact of personalized content and experiences on accounts. How Many People For Each Target Account Are Visiting Your Website?...
We recently invited Israel Blechman, CEO of TLM Marketing to speak with us about "Technology Buyer Journeys In 2022 And Where We Are Heading In 2023." Some of the topics that we covered were: Conversion rate benchmarks of B2B websites. How long does it take to convert from anonymous website visitor to SQL? Time & Touchpoints How are marketers changing their approach in 2023? Please enjoy a recording of the webinar together with the slides that we presented: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1dm6Im2xfo The...
Google has announced that they will begin to phase out their Optimize service starting on September 30, 2023. This news has caught the attention of many marketers who have been using the service to improve their website and online campaigns. In this blog post, we'll discuss the sun setting of Google Optimize and how marketers can prepare for this transition. What’s Google Optimize? Google Optimize’s website optimization platform helped marketers test and personalize their website to improve user experience and...
The B2B buyers' journey can be a long one, with plenty of winding turns. When a company is looking for critical equipment or an enterprise software solution, the purchasing process can take many months and involve multiple decision-makers within the organization. This journey poses challenges for sales and marketing teams. It doesn't do much good to serve up content that shows off your product's best features. Why? Because that buyer is already familiar with your product's best features and is...
If there's one thing we know for sure about B2B buyers, it's that they rarely make an on-the-spot decision. Instead, they search Google to weigh their options, where they might come across your business in the process–or they might not. During their journey, B2B buyers don't want surprises and confusion. 80% appreciate content that helps them learn about a product or service during their research stage. This explains why B2B marketing is about providing the right content and information at...
B2B marketing attribution is critical for knowing which of your marketing efforts are driving results. Without it, you may be spending money on the wrong marketing channels and missing out on key insights. But here’s the challenge… Attribution in B2B marketing can be tricky. Long sales cycles, multiple touchpoints, and complex customer journeys make it hard to track what’s working. This is especially true for businesses trying to manage top-of-the-funnel campaigns and correctly assign credits across different channels. The good...
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