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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

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From long sales cycles to trying to stand out from the sea of sameness, B2B companies face an uphill battle from the start. I recently surveyed and interviewed over 200+ B2B executives, marketing & sales leaders to find out exactly what challenges they currently face and what they are doing to overcome them.

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LinkedIn Video Ads: Relevance, Specs, and Use Cases

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Hard-code subtitles to get your message across without the audio. Compared to the B2C world, B2B attribution faces two challenges: Sales often take place offline. The sales cycle may last for months, or more than a year. You’ll almost certainly endure gaps between LinkedIn behavior and the close of sales.

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How to Measure Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Cost (+ Tips to Reduce it)

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This is due to factors such as maturity, sales cycle, product value, purchase frequency, and customer lifespan. Total marketing spend in Q1 + total sales spend in Q1 / Number of new customers in Q1 = CAC in Q1. Let’s say you spent $2,000 on email marketing and $5,000 on webinar production and distribution.

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The ROI of Lead Scoring

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Behavior Scoring = evaluating a lead based on the observed activities and behaviors of the individual across multiple channels (attending a webinar, viewing an RFP, downloading a thought leadership piece, scheduling a call with Sales, etc.). How long is the sales cycle for an ideal customer (week, month, year, etc.)?

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Demand Generation: 7 Tactics to Fuel Your Funnel

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More than two-thirds of buyers have researched your solution (and others’) before talking to sales. Plus, 60% prefer not to interact with sales reps at all. To fuel your pipeline and shorten the sales cycle , you have to create demand naturally. Sales are less likely to be forced with outbound methods.

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The One-Week Social Selling Action Plan

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While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. All things being equal, you may prioritize big data software companies over printing companies, for example.

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A Complete Guide to Account-Based Marketing: Win Over Your Ideal Customer

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This shift in focus results in more efficient use of your marketing budget, shorter sales cycles, and a better customer experience. To maximize impact and ensure correct prioritization, the team reviewed the top 10 accounts quarterly. They haven’t completed a form, joined a webinar, or requested a demo.