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MAY 1, 2023

The AI-fueled transformation of content marketing is both exhilarating and distressing. OpenAI and an avalanche of new content tools and best practices are overwhelming many content marketers. Despite the uncertainty many of us feel about the future of our profession, staying grounded in content foundations should provide confidence going forward. Content foundations are must-have artifacts like buyer profiles, industry and competitor data, search keyword analysis, content performance data, and

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 1, 2023

It’s no secret that video has taken over the world of digital marketing. From brand storytelling to product demos, we’ve all seen how quickly video has revolutionized the way businesses communicate with their customers. And if you want to compete with the big dogs, video is an essential tool to keep in your content marketing arsenal. But how powerful is it really , you ask?

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 29, 2023

If you’re a TV watcher, you know great stories — ones that hook us from the start and keep us watching until one, two, or (oops) five episodes have gone by without even noticing. Did you know that brand storytelling can have the same effect? When brands use content marketing to tell compelling stories, they can make us forget that it’s marketing at all.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You probably know that improving your content conversion rate is one of the best ways to grow your business with digital marketing. Now you just need to figure out how you can increase your content conversion rate. Luckily, our experts know a lot about high-quality content and are sure the right content marketing strategy is the key to success. An effective strategy optimized for conversion is guaranteed to not only increase your business’s content conversion rate, but also gain more traffic, pr

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s now been 20 years since the team at ITSMA coined the term Account-Based Marketing (ABM). I was very fortunate to work with ITSMA (now Momentum ITSMA after their merger) during a good part of my nearly two decades with SAP Marketing (and beyond). Looking back, ABM has risen in parallel with key concepts and practices including Thought Leadership, Marketing Analytics and Data, Marketing Technology (MarTech), and Marketing Transformation.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I’ve been working in B2B Marketing long enough to remember how we started as the folks who work the booths at trade shows and created brochures for sales. B2B Marketing has certainly evolved from those simple beginnings. Soon B2B marketing industry is expected to be worth almost $19 billion by 2027, meaning that this growing digital space is full of opportunity for all of us.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 5, 2023

The main goal for Marketing in B2B companies is to generate leads for sales teams and increasingly to deliver direct revenue. Some marketers define anyone who fills out a form or attends an online or physical event as a lead. But I’m here to tell you: an “inquiry” (someone who fills out a form) and a “lead” are not the same thing.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 4, 2023

Offline marketing is not dead. In fact, it’s never been more alive. The surge in digital marketing has brought enormous competition into the digital media market, which in turn drives up advertising cost. Digital spending is estimated to grow by 10% this year , despite some CEOs from both big and small brands agreeing that digital ads are a “waste of money” It’s an interesting contradiction.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We talk to lots of potential clients who ask: Why can’t we just create content ourselves? The truth is that most clients can create great content. They know their business, their industry, their customer — and many are pretty talented writers, too. We’ve often browsed potential client websites and found they’ve already published some awesome blog posts full of insight.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Fall in New England brings many things. Colorful fall foliage, changes in temperatures, rowers on the Charles River, and of course Halloween. For close to 20 years, for me that’s also meant the Momentum ITSMA Marketing Vision event. As a long-time ITSMA partner I have been privileged to attend the event in-person which showcases a plethora of B2B marketing experts, expert insights and points of view, and cutting edge and innovative research.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Careless content marketing mistakes are costing businesses more than their monthly budget. Blindly navigating your marketing strategy can cause your content to capsize. An ineffective strategy will both pause a business’s growth and decrease their probability of sales by 40%. If your strategy ship is sinking, it’s not too late to anchor into a new method.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2021

There’s a perpetual game of tug-of-war going on between CEOs and their CMOs. CEOs want results. CMOs want to deliver results. So, what’s the issue? The most critical role of a CMO, according to CEOs, is to grow the business. CMOs want to deliver ROI and show real proof that what they’re doing works. Image Source. The problem is when CEOs ask CMOs to work on trivial tasks (like rebranding or a multitude of paid digital ads that won’t work ) and then get upset when there’s no business growth.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With the global pandemic shifting the way groups of people meet, connect, and communicate, many association professionals feel as if they’re fighting an uphill battle just to keep their members engaged. After all, there’s no novelty left in hosting meet-ups on Zoom or Microsoft Teams, with many members already struggling with digital burnout in a year that feels as if it’s been entirely online.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Distributors have a unique position in the supply chain, managing and marketing to manufacturers and retailer partners at both ends. Content marketing for distributors is a way to engage these multiple audiences at once while growing your brand visibility. Sounds awesome, right? But what if you’ve never done content marketing before, or your current strategy just isn’t working?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 16, 2021

Is your inbox full of ebooks and other downloads you swore you needed but never read? The truth is, lots of brands know the value of using ebooks and other lead magnets to generate leads, but not as many do it well. We’ve curated 9 awesome ebook examples that demonstrate how brands can not only offer downloadable content, but make it convert like crazy.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 9, 2021

A copywriting service can feel like a nice-to-have luxury. Anyone can write content, right? There are so many other important places to allocate your budget. If you’ve gone down this line of thinking you’re not alone, but we’re here to tell you that it’s a trap. A copywriting service for B2B companies is one of the most worthwhile investments you can make for your business.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 4, 2021

Creating and publishing content are only the beginning. Now, you have to distribute it and expand its reach for maximum exposure. That’s the process of content amplification, and there are many ways to achieve it. It’s not just one strategy; it’s a combination of many channels and tactics, all of which you can seamlessly carry out with content amplification tools.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2021

Let’s get real about B2B content marketing. Most of it sucks. It’s full of jargon, self-promotion, and fluff. It doesn’t add value to your audience and can seem completely irrelevant. The truth is, your content doesn’t have to boring or stuffy. It needs to engage, inspire, and connect. In this post, we’ll review why B2B content marketing sucks and how to improve it so that it delivers a true ROI (return on investment).

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 27, 2021

Healthcare content marketers have a heavy burden. They deal with complex subjects and topics and strive to connect with sophisticated buyers. With all the challenges they face, they still do their best to create value for audiences and generate leads for their businesses. So, how can you do healthcare content marketing right? We’ve got some ideas and examples to help you strategize and optimize your content.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 30, 2021

When you hear the phrase “product marketing,” what are some of the first brands that come to mind? You might think of Coca-Cola, Apple, Nike, or Dove – each one a giant in its respective industry. Product marketing is all about the consumer. To be a successful product marketer, you must pull the consumer into your narrative. They must see themselves as the protagonist in your story and feel like you’re speaking directly to them through marketing and advertising.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 29, 2021

You’ve decided to open up new markets for your products, but you have a major challenge: how to build brand awareness among your new target customers. When you leverage content marketing to expand your business into new territory, you’ll be a step ahead of your competitors. Quick Takeaways: Conduct a market analysis to identify target segments. Expand your team to handle the larger content workload.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 29, 2021

Let’s talk about the term “logo acquisition.”. As you probably know, it’s a sales euphemism for landing a new client, as opposed to upselling an existing client. Acquiring a new logo is cause for celebration. It means you’ve broken through to a new organization and can include them in your roster of clients, and potentially be able to sell them more services in the future.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Case studies help you build a story around your customers, products, and services. You can prove – through brand storytelling – that what you offer consumers works. In 2020, 87% of consumers read local business reviews online. 95% of people say reviews influence their purchasing decisions. And 90% trust what other customers say about a company over what the company says about itself.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Content is king. You need content. Gotta have that content. You hear people singing the praises of content marketing all the time but, really, why should you care? Why should you bother with the investment anyways? Well, most companies say they use content marketing to either create brand awareness or build trust: Content Marketing Institute. Great, but how do you even get to those end goals?

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you want to boost your online presence, one of the best things you can do is claim your Google business listin g. Especially if you just started marketing your business , Google My Business is a great launching point. Today, most people and business buyers look for products and services online. When they do, they usually intend to make a purchase soon after.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

If you’re like most content marketers, you want to get the maximum value out of every blog post you create. Evergreen content is a collection of content that is relevant to your target audience for years to come. In other words, evergreen content is timeless. Think of it as the Shakespeare of content marketing, minus the flowery language and complex tragedies.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 12, 2021

Don’t you love it when brands seem to be talking directly to you? Feeling that they “get” you makes a difference. While content personalization isn’t easy, there are lots of opportunities to delight your customers with it. To provide content marketers with some guidance, we’ve gathered some great personalization strategies you’ll want to try. Quick Takeaways.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 12, 2021

Event sponsorship is one of the most effective ways of monetizing events and delivering marketing ROI. However, when it comes to virtual event sponsorship, additional considerations are needed to create packages that can be used to attract the best sponsors. Marketers need to gain a holistic view of the entire virtual event experience to identify promising opportunities.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In an ambitious marketing world, it is important for businesses to learn how to differentiate their products and services in order to effectively engage and retain customers. Companies are constantly adapting to changes in the market and as a result, they adjust what they sell and how they sell it. Product differentiation is a process used by businesses to distinguish a product or service from other similar ones attainable in the market.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. The past week has included some of the biggest dates on the entire retail calendar. This of course can mean only one thing: Holiday 2020 is here. We don’t know how it will look but I, for one, am glad it’s here; we could all use the break. One group who won’t be getting a break, however, are those professionals working in the Retail field.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Bombora, 6sense, and other “intent data” platforms are helping marketing teams evolve ABM where there are less forms, less spam, and less cold calls. They are promising to help sales and marketing teams avoid: Wasting time with prospects that will never become customers as they will help you focus time, money, and resources on companies that are showing real interest and intent in investing in a particular solution to fix their challenges.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

In the various speaking engagements and articles I’ve written in the past few years, I make no secret of the fact I have held 53 jobs. I did not love many of my roles. When I started to dig into the research about employee happiness, I discovered I am not alone. Gallup estimates that 53% of Americans feel similarly. An additional 13% are actively disengaged, meaning they report being miserable or as I say, “The employees stealing office supplies.”.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and in-person events were canceled , virtual events and webinars came to the rescue. While online events were held before the pandemic, the current situation has made them more popular. This trend will continue even beyond the pandemic because the benefits of hosting events online have now become more obvious than ever.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

What does your CEO think of your marketing team? If you’re not sure how to respond, you should work on that relationship — especially if you’re the CMO. . Marketers can fall easily into the trap of sticking to traditional roles like advertising and brand development. However, many C-suite executives now see marketing as a critical player in a company’s overall rise and expansion.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

You had to know it was coming, right? Facebook smashed Snapchat’s entire business model when it launched Instagram Stories. Stories are so successful that almost every social media app – including messaging apps like WhatsApp – offers their own versions now. . It’s time for LinkedIn to get in on the action. And time to update your LinkedIn Marketing Strategy !

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

What is drip marketing? How does it work? What benefits does it offer? We’ll answer these questions and more in our beginner’s guide to drip marketing. What is drip marketing, and why does it matter? Drip marketing — sometimes called drip campaigns, automated email campaigns, marketing automation, lifecycle emails, autoresponders and more — is the use of automated sets of emails that are sent on schedule following an event or trigger.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Email marketing campaigns are nothing new but are still a favorite among savvy marketers. The right content at the right time landing in someone’s inbox can break through the noise, capture their attention, nurture their interest, and convert. The question, then, is this: Do you know how to run a successful email marketing campaign? If not, it’s time to learn.

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