Brandwatch Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They have high volumes of online conversation about them, a dedicated social media team to keep an eye on it, and lots of data to find insights. But what about those B2B companies that sell their services to other businesses? When these companies enter the social listening space, they are faced with many different challenges.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 14, 2020

Amid the day to day progression of the coronavirus, companies are seeing one of their major lead generation programs dry up – event marketing. Add to that the fact that many prospects are cancelling face-to-face sales meetings as companies mandate social distancing. Companies obviously have to prepare. Virtual Events.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

John Leonelli is head of sales, B2B Americas, at Babbel, a company that provides subscription-based language learning software and an e-learning platform. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2008, the company started a European business-focused division five years ago. Q: Can you give me an example?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AUGUST 22, 2022

This stemmed from a conversation Benioff had with Jobs, when seeking business advice. Then in 2008, Apple launched the App Store. ” With a slight title change, Seka became the first director of AppExchange in 2008. Steve Jobs gave Marc @Benioff advice that changed his life. “We didn’t know what that meant.

Enterprise Management 52

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Enterprise 2.008 » June 12, 2008. Conversation. Its time to elevate the conversation beyond features (wiki, blog, RSS, social networking, etc.), Posted on June 12, 2008 at 08:58 PM in enterprise2.0 | Permalink. Conversation : Comments. Conversation. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 22, 2019

Companies will include both startups and established companies still being run by their founders. The Company. Year founded: 2008. We spent some needless cycles chasing too many wrong-fit companies as customers. Google+ was a social network designed by a corporation. Nuff said.). The Takeaways.

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Biznology

APRIL 24, 2017

43% of both B2C and B2B companies say they use organic and paid social media equally. 34% of small businesses use social media to engage and converse with customers. 25% lift in conversions for paid social media compared to organic social media ( Converto and AOL Platforms ). 13% of larger companies only do organic social media.

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WriteSpark

DECEMBER 16, 2008

. | B2B Tech Buyers Like Social Media » How Marketers Can Help Salespeople Succeed with Large Companies. Many technology products are sold to large companies or organizations, yet marketers are often insulated from the day-to-day challenges of that sales activity. December 16, 2008 in Sales Materials | Permalink.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 3, 2022

Cutting budgets seems like a risk-averse move, but history shows that companies can make large gains in down markets if they continue to invest in marketing. During the recession of 1920–21, companies that invested in advertising increased their sales and growth compared to those that didn’t.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

They updated them twice since then, in 2008 and 2018. While these laws are in place, many companies still aren’t compliant. No matter what type of business you have, generating website traffic typically leads to sales and conversions. These are standards from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The current version is WCAG 2.1.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As AI evolves rapidly, embracing its capabilities allows companies to tap into niche influencer markets efficiently. Penn “As AI evolves rapidly, embracing its capabilities allows companies to tap into niche influencer markets efficiently. iPhone App Store was launched in July 2008. ” Christopher S.

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Oktopost

APRIL 8, 2020

In these brainstorming sessions and conversations, consider how to position messaging in a way that feels more appropriate for the moment. The more human your brand can stay, your customers and prospects will remember your brand, your company and their experience during these unprecedented times which is better for the long run.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 3, 2019

How do you leverage the bandwagon effect to boost your conversions? So it goes without saying that featuring customer testimonials on your landing pages can go a long way to boost conversions. Internet analytics company comScore wasn’t satisfied with conversions coming from their software product pages.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In 2008, Monster.com ran a Super Bowl ad called “When I grow up” in which mockingly earnest kids declared their career aspirations. Managers, Gallup noted, need to continually develop in their work, and need to have coaching conversations with their managers, just as they do with their employees. How can I unblock you?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When calling a typical company today, phone trees make it nearly impossible to reach any actual human, much less the one you hope to speak to. They may offer other avenues on a fee basis, such as providing content, co-hosting a webinar, speaking at a company event, conducting research, or promoting the company in their newsletter.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

It's getting harder and harder for companies to attract and retain the right people. According to Jobvite , employee referrals have the highest applicant to hire conversion rate: while only 7% of applicants are via employees, this accounts for 40% of all new successful hires. And moreover, many companies are already doing that.

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PathFactory

MARCH 6, 2023

Everything from economic conditions, the B2B technology landscape, and the amount of data companies have access to has made go-to-market teams reconsider how they conduct customer outreach and generate leads. Q: What lessons did you learn during the 2008 recession that can help marketing leaders stay focused on their revenue pipeline?

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Conversica

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Here are a few thoughts I had about 2023 related to the economy, Conversation Automation, revenue teams, and more. Companies need to hunker down for the first half of 2023, but a rebound is coming in Q3. I believe that most companies will complete their major expense adjustments by no later than Q1 2023. By Jim Kaskade.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Instead, it’s determined by their place in the greater cultural conversation. “I A strategic, social-first brand presence can serve as an entry point into the valuable conversations that are moving the needle for your brand. Today, “the people” control the message and the conversation. It’s hard to do more with less.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Between 2008 and 2014, use of cloud-based CRM jumped from 12% to 87% ( source ). Thanks to the internet, companies are far more connected to their prospects and customers. Yet, studies show that most companies only analyze roughly 12% of the data they have ( source ). The rise of big data.

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Martech

MARCH 6, 2023

That was back in 2008. “Do we become a CDP like so many other companies? Conversely, Spherical can send campaign data like clicks and impressions to the CDP. Past and future Alex Theriault, general manager of Lotame’s latest solution suite Spherical, began with a look in the rear-view mirror.

Work Management 95

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B2B Digital Marketer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

An overview of what modern marketing entails, highlighting the evolving dynamics in the marketing landscape since the pivotal year of 2008 with the advent of smartphones, ubiquitous internet, and social media. By harnessing behavioral insights, businesses can enhance their marketing effectiveness and conversion rates.

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Outbound Engine

APRIL 20, 2020

No longer able to meet with customers face-to-face, and losing out on buying and selling opportunities, many agents saw shades of 2008. This is not 2008. While many companies have had to lay off or furlough employees , this is only part of the story. Engage and share your expertise to generate quality conversations.

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ClickZ

JANUARY 15, 2021

Before founding Jivox, Nesamoney founded Celequest, the market’s first business intelligence and analytics appliance, and served as its CEO until early 2007, when the company was acquired by Cognos/IBM. And with Jivox, brands can seamlessly accelerate engagement, conversions, and ROI through personalized digital marketing. About Jivox.

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 24, 2017

These companies are leading the pack when it comes to innovation, creativity, quality and, crucially, results. Venerable technology companies like GE are reinventing themselves for a new digital era, while fast-growing new consumer brands like Under Armour are threatening their more established rivals with their.

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B2B Digital Marketer

MAY 11, 2023

Kate DiLeo, the “accidental brand strategist,” embarked on her branding journey while navigating her first sales job amid the market crash of 2007 and 2008. Podcast Timestamps/Outline 01:17 – Introduction 04:57 – Focus on customer and brand conversation, not storytelling.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Just as a car’s dashboard tells you if you need to speed up or slow down, or if your engine is overheating, the Salesforce Platform makes sense of what’s happening inside a company. It was 2010, and I had been working for a software company in Singapore, where I was initially a solutions engineer and then a client renewal sales manager.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since starting with Bain & Company 16 years ago, he’s worked in real estate, education, publishing, and most recently, as a director at Wayfair, where he led the plumbing and hardware division to double-digit growth at the height of the pandemic. Antoine Grant has a lot of business expertise, but only recently became a business owner.

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Mereo

DECEMBER 21, 2023

JAY MITCHELL REMEMBERS INDECISIVE BUYERS AND HOPES FOR A 2024 RAMP-UP As trusted advisors to dozens of companies, we at Mereo get to see market and economic trends from not only individual companies but on a macro-level. This pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2008 / 2009 recession.

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Biznology

MAY 20, 2019

By 2007, social media had started gaining widespread uptake, and by 2008, you’d hear occasional references to the phrase on television newscasts and in prime time. All three companies have strict policies in place to prevent these devices from recording ambient conversations. Almost nobody had heard of the term back then.

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markempa

AUGUST 1, 2017

Mike: Well, it’s interesting because, I think today, it’s incredible how cloud technology is forcing companies to be more empathic in their sales and marketing. Because with the cloud, the conversation has to shift from the old “our-solution” marketing: our solution will do this, and our solution will do that. Brian: It is.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

So I’ve been on top of news stories reporting that some companies are already pulling back some ad spend. Companies could go back to their pandemic tactics, in which they invested in email to keep customers informed and build authentic relationships. ” Some companies outgrew their systems, too.

Enterprise Management 112

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Kevin Indig

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For $15/month, paid subscribers get two monthly deep dives into companies that are very successful at SEO, CRO (conversion rate optimization) or PLG (product-led growth). I talk to operators at the company I dissect to validate my analysis. White hat SEOs work at companies, agencies or make a living from their own web projects.

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B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 19, 2017

During the past couple of years, many B2B companies have adopted account-based marketing, and many have begun using predictive marketing analytics technologies to support ABM and other marketing efforts. Obviously, these questions must be answered on a company-by-company basis.

Product 49

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Seismic

JULY 19, 2022

In our conversation with Toby, we discussed everything from hiring to driving new efficiencies in times of uncertainty. Check out our conversation below! Now companies are facing layoffs. There will also be a focus to continue the personal development of individuals who stay with the company.

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Contently

MAY 13, 2019

Say you’re a B2B software company, and you close 15 percent of all inbound opportunities. But say your company needs to close 20 deals next quarter to hit its target. Some companies just leave salespeople to figure it out on their own. And make sure everyone in the company knows about the goal.

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Hubspot

MARCH 18, 2016

1) Converse. In 1917, Converse launched the first mass-produced basketball sneaker: the All Star. In 1932, Converse signed basketball star Charles Hollis (“Chuck”) Taylor to help market the All Star, which is how the sneaker earned its iconic nickname, the Chuck Taylor. Flash forward to 1998, and Converse was claiming just 2.3%

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