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Changes in the Professional Services Marketing Mix: Traditional vs. Online Marketing

Hinge Marketing

More than 20 years ago, Phillip Kotler, recognized by many as the father of marketing, warned that “information middlemen providers (“metamediaries”) would emerge on the Internet and assemble and offer evaluations of different suppliers for a small charge.”. Since then, the marketing mix has changed radically and grown in complexity.

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B2B Content Marketing: Will Video Kill eBooks?

markempa

“With the rise of content marketing, a lot of businesses get stuck in the eBook rut,” saysLinda West ( @ misslindawest ), Director of Digital Marketing at Act-On Software , a rapidly growing company that makes a marketing automation Software as a Service (SaaS). A Shift in Customer Behavior in Content Marketing.

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Marketing a Manufacturing Company to Reach the Right Buyers

SmartBug Media

If so, you can emphasize the trade agreements like the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) in your marketing mix. Inbound/B2B Marketing Is the Key. However, inbound marketing is more effective in the long term than purchased advertising. Create stellar content. Research your competitors.

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How to Improve the ROI of Your Content Marketing Strategy

B2B Digital Marketer

Good content diverts attention from that fear and makes people relax. If you’re engaging your content marketing strategy this way, then you’re doing it all wrong! Content marketing is a challenging endeavor , and in order to be successful in it, you have to be very intentional. Episode Transcript.

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Change Is Coming To B2B Marketing. Are You Ready?

Marketing Insider Group

Inbound marketing costs 62% less per lead than traditional, outbound marketing. Change isn’t coming to B2B Marketing. It’s already well established… What’s a marketer to do? Create content that helps them. Make all your great content widely available on an easy to use website.

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Social media is only one part of your B2B inbound marketing engine. Is it time for a tune-up?

MLT Creative

Compared to the rabbits racing ahead of them, these turtles are content to either plod along or stay still within their shell. Start with a strategy, followed by a plan for generating content. But I read a book first: Inbound Marketing , by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah. The fuel for this engine is content.

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Enjoy A Demand Funnel Cocktail

Marketing Insider Group

At the time, I was leading a large online demand generation program and had some thoughts about the state of the marketing and sales funnel. Marketing spend is much more efficient. Now there are many great examples of funnels in this book and none of them are wrong. I have to admit that this project was a lot of fun.