Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2021

Did you know that over 80% of business-to-business (B2B) marketing teams have a content marketing strategy? But only 11% of those teams consider their content marketing strategy as an excellent one! But how do you create a strong content marketing program? Understanding Content Marketing.

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Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management Budget Programs 277

Heinz Marketing

JUNE 11, 2022

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the web each week. 6 Reasons Your Marketing Copy Isn’t Converting — and How to Fix Each One. Thank you, Svetoslav Dimitrov , for your insight on common mistakes with marketing copy.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

According to a 2023 industry report, the market growth for B2B companies is surging, with analysts predicting it will grow by 14.1% Image credit: Pexels Part of the field’s growth can be attributed to innovations and changes being made within B2B marketing. Here are three key B2B marketing trends for 2023 worth watching.

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Act-On

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Like the unhappy families of Anna Karenina , no two B2B marketing teams are exactly alike. Every company has its own history, values, strategies, and quirks that impact how marketing happens on a day-to-day basis. And the hallmark of a good marketing department is simply that it works. This is just a big-picture overview.

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Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Demand Generation Agencies Marketing Analytics Tools 177

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Content marketing can be a powerful way to build a foundation for your overall marketing strategy, create lead generation opportunities, and engage with your target audience. So it’s critical to take the time to create a strong content marketing strategy that can deliver relevant content to your audience.

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Content Marketing World 2023 takes place September 26 – 28 both in-person in Washington, D.C. Content Marketing World 2023 takes place September 26 – 28 both in-person in Washington, D.C. This list is just a starting point to help expand your own content marketing learning.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2023

Business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing are two distinct types of marketing strategies with different focuses. B2B is focused on developing relationships between businesses, while B2C is focused on connecting directly with end consumers. 10 Key Differences Between B2B and B2C Marketing 1.

Work Management 218

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 218

Contently

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Very quickly, high-quality, engaging content became an absolute necessity for most businesses. This awoke a sleeping giant: content marketing. The Content Marketing Institute’s 2022 Annual B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Report gives an interesting insight into the new post-pandemic landscape.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The digital era has led to changes in the way brands market their products and services. You’re familiar with the B2B buyer’s journey : moving prospects through the awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the buying process. The Shift to Customer-Centric Marketing. What is B2B Buyer Intent Data?

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Buyer Intent Intent Work Management Marketing Management 357

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 18, 2020

The question of why Sales and Marketing need to be in sync is a no-brainer. Studies have shown that companies with “good” sales-marketing alignment achieve. 108% more acceptance of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs). That’s enough for any B2B company to run with and give it their all. Or so you think.).

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Sales Management Lead Ranking B2B Sales Top of Funnel 287

Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter. Reading time: 4 minutes Why is Lead Quality the key area of focus for Demand Generation?

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Lead Ranking Top of Funnel Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads 108

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 6, 2022

You can probably guess the top two social networks for B2B marketing pretty easily, but do you know which platform is #3? What the biggest missed opportunity is for B2B marketers? How your social media marketing budget stacks up to your peers and competitors? The Biggest Challenge in B2B Social Media Marketing.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

By Win Salyards , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, effective communication is critical to winning over potential clients and nurturing existing relationships. Suppose marketing needs help communicating the value of a high-value yet difficult-to-message product.

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B2B Sales B2B Marketing B2B Case Studies 110

SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

So, what is the first thing that occurs to you when you start brainstorming about your B2B sales strategy? What are the latest challenges in B2B sales strategies ? The latest B2B sales challenges include: Difficulty in reaching decision makers and engaging with them effectively. Target Audience? Investment?

Sales Management 95

Sales Management B2B Sales Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy 95

Webbiquity

JUNE 28, 2022

Marketing business to business (B2B) products and services differs from business to consumer (B2C) practices in at least a half-dozen ways. What Makes a Great B2B Case Study? Approximately 33% of B2B brands allocate 5% of their budget to marketing. Affiliate sales support small business.

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Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Social Media Today Industry Jargon Is the Silent Killer of B2B Marketing 88 percent of B2B decision-makers have said that jargon, marketing clichés, and tired buzzwords such as “disruptive” harm the credibility of brands, and Adweek recently took a look at how using the wrong words can have negative consequences in B2B marketing.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2024

When done properly, sending cold emails—that is, messages to people or companies with whom you have no prior relationship—is still one of the best tactics for B2B lead generation or making direct sales. Moreover, they can complement your other marketing strategies in substantial ways.

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Email Marketing Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 169

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. this year as well.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Go Multichannel.

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Launch Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As the world continues to adopt new technologies and incorporate them, it is instrumental to evolve yet keep customers the focal point of marketing efforts. B2B marketing has never been more personalized and to continue to be effective, it must incorporate many trending and emerging tactics moving forward.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

With over 70 million decision-makers, LinkedIn is the place to B2B.” — Keith Browning @TweetOfKeith Click To Tweet What Are B2B Content Marketers’ Biggest Challenges? But even if they don't understand, LinkedIn has the people who do. Rival IQ Google Ads Editor version 2.5

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Advertising Benchmark Marketing Report B2B Marketing Linkedin 139

Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Among the latest innovations, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands out, causing quite a stir in B2B demand generation companies. Its potential for storytelling and marketing is undeniable, making AI in B2B marketing and sales a transformative force, reshaping interactions with brands, information, and services.

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Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services 97

BOP Design

DECEMBER 21, 2021

At Bop Design, we are big proponents of inbound marketing for lead generation. A major component of inbound marketing is content marketing and content creation. In this article, we take a look at B2B content marketing practices that work and why they are effective. Thought Leadership Articles.

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Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Practices B2B Thought Leadership 116

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

B2B CRM Users Are Highly Focused on Nurturing Leads and Customers 33 percent of B2B sales and marketing professionals have focused their customer relationship management (CRM) usage on the customer service, up-selling and cross-selling portion of the buyer journey over the past 5 years, closely followed by 32 percent who have targeted mid-funnel lead-generation (..)

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Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing AI Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 139

Top Rank Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2024

B2B Marketers Own the Customer Journey, Now What? and MediaPost recently took a look at the gains LinkedIn has made on the top ad market shares of Meta and Google. percent of overall digital ad spending in the U.S., percent of overall digital ad spending in the U.S.,

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BOP Design

MARCH 22, 2021

However, even once we do return to in-person meetups, the importance of digital marketing and online communications won’t disappear. With distributed workforces becoming more of the norm, it’s essential to create content that can be accessed remotely. If a blog post is a pure promotion, it’s not thought leadership, it’s a sales piece.

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Activities B2B Thought Leadership B2B Marketing Content Marketing 166

Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

In B2B marketing, the traditional approach of casting a wide net is increasingly being challenged by a more targeted and personalized strategy: account-based marketing (ABM). This method focuses on identifying and engaging with specific high-value accounts, treating each as its own distinct market.

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Account Based Marketing Spending B2B Marketing ABM 110

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

B2B Video Is Bringing in Customers [Report] 91 percent of B2B marketers have said that their organization has used video in marketing efforts, with 90 percent noting that video has helped increase traffic, while 71 percent of B2B brands have used videos created especially for social media, with 70 percent having utilized explainer videos — three of (..)

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B2B Marketing Search Marketing B2B Google 135

Only B2B

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With the conferences and shows canceled due to global pandemic, we should understand the content marketing is very prominent and every business should implement it strategically. . Many businesses who yet have not adopted content marketing have found themselves between the rock and a hard place. Content Marketing.

B2B Marketing 133

B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Marketing Management 133

Sword and the Script | B2B

MARCH 19, 2024

Much of the content B2B marketing produces overpromises and underdelivers – and that happens when we consider company needs before customers “Caring, when it comes to marketing, is respecting one’s time,” says Gary Vaynerchuk. “I Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media.

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B2B Marketing B2B PR Paid Search Agency 92

Binary Demand

JUNE 27, 2023

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]In the ever-evolving business landscape, generating high-quality leads is fundamental to any successful B2B venture. This is where effective B2B lead generation solutions come into play. ps2id id=’role-of-lgc’ target=”/]What is a B2B Lead Generation Company?

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Only B2B

APRIL 30, 2024

Whether you are launching a product or updating an existing go-to-market strategy, your organization needs a solid GTM strategy to reach the right audience, drive revenue, and sustain economic challenges. To achieve this, you require a meticulously crafted actionable go-to-market plan. What is GTM in B2B Marketing?

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Marketing Analytics Tools B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 71

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. This knowledge forms the foundation of your digital marketing efforts.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 97

Industrial Marketer

JUNE 15, 2022

Building a marketing strategy for a B2B company is a long and complex process. Having a B2B content marketing strategy is one of its constituent elements. That is an effective way for a brand to attract the target audience and make it loyal while building a sales funnel.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy B2B Marketing 116

Marketing Interactions

MARCH 25, 2023

Would it surprise you that a whopping 1% of decision makers believe that B2B marketing shows a meaningful understanding of the human experience? Going back to the stat above – less than 2 respondents find B2B marketing meaningful for humans. If this doesn’t concern you as a B2B content marketer, it should.

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B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Content 91

Exo B2B

JANUARY 23, 2024

I recently published on LinkedIn, part of the results of CMI’s annual content marketing study, “B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends: Outlook for 2024” This publication focused on LinkedIn’s dominance as the social network of choice for the vast majority of those who publish B2B content on social networks.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Content Marketing Social Networks 52

Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Creating and managing a carefully planned B2B marketing approach is crucial for businesses aiming to achieve continuous expansion in a fiercely competitive digital marketing environment. In this guide, we will go over a step-by-step process for how to develop a B2B marketing strategy.

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