What AI brings to B2B sales and  marketing?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is penetrating all areas of our lives and fundamentally changing the world of business. B2B sales and marketing are no exception. With the ability to process vast amounts of data and uncover hidden patterns, AI opens up completely new possibilities for personalization, automation, and prediction of customer behavior.

While B2B sales and B2B marketing used to rely mainly on the intuition and experience of individual salespeople and marketers, today there is increasing emphasis on data and its analysis.

Artificial intelligence enables companies to discover connections in vast amounts of data that would otherwise be missed by the human eye. This allows companies to better understand their customers, personalize their offerings, and increase the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns.

In this article, we’ll take a look at three areas where AI is transforming B2B sales and marketing: lead generation, content personalization, and marketing automation.

1. Generating qualified leads

It’s no exaggeration to say that AI has revolutionized the way companies identify and acquire new customers. Thanks to the aforementioned ability to process vast amounts of data and find hidden patterns in it, artificial intelligence can significantly streamline the lead generation process.

What AI can do

Predictive analysis:

Based on historical data and current trends, AI can predict which leads are most likely to convert, taking into account factors such as demographics, website behavior, interactions with marketing campaigns, and other relevant information.

• Example: A software company uses AI to identify companies that have recently invested in new technologies and are looking for solutions to increase productivity.

Segmentation:

AI allows you to segment potential customers into detailed segments based on a variety of criteria, allowing you to create targeted marketing campaigns that reach specific customer groups with relevant offers.

• Example: An online clothing store uses artificial intelligence to segment customers based on clothing style, size, and purchase history.

Personalized greeting:

With artificial intelligence, you can create highly personalized messages and offers that are relevant and attractive to individual customers.

• Example: A B2B company sends emails recommending products that solve specific problems for the company.

Data enrichment:

AI can automatically populate information about potential customers from multiple sources, giving you a more complete profile of each lead and allowing you to tailor your outreach accordingly.

• Example: This is how we at Intedat use AI when creating our company database .

What AI will bring you

• Increase lead quality: AI allows you to focus on those leads that have the highest chance of becoming your clients.
• Save time, energy, and money: By automating lead generation processes, your salespeople gain time that they can dedicate to building customer relationships.
• Better customer understanding: With AI data analysis, you gain deeper insight into your customers’ needs and preferences.

2. Content Personalization

Content personalization (or even hyperpersonalization) is absolutely key to success in modern marketing, and with artificial intelligence, you can take it to a whole new level.

What AI can do

Dynamic content:

AI enables the creation of websites and emails whose content dynamically changes based on the behavior of the visitor or recipient. This means that each user sees the content that is most relevant to them, whether it is a specific product, service, or information.

• Example: An electronics e-commerce store can show different products and discounts to individual customers based on what they have viewed or purchased in the past.

Segmented email campaigns:

AI allows you to divide your contact database into detailed segments and create targeted email campaigns for each of them.

• Example: A development company can send emails about updates to a new feature only to customers who are actively using it.

Chatbots and virtual assistants:

Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence can answer customer queries in real time.

• Example: A chatbot can offer personalized tips and recommendations based on what products or services a customer has previously purchased.

What AI will bring you

• Increase conversion rates: Personalized content is more attractive to customers and will bring you higher click-through rates, higher email open rates, and most importantly, higher purchase volumes.
• Better customer experience: When customers see that you are making an effort to understand their needs and offer them relevant content, they will appreciate it.
• Increasing customer loyalty: Personalized communication strengthens the relationship between the customer and your brand. If you have the ambition to build a lovebrand, it won’t be possible without personalization.

3. Marketing process automation

Artificial intelligence allows you to automate many repetitive tasks in marketing, saving time and increasing efficiency.

What AI can do

Workflow automation:

AI can automate the entire chain of marketing activities, from lead generation to closing the deal.

• Example: When a prospect signs up for a newsletter, AI can automatically place them in a relevant email segment and set up a series of automated emails.

Social media:

Artificial intelligence can automatically publish posts on social networks, track keywords, and interact with users.

• Example: AI can analyze when fans are most active on social media and schedule posts to have the greatest reach.

PPC campaigns:

AI can optimize bidding in PPC campaigns based on performance data and ensure maximum return on investment.

• Example: If AI determines that a particular user has a high probability of converting, it can increase the bid for that click.

A/B testing:

Artificial intelligence can automatically create different versions of marketing materials and test their performance.

• Example: AI can test different variations of an email subject line to see which subject line has the highest open rate.

What AI will bring you

• Save time: Automating repetitive tasks frees up time for marketing teams to focus on more strategic tasks.

• Increased efficiency: Automated processes are generally faster and more accurate than manual work.

• Better use of data: AI can analyze large amounts of data and optimize marketing campaigns based on it.

Where are you going, AI?

With probability bordering on certainty, the importance of artificial intelligence in B2B sales and marketing will continue to grow. It can be assumed that in the near future it will appear even more sophisticated tools for predictive analytics, hyper-personalization, and automation than we know today.

We don’t think AI will ever replace live salespeople. But it will definitely be a powerful tool that allows salespeople and marketers to focus on what matters most – building customer relationships.

Effective connection of artificial and human intelligence

The Intedat Connect and Intedat Business solutions represent an ideal tool for companies that want to make the most of the potential of artificial intelligence in their business development.

Thanks to unique AI algorithms and the experience of our data analysts, you get top-notch data about your future customers or suppliers with advanced filtering options.

Join more than 900 of our satisfied clients and get a solution that will open doors to new opportunities and save you more than 60% on business costs.

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