The Forward Observer

MAY 10, 2024

The ABM Effect: How to Win, Retain, and Grow Valuable Clients for Market-Beating Growth by Alisha Lyndon About the Book Conventional sales and marketing strategies typically involve pitching to broad markets to establish brand recognition and stimulate demand, ultimately leading to revenue generation. However, a more efficient and impactful approach is to acknowledge and treat each client as a distinct market in its own right.

Account Based Marketing 140

Account Based Marketing ABM Effectiveness B2B Thought Leadership 140

Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 9, 2024

Back in February, I mentioned that CDP Institute had published a Composable CDP Self-Assessment Tool that asks people what gaps they must fill to convert their current systems into the functional equivalent of a CDP. I recently checked how many responses we’ve received, and was disappointed that there were just fourteen. Obviously this isn’t enough to draw statistically meaningful conclusions, especially when you bear in mind that the audience of CDP Institute members can’t be considered represe

Ideal Customer Profiles 156

Ideal Customer Profiles Segmentation Sample Vendors 156

Vision Edge Marketing

MAY 7, 2024

Do you ever feel like you’re swimming against the current? As we produce this episode of What’s Your Edge?, The World Economic Forum expects the global economy to remain uncertain, citing that over half of chief economists anticipate it to weaken this year. The report mentioned that while many companies have been reengineering, supply chain disruptions will persist and the costs for raw materials will remain inflated throughout the year; and that many businesses will continue to find themselves

Work Management 160

Work Management Marketing Management Customer Satisfaction Planning 160

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 9, 2024

Learn to unlock data and build with AI Show off your AI innovations with the #BuiltWithEinstein Quest Join an AI + Data Community Tour stop Attend the AI NOW Tour Participate in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Salesforce Developers Attend a World Tour in your city We are in the midst of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, which is creating the most significant shifts and opportunities for Salesforce Admins and Developers in decades.

Marketing AI 141

Marketing AI Peer-to-peer Enterprise Management Communities 141

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Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 9, 2024

Here’s a bit of trivia to use with your non-marketing friends: the word podcast comes from the combination of two words: iPod + broadcast. The former is in reference to the early 2000s Apple music device that has unfortunately already met its demise by being discontinued from production. Unlike iPods, podcasts have grown into a steady channel that brands and creators continue to invest budget in for both production and sponsorship costs as part of their marketing plans.

Branding 114

Branding Brand Identity Advertising Agencies Allocation 114

chiefmartech

MAY 7, 2024

Happy #MartechDay to you! On the first Tuesday of May, we celebrate the martech industry and all the talented marketing technologists and marketing ops professionals who work in it. Cheers to you for all you do in pioneering this wild and woolly field. It’s also the day when Frans Riemersma and I release our annual update to the marketing technology landscape.

Long Tail Marketing 121

Long Tail Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Product 121

Thinkers360

MAY 6, 2024

Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Future of Work for 2024. Congratulations to all our Future of Work influencers who participated! Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Future of Work 2024 2024 Annual Ranking Find and work with the World’s Premier B2B Thought Leaders, Advisors, Analysts, Authors, Influencers & Speakers (100M+ followers combined).

B2B Thought Leadership 122

B2B Thought Leadership Work Management Thought Leadership Lead Scoring 122

Martech

MAY 10, 2024

As businesses grapple with reducing their carbon footprint, optimizing digital marketing is an unexpected solution that can also drive better ROI — a true win-win scenario. The carbon cost of clicks In 2022, fifty-five published a study (registration required) showing that the average media campaign generates 70 tons of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent of seven people’s carbon outputs in an average year.

ROI 97

ROI Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Ad Frequency 97

Ahrefs

MAY 9, 2024

Look at their SEO reports. I’ve seen many SEO reports from consultants, in-house teams, and agencies. I discussed them with SEO experts from our Ahrefs Insider community.

Template 101

Template SEO Consulting Ad Agencies 101

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In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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CMSWire

MAY 7, 2024

Marketing technology solutions saw a growth rate of 27.8% year over year, according to the martech supergraphic. Continue reading.

Marketing 130

Marketing CRM Marketing Automation Automation 130

Bannerflow

MAY 8, 2024

E-commerce and online shopping saw a huge increase in sales during 2020. A survey by Deloitte in the UK found around 40% of respondents did more online shopping during lockdown than before. Grocery shopping specifically saw a huge surge in sales, with the share of e-commerce sales increasing from 7% to 15% at their peak.

Display 98

Display Advertisements Advertising Trends 98

Sprout Social

MAY 7, 2024

Harnessing the power of TikTok is crucial for staying relevant and engaging with many audiences. The TikTok comments section alone is ripe with information brands can use to form stronger connections and improve their product or services. But navigating the dynamic landscape of TikTok can be challenging. That’s where TikTok monitoring comes into play.

Marketing AI 102

Marketing AI Work Management Tools Marketing Management 102

Martech

MAY 7, 2024

The martech landscape continues to expand relentlessly, year after year. In 2024, this translates to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.8%, marking an astounding 9,295% increase over a span of 13 years. The State of Martech 2024: Scott Brinker and Frans Riemersma That number is daunting, and so is the growth. With that sheer growth rate, it is fair to ask yourself and your team: “Do we control our martech, or does our martech control us?

Work Management 103

Work Management Long Tail Marketing Marketing Management Trends 103

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 6, 2024

Is your business ready for an audit? No, not the kind involving accountants and IRS agents. We’re talking about an AI audit, a kind of check-up on your AI systems to ensure they’re operating ethically, transparently, and within regulatory guidelines, with an eye toward understanding how they make decisions. As generative artificial intelligence (AI) has proliferated, ethics and transparency have quickly emerged as key considerations among regulators, consumers, academics, and even private compan

Ethics 98

Ethics Transparency Guidelines Paid Search Agency 98

CMSWire

MAY 8, 2024

Craft exceptional experiences with insightful customer journey maps. Understand customer behavior and drive conversions. Start mapping today! Continue reading.

Conversion 107

Conversion Marketing 107

Bannerflow

MAY 8, 2024

iGaming display advertising trends offer insight into what makes the industry tick. Indeed, 2021 and 2020 have seen brands adapt and change quicker than ever before, as external factors change customer habits.

Display 98

Display Advertisements Advertising Trends 98

Anyword

MAY 6, 2024

At Anyword, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of content creation to help you craft messaging that truly resonates. Having introduced Anyword’s ‘PDF-to-prompt’ feature just a few months ago, today we’re introducing a powerful new way to fuel your creativity – generating marketing content directly from images! Try it now!

Generation 98

Generation Template Creativity Email Campaigns 98

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Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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Martech

MAY 8, 2024

Today, Curb, a ride-hailing app for licensed taxis, announced Curb Journey Connect (CJC), which allows advertisers to execute cross-channel campaigns on mobile and in-cab screens. The new ad solution taps into Curb TaxiTV — original content shown on in-vehicle screens — and mobile ad units that run before, during and after rides. “Before CJC, advertisers lacked the capability to simultaneously run or synchronize mobile and TaxiTV ads,” Liz Tamam, Curb’s marketing and media director, told MarTech

Advertisements 94

Advertisements Advertising Mobile Advertising Paid Search Agency 94

Content Marketing Institute

MAY 8, 2024

Many companies present a list of what not to do and call them their “employee social media guidelines.” Innovative brands see the power of employee ambassadors. Here’s how to create company social media guidelines for the win.

Guidelines 84

Guidelines Social Media Media Branding 84

CMSWire

MAY 8, 2024

Explore Karna Crawford's strategies for humanizing B2B marketing and leveraging AI as an enabler at Marqeta. Continue reading.

CMO 116

CMO B2B Marketing Conversion B2B 116

Bannerflow

MAY 8, 2024

Digital out-of-home campaigns are becoming more and more common. And what with ever more traditional out-of-home signage being upgraded to digital, expect their number to rise ever further. But what’s the secret to great DOOH campaigns?

Campaigns 98

Campaigns Service 98

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In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.

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Square 2 Marketing

MAY 7, 2024

Is your marketing department an army of one? (Or two or three?) And is your army trying to communicate with prospects and track impact via the digital equivalent of a carrier pigeon? I hear you. I’ve had the same laptop for 12 years. I’m a millennial who didn’t get my first smartphone until 2015! But the reality is we live in a constantly evolving, digital-first marketplace.

Marketing Automation 86

Marketing Automation Automation B2B Marketing B2B 86

Martech

MAY 6, 2024

Recently, marketers have been stuck in a bit of a Catch-22. Personalization is at the forefront; it’s an expectation for customers and has become one of the most powerful tools in the marketer’s arsenal. At the same time, customers are increasingly concerned about the what, why, and how of their data. They want to know what’s being collected, why we’re collecting it and how it’s being used.

Privacy 101

Privacy Personalization Ideal Customer Profiles Tips 101

Content Marketing Institute

MAY 10, 2024

Are you spending too much on technology? A new study reveals marketing budgets are shrinking, yet spending on marketing tech is rising. But a big chunk of that tech goes unused. Solving that problem could boost your budget and ROI. Here’s how.

ROI 73

ROI Paid Search Agency Spending Studies 73

CMSWire

MAY 6, 2024

While adoption rates have slowed, marketers are still very happy with the value they get from agile. Continue reading.

Practices 112

Practices Marketing 112

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One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

Intent Data

Bannerflow

MAY 8, 2024

Our Summer 2021 winner of our best display advertising campaign competition was a neat blend of brand and an engaging summer feeling! Congratulations to Telenor for it’s summer campaign for the Swedish market.

Display 98

Display Campaigns Best Practices Advertisements 98

DivvyHQ

MAY 8, 2024

When it comes to innovative content marketing, financial services companies are fighting an uphill battle. It may seem like a tall order to effectively attract, hook, and engage customers through financial content, but it can be done. The key to success in this domain is consistently delivering value, and creating a process (with the right tools) that enables that consistency.

Content Marketing 82

Content Marketing Domain Content Paid Search Agency 82

Martech

MAY 8, 2024

We are facing a pivotal moment in how we measure the impact and value of our marketing efforts, no matter how much the deprecation of third-party cookies on the Chrome browser is delayed. In the inevitable cookieless future, quantifying marketing’s ROI and articulating its value for the organization will require a strategic shift. It’s time to rethink our performance measurement strategies to safeguard budgets and ensure marketing’s worth remains quantifiable. 1.

Marketing Attribution 92

Marketing Attribution Touchpoints Work Management Marketing Management 92