Posts Tagged ‘buyer’s journey’
Can’t tell a great story? Your failure may already be written
Today’s demanding B2B marketing requires more than a great brand, a suite of marketing tools or thoughtful strategy. It requires all that – plus storytelling. Some of the most successful companies have harnessed the power of storytelling to advance their brands and create powerful – and profitable – emotional connections with customers. Forging these connections…
Read MoreThe building blocks of an effective lead nurturing program
In our last post, we shared our perspectives about the importance of a B2B lead nurturing strategy. Today, we’re outlining the components commonly found in an effective nurturing program. 1. Alignment with sales. A lead nurture program is ultimately a structured plan for marketing and sales to work together to increase engagement and sell faster…
Read MoreWhat to do if your nurturing strategy isn’t working – or, worse, you don’t have one
In many companies, sales is responsible for nurturing leads to become sales. They tend to do it one by one, which is time consuming and inefficient. Or it’s not done at all. In companies where nurturing is managed effectively, marketing and sales have learned to collaborate. How do you do that? The answer is deceptively…
Read MoreMarketing planning (Where to even start?!)
Wow! Could there be a stranger and more chaotic year to assess, digest and attempt to learn from? There’s no doubt that 2020 has forced us as marketing and sales professionals to: Adapt, Pivot, Re-invent and Re-imagine. This agile mindset will serve our profession well as we speed into 2021. It’s time to utilize it…
Read More