With a tip of the hat to Barbara Walters, I’d like to introduce ten fascinating people who have brought new ideas and admirable energy to the B2B marketing world this…
Read MoreRuth Stevens
Marketing to Millennial business buyers
The Millennial generation has been out in the workforce for a while now, and this cohort is now entering the stage of their careers where they are part of the…
Read MoreHow much should you pay for a sales lead?
When planning a B2B lead generation program, you need to deliver leads to your sales team at an affordable price. A neat way to determine in advance how much you…
Read MoreMartyn Etherington Speaks: The story of a B2B digital marketing turnaround
I had the chance recently to catch up with Martyn Etherington, a marketing leader I’ve long admired. Martyn had just left his post at Mitel, where he was CMO and…
Read MoreSix strategies behind the trend in B2B client conferences
Have you noticed how so many B2B companies seem to be running their own proprietary conferences these days? I can’t turn around without another customer event popping up on the…
Read MoreNew directions for B2B data-driven marketing
For us B2B marketers, the world is changing about as fast as we can stand. My head spins at the speed with which new tools, applications, and approaches arrive on…
Read MoreWhat can your B2B data do for you?
Data is all the rage in marketing today. Everyone is talking about it. “A carefully considered data strategy must be a CMO’s top priority,” says AdAge. Data has been called…
Read MoreThree barriers to B2B data-driven marketing
Ask any business marketer about the importance of data, and you’ll get plenty of good answers. “It’s essential,” they’ll say. “Data drives everything we do.” That’s a good thing, since…
Read MoreCase study in data-driven B2B customer acquisition marketing
My new book, B2B Data-Driven Marketing: Sources, Uses, Results, is launching in a few weeks. While preparing case studies for book, I had the fun of interviewing a bunch of…
Read MoreWhere is B2B data-driven marketing headed?
Data drives B2B marketing today, and it’s a fast-evolving arena. New tools, new technologies, and most importantly, new buying behavior among businesses—these changes are accelerating the pace and driving new…
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