ClearVoice

MAY 10, 2024

A recent Glassdoor Study by the Brandon Hall Group showed that effective onboarding processes boost retention and new hires by 82%. 95% of B2B buying decisions are directly influenced by content. In people management, the right content turns the mundane into the memorable, boosting retention, engagement, and overall morale.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

So whether you’re here because you’re a content person looking to enhance your business case for more content dollars or because a content person wants you to understand their perspective on why content is (still) queen, you’ve come to the right place. At ClearVoice, we understand that not all people are content people.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 29, 2019

B2B marketers are heavily invested in content marketing and utilizing it to generate leads, but at what stage of the buying process is this tactic most effective? Regardless of its effectiveness in various stages of the buying process, content marketing as a whole can have a significant impact on companies’ bottom lines.

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BOP Design

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Content marketing for B2B firms includes a wide range of types designed to resonate with buyers of different backgrounds and functions throughout the purchasing journey. In this post, we look at 5 great B2B content marketing examples and what makes them stand out. HubSpot’s Case Study. What makes this case study great?

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Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

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ATAK Interactive

JULY 21, 2020

B2B businesses today operate in a new reality. 82% of B2B buyers today spend more time in the research phase, extensively evaluating a product or service before purchasing. Buyer power has increased and as such, B2B businesses have to adapt to this new buyer journey and integrate new techniques to win and retain these customers.

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ATAK Interactive

JULY 21, 2020

B2B businesses today operate in a new reality. 82% of B2B buyers today spend more time in the research phase, extensively evaluating a product or service before purchasing. Buyer power has increased and as such, B2B businesses have to adapt to this new buyer journey and integrate new techniques to win and retain these customers.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Customers are increasingly demanding more from B2B organizations. In fact, today’s customer is usually 57 percent of the way through their decision-making process before they directly connect with a company for the first time. One of the primary reasons is that B2B organizations are not meeting customer needs.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

MAY 17, 2022

Deals in B2B are increasingly complicated and more likely to be scrutinized by top executives and the finance department. More people are involved in today’s buying process as well, with executives playing a greater role than in the past.”. Each survey polled at least 800 people making B2B purchases.

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BOP Design

APRIL 6, 2020

There has been much debate among B2B salespeople on what an inbound lead looks like: Is it someone completing a contact form? Downloading a case study? With inbound leads to your B2B website, there are conversions that are more sales-ready leads and there are some conversions that require nurturing. Top of the Funnel.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There lies the magic of B2B influencer marketing. It’s time for B2B brands to embrace the power of influencers. In this guide, we’re diving into the essentials of B2B influencer marketing. What is B2B influencer marketing? Which platforms work best for B2B influencer marketing?

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ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

And for B2B marketers and large enterprises, the cost of lagging behind the content marketing trend curve is too massive to ignore. This enables data-driven decisions in creating landing pages, registration processes, and website copy. Self-guided B2B buying journeys. Content marketing is ever-evolving. Let’s get started.

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Content Standard

JUNE 27, 2023

Yet, webinars and white papers from professional organizations and mainstay publications are no longer enough to support healthcare organizations and providers in their search for solutions. In the process, you’re missing the opportunity to build deep topic authority in the specific areas of expertise you could be known for.

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ATAK Interactive

JULY 21, 2020

B2B businesses today operate in a new reality. 82% of B2B buyers today spend more time in the research phase, extensively evaluating a product or service before purchasing. Buyer power has increased and as such, B2B businesses have to adapt to this new buyer journey and integrate new techniques to win and retain these customers.

B2B Sales 78

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Around the turn of the millennium, the fundamental way businesses and buyers thought about sales began to undergo a substantial shift, due to the proliferation of inbound sales and marketing. No longer was the ball in the B2B marketers’ court – prospects became the ones with the serve. What is Thought Leadership Content?

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Hinge Marketing

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Marketers know that they have to tolerate this dilemma because content development is proven to generate awareness, thought leadership , leads, engagement, and sales opportunities. Download Research as Content: A Guide for B2B Marketers. It enables you to be seen as a subject matter expert or thought leader by association.

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PureB2B

APRIL 22, 2022

B2B buyers today are nothing if not savvy. But given the often-complex nature of technology products and services, B2B tech companies do need to take a few extra steps to win over customers. At the heart of it, the B2B buyer’s journey is all about finding the right solutions to their (or their organization’s) pain points.

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BOP Design

AUGUST 19, 2019

These are just a few reasons why brand awareness matters for B2B marketing. Below are 7 successful ways B2B marketers can build brand awareness: Build a Polished, Optimized B2B Website. Create Thought Leadership Content with Partners. Build a Polished, Optimized B2B Website. Launch a Targeted PPC Campaign.

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Hinge Marketing

MARCH 6, 2023

Thought leadership is one of those inherently appealing ideas. Who doesn’t want to be a thought leader? And for many B2B and professional services firms this makes a lot of sense. Thought leadership can provide the credibility and visibility for your offering.

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Contently

MAY 26, 2020

Content is all about building trust and loyalty with people so that when they’re ready to buy something, you’re their first choice—driving continuous demand and making the sales process much easier. This article is based off my webinar, How to Make the Case for Content Marketing: Compounding Returns and ROI.

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Circle Studio

AUGUST 23, 2018

Building a powerful growth-focused website is a top-priority for B2B marketing and business development, and driving website traffic is a vital component of the process. Some firms have an aversion to the term, so if that is the case then don’t use it. Case studies. Research reports and white papers.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2015

Filter content by role and by the stage of the buying process. In addition, ask your sales team about the prospects involved in the buying process and what challenges they all have in common. Then, you can deliver the content and help Sales find what its looking for at each stage of the lead nurturing process.

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Biznology

JANUARY 20, 2016

A B2B promotional video that is made for lead-generation, like a landing page, needs to be quick; whereas a online business video production that is used during, or as a follow up to a presentation is very different in length. As most B2B sales need human interaction, once that prospect is talking to you in person, their research continues.

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Navigate the Channel

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

B2B lead nurturing is the process of building strong relationships with your current or potential customers. It’s a process much more in-depth than simply looking to generate new leads. It’s a process much more in-depth than simply looking to generate new leads. For more on building B2B personas, see our blog post.).

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Marketing Craftmanship

AUGUST 14, 2015

To make matters worse, business owners often engage ad agencies, PR firms and outside (and internal) marketing “experts” who are always ready to prescribe a long list of tactical solutions (white papers, blogs, newsletters, publicity, social media, direct mail, conferences, advertising, etc.)…all Make it readable, and skip the complex charts.

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The ABM Agency

APRIL 10, 2023

Reading Time: 11 minutes As a leading strategy for B2B SaaS marketing, account-based marketing (ABM) has become increasingly important in today’s rapidly changing landscape. ABM helps organizations focus on their top priority accounts without wasting any marketing spend, leading to higher return on investment in marketing efforts.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. In a new report that collected data from hundreds of B2B marketing professionals, the ways in which B2B marketing teams across the nation operate as a majority were brought to light. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Use Retainer vs. Project Contracts.

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Inbox Insight

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Sales literature, demo videos and case studies – good content has always had a place in B2B marketing. In the B2B sales process, the balance of power has shifted. Today, B2B buyers are 57% of the way through the purchasing decision before they talk to sales teams [ mycustomer ] – if they do at all.

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nDash

DECEMBER 14, 2020

My job as a B2B SaaS & enterprise software content strategist is to wrangle brands into champions in the eyes of their audience—and my approach has worked. I’ve written various types of content including blog posts, white papers, articles, case studies, eBooks, and website copy. Rachel Burger . “I

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NuSpark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Despite the challenge, your sales and leadership team continually ask you to produce qualified leads. Here’s some food for thought. As Gartner reported in Flipping to Digital Leadership: The 2015 CIO Agenda , digitalization has become the muscle that transforms businesses. The Empathetic Entrée. Here’s why. iv] Tech Target.

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Valasys

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Amidst the uncertainty forged by the current disruption, B2B marketers need to focus on discovering the post-pandemic marketing trends for effective working, collaboration & communication. Thus, segmentation based on behavioral data is one of the most important post-pandemic marketing trends for B2B marketers.

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Rev

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

“They don’t need to go download white papers and get calls from reps and stuff like that; basically CIOs have those resources already there.” I love the idea of creating a mini-documentary, but what does this process look like? What were the different things that you thought about when you finally purchased the mattress?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Content marketing can give B2B companies a truckload of options to keep their audience engaged. Top Priorities & Unique Challenges for B2B Content Marketing. Unlike B2C Marketing, B2B companies have the unique challenge of not always being present in the eye of the customer. Types of B2B Content. Let’s see how.

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Chris Koch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The same web analytics that have destroyed publishing are now getting marketers fired because nobody’s clicking on their white papers and surveys. Partly that’s a quality issue, but it’s also an issue of B2B marketers taking the publishing analogy too literally. For many B2B companies, idea marketing is a check box on a marketing list.

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thePoint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Content may be an educational webinar presentation, a trade show booth live presentation or demonstration, a brochure, a white paper, a case study, or even the traditional product sales sheet. The key to responses delivering the right content to your prospects at the right stage of their buying process. INTEREST STAGE.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 22, 2012

There are over 20 presentations available, ranging from Social CRM and Lead Generation, to Case Studies and Sales Enablement. The problem is, there are 4 key battles playing out in organizations: Task ownership (who does what in demand gen process). Best Practice B2B Company Rates: Inquiries to MQL: 9.3%. MQL to SAL: 66%.

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Content Standard

JULY 27, 2017

Creating productive educational content requires measured, intentional steps, but panic is strangely common in the world of B2B healthcare marketing. I’m talking about more of a dull, unanswered urgency that honestly affects certain members of B2B healthcare organizations more than others. B2B healthcare is never simple.

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