DGR Campaign Optimization Series: AI Powered B2B Advertising
From AI-powered account identification to the rise of privacy-first strategies, there are myriad innovations transforming advertising campaigns across platforms. Watch this session to learn key trends & technologies shaping B2B advertising.
Hannah Jordan
Director ofDigital Marketing
Juan Alvarado
VP Advertising Cloud
Demandbase
Demandbase
Speakers
Klaudia Tirico
Content Director
Demand Gen Report/B2BMX
Introductions
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Juan Alvarado |VP of Advertising, Demandbase
Juan’s team partners with customers on campaign strategy and showcasing
return on investment. Juan also leads supply path optimization efforts for
Demandbase, touts how the company is well positioned for a world with less
signal, and is an AI advocate
Hannah Jordan | Digital Marketing Director, Demandbase
Hannah’s team is responsible for driving brand awareness, lead generation,
engagement, and pipeline across digital channels. Previous roles include work
in the cyber security space across digital, content, and web teams
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Agenda
State of B2BAdvertising Survey Results 01
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Advertising Technology Trends
2025 Campaign Strategies
Learnings at aGlance
Over 57% of respondents
are using an account-
based strategy for their
top-of-funnel advertising
campaigns
86% of respondents
advertising budgets
either stayed the same or
increased in the last 12
months
85% of the marketers
surveyed are spending
the majority of their ad
dollars on Linkedin
56% of respondents
named data accuracy as
one of their biggest
challenges when it comes
to understanding the
impact of their
advertising campaigns
57%
86%
85%
56%
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Top Trends Uncovered
Canslash acquisition costs
by 50% but currently a
manual task. How can
automate and personalize
at scale
CTV spend projected to hit
$42.4 billion by 2027 and
make up 51.5% of all TV
revenue by 2029
The Power of AI Personalization Connected TV
1 2 3
Where are the best places
to incorporate without
coming off as
inauthentic/letting it go
rogue
AI Everywhere
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In acontrolled test, our customers have seen CTRs improve by 58% and visit rates improve by 230%. Cost per
click also decreased by 37%
• Most advertisers state thinking about AI is what
keeps them up at night
• Marketers are mostly exploring Predictive AI and
Generative AI use cases
• AI will grant Marketers more time to focus on
being more strategic
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According to McKinsey,ad personalization can slash acquisition costs by 50%, boost revenue by 5-15%, and
increase marketing efficiency by 10-30%.
Generic doesn’t cut it anymore. Buyers expect
Personalization
• 73% of respondents said that personalization at
scale was the number one trend they were most
interested in
• Personalization goes beyond just calling out
someone's name in an ad. It involves delivering a
message the resonates with a buyer based on
where they are
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CTV continues todrive overall Video Ad Spend
When running CTV and display campaigns side by side, Demandbase customers have seen an increase in Lift by
21%
• Integrating CTV with other channels boosts
engagement
• Almost all of our customers that test CTV end up
extending their campaigns
• Biggest barrier tends to be Creative. We know
people who can help
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Audience Outcome Content
Accountsin
our ICP
Most qualified
Not showing
intent
Get in front of prospects on brand-safe
sites across the web
Campaign Outcomes Agent
Drive Awareness
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Audience Outcome ExitIntent Offer
High Priority
Accounts
Drive website engagement (i.e. more visits
to the site)
Actively
Engaged
Increased
Level of Intent
Campaign Outcomes Agent
Convert
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Innovative Personalized Experiences
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Someexamples include:
● Using personalization on
reg page for visitors from
accounts that have already
registered
● Dynamically calls out
visitor’s company name
● References that other
people from their company
have already registered for
the event
● References to speakers from
same industry
Create personalized event experiences from start to finish for high
value accounts
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CTV Campaigns
TOFU Strategy
Intent+ no web visits
BOFU Strategy
Targeted 1:1 campaigns
Results
Display vs CTV
Accounts that received CTV ads had a 64% increase in
unique visitors and a 476% in page views
Metric Display CTV Δ
Reached 75% 74% -1%
Visited 45% 53% 18%
Lifted 34% 36% 3%
Interacted 25% 35% 40%
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Social Proof +3rd Party Insights
● G2 signals show when an account is
looking at your G2 page, competitor
alternatives, comparisons, and
more
● Use insights to know when accounts
are starting research + highlight
real user success and reviews
● Leverage tools like Noble to connect
visitors to happy customers they
know that are using your platform
Hannah Jordan
Director ofDigital Marketing
Juan Alvarado
VP Advertising Cloud
Demandbase
Demandbase
Speaker Q&A
Klaudia Tirico
Content Director
Demand Gen Report/B2BMX