ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

From long sales cycles to trying to stand out from the sea of sameness, B2B companies face an uphill battle from the start. While thousands of B2B organizations struggle, plenty are able to develop long-term success. Common B2B marketing challenges. Sales cycle length increased. So what does it take?

B2B 150

B2B Sales Cycle Belgium IP 150

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Conversion optimization is a little different if you’re in B2B. Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea. It’s called Optimizing for B2B.

B2B 48

B2B Conversion B2C Sales Cycle 48

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

The book dedicates quite a few pages to the ‘customer-centric stack’ and argues that because you’re now able to know when someone is in the market for a solution like yours [via IP lookup or 1st or 3rd party intent data], you don’t need to “spam” them. If you’re selling B2B, you know it’s a wide and competitive market.

IP 98

IP Marketing Technical Review Software Review 98

ConversionXL

MARCH 20, 2019

Demandbase’s costs place it in the 96th percentile for “Marketing Account Management” software. For example, if multiple users from a company (usually identified by IP) are reading about how to reduce their corporate real estate footprint, it may flag that company as a strong prospect for a seller of space management technology.

Software Review 117

Software Review Software Marketing IP 117

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

If leads-based B2B marketing is fishing with a net, ABM is using a harpoon. 2,320 sign-ups; 39% of attendees were net new accounts; 34 sales-qualified opportunities; 5 new customers immediately converted with LTV of over $100k each (normally a 9 to 12 month sales cycle). Results of iRidium’s ABM efforts. The result?

Marketing 105

Marketing Campaign Artificial Inteligence Sales Cycle 105

ConversionXL

APRIL 10, 2019

ABM campaigns dedicate resources and time toward only a few prospects, and enterprise-level leads often have long sales cycles. Ideally, you’ll be using some form of lead management tool to keep track of how far your prospects have moved through your ABM funnel. That makes an ABM-only approach risky.

PPC 131

PPC Campaign Marketing Sales Cycle 131

ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Combine the brand marketing manager and the data analyst. David Nye: How to Manage a Large-Scale Testing Program. Test ideas came from HiPPOs, tests were often broken, development cycle was 6 weeks, only one analyst. Arguments: Manage risk through testing, ROI, internal competition, prioritization, knowledge building.

San Antonio 86

San Antonio Metrics B2B Analytics 86