B2B MARKETING:THE EVIDENCE
CRUNCHEDAll the facts, stats, quotes from the morning session of The Evidence.
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● Ideas and learning from the best-of-the best in B2B marketing
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20 March 2014b2bmarketing.net/the-evidence♯theevidence
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We came, we saw, we crunched…
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Whatever channels you use, we’re all human beings – which means we need to communicate at that level. Steve Kemish, Cyance
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The person who starts the sales journey may not be the one who finishes it.
Steve Kemish, Cyance
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The worrying thing is most marketers agree, CRM is performing at 30-40% of its ability.
Patrice Bendon, D&B
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A social media link has a half life of 3 hours. An email gets 85% of all engagement in the first 2 hours.
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The difference between really good marketers and the rest is just putting that extra effort in.
Steve Kemish, Cyance
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Don’t be a one hit wonder, you’ll get a better return if you have some frequency – where each activity builds on the last.
Peter Jakob, Purple Salix
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You want to know the magic formula to maximise the return on what you’re doing? Take good planning, add inspiration, add smart execution, give it some time and hope for some luck.
Pete Jakob, Purple Salix
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B2B is good at rational marketing but terrible at understanding customers and their decision making process
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Behavioural economics is not about answering what works and doesn’t but why it worked or didn’t
Chris Wilson, Earnest
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Play to reciprocity - ungate everything you can and start a journey with your audience
Chris Wilson, Earnest
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Invest in data – you can only target what you isolate.
Peter Jakob, Purple Salix
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That was The Evidence crunched by:
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