Ironpaper often works with clients to generate leads from a tightly targeted “wish list” of accounts — a strategy often called Account-Based Marketing, or ABM. The advantages of this approach are: Clearer utilization of marketing budget Better sales handoff process (sales were excited about the...
Acquiring donors and driving new donations may be the top mission of non-profit organizations. But a close second should be donor retention. Over the last ten years, donor and gift or dollar retention rates have been consistently weak — averaging below 50 percent, according to the Association of...
LinkedIn sponsored content is one of the best ways for B2B companies to generate targeted, qualified leads. An agile strategy — that is, one that involves testing, iteration, and scalability — is ideal to get the most return on your LinkedIn investment, and see campaign conversion rates well above...
Business-to-Business (B2B) case studies are a way for companies to showcase the value their solutions provide to clients. The goal is to establish proof and build trust so the prospect feels comfortable progressing down the funnel. Since the solutions behind the B2B company is sometimes...
Blog optimization is key to maintaining consistent traffic and engaging readers. Instead of simply posting and moving on, businesses should take time to optimize each post to ensure user satisfaction. It’s not just new posts that need optimization; older blog posts too should be revisited to ensure...
Article by Kevin Kononenko of Databox Inbound experts use these video tools to make their marketing stand out above competitors. Once you've created a video or planned on conducting a webinar, you need to devise a plan for reaching your target market. You can help your cause enormously by learning...
Building a cadence of publishing with a company blog is only half the battle. Share your blog content on LinkedIn and other platforms where your tech buyers are interacting. Writing and posting quality content is important, but getting people to see the content and then convert is even more...
The B2B buyer today has an unprecedented amount of control of their buying journey. They have the option to peruse Google, white papers, Linkedin, referrals, research organizations, provider websites, forums, specialized directories, trade publications, Twitter, and the like before reaching out to...
Some 42% of marketers told DemandGen they’d been practicing lead nurturing for more than two years. Nevertheless, there's a lot of room for improvement. Savvy marketers are always on the lookout for best practices. Here are some tips on how to improve lead nurturing results. Benefits of lead...
The speed of a website or web page to completely load in a browser is a significant factor in SEO. For context, page load time (or page speed) is the time it takes to fully display the content on a specific page. For companies wishing to improve their ranking in organic search, improving website...
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...
Despite decades of evidence showing its diminishing returns, Ironpaper's research found that 74% of B2B leaders still purchase cold lists to feed their pipelines. For many, this seems like an easy answer to pipeline pressure: push more messages, get...
B2B marketing isn't getting easier. It's getting exponentially more complicated. The system wasn't built for this level of complexity. Today's marketers are asked to deliver pipeline, build long-term brand value, enable sales, manage campaigns, and...
The traditional B2B lead generation funnel is built on a simple, comforting idea. Awareness leads to interest, interest leads to action, and action leads to revenue. But today's buyers don't behave like that anymore. "Buyers only spend 17% of their...
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:...
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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