Know More, Care More, Do More:
How to Listen, Learn, and Engage
with the Modern Buyer
Jill Rowley
Chief Growth Advisor, Marketo
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Agenda
• The modern buyer, the
modern marketer, the
modern seller
• Formula for better
engagement
• Examples for both sales and
marketing
• Quick wins to get started!
Meet Jill!
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Why do we need to change?
Think brands must have a deep
understanding of their needs in
order to engage them
successfully
(Marketo)
73%
Say that the brands could do a
better job aligning their
engagement activities with their
preferences
(Marketo)
66%65%
Expect all of their interactions with a
brand to be personalized
(Marketo)
Growing Customer Expectations
of customers believe
brands try to deliver
value.
(Marketo)
Most of your customers don’t believe
you are trying to understand them
of marketers say their
engagement efforts
are effective.
33%83%
Explosion of technology
Explosion of technology
Who is the modern buyer?
Meet the Modern Buyer
Digitally-driven
Mobile
Socially-connected
Empowered
And it’s always changing….
So what does the modern
marketer and seller need to look
like?
Source: Forrester
Meet the Modern Seller
Is there VALUE in Engaging with
Sales?
73%
of B2B buyers find
buying from the web
more convenient
Salespeople are Being Replaced
Forrester forecasts that… 1 million US
B2B salespeople will lose their
jobs to self-service eCommerce
by the year 2020
How Today’s Marketer Supports
the Modern Seller
Identify
Insights
about the
Buyer
Creates
quality,
relevant
content
Determines
clear
messaging by
persona /
stage
Provide
change
management
advice
Provides best
practices
(especially
with social)
Value > Volume
How do you deliver value in
the Engagement Economy?
Listen Learn Engage
Know
more
Care
more
Do
more
LISTEN & KNOW MORE
Know What You Have, Fill the Gaps
MARKETING WHAT ELSE?
Services
Product
Use
Content
Consumption
Training
Satisfaction
Fulfillment
Account Managers
Billing
Advocacy
Sales
Web
Email
3rd Party
Mobile
Events
Direct
Mail
Social
SEO/SEM
Ads
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
of Rhode Island
ACA insurance packages are available
based on a subscriber’s age. To properly
target potential subscribers, they
needed to fill birthdate data gaps.
of companies
say their biggest challenge
to data-driven marketing
success is the lack of data
quality and completeness.
(Ascend2)
54%
It’s About Individual Behavior
What time do I engage?
What didn’t haven’t I opened?
Web
Email
What pages did I visit?
What blogs am I reading?
Sales
What did we talk about?
Where am I in the cycle?
Ads
Which programs did I click?
What device did I use?
FOREXAMPLE
Email
Web
Social
Ads
Ticket Buying DataCollects behavioral data
across channels and
lifecycle.
Using data has led to 30%
more ticket sales.
Favorite Players
Season Ticket Status
Personal Detail
LEARN & CARE MORE
of marketers believe
they are able to get a complete
view of their customer from all
available data sources.
(CMO Council)
6%
Create a Single Source of Truth
“Marketers need integration and coordination
among systems to manage and optimize individual
dialogs in real time, across channels, devices and
contexts, on a continuous basis.”
(Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Marketing Hubs, 2016)
• Direct Mail
• Program Interest
• Webinars
• Event Attendance
• Video Consumption
• Social Advertising
• Admissions Touches
• Enrollment Status
• SMS
• Search Analytics
• Website Activity
PROSPECTIVE STUDENT
ALL ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS
Insight
Created a single-
source of truth
Discovered a need
for high-value touch
Action
Found just the right
way to deploy SMS
A single source of truth isn’t just about
collecting data and finding insight. It should
also surface insight and power action at scale.
Make Insight Accessible & Actionable
ENGAGE & DO MORE
of customers want
brands to create stories.
(Buffer)
92%
@ Scale
Learned the best time to engage
is when owners get a new puppy
Created a campaign for new
owners corresponding to their
puppy’s development
Timed to send each week with
a new developmental milestone
Great stories are:
PERSONAL
RELEVANT
TIMELY
First, Build Great Stories
uses interest in specific
topics to target content
automatically adapts web
and newsletter experiences
asks customers to share
preferred contact cadence
and keep it updated
CONTENT CHANNEL CADENCE
Follow up on topics and
formats that engage a
specific customer.
Learn and leverage the
specific channels a
customer prefers.
Adjust to reach customers
when and how often they
want to hear from you.
Keep Adapting the Stories
Storytelling Should Last a Lifetime
What’s next?
• Know What You Have
• Fill the Gaps
• Look for Behaviors
• Create a Single
Source of Truth
• Make Insight
Accessible
• Also Actionable!
• Build Great Stories
• Keep Adapting Your
Stories
• Storytelling Should
Last a Lifetime
LEARN |
CARE MORE
ENGAGE |
DO MORE
LISTEN |
KNOW MORE
Examples
To be Interesting; Be
Interested
Steve has Type 1 diabetes
Steve does CrossFit
Steve has two kids
Blend Digital Into
Your Sales DNA
Mindset
Skill-set Toolkit
Customer
Centered
Centric
Obsessed
We’re all on this digital
journey togetherMarketing
Develops the systems
& content that creates
opportunities for sales
Enablement
Establishes the environment
for continuous learning &
development
SalesDrives action &
accountability
to the sales team
Engage with me on
LinkedIn & Twitter
Questions?

Know More, Care More, Do More: How to Listen, Learn, Engage with the Modern Buyer

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    Know More, CareMore, Do More: How to Listen, Learn, and Engage with the Modern Buyer Jill Rowley Chief Growth Advisor, Marketo
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    Page 2Marketo Proprietaryand Confidential | © Marketo, Inc. 3/21/2018 Housekeeping • This webinar is being recorded! The slides and recording will be sent to you after the webinar concludes • Have a question? Use the chat box and we’ll get to your questions after the webinar • Posting to social? Use our hashtag - #mktgnation • There is a brief survey after the webinar – we would love your feedback!
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    Page 3Marketo Proprietaryand Confidential | © Marketo, Inc. 3/21/2018 Agenda • The modern buyer, the modern marketer, the modern seller • Formula for better engagement • Examples for both sales and marketing • Quick wins to get started! Meet Jill!
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    Page 4Marketo Proprietaryand Confidential | © Marketo, Inc. 3/21/2018 Thank You to Our Partners
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    Why do weneed to change?
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    Think brands musthave a deep understanding of their needs in order to engage them successfully (Marketo) 73% Say that the brands could do a better job aligning their engagement activities with their preferences (Marketo) 66%65% Expect all of their interactions with a brand to be personalized (Marketo) Growing Customer Expectations
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    of customers believe brandstry to deliver value. (Marketo) Most of your customers don’t believe you are trying to understand them of marketers say their engagement efforts are effective. 33%83%
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    Who is themodern buyer?
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    Meet the ModernBuyer Digitally-driven Mobile Socially-connected Empowered
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    And it’s alwayschanging….
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    So what doesthe modern marketer and seller need to look like?
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    Is there VALUEin Engaging with Sales? 73% of B2B buyers find buying from the web more convenient
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    Salespeople are BeingReplaced Forrester forecasts that… 1 million US B2B salespeople will lose their jobs to self-service eCommerce by the year 2020
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    How Today’s MarketerSupports the Modern Seller Identify Insights about the Buyer Creates quality, relevant content Determines clear messaging by persona / stage Provide change management advice Provides best practices (especially with social)
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    How do youdeliver value in the Engagement Economy?
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    Know What YouHave, Fill the Gaps MARKETING WHAT ELSE? Services Product Use Content Consumption Training Satisfaction Fulfillment Account Managers Billing Advocacy Sales Web Email 3rd Party Mobile Events Direct Mail Social SEO/SEM Ads
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    Blue Cross Blue Shield ofRhode Island ACA insurance packages are available based on a subscriber’s age. To properly target potential subscribers, they needed to fill birthdate data gaps. of companies say their biggest challenge to data-driven marketing success is the lack of data quality and completeness. (Ascend2) 54%
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    It’s About IndividualBehavior What time do I engage? What didn’t haven’t I opened? Web Email What pages did I visit? What blogs am I reading? Sales What did we talk about? Where am I in the cycle? Ads Which programs did I click? What device did I use? FOREXAMPLE
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    Email Web Social Ads Ticket Buying DataCollectsbehavioral data across channels and lifecycle. Using data has led to 30% more ticket sales. Favorite Players Season Ticket Status Personal Detail
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    of marketers believe theyare able to get a complete view of their customer from all available data sources. (CMO Council) 6%
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    Create a SingleSource of Truth “Marketers need integration and coordination among systems to manage and optimize individual dialogs in real time, across channels, devices and contexts, on a continuous basis.” (Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Marketing Hubs, 2016) • Direct Mail • Program Interest • Webinars • Event Attendance • Video Consumption • Social Advertising • Admissions Touches • Enrollment Status • SMS • Search Analytics • Website Activity PROSPECTIVE STUDENT ALL ENROLLMENT INTERACTIONS
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    Insight Created a single- sourceof truth Discovered a need for high-value touch Action Found just the right way to deploy SMS A single source of truth isn’t just about collecting data and finding insight. It should also surface insight and power action at scale. Make Insight Accessible & Actionable
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    of customers want brandsto create stories. (Buffer) 92%
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    @ Scale Learned thebest time to engage is when owners get a new puppy Created a campaign for new owners corresponding to their puppy’s development Timed to send each week with a new developmental milestone Great stories are: PERSONAL RELEVANT TIMELY First, Build Great Stories
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    uses interest inspecific topics to target content automatically adapts web and newsletter experiences asks customers to share preferred contact cadence and keep it updated CONTENT CHANNEL CADENCE Follow up on topics and formats that engage a specific customer. Learn and leverage the specific channels a customer prefers. Adjust to reach customers when and how often they want to hear from you. Keep Adapting the Stories
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    Storytelling Should Lasta Lifetime What’s next?
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    • Know WhatYou Have • Fill the Gaps • Look for Behaviors • Create a Single Source of Truth • Make Insight Accessible • Also Actionable! • Build Great Stories • Keep Adapting Your Stories • Storytelling Should Last a Lifetime LEARN | CARE MORE ENGAGE | DO MORE LISTEN | KNOW MORE
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    To be Interesting;Be Interested Steve has Type 1 diabetes Steve does CrossFit Steve has two kids
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    Blend Digital Into YourSales DNA Mindset Skill-set Toolkit Customer Centered Centric Obsessed
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    We’re all onthis digital journey togetherMarketing Develops the systems & content that creates opportunities for sales Enablement Establishes the environment for continuous learning & development SalesDrives action & accountability to the sales team
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    Engage with meon LinkedIn & Twitter
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