Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 20, 2020

You’re sitting in a conference room. Are you looking to market your B2B business differently and generate new leads to boost your bottom line? Quick Takeaways : Webinar marketing helps B2B businesses establish thought leadership and convert qualified leads. Why is Webinar Marketing Important for B2B Businesses?

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Thinkers360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the ever-evolving B2B landscape, cultivating strong relationships with industry analysts and thought leaders (B2B influencers) is crucial for establishing brand awareness, achieving thought leadership status, and ultimately driving sales growth. The two are related, but distinct marketing disciplines.

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Pam Didner

JANUARY 5, 2020

I hope this list of the best B2B marketing conferences helps you identify those that fit your business and career needs. And attending conferences is one of the key components you should add to your annual marketing activities and events. Engage Marketing Conference. Portland Tech Leadership Conference.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

As a rule, it should focus on the personas you are targeting and address their pain points, while illustrating how your product or service can fix their problem. Your content should present your brand as a thought leader. Attending virtual conferences is one way to gain exposure within your industry.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 19, 2021

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. This week’s show is called “Why You Need To Be Part Of The Company Thought Leadership Trend” and our guest is Karen Tiber Leland , CEO of Sterling Marketing Group.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And the experience matters a great deal, especially for those of us in B2B. 86% of B2B buyers say they’re willing to pay more for an awesome experience. Almost half of B2B buyers have completed an impulse purchase after a stellar experience. Phygital marketing optimizes the experience for B2B customers as well.

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Hinge Marketing

OCTOBER 22, 2020

It is the dilemma of content production. 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. For many it is unbearable and unrelenting.

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B2BMarketing.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

On 1 November, 500+ marketing leaders gathered to attend The Global ABM Conference from B2B Marketing. B2B Marketing’s Editor-in-Chief, Joel Harrison, kicked off the event and teased what was in store for the day, including four different breakout rooms which focused on key ABM topics – so what did you miss?

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Top Rank Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You’ve probably heard about B2B influencer marketing. The strategy has exploded in adoption, with a 2023 Ogilvy study finding that 75% of B2B businesses are leveraging influencers in their campaigns. Even if you have a general idea of how and why B2B influencer marketing works , you still might wonder how it plays out in practice.

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Thinkers360

APRIL 18, 2024

Thought Leader and Influencer Interview Thinkers360 thought leader interviews profile prominent members of the Thinkers360 community who embody the power of ideas in their work. This requires cross-functional collaboration to ensure our messaging and product development are aligned and market-responsive.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2020

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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Pam Didner

JANUARY 1, 2021

I hope this list of the best B2B marketing conferences helps you identify those that fit your business and career needs. Attending conferences is one a key component you should add to your annual marketing activities and events. A large part of your career trajectory should be supported through ongoing education.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

That means the trust-building starts from the outset, when they first encounter you at a conference, visit your website, or read one of your emails. Build your thought leadership through conference presentations and podcasts. So how can you be a business that people know, like, and trust? How do they develop that trust?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Rather, successful demand generation connects a brand’s value proposition to potential customers from the beginning of the buyer’s journey when they first start looking for your product, to the point of purchase and beyond.

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Launch Marketing

MAY 31, 2023

Consequently, B2B marketers continue to leverage the power of thought leadership content to build connections and drive leads. How to Create B2B Thought Leadership Content That Stands Out In the competitive landscape of B2B marketing, thought leadership content has become ubiquitous.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 23, 2019

According to a recent survey from LinkedIn, 62% of B2B companies find that video content helps build brand awareness , while 78% believe that video engagement helps them attain higher quality leads. . With 72% of B2B marketers using video for content marketing purposes, video is a social media marketing trend that cannot be ignored.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Adobe’s recent Experience Maker’s Live two-day online event was insightful, thoughtful, and informative, just as I predicted. While I knew what kind of high-quality content I could expect from one of their events, I headed into the virtual conference with one pressing question: what exactly is an experience maker?

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Chris Koch

AUGUST 21, 2009

Recently, I was asked by a former ITSMA client to help put together a plan for a thought leadership program for a B2B technology company that sells both products and services. It forced me to think about all the components necessary to build and sustain a thought leadership strategy.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 17, 2022

Most webinars are also free of charge, saving you and your team money versus if you were to attend a conference or tradeshow that would take up some marketing budget. While webinars are being utilized across all industries, B2B webinars have certainly become one of the primary ways to distribute information, and even gain quality leads.

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Chris Koch

AUGUST 21, 2009

Recently, I was asked by a former ITSMA client to help put together a plan for a thought leadership program for a B2B technology company that sells both products and services. It forced me to think about all the components necessary to build and sustain a thought leadership strategy.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

But it’s a well known secret in the industry that risk assessments are hardly ever read by leadership. The Product. Webbiquity: What were the most effective channels or methods for you to get the word out to prospective customers when you first launched your product? And assessing risk is unquestionably valuable.

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Martech

APRIL 19, 2024

But big-ticket purchases in B2C and B2B will help marketers see ROI with a small number of wins, which pushes some marketers toward quality. And social media is a good place to start if you’re looking for consumers who are thinking about researching and buying products. In 2016, they were focused on high-volume, low-cost leads.

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Contently

DECEMBER 10, 2020

For example, in-person conferences and hosted events are a big part of how LiveIntent builds relationships and generate leads. As of today, we are on pace to hit our demand gen goals and have increased marketplace awareness of emerging products. Mayur is one of the most thought-provoking marketers in our industry. That was gone.

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Coming from the education world into B2B marketing seems like quite a big shift. Eventually, I decided to return to the business world to sharpen my communications and marketing skills, expecting to feel lost while I entered this exciting new arena of B2B. By Tom Swanson , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing.

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Valasys

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Imagine yourself as the captain of a B2B company sailing through the competitive seas of the Americas. In this scenario, the significance of B2B growth marketing cannot be overstated. What is B2B Growth Marketing? B2B Growth Marketing is a strategic approach aimed at driving sustainable growth for business-to-business companies.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

B2B marketers use account-based marketing (ABM) strategies to engage the right decision makers within prospective organizations. B2B brands can also gain important intelligence from top-funnel marketing campaigns around brand awareness. These strategies can help marketers gain a competitive edge when they’re run with the right data.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 25, 2021

B2B buyers start with a search 71 percent of the time. That number likely grew in 2020 when more B2B audiences shifted to digital channels due to the coronavirus. This requires knowing your audience’s needs and pain points as well as analyzing high-ranking content for keywords that are important to your product or service.

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Brandpoint

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Thought leadership should support Corporate Social Responsibility efforts B2B and B2C businesses alike should focus on creating valuable thought leadership content as another method of boosting your employer brand for recruiting and retention. Read More: What is Corporate Social Responsibility?]

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The industry is heavily regulated, making it difficult to market products and services in traditional formats that other industries follow. Another option is monitoring and attending the latest conferences. To promote your products and services that you believe resonate with your target, you need to know how you position your brand.

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Far from it being just about the product or price, her customers care deeply about the ethos of the business they buy from, including its privacy, personalization, and ethics. But increasingly, those concerns stretch beyond the product or service offering. We all know the value of listening to the customer.

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Pam Didner

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Every week I get a handful of questions from my B2B Marketing followers, and lately, I’ve noticed a recurring theme – people want to better understand product positioning and segmentation. To get the ball rolling, I gave Cliff the rundown on product positioning and segmentation. What is product positioning?

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BenchmarkONE

JULY 20, 2022

And when it comes to the marketing industry, thought leaders are a dime a dozen, each claiming they know what the next marketing trends and tools are. . That’s why we’ve assembled 16 real-deal thought leaders that are great resources. 16 Marketing Thought Leaders to Follow. Bryan Kramer. Adam Grant. Flavilla Fongang.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

That means the trust-building starts from the outset, when they first encounter you at a conference, visit your website, or read one of your emails. Build your thought leadership through conference presentations and podcasts. So how can you be a business that people know, like, and trust? How do they develop that trust?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Demand generation is the process of building awareness and interest in a brand’s products and services. Rather, successful demand generation connects a brand’s value proposition to potential customers from the beginning of the buyer’s journey when they first start looking for your product, to the point of purchase and beyond.

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BOP Design

JUNE 23, 2022

From time to time, it’s a good idea to check in on your B2B marketing plan and ensure you have considered or are using the top B2B marketing best practices. In this post, we take a look at the eight top marketing practices for B2B firms. Build a Clear, Professional B2B Web Presence. Read more: Design tips for B2B firms.

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Brandpoint

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Webinars, online classes, Zoom meetups and full-fledged conferences. If you want to hear from experts in your industry, introduce yourself to potential clients or get your own thought leadership out into the universe, going digital is a must. This year, we are extremely bearish on virtual conferences.

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Seismic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

When the business world shifted from in-person to virtual this year, B2B sales changed too. Sellers went from being road warriors to working from home offices, using video-conference calls to engage prospects and close deals. Reason 1: Sellers need to react quickly in a volatile and uncertain climate. Learn More.

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