Welcome to my new blog series, "Behind the Marketing," which is inspired by the classic VH1 series, "Behind the Music," but with a B2B marketing twist. Each month, I will spotlight a cool, eye-catching and thought-provoking campaign or project — and the marketers behind them. This week, I caught up with John Steinert, Chief Marketing Officer at TechTarget, to get a glimpse into the company’s Active Demand Report campaign. Sal LoSauro: What was the inspiration for this campaign?…

Personalization is no longer just a buzzword in marketing. It’s becoming table stakes as more buyers expect relevant messaging that caters to their business needs. Personalization also is one of the biggest ways to gain audience attention and make your business stand out among a sea of incoming sales and marketing messages.

The future of selling, marketing and B2B customer experience continues to evolve and grow. B2B marketing and sales teams are always pushing the envelope, working more closely together to boost efficiency, close deals faster and accelerate growth. Lots of innovation is happening; what’s there not to love?

If there was still any doubt that account-based marketing had arrived as an official category and major driver for B2B organizations, the Demandbase ABM Innovation Summit held last month in San Francisco put them to rest. Consider just a few of the developments from the event:

Noticed a lot of company mergers and acquisitions these days? Well the good news is you’re not alone and there’s no need to get your glasses checked. The trend of B2B company mergers and acquisitions has remained steadfast in the early months of 2018 and no, this isn’t fake news.

Welcome to my new blog series, "Behind the Marketing," which is inspired by the classic VH1 series, "Behind the Music," but with a B2B marketing twist. Each month, I will spotlight a cool, eye-catching and thought-provoking campaign or project — and the marketers behind them.

Today’s time-starved B2B marketers and buyers prefer short-form, easy-to-digest content, according to Demand Gen Report’s 2018 Content Preferences Survey. It is no surprise that podcasts have become a key channel for both business-related thought leadership and for plain old fun. For many, they have become a critical part of their morning diet.

Digital transformation has given B2B companies new and innovative ways to enhance their buyer’s experience. While it positions marketers to creatively engage and nurture prospects, innovation has also enabled B2B marketing and sales reps to gain deep insights into buyer needs and expectations.

Account-based marketing is more than just a buzzword. Marketers have begun to pick up on the value of ABM and many are allocating between 5% to 7% of their budget for ABM strategies.

In an exclusive podcast from the floor at Webinar World ’18 Joe Hyland, CMO of ON24, and Mark Bornstein, the company’s VP of Marketing, discuss new models for creating engaging buyer experiences to move away from the “drive-by marketing” of the past. They also shared: Key takeaways from the event, Models for talk-show style presentations, and What the future looks like for webinars as a content format. Listen To The…