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Demand generation that fills the shortlist, not the MQL report

Real demand generation makes buyers know and trust you before they're ready to talk. Then it captures them when they are. We build both halves and report on the pipeline they create.

What's different here

Demand generation gets confused with lead generation. Lead generation captures people who are already looking, usually with gated content and forms. Demand generation creates the interest in the first place, by teaching buyers about the problem and your way of solving it, so they put you on the shortlist before they ever search for a vendor. Most B2B companies over-invest in capture and under-invest in creation, then wonder why the pipeline shrinks. Good programs balance the two: ungated content and LinkedIn to build awareness inside target accounts, search and retargeting to capture intent, and CRM-based reporting that credits both.

+25-45%Typical lift in sales-accepted pipeline, 6-12 months — b2b companies averageFrom Digital Squad client accounts. Orientation, not a guarantee. Your starting point changes the range.

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NorthwindLumen LabsHarborlineVerdantAtlas FoodsPoka HealthBrightsideCobalt BankMeridianArdentFoundryKestrel
Vertical-specific tactics

What digital marketing looks like for B2B companies.

These are the plays that wouldn't appear on a generic digital marketing page. They only make sense in b2b companies.

01

Ungated content buyers actually share

Guides, teardowns, benchmarks and short videos with no form in front of them. Buyers pass them around the buying group, which is how you get on a shortlist you never knew existed.

02

LinkedIn aimed at target accounts

Thought-leadership and proof ads served to the roles and companies that can buy, measured by engagement within those accounts, not cost per click.

03

Capture when intent shows up

High-intent search, retargeting and comparison pages that turn awareness into demo and quote requests when the buyer is ready.

04

Attribution that credits creation and capture

CRM-connected reporting plus a 'how did you hear about us' field on every form. It shows the work that starts deals, not only the click that ends them.

The constraints

What holds B2B companies back

01

The shortlist forms before the first call

6sense's 2025 Buyer Experience Report found buyers first contact sellers about 61% of the way through their buying process. They evaluate around five vendors, and four of those five are on the list from day one. Late marketing can't fix an early miss.

02

MQLs that sales ignores

Many B2B programs count form fills and ebook downloads as wins. Sales calls them, finds students and competitors, and stops trusting marketing. The number on the dashboard goes up while pipeline stays flat.

03

A buying group, not a buyer

A B2B purchase usually involves several people: the user, their manager, finance, IT or security, and sometimes procurement. Each one has different questions. Content that only speaks to the end user stalls when the deal reaches the others.

04

Long cycles break short-term reporting

When deals take six months or more, last-click attribution gives credit to the final demo request and none to the content that started the conversation. Budgets drift toward the bottom of the funnel and the pipeline dries up a quarter later.

Scope & process

Same rigor, applied here.

The full digital marketing scope and process are identical whoever the client is. What changes for b2b companies is the tactics above, not the delivery model.

What's included

Full-funnel growth auditServer-side conversion trackingPaid acquisition managementSEO & content engineLifecycle email & SMSConversion rate optimizationLive revenue dashboardWeekly growth calls

How it runs

  1. 01Diagnose — Weeks 1–2
  2. 02Instrument — Weeks 2–3
  3. 03Unblock the constraint — Weeks 3–6
  4. 04Scale what works — Month 2+
  5. 05Compound — Month 4+
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Investment

Scoped like the core service, no surcharge.

Every engagement is quoted from your actual brief. There's no vertical surcharge for this combination. Request a quote and we'll scope it properly.

Focus

One or two channels, executed exceptionally well.

Scoped to your brief

  • 2 channels managed
  • Conversion tracking setup
  • Monthly strategy call
  • Live revenue dashboard
  • Up to $50k/mo ad spend
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Engine

Companies ready to run the full funnel as one system.

Scoped to your brief

  • Up to 5 channels managed
  • Server-side tracking + CAPI
  • Dedicated growth strategist
  • In-house creative studio (12 assets/mo)
  • CRO testing program
  • Lifecycle email & SMS
  • Weekly growth calls
  • Up to $250k/mo ad spend
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Scale

Multi-market brands spending $250k+ per month.

Scoped to your brief

  • Unlimited channels & markets
  • Incrementality & MMM testing
  • Dedicated squad (5+ specialists)
  • Custom data warehouse & modeling
  • Creative volume: 40+ assets/mo
  • Executive reporting & board decks
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All engagements start with a free audit. Prices exclude media spend, which you pay directly to the platforms on accounts you own.

Questions

B2B Companies questions, answered straight.

Fewer form fills, yes, but better pipeline. Gated content collects contacts who aren't ready and often never will be. Ungated content builds demand inside the accounts that matter, and those buyers come back through search and direct when they're ready to talk. We measure the program on qualified opportunities and revenue, so you can see the trade-off.

Digital Marketing × B2B Companies

Let's talk about your growth constraint.

Real demand generation makes buyers know and trust you before they're ready to talk. Then it captures them when they are. We build both halves and report on the pipeline they create.

Our commitment: 90-day performance commitment: hit our agreed leading indicators or we work the next month at no charge.