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How Do Custom B2B Marketing Programs Work?

Sean Parnell - Friday, December 10, 2021

How Do Custom B2B Marketing Programs Work?

Business owners and marketing executives of business-to-business (B2B) companies face a major challenge: to dramatically increase lead generation and sales without having the right mix of marketing skills on their team.

They turn to marketing agencies for help, but spend a lot of money without getting results.

Custom and comprehensive marketing programs produce results by increasing demand generation for B2B clients because they take a holistic approach to all 4 Ps of marketing – product, placement (channels), pricing, and promotion.

Unlike what is very common in B2B marketing, where companies move from promotion to promotion without an overall strategy, it’s important to avoid “hit-and-run” marketing. Piecemeal marketing generates piecemeal results,

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Custom B2B Marketing Programs vs. The Traditional Marketing Agency Approach

Sean Parnell - Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Generate Breakthrough B2B Marketing Results with a Customized & Holistic Program

Custom B2B Marketing Programs vs. The Traditional Marketing Agency Approach

If your B2B marketing efforts generate more costs than leads, you’re not alone. Too many B2B owners, marketing directors and sales executives fall victim to a marketing strategy that isn’t crafted around the different needs of B2B enterprises. They spend a lot of money for generic programs or splashy products, and end up frustrated when the efforts don’t generate qualified leads or profitable growth.

That is why we offer clients a custom and holistic B2B-focused marketing program designed to produce measurable results and profitable growth, with strategies built around the needs and goals of your business.

Causes of Ineffective Marketing

Failure can take a variety of paths:

  • Buying the empty promises of marketing agencies that lack expertise and experience around the unique requirements of B2B marketing efforts
  • Buying shiny objects like marketing automation and other software that require a lot of time,
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Is It Time to Audit Your Nonprofit Website?

Raven Chapman - Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Nonprofit website

Grant audits, financial audits, program audits – the nonprofit world is full of these often arduous reviews – but when it comes to auditing your digital marketing, we can make it easy for you to undertake this critical step to ensure your website is pulling its weight. Learn why website audits are a critical step for nonprofits.

Many nonprofits have a website that was developed years ago and haven’t touched it since. As a result, digital marketing has fallen to the wayside for many 501(c)(3) organizations who are rightly focused on the reach, mission and impact of their organizations. We get it: with so much going on, it can sometimes feel as if you don’t have the time to make your website and digital communication a priority.

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A Great 2021 Starts with a Marketing Audit

Sean Parnell - Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Learn how your marketing compares with best practices, and how to increase B2B lead gen and sales by 30-300%

 

A Great 2021 Starts with a Marketing Audit

If you feel under-served by your marketing resources or would like a report card on their work, an Innovaxis marketing audit will uncover marketing gaps and reveal new opportunities to increase leads and sales.

The audit’s findings and recommendations will form the foundation for your 2021 marketing plan.

Case Studies

Here’s a case study of our work with a manufacturer of induction heating tools, which started with a marketing audit. We then implemented many of the audit’s findings, which increased their flagship product sales by 20%-100% and their ecommerce sales have grown 20% ever year since we implemented it (45% this year).

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3 Marketing Partner Best Practices: How Does Yours Stack Up?

Sean Parnell - Thursday, November 12, 2020

Marketing Partner vs. Vendor

As a former head of product management and working with so many clients that have been under-served by their so-called marketing “partner” over the past 14 years, I know what ineffective marketing looks like and how much it can hold you back.

How well does your marketing partner stack up with the following?

1. Being a True Marketing Partner vs. a Vendor

Does your marketing company actively bring new lead generation and thought leadership ideas to you on a regular basis? Do they meet with you on a regular basis and provide monthly reporting? Can they provide useful guidance on even beyond marketing?

2. Thinking Strategically vs. Opportunistically

Does your marketing company developed a comprehensive marketing plan for you every year that identifies the right combination of digital marketing,

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