I had the opportunity to attend Salesloft’s Rainmaker conference in Atlanta, Ga. last week, where leading sales experts took the stage to discuss changing buyer behaviors and how modern reps can adapt to these new expectations. A key theme of the event was the “sales revolution,” which focuses on how sales teams must cater to digital transformation and practice new ways of servicing customers. During the event, I sat down…

More than 1,200 B2B marketing experts and practitioners packed into the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. for the 2019 B2B Marketing Exchange. The three-day event, held February 24-26, included over 60 sessions, workshops and case studies designed to helped attendees see B2B marketing through a new lens.

At Demand Gen Report, as well as at our sister publication ABM In Action, we have made it our mission to ensure that we’re providing the latest trends and best practices in the growing realm of account-based strategy. But during a recent webcast we produced with our friends at Engagio, I realized that there is always something to learn when it comes to one of the hottest trends in B2B…

Research shows that nearly half of marketers (43%) say their database initiatives need significant improvement. So, if looking at your MAP and CRM systems sparks stress instead of joy, it may be time for a Marie Kondo makeover.

Creating happy, loyal customers takes more than just a stellar product and 24/7 customer support. The best brands go the extra mile to surprise and delight their customers with stand-out gifts that allow them to show off their pride, become more invested in the community and connect with other users.

As 2019 kicks off, it's time to reflect on your goals for the New Year and brainstorm how you can meet and exceed them in your personal and professional life.  If you’re looking for some inspiration, check out this collection of resolutions from industry experts, including authors David Meerman Scott and Pam Didner, Jeff Pedowitz of The Pedowitz Group, Masha Finkselstein of Google, Kelvin Gee of Oracle and Michael Brenner of Marketing Insider Group — all of whom will be speaking…

This blog was originally posted on Content4Demand. It’s December and you know what that means: It’s predictions time! 

You’ve likely heard the analogy about how using all of the parts of your leftover Thanksgiving turkey can be applied to your content marketing strategy. NewsCred just published a timely blog on the topic, properly crediting Rebecca Lieb for demonstrating how creative uses of long-form content can be easily spun into shorter, derivative assets. 

As the martech landscape continues to grow and more solutions grab marketers’ attention, technology investment has become a crucial topic of conversation for many organizations. In fact, research from SiriusDecisions’ 2018 CMO Study shows that nearly 60% of marketing leaders consider the implementation of new technologies and systems as “the organizational change required to support their companies’ growth strategy over the next two years.”

After starting out three years ago as a small satellite event during Dreamforce, the Ops-Stars Conference has quickly grown to attract more than 1,500 attendees, 40 sessions and 26 sponsors. Hosted by LeanData, the event has become the lead forum for B2B executives who are either in an Ops role, looking to hire Ops roles, or those simply looking to optimize how the role functions within their organization.