In an interview with Demand Gen Report, TimeTrade CMO Lauren Mead discussed how her team utilizes webinars within their marketing mix to engage target accounts throughout the funnel. She also shared insights into how her team creates webinar content and how engagement compares with other content formats.

The devil’s in the details — or in marketing’s case, the devil’s in the data. Almost every B2B marketer has a data problem, whether it’s getting the right data on target accounts ensuring data is accurate and up to date or aligning sales and marketing around the same data, the list is endless. And thanks to GDPR, the pressure is on to get your data strategies cleaned up and compliant.

DemandWorks Media is a B2B demand generation vendor specializing in content syndication, ABM, webinar promotions and intent-based monitoring.

Webinars continue to be a staple in many B2B demand gen strategies, with studies show that webinars are one of the most useful content formats for generating positive engagement with prospective customers. Findings from Demand Gen Report’s annual Content Preferences Survey show that close to half (47%) of respondents find webinars valuable at the early and mid-stage of their buying process. Also, close to two-thirds (64%) of B2B buyers are willing to spend 20 to 60 minutes watching a webinar — more than any other content format.

Webcast series have become popular in the marketplace, aiming to provide a “binge-worthy” content option for target audiences while offering a different format that is more engaging and valuable. We here at Demand Gen Report, as well as all our brands under the G3 Communications umbrella, believe that the key to a successful webcast series lies in first defining production and promotion processes that are scalable, repeatable and flexible.

2017 may have been dubbed the "year of video marketing," but video has yet to reach its full potential. In 2018 and beyond, B2B marketers are and will be taking greater steps to deliver authentic and just downright cool video content that engages buyers on a human level.

This special report will dive into new trends in video and share how B2B companies are humanizing their brands by creating unique video experiences for customers, prospects and even general audiences, including:

• How new social media capabilities, such as Instagram's IGTV, and a rise in LinkedIn videos are also proving to make an impact
• on video marketing efforts, and how companies such as Mack Trucks and even individual marketers are putting them to good use;
• How blending videos into webinars can generate greater engagement from viewers; and
• The four stages of creating trustworthy and authentic videos.

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Today’s B2B buyers are really specific when it comes to content consumption. Demand Gen Report’s 2018 Content Preferences Survey found that buyers are becoming more discerning and selective in the content they decide to consume. In addition:

Webinars have been firmly established as a go-to tactic to drive top-of-funnel leads over the past decade. The ability to present thought leaders on hot topics to a wide audience has been a successful format for many B2B brands. However, many marketers are now realizing they need to refresh that tried-and-true model with more creative applications that can effectively engage more targeted audiences at all stages of the funnel.

The ON24 Prospect Engagement Profile is a set of data analytics designed to translate webinar engagement into actionable insights via the company’s webinar platform. The solution aims to help marketers better understand a customer’s buying intent and automatically deliver those insights to accelerate the buying cycle, improve customer experience and unite marketing and sales.