Marketing Craftmanship

JULY 1, 2014

For B2B marketers who are too busy to keep up-to-date on every marketing trend and buzzword, here are a few thoughts on all the current noise about the Attention Web : Attention as a marketing asset is not a new concept: Top-of-mind awareness has always served as a cornerstone of effective B2B marketing.

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PureB2B

JUNE 14, 2021

Marketing budgets, a critical element in any marketing campaign but difficult to generate, and getting approval seems like an arduous task. That is a general notion, and it comes from what marketing directors have noticed over the years. Such stats only go to prove that justifying a marketing budget to the CFO is hard.

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ClickZ

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Connecting with local markets is easier with localized messaging, imagery, and more. As a marketer, it’s really easy to get stuck in an echo chamber of “big brand marketing.” One way to leverage the power of localized marketing is to unearth local search opportunities. Prioritize people.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 26, 2022

that come from the members of a company’s C-suite or leadership team—not just the CEO. The NAACP’s social and PR teams work together with their CEO to create “Tweetments” that serve as official public statements and strengthen relationships with journalists. It’s never been more important for brands and leadership to be transparent.

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The Point

OCTOBER 8, 2009

First, let’s get this out of the way: I know some very smart people in the PR field. Yes, some of my best friends are PR people. I’m ready to conclude that many PR agencies don’t really get it when it comes to social media. Recently I was made privy to a social media plan authored by a client’s PR agency. But good grief.

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Webbiquity

MAY 3, 2011

The answer may come from the email marketing field. Many of these were other B2B marketers, but others were social media experts, journalists, PR professionals, or just plain fascinating personalities. This list will be posted on Cheryl Burgess’ Blue Focus Marketing Blog. What is it? Jennifer Aaker. Allison Mooney.

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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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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If you answered yes to both of these questions, you’ll benefit from learning how to do pre-launch marketing. Drawing up a pre-launch marketing plan can help you attract customers to your brand-new business even before the actual launch day. You first need a pre-launch marketing strategy to introduce a new product successfully.

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Webbiquity

MAY 21, 2015

If you were asked to name the top thought leaders in marketing today–the 10 marketers you’d definitely advise others to follow on social media–how would you proceed? She also hosts the highly popular weekly Viral Content Buzz Twitter chat. ” Cheryl Burgess would unquestionably be on the list.

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The Marketing Blender

DECEMBER 28, 2020

5 Marketing Trends to Dominate Your Competition in 2021. To give you a significant head-start, we decided to put together this article highlighting 5 of the biggest marketing trends that businesses – big and small – will use to make a substantial mark even in the most competitive industries in 2021. Video Marketing.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

While marketers don’t exactly get the summer off, Fall is a perfect time to get back to into a learning and growth mindset with 30 books to stick on your reading list. Throughout the month of September, each day we will be covering a new influencer and their great book to help you elevate your marketing. Thought leadership.

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Oktopost

JULY 4, 2022

The question is – with the immense choice of social media management platforms on the market today, which is the best choice for your B2B business? Allowing you to keep up on the latest trends, your competition, and potentially sticky PR situations for your own brand, you’ll want a social media tool that includes social listening.

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Onalytica B2B

DECEMBER 14, 2017

It requires a PR culture of building 1-to-1 relationships with a marketing activation of scaling engagement with a 1-to-many model. “We try to have Twitter and email conversations that go beyond Adobe. ” Joe Martin , Global Strategic Marketing, Adobe. for a B2B influencer to write a whitepaper).

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Brandpoint

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Virtual events are no longer just another lead gen tactic added to an arsenal of marketing assets — they’re now the only option most people have. 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.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2008

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Amy Hawthorne, Director of Marketing at B2B lead generation company ReachForce , and frequent contributor to the B2BLead blog. Tell us a little bit about how you got into B2B marketing and what you like most about it.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 13, 2018

And while the foundation of a solid SEO strategy starts with good content, link building can be the secret ingredient to unlock the full potential of content marketing and traffic from organic search engines. Create a high-quality content marketing asset that addresses a key pain point along the B2B buyer journey.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Author: Ellen Gomes The fast-moving world of content marketing is filled with an abundance of opinions trends, and insights. To help you along, we’ve compiled a list of 20 of the top content marketers in both B2B and B2C. B2B Content Masterminds. His top advice : Be insanely honest in your content marketing.

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Atomic Reach

JANUARY 3, 2019

This is where content marketing comes into play. Content Marketing allows brands to speak to you while coming across as authentic, empathetic, and dedicated to connecting with you. According to Content Marketing Institute , content marketing receives 3 times the leads per dollar spent when compared to paid search.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Our continued client success allowed us to undertake new initiatives in the Asian market, specifically through Baidu search engine advertising. Today, we’re providing internet marketing solutions across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and we’re hoping to expand our presence in the new year. You’re Not eBay.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 7, 2011

Want to become a B2B Marketing Insider? And there are many amazing writers who share their experience in B2B marketing, social media, digital marketing and demand generation. I really like Paige’s unique perspective on working inside a B2B organization and was thrilled when she offered to share her thoughts here.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 6, 2017

This year, one at the very top of my list is to more actively consume industry news and trends and apply them to my own marketing. Don’t worry—we created a Storify of the 31 days that you can look at and a Twitter List so you can follow all of the influencers with just one click. Missed the countdown? Brian Fanzo. Joe Pulizzi.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 25, 2013

Imagine the inevitable Future of Marketing with 50 billion connected devices! How will marketing change and what role will brands and consumer play? Lee is the author of Optimize : How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing. How did you get your start in the industry? .

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Sword and the Script | B2B

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2015

No, it’s time for content prognosticators and marketing futurists to get out their crystal balls and start predicting the biggest trends for content marketing for 2016. Most of these predictions were much slower to come to pass than I thought. Here’s a quick review: My Previous Marketing Predictions.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In the previous posts from the Future of Marketing series, we published insights, guidance and advice from some of the best minds in our industry. Marcus Starke predicted the rise of the science of marketing. I am really excited to have received today’s insights from fellow corporate marketer, Todd Wheatland.

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Hinge Marketing

JULY 25, 2019

And how popular have social networks become, especially the big three (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter)? But the challenge for most B2B organizations is having their brand seen and stand out in a crowded space. The Benefits to B2B Organizations. Close to half the world’s population (3.03 Employees on Social Media . But guess what?

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 22, 2012

As Q3 draws to a close, B2B marketers are already thinking ahead to 2013, strategizing about what’s worked thus far in 2012—and what hasn’t. We hope you will use these highlights to help shape your marketing strategies for the year to come. Online) Marketing Spending on the Rise. Striking a Balance.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 20, 2012

At the time, David was working out some ideas for his soon-to-be best-seller Real-Time Marketing & PR and I was chief marketing officer at Eloqua. Together, over some delicious chicken vindaloo and naan at David’s favorite Indian restaurant, we riffed on the future of marketing. Including me! I have to do that.

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The Point

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tony Karrer and Tom Pick, founders of the popular B2B Marketing site B2B Marketing Zone just released a compelling report on B2B Blogging Trends in 2011. The 42-page white paper includes insights from industry thought leaders such as Ardath Albee, Jay Baer, Kristin Zhivago, as well as yours truly (see Page 13).

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Blogging is often viewed as the core component of a B2B social media marketing strategy, and other than discussion forums, it’s the most mature component of social media. Research from HubSpot shows that small businesses with blogs have twice as many Twitter followers as those who don’t.

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Brandpoint

JULY 24, 2018

Here are eight of the top social media marketing mistakes to avoid, what to do instead, and examples of brands who learned their lesson the hard way. Content Marketing Institute shows a great example of how a paleo foods company did just that. Think of this as your social media marketing strategy.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Best of B2B Marketing. Twitter Analytics: Five Practical, Lesser Known Free Tools for B2B Professionals - B2B Marketing Savvy , August 31, 2009. How B2Bs can Improve SEO by Avoiding Duplicate Content - Modern B2B Marketing , August 18, 2009. B2B Marketing Savvy , August 6, 2009.

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Bluetext

APRIL 7, 2021

The rise of micro-influencers on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Clubhouse, etc. Users can now create stories (taking cues from Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat), weigh in on trending topic hashtags (#thankyou Twitter), and now become content curators with “Creator Mode”. . Creator Mode & Influencer Opportunities.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2013

While you can undoubtedly learn a thing or two (okay, a lot more than that) just by reading up about all-things inbound in our marketing section , there''s lots more to learn from the many, many great marketing minds that share their knowledge with everyone online -- particularly on Twitter. 1) Ann Handley. 2) Paul Roetzer.

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Chris Koch

MARCH 19, 2010

I’d like to create a guide for how to use social media in B2B that does not involve talking about the specific tools—as least not in the top line. I think it’s important to try to do this if we’re going to get social media integrated with the rest of marketing. Promote other types of marketing. Pretty obvious, right?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 22, 2010

B2b marketers and PR pros know that getting coverage in an industry-specific blog is highly beneficial. As more PR firms have discovered the value of getting coverage in blogs for their clients, the practice of blogger outreach has spread exponentially and the volume of pitches has exploded. Retweet some of their posts.

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LeadSquared

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Last week, Sanchit Malik , the founder and CEO of Townscript , hosted an insightful webinar for us, on the importance of inbound marketing for businesses. How we can use blogs and whitepapers for inbound marketing, and what kind of tool you suggest to curate in other places? Hence, B2B marketers can use them to capture leads.

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