SaaStr

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Q: How do you market a B2B SaaS product in the early days? Events and tradeshows. At the end of the day marketing is still “getting the word out” — just done with a lot of tools, systems, platforms and processes. Ways to get the word out: Press and PR. Random spray-and-prey emails and cadences don’t tend to work well.

Tradeshows 126

Tradeshows Referrals Consult Growth 126

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing 2023 is already hitting companies pretty hard – specifically bringing several challenges for B2B marketers, one of which is budget cuts. However, there are several strategies that B2B marketers can use to work around budget cuts and continue to achieve their goals.

Strategic partnership 115

Strategic partnership Tradeshows B2B Strategize 115

SaaStr

MAY 13, 2024

We tried leading tradeshows in different verticals. A related post here: Dear SaaStr: What Is The Best Indicators of Product Market Fit at an Early Stage SaaS B2B Startup? We closed big customers like Dell, BT, GE, Comcast, etc. We did every integration. And in the end, it probably took 3.5 Sometimes you know.

Tradeshows 98

Tradeshows Product Launch B2B 98

Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2020

It's never been more difficult to be a B2B sales rep. Here are three common challenges B2B sales reps need to overcome to keep brand experiences delightful for the prospect, plus some tips on how to overcome them. Relationships are everything in B2B sales. Here are 12 more ways to delight your customers in the B2B sales process.

Sales Experience 84

Sales Experience B2B Prospecting Tradeshows 84

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2014

We invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in tradeshow strategies – I’ve worked with companies who annually hit dozens of tradeshows to build visibility. This gives you MORE sales opportunities than if you did not optimize. Your Virtual Trade Show. Many in-person trade shows have declining attendance with costs rising.

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Tradeshows Represent Inside sales B2B 86

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 7, 2024

I have spent the majority of my 30-year career in B2B marketing roles, but along with that, I have had the opportunity for most of those years to also work in selling roles. With no hesitation, he said, “I hate golf, these are from a tradeshow and I figured they would be better on my shelf than my trash can.” my pitch!

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Sell Tradeshows Pitch Up-sell 139

SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2023

Significant strides in digital technology combined with the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted the world of corporate summits, events, and tradeshows. Since events have consistently produced results for GUIDEcx, they allocated resources to engaging prospects in person at tradeshows and other events. of all events.

Tradeshows 98

Tradeshows Intrinsic Appointment Strategize 98

Martech

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Today, B2B marketing teams must tackle the challenge of handling intricate workflows, enhancing communication and fostering efficient collaboration. Traditional project management tools might not fully meet the requirements of B2B marketing teams. That’s where marketing work management solutions step in.

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Tradeshows B2B Meeting Follow-up 119

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Everyone at the MarketingProfs B2B Forum came there hoping to learn new strategies, tools, and tips n’ tricks to try out at their own organization. Luckily for B2B companies, this phenomenon doesn’t have to be tied down to Instagram and its endless array of spoon-fed images. Over the course of just two days of programming, I took 15.5

B2B 19

B2B Drivers/motivators Consult Prospecting 19

Pointclear

JUNE 7, 2011

For the past 11 years, I have been advising organizations on how to plan and execute their b2b lead generation campaigns. B2B lead generation is complex, and there is always work to be done. Instead, you really need benchmarks, so that everyone can feel comfortable with the reality of b2b marketing metrics.

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Lead generation Campaign Tradeshows Manufacturing 91

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 12, 2022

We’ve had the same in many segments of B2B. I recall, one of the most useful “give-aways” at tradeshows were sturdy bags, with our logo, for people to collect literature for their book shelves in their offices. And now we have the ability to move much of that online.

Retail 139

Retail Tradeshows Territory Up-sell 139

Sales Hacker

APRIL 8, 2021

If you’ve worked at a B2B company that uses an ABM strategy for their Go To Market and has an SDR team you have inevitably run into the problem of lead attribution. But in enterprise B2B, it gets even more complex — you don’t just care about the person, but the full account. Time-based lead attribution in B2B.

B2C 122

B2C E-commerce Tradeshows Commission 122

Hubspot

AUGUST 30, 2011

Fantasy: B2B companies don't need to waste their time on Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn. Fact: 39% of B2B companies using Twitter & 41% using Facebook have acquired new customers from it. Fact: 41% of B2B companies & 62% of B2C companies using Facebook have acquired a customer from it. Tweet This ). Tweet This ).

Tradeshows 78

Tradeshows Networking B2C Lead generation 78

Martech

JANUARY 13, 2022

Marketo, which Abobe renamed Adobe Marketo Engage, primarily serves SMB to enterprise-level B2B marketers and some B2C considered-purchase marketers in a variety of industries, including technology, business services, healthcare, financial services, education, manufacturing, and telco. Tradeshows, seminars, and events. Direct mail.

E-commerce 120

E-commerce Tradeshows CRM Healthcare 120

Heinz Marketing

JULY 31, 2020

Nearly 9 in 10 B2B professionals have increased the number of virtual events that their organization either hosts or is a part of has increased in the last 90 days. To test our hypothesis, and to better understand the B2B virtual event experience, PathFactory and Heinz Marketing conducted a survey in May 2020. Experience drives demand.

Tradeshows 110

Tradeshows User Experience B2B Promote 110

KO Advantage Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

We created a top-five list of the biggest trends we will see in B2B sales along with how you can leverage these trends starting today. Finally, the time has come where the lists of the top tradeshows and events for the year are coming out. Social Selling. Find groups, such as the KO Sales U workroom , or practice with your sales team.

B2B 62

B2B Agriculture Tradeshows Manufacturing 62

Hubspot

APRIL 7, 2011

B2C companies were more likely ( 50% ) than B2B ( 42% ) to increase their use of online ads. Additionally, video content creation has been made easier with smart phones and compact video cameras that are now capable of capturing high-quality video at tradeshows and other offline events. Marketing Takeaway.

Tradeshows 78

Tradeshows B2C B2B Service 78

Hubspot

JUNE 24, 2011

Understand the Audience Persona - Great B2B marketing is about having a clear persona for your target buyer. At your next tradeshow, observe how people consume information and ask target readers what type of information they are looking for. Great content is no different. Know the problems that your target audience is trying to solve.

Tradeshows 77

Tradeshows B2B Engineering Product 77

Heinz Marketing

MAY 18, 2023

By Brenna Lofquist , Senior Marketing Consultant / Client Services Operations at Heinz Marketing I’m going to stick with the attribution theme ( see my recent blog post ) since it’s continued to be a popular topic in B2B Marketing. Another way to collect data are list imports which most likely come from events or tradeshows.

Tradeshows 111

Tradeshows Consult Contact B2B 111

Hubspot

JUNE 30, 2010

In the B2B world, if you saw one of your employees drunk at a tradeshow and they said a bunch of disparaging things about a customer you'd probably fire them. You don't have a "voice media policy" or an "email communication policy". And I say that if that same interaction happened on Yelp or Facebook, you should fire them too.

Tradeshows 72

Tradeshows Government Presentation B2B 72

Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

I had the pleasure of attending my first Marketing Profs B2B Forum several weeks ago outside of Washington D.C. If you attended MarketingProfs B2B Forum, what were your favorite sessions and why? The post My Key Takeaways from MarketingProfs B2B Forum appeared first on Heinz Marketing.

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B2B Contact Education Consult 63

Hubspot

DECEMBER 30, 2015

For companies in the B2B space, there 6 workflows that are essential for them to be using. What kind of tradeshow did you meet them at? Offer a longer, gated piece of content, like an ebook or a guide, that relates specifically to you and your brand. 1) Subscriber Workflows. Check out where this lead came from.

B2B 53

B2B Tradeshows Promote Consult 53

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 7, 2021

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We talk to some of the best leaders in B2B sales and marketing every day. It’s a common noun in B2B. Listen in and/or read along with the transcript below.

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Pipeline B2B Sales Cross-sell 129

Score More Sales

MARCH 13, 2013

Today’s tradeshow booths are littered with people who simply sit and stare at their smart phone – you appear unapproachable and disinterested when you do that. A very important part of your role at the event is in making notes and associating them with specific people so that you will remember them after the event.

Tradeshows 87

Tradeshows Follow-up Strategize Technology 87

SBI

MARCH 13, 2020

Surprisingly, 80% of B2B leads are never followed-up on after an event by marketing or sales. B2B brands who do follow up take 50 days or longer to do so. According to Zuant client, Interroll, fast lead follow up is critical because of the high value B2B market in which they compete. “It

Follow-up 8

Follow-up Tradeshows CRM Lead generation 8

Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2019

It is my pleasure every Thursday to feature a B2B sales, marketing or business leader in our own series and our own version of “ How I Work ” questions. Half-read whitepapers, mementos from tradeshows, pics of my kids and direct mail pieces that I thought were creative enough to keep all line the back of my desk.

Tradeshows 68

Tradeshows Gaming B2B Closing 68

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2019

The CFO and CMO relationship doesn’t get the same tradeshow airplay and blog coverage as sales alignment. In today’s B2B marketing world, this is unacceptable. Like many successful B2B companies, Apptio uses the SiriusDecisions Demand Waterfall for their taxonomy and analysis models.

Finance 68

Finance Tradeshows Pipeline Strategize 68

Martech

JANUARY 20, 2022

Changes in the sales dynamic, particularly the B2B environment, also accelerated the adoption of virtual events. Are you producing a tradeshow with lots of sponsors, and therefore attendee/sponsor interaction is the goal? On24 Growth, 2018 to 2020. 2020 2019 2018 Customers 1994 1401 1241 Sales ($ millions) $156.90 $89.10 $67.80.

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Objectives and Key Results Networking Presentation Entertainment 139

SBI

JANUARY 21, 2020

And these days, it’s all about ‘speed to lead’ – people won’t wait anymore; whether it’s a visit to your website or your tradeshow booth. And the other big tip is not to overlook the role of Inside Sales, particularly when it comes to B2B Marketing. And, even before that, how’s your website structure?

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Tradeshows Inside sales CRM Follow-up 44

Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2021

Whether B2B or B2C, customers are looking for brands they can trust to meet their needs and make their lives easier or more delightful. Many organizations have shifted their annual event and tradeshow to a virtual one. We are humans, serving humans. Brands will unlock the key to orchestration.

A/B testing 101

A/B testing Tradeshows Education B2C 101

Martech

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Showing an ROI for a tradeshow event should include all the possible activities that contributed. What is the potential value of sales to these customers? How did the event drive potential customers to the website? What was the engagement time for those who visited your site?

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A/B testing Tradeshows Finance Cross-sell 117

Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Here are three B2B go-to-market myths that may be holding your business back. . The event brought together CEOs, CMOs, VPs, and directors to roundtable GTM challenges with actionable ways to evolve beyond them. With this newfound definition of GTM, I also have a better understanding of what GTM mistakes that can stand in the way of success.

Go To Market 122

Go To Market GTM Education B2B 122

Cience

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

According to AdStage , 68% of B2B marketers use in-person events for lead generation initiatives. And the reason behind this growth is that B2B marketers know how to leverage events for lead generation. Furthermore, it offers more predictability and control to B2B lead generation at events. A Better Event Marketing Solution.

Lead generation 40

Lead generation B2B Appointment Campaign 40

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

RELATED: B2B Sales Outsourcing Is Dicey. How the SDR social profiles will look like, the number of leads they will burn through per week, the process for deciding what’s the minimum acceptable title they will book for a meeting with, their ability to follow up with tradeshow scans or other leads, and so on. Here’s How to Do It Right.

Lead generation 94

Lead generation Profit margin Tradeshows Objectives and Key Results 94

Hubspot

JANUARY 12, 2018

Because the rewards for executing effective content marketing are so high, it’s no surprise that in a 2016 study, it was found that 70% of B2B marketers were planning to create more content in 2017. Turn tradeshow presentations into Slideshare presentations for the world to see. Publish webinars as tutorials on YouTube.

Niche 78

Niche Tradeshows Gambling Promote 78

Pointclear

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Dare you wait to see if your booth, and whatever you are giving away, attracts the right prospects or do you plan to reach out prior to the tradeshow and fill your schedule at the show with the right prospects before you ever reach the host city? Audience acquisition: HIMSS is coming up (as are lots of other big shows.)

Tradeshows 58

Tradeshows Sales Lead generation Prospecting 58

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 16, 2020

It’s just that the way they sell the product is so different that it’s laughable to imagine them using the “normal” B2B Sales approach. It’s hard to imagine a PLG company employing an army of blazer-clad salespeople, hawking software at tradeshows and flying around the country to host fancy steak dinners.

Growth 83

Growth Product Tradeshows Education 83