Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Online marketing has changed significantly in the last few years—we’ve already discussed these developments in previous articles. But in this post, I’d like to focus on employee advocacy in B2B marketing specifically, because it comes with its own unique challenges. Is there enough consistent and diverse content to share?

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As marketing strategies continue to progress, it’s becoming more important that B2B marketers connect their offline and online marketing programs. This statistic caught my attention – nearly 98 percent of CMOs claim that offline and online efforts are merging ( Gartner ).

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 4, 2016

KoMarketing has been writing about the value of content marketing for years. In CMI/MarketingProf’s latest B2B Content Marketing Report , 89 percent of B2B marketers surveyed indicated that they are currently using content marketing tactics. B2B Content Marketing & SEO.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 23, 2016

From an online marketing perspective, influencer marketing helps expand reach, increase brand awareness, improve SEO, gain credibility and much more. But, identifying influencers is something that many B2B marketers find challenging, especially when dealing with an unfamiliar industry. How do I use it?

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 31, 2017

Competitive analysis helps our teams understand a market, target audiences, and uncover various SEO and online marketing tactics being executed. We learn a lot by assessing a competitor’s strengths and weaknesses in keyword strategy, site architecture, content marketing, link building and social media.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 16, 2018

It can be argued that content marketing is the most important digital marketing strategy available today. Without new and fresh content, it’s almost impossible to achieve the results you’re striving for. The History of Content Marketing. Source: The History of Content Marketing.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 2, 2020

B2B advertising has a reputation for being dull, but it doesn’t have to be – especially when you’re advertising on social media. The more relaxed nature of social media platforms gives B2B marketers a valuable opportunity to be more approachable and relatable. So how many B2B marketers use LinkedIn ads?

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 26, 2020

Does your B2B marketing program include LinkedIn video marketing? LinkedIn video content generates five times the engagement as image or text-based content and Live video on LinkedIn generates a whopping 24x more engagement. 87% of LinkedIn video marketers say it’s been an effective channel for them.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 7, 2015

Oftentimes, B2B marketers need to focus on promoting what they already have to gain new customers and strengthen a loyal following. However, when the B2B organization is is rolling out new products or services, some of the most successful aspects of B2B marketing should be leveraged to aid in exposure and acquire new customers.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 11, 2022

Effective user experience (UX) design is just as important for B2B websites as it is for consumer businesses. To move customers from awareness to conversion, B2B business sites must be designed with a clear information architecture; provide compelling messaging and details about products and services; and establish the company’s credibility.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 17, 2019

What are other companies doing that you can integrate into your content program? In this post, we’ve highlighted 7 tips and 13+ statistics from the content industry to guide your strategy in 2020. 69% of the “most successful” content marketers have a documented strategy in place. Source: Content Marketing Institute.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 22, 2020

I recently wrote about 5 ways B2B marketers can optimize their LinkedIn advertising, including tips around ad copy, creative, targeting, and utilizing specific types of campaigns. Matched audiences allow B2B marketers to upload lists of accounts for direct targeting. Let’s begin. Matched Audiences on LinkedIn.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 29, 2019

More times than not, when a client comes to us looking for help with their B2B content marketing strategy , we notice the strategy itself is either very new, or it exists with a lack of focus (both SEO and target audiences). Here are five quick tips to take your B2B content marketing strategy beyond the educational phase: 1.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 5, 2018

Long-form content is essentially the technique of developing articles and blog posts in excess of 1,000 words. This type of content marketing initiative can be important for SEO because long-form content typically generates a higher number of page views, inbound links, and social media shares. Strategic Keyword Targets.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The B2B buyer’s journey is evolving rapidly. In addition to incremental changes, such as the shift toward mobile devices, B2B marketers must also contend with a rapidly changing workplace and online world. Overcoming these challenges requires B2B marketers to pay closer attention to the buyer’s journey.

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Biznology

MARCH 31, 2022

B2B marketers would be looking for more money to create video content even if the pandemic had not given such a big boost to the kinds of online engagement where video content shines. Of course, creating video content was never the point; video can work its magic if and only if it’s shared. Source: [link].

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

2020 was a tough year for B2B marketers – and everyone else. A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

B2B digital advertising spend may end up being the one thing that hasn’t changed much for marketers this year. Despite all the challenges of 2020, B2B digital advertising is doing great. But it comes as no surprise for B2B marketers. But it comes as no surprise for B2B marketers.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 19, 2016

As online marketers, we are required to understand all corners of the internet and continually expand our knowledge of the industry. With this is mind, we recently hosted an internal team training event where each member of our team shared some of their favorite online marketing tools. SERP Snippet Optimization Tool.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 19, 2022

Choosing the right stack of MarTech solutions can be a difficult task for B2B marketers, especially for those working in cybersecurity, who may have a more complicated sales cycle, changing regulations, and other obstacles. Phoebe Fasulo, Director of Digital Marketing & Web Strategy at AlphaSense. LinkedIn, Twitter.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 7, 2018

In B2B marketing, it can be difficult to think of content topics to write about on a monthly, or even weekly, basis, especially if you’re in an industry that has a lot of regulations or limits the type of information that can be shared (e.g. They may move on to competitor content or seek out other publications with more variety.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 26, 2018

When done successfully, B2B content writing can drive some impressive business results like increased search traffic, boosted social media engagement, and more importantly, conversions. There are numerous tips and strategies that can help B2B content writers be more effective and efficient. Know Your Audiences.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 25, 2022

In B2B marketing, lead generation is the most crucial step in the sales and marketing pipeline. Marketers know there are many tactics that build a strong lead generation strategy, including search engine advertising. . If you don’t have anyone to sell or market to, sales plummet.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Instead of planning for 2018 when you’re already starting it in January, the most prepared B2B marketers already have priorities identified and plans for execution come January 1. We reached out to B2B marketers across different industries and asked them the following question: What are B2B marketers prioritizing in their 2018 budget?

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 30, 2018

When it comes to content marketing, blogging efforts are often a critical part of a B2B organization’s strategy and lead generation efforts—a point emphasized by the fact that an average of 3 million new blog posts will have been published by the time you’ve gone to bed. Google Search Console.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 3, 2016

One of my most important takeaways from this year’s MarTech conference was how technological innovation will drive marketing performance measurement. The ability to measure the effectiveness of marketing tactics will further challenge B2B marketers and differentiate successful organizations.

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Launch Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

It is one of the most effective methods for B2B businesses to amplify their brand’s reach and drive lead generation. Consider the following questions as you plan your B2B PPC campaigns : Are you aiming to boost brand visibility, increase website traffic or capture leads through your campaigns? What is your monthly budget?

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Marketing Craftmanship

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In the mid 1980s, with introduction of the Mac computer, PageMaker software, and the LaserWriter printer, the DeskTop Publishing system was born; for the first time allowing anyone to create print and online marketing materials that did not require a bona fide graphic designer or any elaborate printing hardware to produce physical documents.

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Martech

JANUARY 4, 2023

B2B marketing is as direct and personalized as it gets. Here’s our list of the top B2B marketers to follow. A consultant who helps businesses with brand building and marketing strategy, Dave’s passion project is Exit Five, a private, online community for B2B marketers with more than 3,000 members.

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

One of the common concerns B2B marketers have with a content marketing-focused SEO program is whether the content will align with target audiences and prospective buyers. Thus, B2B SEO programs can fail when keyword-specific content marketing efforts miss the mark in connecting with broader marketing requirements.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 8, 2019

Data and content: often these two seem to butt heads, mostly because at their core, they are very different. Data without content makes the data not actionable and storytelling in content marketing without data makes it directionless. What pieces of content do they read the longest or most of? Look at Location.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 26, 2019

As a B2B content marketer, you may think that best practices for writing a fiction novel don’t exactly translate to your post about SaaS solutions. But, there are a few techniques we can apply to create content that engages our audience and leaves a lasting impression. Good storytelling is an art form.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

You are regularly creating content to get traffic and conversions, but is it really turning into the lead and email list numbers that you or your executives are expecting? If you know content can help you reach more of your target audience, there are some ways you can increase the value of your content.

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Binary Demand

JUNE 12, 2023

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]Email continues to dominate B2B marketing, but a generic approach isn’t enough. With its broad reach, affordability, and personal touch, B2B email marketing is essential for making a lasting impact on your audience. Let’s dive in! billion and is projected to reach USD 17.9

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Contently

APRIL 19, 2021

In under a minute, I can watch enough content to produce a Ted Talk on why the pyramids were indubitably built by aliens, show you how to build a functional boat out of marshmallows, and recap 10 reasons that prove I am likely a hologram. Now comes the big question: Should B2B brands use TikTok? My TikTok feed is chaotic. It depends.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 19, 2018

Content marketing is about providing the right content at the right time to the right person. When you say it like that it sounds so simple, but as content marketers know, it’s a full-time job (or more!). There are, of course, many different ways to approach a content audit. The top reasons?

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Many marketers turn to content marketing to reach out to customers and prospects, but new research suggests that not all of them have mature, sophisticated strategies in place. To learn why this is the case and gain further insight into results in the report, we spoke to Lisa Murton Beets of the Content Marketing Institute.

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