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How To Use the Hero’s Journey for Content Marketing: A Good Story Goes A Long Way

Marketing Insider Group

But facts alone do not persuade companies to pay big money for software, consulting services, or other high-value items. Companies are made of people with emotions and desires. Similarly, a business has a mission to help customers solve a problem. Publish the articles on your blog or pitch to media as a bylined piece.

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Your B2B Marketing Budget Playbook for 2021 Success [Research]

Marketing Insider Group

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Neglecting customer retention to focus on lead generation. The digital marketing landscape looks totally different than it did in 2008 during the last crash.

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Why account-based marketing is a game changer for Japan

Biznology

His new book, Ultimate B2B Marketing: ABM , was published only last week, and has already leaped to #1 on the Amazon Japan business book list. With what level of sophistication are companies in Japan practicing B2B marketing today? Consider this: fewer than 5% of Japanese B2B companies even have marketing departments.

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“Life Isn’t About Waiting for the Storm to Pass. It’s About Learning to Dance in the Rain.”

Kaon

This article was originally published on LinkedIn. I have recently become the European sales director for Kaon Interactive — a proud member of this great company based in Massachusetts, USA. Kaon Interactive is a B2B software company that creates interactive sales and marketing applications to transform customer engagements.

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9 Things That Can Dramatically Improve Site Accessibility

Marketing Insider Group

With these tips, you can elevate your site’s accessibility and prevent disabled customers from abandoning your brand. Most users care about how brands treat customers and the world. W3C published the first standards in 1999. They updated them twice since then, in 2008 and 2018. Why Does Website Accessibility Matter?

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11 Blockchain Companies You Should Be Paying Attention To

Hubspot

Even though blockchain is arguably one of the most revolutionary emerging technologies right now, do you think you could name a blockchain company off the top of your head? With that in mind, read on to learn about the 11 blockchain companies you should be paying attention to today. But let’s say blockchain explodes in popularity soon.

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How Marketers Should Navigate Economic Uncertainty in 2023

B2B Marketing Directions

Source: Analytic Partners Analytic Partners , a provider of marketing optimization solutions, recently published an ebook that offers marketers five recommendations for addressing the economic uncertainty that's likely to exist for much of 2023. Let's take a closer look at those three.