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[Research Round-Up] New Study Shows the Continuing Value of B2B Thought Leadership

B2B Marketing Directions

Source: Edelman and LinkedIn (This month's Research Round-Up discusses the sixth edition of the B2B thought leadership impact study by Edelman and LinkedIn. This research has consistently provided valuable insights about the impact of thought leadership content on the perceptions and behaviors of business decision-makers.)

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7 takeaways from a study on B2B thought leadership; why it works or doesn’t

Sword and the Script | B2B

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

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3 marketing motions successful B2B software companies do differently than peers

Sword and the Script | B2B

The two organizations teamed up to survey “sales and marketing executives at about 1,100 US software and cloud hosting companies.” Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. >>> Need an extra pair of hands?

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Study: most B2B tech companies lose sales deals they didn’t even know existed

Sword and the Script | B2B

The company says they polled some 900 respondents who had been part of the “buying process for a B2B purchase of greater than $10,000 in annual value within the last 24 months.” The study had a range of B2B statistics that ought to resonate with anyone who’s spent time in B2B marketing or sales.

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Who Are B2B Creators and Why Do They Matter?

Marketing Insider Group

But now, there’s something new on the scene: B2B creators. These are B2B creators, and they’re changing the rules of how businesses talk to their audiences and make choices. Today, we’re breaking down the rise of B2B creators and why they’re more than just the next big thing. Who Are B2B Creators?

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Confucius Say: Your Case Studies are Worthless

Marketing Craftmanship

The most noteworthy article on B2B selling was published in a 1966 Harvard Business Review article (#66213). Extrinsic selling is a “trust me” approach, employed by a great number of B2B product and service providers. Would a company ever publish examples of its past work that were not portrayed as highly successful?).

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How One B2B CMO Focused Her Company On Storytelling

Marketing Insider Group

for redefining what marketing means to a company. They work for B2B companies as well, even in the most unconventional industries like commercial real estate. It has the opportunity to help you redefine what marketing means for your company. A lot of case studies, however, are pretty dry and don’t follow a narrative.