This presentation was done as part of Netsavvies E-Marketing Summit. Here I share tips on how B2B brands can leverage marketing to scale their business
3. agenda
Understanding B2B Marketing
B2B Vs B2C
B2B Marketing funnel
The ABC Approach to Scale B2B Marketing
Account Based Marketing
Buyer Centric Marketing
Content Marketing
Q&A
4. Malhar Barai
Head of Marketing - APAC & India, Tech
Mahindra
Previously led Digital Marketing, Tech
Mahindra
Founder & Co-host of India's first & longest
running Twitter Chat #SEOTalk
Launched India's first live-streaming show with
Dr. Falguni Vasavada Oza
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7. B2B Marketing
Your target audience is brands & not individuals
The buyer is different from initiator to the
influencer to the actual user
Can be marketing a product or service
Needs a larger understanding of the target
industry and their needs (challenges)
8. B2B Marketing
The art is converting over long term with focus on
nurturing the lead
Leverages multiple marketing strategies
Mix of offline and online marketing campaigns are
used for effective conversion
Consult, don't sell - is the mantra for success
10. B2B vs B2C Marketing
Targeted to brands & enterprises
Involves multiple stakeholder
Long term over multiple hops
Less number of sales
Large ticket size
Focuses on engaging with prospect
over period of time and converting to
sale
Eg. Supply Chain Solution for iPhone
B2B MARKETING
Targeted to individuals
Short Term
Volume of sales
Frequency of sales
Small ticket size
Focus on converting to sales
immediately
Eg. Marketing an iPhone
B2C MARKETING
13. How about doing this exercise
together?
Funnel vs Marketing Campaigns
14. 1. AWARENESS 2. INTEREST
4. INTENT 5. CONVERSION
SEO for Website
Paid & Organic Social Media
Word of Mouth
Dark Social
Email Marketing
Infographics
Videos
Events
Webinars
Surveys
Demos
F2F Meetings
Funnel vs Marketing Campaigns
3. CONSIDERATION
6. LOYALTY
Industry Reports
Whitepapers
Case Studies
Advisory Board
Focused Group Activities
19. What is Account Based Marketing
Hunting vs Farming
Cost of customer acquisition is very high compared
to customer retention
Focus on continuous engagement &
personalisation
Build relationship with decision-makers &
influencers
20. How To Do Account Based Marketing
Step 1 - Identify Target Accounts
Step 2 - Decision-makers & Influencers
Step 3 - Define Your Objectives
Awareness, Branding, Comms
Demand Gen
Intimacy/Loyalty
Step 4 - Measure Conversions
25. B2B Buyer Journey
~20 points where
marketing can play
a significant role
Are you mapped to
this journey??
26. 1. FOCUS ON YOUR
CUSTOMERS
2. WHERE ARE YOUR
CUSTOMERS
4. ALIGN MARKETING
TO CRITICAL NEEDS
5. NURTURE YOUR
CUSTOMERS
Build your marketing strategy
around your customers. What
do they want?
Where are they hanging out?
Where are they looking for
information and engaging
Through creating quality
content, you build customer
trust. Proliferate where they
are seeking help
Define steps of engagement at
each stage. How will you
nurture them?
B2B Marketing - Powering Lead
Generation
6. MAKE MARTECH
YOUR FRIEND
Automate processes that are
repeatable. Leverage
technology for better
conversion
3. HEAR THEM, WHAT
ARE THEY TALKING
Storytelling is one of the most
powerful marketing tools but
hear what they want you to
speak
29. Create Content Marketing Rockstars
Content Marketing is at the heart for any
successful B2B Marketing Campaign
More often - it is not about delivering long form
content but delivering content for LONG time
Quality & Quantity - Both are important
Used at multiple stages of the marketing funnel
30. Content Marketing - Horses For Courses
Not all content is created equal, tailor them to your
need
Growth Hack Content Creation, repurpose your
content
Leverage Dark Social
31. No one has complained
there is too much content...
But post intelligently!
33. 4 Generations under one roof
SHRINK THE GAP
Provide Solution vs Provide Products
34. Finally, should B2B brands be on
platforms like Instagram, TikTok?
People not platforms are important
Always ask - is my target audience active on that
platform?
It's not always business, your business is about
people
Tech Mahindra is active on both the platforms
35. What about platforms like Instagram,
TikTok?
Your strategies differ for platforms
Create people or employee engagement stories
Use them to scout talent
Gen-next is active on those platforms, engage with
them too