Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2021

Let’s get real about B2B content marketing. In this post, we’ll review why B2B content marketing sucks and how to improve it so that it delivers a true ROI (return on investment). B2B content often fails because it’s not written for the audience, readable, or interesting. The Hallmarks of Bad Content Marketing.

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B2B Marketing Content Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Planning 289

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. Buyer intent comes down to understanding what makes an excellent lead for your business.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2021

Content creation is the cornerstone of a successful inbound marketing strategy. This new Checklist: Perfecting Your B2B Brand Identity helps B2B companies hone how their brand looks, feels, and sounds in the marketplace, which is a great first step to creating the voice that will transcend your content.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the last few years, as Instagram has reached 1 billion monthly active users , the platform has become a goldmine for marketers. Today, over 25 million businesses invest time and effort into creating Instagram marketing strategies for their companies to raise brand awareness, increase brand loyalty, and find potential customers.

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Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Examples Enterprise Management 299

Top Rank Marketing

APRIL 18, 2024

The TopRank Marketing team has worked on podcasts with brands like SAP and 3M. Here’s what we’ve learned about B2B podcasting: B2B podcasting: What, why and how Let’s start with the easiest question first: What is a podcast? The benefits of B2B podcasting) It may surprise you how popular podcasts are for a B2B audience.

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B2B Demand Generation Agencies RSS B2B Thought Leadership 91

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 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. And of course, its own unique solutions.

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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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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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Martech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This data-driven guide dissects the science behind powerful B2B calls to action along with insider tips and winning examples. While I can’t guarantee you overnight success, I promise you’ll walk away inspired and armed with powerful tactics to take your B2B outreach to the next level. So, test interest-based CTAs carefully.

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Martech

MARCH 20, 2024

Here are seven critical lessons learned from my 15 years of experience guiding global B2B technology companies through rebranding initiatives, as an internal team member and external consultant. Also, that enables your internal design team to stay focused on the day-to-day marketing activities that help keep the lights on.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are several B2B sales and marketing strategies you could adopt to expand your B2B market this year. The more prospects you can successfully pitch to and convert to clients, the higher the return on your marketing and sales spend. Eight Pitching Tips to Expand Your B2B Market. Contributed post.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 31, 2021

Millennials are changing the B2B tech market. Tech buyers really hate B2B marketing tactics. Those were a few of the findings from the 2021 B2B Buying Disconnect report, published by TrustRadius at the end of 2020. The B2B Marketer-Buyer Disconnect. ” How to Sell to Millennial B2B Tech Buyers.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2020

B2B SMBs can achieve digital transformation; it takes work, commitment, and the right strategy. To help you get started or keep progressing, we’ve designed a roadmap for B2B SMB digital transformation. People shop for services and products differently, even in the B2B realm. Does it seem unattainable for your small business?

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We’ve had a busy year at ONLY B2B. Our attention in 2022 was on: Making the most out of current economic situation Expanding our value-driven marketing strategy. Your business relies on generating qualified leads and making sales. So what lead generation tactics will bring you the most leads in 2023.

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Martech

JANUARY 26, 2024

Generating revenue growth is the ultimate goal for any B2B founder. Satisfied customers don’t just come for more, they’ll spread the word about you. Let’s look at exactly what an ICP is, how to create an effective one for B2B and common mistakes to avoid. His main concerns are the quality and source of leads.

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Launch Marketing

JANUARY 11, 2024

With so much on the line, you must get marketing right. Focusing on four essential marketing fundamentals will go a long way toward building a solid foundation for the success of your B2B business. With these in place, you and your team can achieve a successful launch and kickstart lead generation. But where do you start?

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

Reaching the right audiences with the right messages is fundamental for B2B marketing success. Let’s dive into the four reasons why a strategic messaging framework is important for B2B marketing success and a few tips to ensure you build a comprehensive framework. Contact us today or request a free marketing consultation.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

It goes without saying that B2B consumers look for new products in order to make their lives a bit easier. In other words, they have pain points they need fixing. Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 14, 2021

As every B2B marketer knows, getting traffic to your website is only half the battle. Spending some time on landing page optimization will decrease your bounce rate , increase your conversions, and decrease your lead acquisition costs, which in turn will increase the ROI of your marketing campaigns. Keep forms simple.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For B2B brands, having a content marketing program tends to be a given. But one of the challenges of having a baseline assumption is that it can be easy to lose sight of why content marketing became such a cornerstone of B2B marketing in the first place. Why put all that effort into your content strategy?

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Sword and the Script | B2B

MARCH 26, 2024

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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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The new era of B2B demand generation companies brings a personalized revolution powered by AI’s insight. Data’s secrets unravel, crafting precise marketing strategies that create trends and seize opportunities with impeccable timing. But how does AI enable B2B demand generation in full swing?

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Demand Generation Agencies Marketing AI Demand Generation Demand 98

Top Rank Marketing

APRIL 3, 2024

Since this is a B2B marketing agency and not a competing soft drink company, we’ll look to decipher the former. The results of their research revealed exactly what you need to break through the noise, capture new audiences, and reap all the benefits of being seen on the world’s epicenter for B2B professionals.

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The Marketing Blender

APRIL 17, 2024

But industrial product and service companies can ONLY remain competitive through economic ups and downs if they take a big picture view and build a B2B industrial marketing strategy that includes the most effective tactics. As a bonus, branding and marketing actually helps accelerate the sales pipeline and close deals faster!

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In an age where the allure of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the attention of so many of us in the B2B marketing industry, the essence of authentic human connection in storytelling is more important than ever. “81% of marketers think content writers jobs are at risk because of AI.

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Only B2B

JUNE 23, 2022

The terms leads, prospects, and opportunities are frequently used synchronously in B2B sales, despite the fact that they truly have distinct meanings. That is to say, a lead cannot receive the same level of attention as an opportunity. Leads, prospects, and opportunities in B2B sales.

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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. However, identifying and nurturing leads can be complex and time-consuming. This is where effective B2B lead generation solutions come into play.

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Only B2B

MARCH 16, 2022

While individuals who have worked in the B2B leads industry for a long time are familiar with the word, newcomers and novices have a lot of catching up to do. This blog is for you if you’re just getting started on your b2b lead generation adventure and want to be prepared. What Is A B2B Appointment Setting?

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Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Sales Qualified Leads Cold Calling 118

Oktopost

MARCH 4, 2024

In this highly competitive and saturated market, SaaS companies must continuously meet their KPIs, drive customers down the B2B funnel, and ensure they stand out from their competition. 60% of B2B SaaS companies reported their biggest marketing problem is a lack of time and resources. What is B2B SaaS Marketing?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Top of Funnel B2B Marketing Marketing & Strategy 62

Heinz Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2022

By Karla Sanders , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing. For more than 15 years, leading B2B marketers have gathered at B2B Forum for insights, networking, and good times. This year, the B2B Forum was back with Marketing Profs’ first in-person meeting since 2019! Everyone has creativity inside them.

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Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing Planning 112

Biznology

JUNE 3, 2020

I reached out to my longtime colleague and friend Roger McDonald , a seasoned sales and marketing executive and thoughtful observer of things B2B, to gather up his views on what’s going on and how we B2B marketers should be thinking. How do you see Covid-19 changing the nature of B2B sales and marketing going forward?

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B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership B2B Marketing Management 166

Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As B2B content marketing has evolved from simply telling buyers what brands want them to know to creating more useful content, there’s been a shift in perspective. Rather than egocentrically pushing out information, smart B2B brands are empathizing with buyers and focusing more on the experiences that marketing can create.

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BOP Design

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

After 15 dynamic years in the B2B website design space , we’ve seen a bevy of web trends come and go, while others evolve and persist. In 2023, B2B firms saw trends shift to adapt to a post-pandemic world. Let’s have a look at the trends shaping the future of B2B web design in 2024. This is no longer the case.

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Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. If you’re a marketer at a manufacturer, distributor, or engineering company, you know this firsthand. My personal thoughts and experiences as an industrial marketer and consultant. Need proof?

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Tactics B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Marketing Strategy 75

Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2023

For over 22 years , TopRank Marketing has had the honor of helping a diverse selection of the world’s top B2B marketers and major global brands elevate beyond merely being competitive, to truly standing out from the crowd with creative and award-winning successes. Don’t be afraid to get creative and lean into the unknown.

Enterprise Management 98

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 98

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. In this post, we explore the crucial B2B content marketing activities you should be doing now…and into the future to remain relevant and reachable to your target audience.

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