Sword and the Script | B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When a company illustrates in thought leadership that it understands an industry – its strengths, weaknesses, problems and opportunities – buyers stand to reason their products are probably pretty good too. The findings build upon research by other credible organizations, that thought leadership is more important than ever in B2B marketing.

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ClearVoice

JUNE 19, 2023

Content marketing is still driving success for companies that do it right. LinkedIn ) 97% of marketers who use ABM say it delivers a higher ROI than other marketing activities. Search Engine Land reports that about 49% of consumers want to buy from businesses with a local presence making local SEO tactics essential for success.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

I believe that we help businesses build relationships with new customers. Marketing is about conversations and building relationships. 2013 brought us the Dove Real Beauty ad that really set the stage. Your consumers don’t by what you do, they buy why you do it. But I struggled to explain that to my doctor.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. Marketers believe the highest consumer priorities on social media are insights for buying decisions (59%) and customer service (58%). e-Strategy Trends ). eMarketer ).

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 28, 2015

We had nearly 1,600 people sign up for our webinar last week on “ How To Plan And Build An Effective Content Marketing Strategy. What are some of the biggest mistakes that companies make around content marketing? A second common mistake is that many companies focus too much on volume. We hope this helps. So what can you do?

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As for my own predictions for the upcoming year, they are rather simple – though somewhat aspirational: Apple will buy Disney. It will see the light and purchase what is perhaps the greatest media company on the planet. Apple will buy Disney in a few years, says @JoePulizzi. JoePulizzi #Predictions2018 Click To Tweet.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2015

We investigate three of the biggest: Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. From the 2013 Boston marathon attack to the deaths of Osama Bin Laden and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Twitter has consistently delivered groundbreaking news stories to the world ahead of the likes of Google and CNN. The Hunger Games grossed $152.5

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NuSpark Consulting

JULY 13, 2016

Only five years ago, almost half of B2B executives still thought social media was irrelevant to their company, and this attitude has definitely had an influence on slower adoption. The Webbiquity report also indicated that companies view increasing brand awareness as their top objective on social channels, followed by lead generation.

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ViewPoint

MAY 7, 2013

This innovation helps leading companies gain better understanding of their buyers, leading to improved lead generation and revenue performance. Interestingly, in recent years even vendors and suppliers have increased in importance in the buying cycle because of the way buyers are now networked. My guest today is Tony Zambito.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Can you believe 2013 is almost over? That''s why it''s important to not only analyze your own marketing data, but to understand what occurred in the marketing industry in 2013 as a whole. So, we pulled the top two or three updates to your favorite social networks from 2013 and what they mean for marketers everywhere.

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Content4Demand

MARCH 24, 2020

Emotions have an important role to play in B2B buying decisions, and successful marketers who look to science can learn powerful tools to reach their buyers. Harvard professor Gerald Zaltman says that 95% of buying decision-making happens in our subconscious. I’ve always been fascinated by human psychology.

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Oktopost

MARCH 5, 2019

What about Oreo’s social media team capturing the moment when the lights went out during the 2013 Super Bowl? In this post, we’ll aexamine the types of companies that best suit real-time marketing ( including B2B ) and ways to do this effectively, so you get the most value out of your campaign.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

But is this really an excuse as you lead into your 2013 budget and planning process? How to Build a Business Case For Your Budget. Imagine a world where your strategy is aligned to your customer’s buying process and then your business outcomes. And you know how you are helping your company to get there.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

But is this really an excuse as you lead into your 2013 budget and planning process? How to Build a Business Case For Your Budget. Imagine a world where your strategy is aligned to your customer’s buying process and then your business outcomes. And you know how you are helping your company to get there.

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ViewPoint

OCTOBER 11, 2012

But improvement is needed in getting there: “I still don’t think there are a lot of marketers who understand here is step one, step two, step three, and here’s the practical change we have to bring to our organizations in order to have a buyer-centric view and a buyer-centric environment and culture from our company perspective.”.

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LeadSquared

MAY 20, 2015

To reiterate the fact that a good video (movie, in this case) can get even the laziest of people interested in what you have to say, take a look at what the release of The Great Gatsby movie in 2013 did to the sale of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece. LinkedIn would work well for B2B companies. Company Size. Their business.

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6sense

AUGUST 27, 2021

a strong, moderate, or weak fit), both of which can be used for building audiences of accounts for analysis and campaigns or outreach. And because this model takes 6sense’s master company dataset into consideration when mapping the buying center, it can also identify where you have gaps in the buying center within your systems of record.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 17, 2020

Between 2013 and 2018, the amount of time that people spent watching videos online increased at an average rate of 32% per year. Behind-the-scenes : These give a look into company operations and employees. Hiring an agency or production company will alleviate a lot of the stress in steps 4 and 5. Landscape feed. Portrait feed.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

If your website traffic from organic search has fallen over the past year, take some small solace in knowing you’re not alone—in fact, you’re in good (if not happy) company. Companies need to take a broader view of their overall online visibility and embrace a web presence optimization (WPO) approach. Experiment.

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Biznology

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Or that in 2013, digital media spending surpassed all form of print media spending (e.g. That’s because they build trust with audiences that helps spread the word, say Alex and Eric in Chapter 2, Marketing Strategies for a Digital World. Did you know that in this decade, digital is the only media channel to grow every year?

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Outbrain

AUGUST 14, 2021

It involves using AI and ML to buy and sell digital advertising space. One company using this acronym expertly is Automated Creative , which has programmed AI and machine learning to creatively respond to consumers. LinkedIn has been innovative with a hybrid mobile and native advertising approach.

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Hinge Marketing

APRIL 7, 2014

As a kid, “I learned to buy for the store, and how to talk to dealers,” Staci says. Almost immediately, the fledgling company won a huge order from the retail clothing giant, The Limited. “I looked around, and I realized that all the major fashion companies were being run by MBAs or JDs.”

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Vidyard

MAY 26, 2015

Marketing without the right data technology is a lot like navigating without Google maps, and a lot of today’s marketers–now the owners of massive databases–are still figuring out how to build data and technology strategies that drive higher efficiency and improve pipeline flow.

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LEADership

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Ninety-three percent of B2B marketers are still relying on content marketing; 30% of B2B marketing costs are relayed to content marketing and 58% of companies plan to up this budget in 2014. 86% of companies hire someone to manage their content marketing. Top 7 Ways Companies Are Engaging Their Audiences. Company features – 55%.

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So, if you want to make sure you can control as much of search as humanly possible, you’re going to need to write about yourself and your company as thoroughly as humanly possible — and, part of that is doing the equivalent of a 360-degree feedback of your own brand, your own corporation. Use it all, build it all in there.

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Hubspot

JUNE 14, 2013

. -- this time drawing on data from HubSpot’s 2013 State of Inbound Europe Report 2013 , along with what our clients have experienced. According to the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Europe Report, however, inbound marketing is growing at an impressive rate in Europe. figure of 25%.

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Hubspot

MARCH 29, 2018

Take for example, LinkedIn redirecting you to someone's full profile when you are logged in, rather than show you the public version of a users profile when you are logged out. Creating high-quality content builds trust with your target audience and turns visitors into customers. Sneaky redirects, on the other hand, should be avoided.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Two weeks ago I headed to Chicago for DMA 2013. For example, many companies are thinking about mobile in the future but mobile is happening right now. What was interesting to hear was how companies are using both big data and small data. Educate company leadership on the value of social. Better Data, Better Decisions.

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Hubspot

MARCH 6, 2014

Notably, Oracle has pulled out in front of the crowd as being a vocal advocate for changing the way CMOs, CIOs, and industry leaders think about the role of marketing in a company. It’s one thing to buy into inbound, but it’s another thing to actually practice what you preach. Social Media inbound sales'

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Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2016

M+R’s 2015 Benchmarks found that online revenue was up 13 percent between 2013 and 2014. Beyond the basics—Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter—you’ve got Tumblr, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest and more that are vying for ad dollars and marketing efforts from organizations and companies looking to spread their message.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

We’ve completely overhauled our marketing so it aligns with the way prospects buy today , and we’re generating 10 times the leads we did in the past. Tip #1: Don’t buy a list of companies in your target market. Do generate lots of inbound leads and pass only the good fit companies to your sales team. It's awesome.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 29, 2011

As more and more companies catch on to the most effective strategies for getting found online and generating more leads and customers, the future of inbound marketing is looking more competitive and fast-paced than ever. 1) I resolve to build a killer keyword strategy and get my business to rank higher in Google organic search results.

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BenchmarkONE

JANUARY 25, 2023

Sales prospecting is the practice of gathering further information about potential leads who have expressed interest in your company’s product or service. Leadfeeder Leadfeeder tracks website visitors and tells you when a member from a target company visits your website so that you can follow up efficiently.

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Content Standard

JUNE 23, 2016

As part of this release, Skyword also announced the Content Marketing Continuum , an assessment that marketers can take to understand where they are in their storytelling maturation, and how to move up the spectrum in order to build audience, drive revenue, and establish brand affinity. What plants are best at fighting drought in Dallas?

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 24, 2015

CRM includes opportunity tracking, unlimited user defined fields, and automatic search of Facebook and LinkedIn when new contacts are added; algorithms can automatically estimate the right number of points for different events to build a predictive lead score. Hatchbuck was founded in 2011 and launched its product in 2013.

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Brightedge

JANUARY 13, 2020

This is an upper-intermediate to advanced book that provides breadth and depth on the topic of programmatic display buying. As a career performance digital marketer, I have always had a problem with the nuances of programmatic buying because it was so close to the direct response method we employed all along. By Ian Brodie, 2013.

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ClickZ

MARCH 13, 2020

The platform, self-described as “all-in-one account-based marketing software” combines first and third-party data to help B2B companies target in-market accounts, manage audiences, and orchestrate marketing campaigns. In 2018, Terminus acquired a company called Brightfunnel, a tool that measures marketing’s impact throughout the sales funnel.

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