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Content Marketing and Social Media: 25 Insights and Stats from Three Research Reports

Webbiquity

And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising. Image credit: WordPress VIP Not surprising: the top four goals of content marketing (like marketing in general) revolve around creating brand awareness, increasing brand credibility, and generating leads or sales.

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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. Look, we all knew B2B marketing had plenty of problems long before COVID-19: Generic, bland, and forgettable content. Expertise-based thought leadership (55%).

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As a Marketing Leader, I’m Taking These 5 Actions to Thrive in 2021

Contently

We talk to thought leaders from publishing and marketing, and invite listeners to ask questions live using the chat function. For example, we know that from surveying our publisher and advertiser clients about the impact that COVID has had on their business that: 73% of B2B marketers are increasing their investment in email.

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Why You Need to Incorporate Social Media into Your Lead Generation Strategy

Oktopost

These platforms grant easy access to some of the most valuable audiences any B2B enterprise could hope to find – provided you know how to find them, and how to use social media publishing to your advantage. Its centrality is a long-term market shift – one that any B2B enterprise should be working to keep up with.

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LinkedIn vs Facebook: Which Will be Better for B2B in 2021?

Oktopost

When it’s time to launch a B2B marketing campaign on social media, LinkedIn seems like the obvious platform of choice. There’s no mystery why B2B marketers keep flocking to it – it simply works. By the numbers , LinkedIn is supposedly the best social media platform for B2B lead generation. . Not so much.

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Stop the Sales Drop: Marketing Shifts For Stronger Growth

Marketing Insider Group

Below is a sneak preview of some of our marketing experts’ thoughts. Instead of going dark when clients and prospects need us most – or filling the digital space with the same content, Lisa is advising that marketing teams get creative with their lead gen and demand gen programs, get bold with their brand and involve interactive content.

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B2B Lead Generation Strategies: Ways To Drive Leads And Grow Your Business

Only B2B

“Generating B2B leads is simple and easy.” You know how difficult it is to boost sales with B2B lead generation tactics. You’re inundated with plenty of disinformation, including: conflicting data about the best ways to create leads. More sales = more leads. Step 1: Look For B2B Leads.