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What is B2P Marketing? image

We all know what business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing is, but what is business-to-people (B2P) marketing. During the pandemic, a lot has changed in marketing. The target audiences’ life has made a change. So why are marketers now talking about a B2P world? As reported by MarketingProfs on September 23rd, 2020 by Colleen Martell. Forget B2B and B2C: It’s a B2P World Now Once upon a time, defining whom you were selling to guided everything, from how you priced and distributed your products to how you marketed them. The starting line for just about any company's go-to-market strategy was to figure out whether it's a business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), or business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) firm. You may have noticed the use of the past tense ...

13th of December, 2019
In: Marketing and Sales, Sales Initiatives, Software Marketing
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Battlecards – Key Tool for Improved Win Rates image

Sales is unique from other departments. Salespeople are on the frontline of every organization’s battle with the competition, and their need for competitive enablement is much more tactical in nature. That’s why battlecards are becoming so popular. As reported by Crayon in Guide to Competitive Battlecards. What are Battlecards? A battlecard is a piece of enablement collateral aimed at helping salespeople overcome competitive threats at any point in the sales process. They are typically created by the team responsible for gathering and analyzing Competitive Intelligence, or by a sales enablement team in conjunction with CI or product marketing team. Here is an example of a battlecard from HubSpot. What Battlecards Are Not Most product marketing, competitive intelligence, and sales enablement teams are familiar with ...

10 HubSpot Workflows Every Sales Team Needs image

Interested in leveraging HubSpot workflows in your sales and marketing process? You can use some of the contact-based workflows below to automate processes and move prospects more effectively (and faster) through your sales funnel: 1. Page View What are some of the key pages on your website and what do they tell you about your visitors? You can brainstorm "topic areas" you have on your website and send visitors unique, triggered emails based on their specific interests. Some topic area examples include: Industry (ex: manufacturing, distribution, etc.) Product content (ex: a specific software you offer, or a certain functionality) Prospect validation (ex: viewing your case studies, testimonials, etc.) After you define some of your key topic areas, you can create a series ...

15th of July, 2019
In: Demand Generation, Lead Generation, Marketing and Sales, Sales Initiatives, Software Marketing
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25 Lead Generation Types and Tips image

In most business-to-business (B2B), and many business-to-consumer (B2C) scenarios, lead generation is necessary prior to sales, contracts, or customer acquisition. So what is lead generation, and how can you improve or maximize lead generation? Great questions! To answer, Modern Marketing Partners (MMP) will share a Definition of Lead Generation, along with some insight into the differences between Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), and Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs). Then, per the title, MMP will provide a list of 25 Lead Generation Types, along with corresponding tips that you can apply to achieve maximum lead generation effectiveness. Lead Generation Definition Fundamentally, Lead Generation is defined as the action or process of identifying and cultivating prospective customers (prospects) for a business's products or services. There are ...

Top Account Based Marketing Tools and Tactics image

As a business-to-business (B2B) marketer, you’ve probably been hearing about ABM the past couple years. Maybe you’re finally tempted to give Account-Based Marketing (ABM) a try? You know it’s a very strategic form of marketing that concentrates sales and marketing resources on a clearly defined set of target accounts within market, or individuals within target companies, and utilizes highly personalized communications to reach each target. ABM is likely the exact opposite of approaches you’re currently taking; where you cast a wide net to drive multiple leads, hoping that a few truly workout and are a good fit for your products or services. Most of your marketing focus is being spent on top funnel activities to get noticed and generate some ...

Align Marketing and Sales Initiatives to Drive Success image

Do marketing and sales really need to be aligned for a company to be successful? The answer today is still “Yes”. While historically any misalignment was often blamed on the nature of organizational structure that supported two different and separate departments. It’s probably not as accurate an argument anymore, as it is now more about how the buying the process has changed over the last 10 years. The Internet offers customers new and numerous ways to gather information. Social media now has its influence in the buying process along with other digital channels too. Customers are inundated with products and services, making the marketplace highly complex to navigate. This is especially true of the B2B market today, where buyers believe it’s ...

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