B-to-B Marketing

SUMMARY: B2B marketers often face the challenge of getting the specialized industry knowledge their audience will value out of the heads of subject matter experts and into the hands of the media and content marketers.

This case study looks at how a global Internet security services company, with clients such as Google and Microsoft, leveraged its massive amount of internal data into easily consumable quarterly trend reports, and drove a 261% increase in media coverage over two years. read the complete case study

SUMMARY: To wrap up another year of B2B marketing, we’ve reached out to seven marketers and industry experts to offer you six tactics based on marketing lessons learned in 2011.

Read on to find out what our expert sources said about lead generation, lead scoring and lead nurturing; inbound SEO; letting your customer tell you how to market to them; and making that personal touch truly personal. read the complete article

SUMMARY: Apps for the iPhone have generated considerable buzz in the consumer world, but do they have a place in a B2B marketing strategy? The answer depends on several key factors, including the nature of your audience and the functionality you can provide through an app.

We asked a marketer from a large law firm to share details from their recent experience developing an iPhone app. Read on for six key questions that will determine whether the approach is right for you, and how you can manage the process. read the complete interview

SUMMARY: The relationship between average deal size and length of sales cycle is tight. Smaller deal sizes typically lead to shorter sales cycles. Last week, we saw that average deal sizes for B2B organizations have decreased year over year. This week’s chart looks at the corresponding shortening lengths of sales cycles. read the complete article

By Anne Holland, Founder

I woke with a start at four in the morning in a hotel room in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I was conducting research at a marketing trade show in October 1999.

Back then, as now, marketing, PR and advertising professionals were nearly deafened by a deluge of media "serving" them. Magazines, events, newsletters, etc., etc. But, as a 20-year veteran, I felt that huge amount of content hadn't been terribly... read the complete blog post