Virtual Events, 6 Lessons Learned part 1 of 2

(post 1 of 2) I just ran a survey recently on marketing demand generation ABM techniques and webinars was the number one tactic across the board for B to B marketers to do. I caught up with Tessa Barron who heads Marketing for On24 and asked her a number of questions....

Marketing v Sales – ABM Perceptions

Very few companies do a pure Account Based strategy, most augment with a lead strategy.  When small or large companies do embark on this AB strategy through a Marketing led initiative, Sales and Sales Leaders may have preconceived notions of Marketing behavior or...

2020 Marketing Budgets

Here the latest on how Gartner thinks Marketing budgets are shaping up for 2020. It’s somewhat contradictory – on the heels of budgets not seen since 2011 with flat to declining budgets, the report is also saying Marketers are surprisingly optimistic with...

Intent Data – What are the Benefits?

What are the business benefits of Intent data? Improves conversion odds. Intent helps your sales team identify which accounts are more likely to be interested or ‘in market’ vs. others, thus increasing the odds of successful pipeline conversion....

Part 2 – Account Based Measurement

In our previous post, we outlined a maturity curve for measurement. Today we dive more deeply into ABM Measurement. Stage 1 “Undergraduate” Account Based Basic Measurement – sometimes done in conjunction with Stage 1, this is where the SiriusDecisions 3.0 Account...

Account Based Measurement, Part 1

Marketing measurement is a passion of ours at B2B Fusion based on these prior posts.  We’re starting to see more advanced business impact capabilities for Account Based Measurement that are valuable for Marketing executive reporting at the board level – and a maturity...