Who hasn’t been on the receiving end of an unsolicited sales call? We all get them, and usually, we don’t want them. It can seem intrusive, distracting, and even awkward for recipients who aren't in a position to make a decision. The fact is, 90% of top-level B2B decision-makers say they don’t even...
By Robert Leonard, Senior Content Specialist In a survey of 159 B2B decision-makers, only 8.1% of B2B leaders reported having “very effective” messaging, and 30% of marketers said speaking to buyer’s pain points is the most important part of marketing and sales messaging. Struggling with messaging...
By Robert Leonard, Senior Content Specialist Almost half (49%) of DemandGen’s 2020 Lead Nurturing Survey respondents indicated that their lead nurturing efforts need improvement, and only 8% of them claimed their lead nurturing efforts were “excellent.”1 Lead nurturing is a challenge even in the...
For clean energy companies, increasing demand for renewable solutions should feel like a win—but the reality is more complex. The surge in market entrants has made it more challenging to stand out, leaving even innovative providers fighting to avoid...
B2B buyers are inundated with repetitive marketing messages and surface-level content. Generative AI has contributed to this oversaturation by enabling brands to produce content faster. However, are brands considering how this oversaturation impacts...
Hiring great talent is vital to business success, but it’s not an easy feat. Many companies turn to recruiters to help fill open roles. It’s expensive, and it doesn’t foster a strong connection between the company and the candidate. But what if...
Navigating the evolving landscape of technology can be like traversing a veritable minefield. This is especially true in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). For business leaders, understanding and implementing IT transformation in the age of AI...
Campaigns that took weeks to build can miss their mark in hours. B2B buyers are faster, more skeptical, and less predictable than ever. Yet, most marketing plans remain frozen in time. Strategic execution now hinges on something most B2B marketing...
Manufacturers have spent the last five years adapting to one disruption after another. Global supply chain instability, volatile demand patterns, and shifting production strategies have become the norm. As operations teams work to regain control,...
Most IoT marketers excel at describing their product but not at helping buyers make a decision. The result? Long sales cycles, vague interest that stalls out, and technical demos with no business case attached. The root issue isn’t the product. It’s...
It's not your offer. It's not your CTA. It's not even your form length. Regulated industries like healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government face a hidden conversion killer. And it's not visibility. It's one often overlooked factor:...
Most companies believe they have a clear Ideal Customer Profile (ICP). But when you look closer, it's not a strategic model. It’s a segment definition. A list of filters like industry, size, title, and geography. That’s helpful for ad targeting, but...
Most marketing playbooks assume a return to normal. Pipeline softness is temporary, budgets will bounce back, and next quarter will bring clarity. But what if the volatility isn't temporary? We're in an economic era of perpetual disruption, not...
The B2B buyer's journey has become more complex with the rise of generative AI. Buyers are relying on AI-driven insights before visiting a company's website or speaking with sales. This shift challenges traditional inbound lead generation and...
The Internet of Things is reshaping and defining markets, so much so that it has been dubbed “the next Industrial Revolution.”
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