Webbiquity

MARCH 13, 2019

But, they’re clueless when it comes to generating leads via their website. But, at the end of the day, they need to generate “leads” that get fed into some kind of offline sales process—just like most b2b [and many b2c] companies do. Inbound Leads. Can you come up with a better Inbound Marketing Haiku ?).

Social Media 202

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Hubspot

MAY 28, 2014

While many of the people in that class know why blogging is important for business growth, I''m supposed to teach it as if that''s not the case. Fresh off the heels of last month''s training class, I realized it''s a little ridiculous that I''ve never written a post that explains business blogging in those terms on this very blog.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 13, 2013

to someone just getting started with inbound marketing. For instance, business blogging. What''s the difference between regular blogging and business blogging? What Is Business Blogging? That definition raises two questions: What is "blogging," though? Why Should Businesses Blog?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 3, 2011

Industrial marketers who don’t use a business blog are missing a key component of feeding the top of their sales funnels. By not using every opportunity to generate high-quality leads, they may be leaving money on the table. A business blog is a powerful online marketing tool for inbound lead generation.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 25, 2012

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., Photo credit: DIY Marketers.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be by Achinta Mitra on May 3, 2010 in Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog Remember the U.S. How do you turn your business blog into a powerful sales tool?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

A new study of over 6,000 HubSpot customers shows that among those who use email marketing , companies that blog get 2X more traffic from their email than those that don’t. Of course emails from blogs are going to generate more traffic! Content isn't that important to traditional email marketing.".

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

This is especially true for those marketers who are just starting to ramp up their business blogging efforts and don't have much bandwidth. Looking to bring in more leads and customers to their website, the folks at Marco teamed up with HubSpot Partner Leighton Interactive to explore the possibilities of inbound marketing.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Most inbound marketers understand that business blogging is a critical part of a comprehensive inbound marketing strategy. But how frequently does a blogger need to publish content in order to make a true dent in their marketing results? Wouldn't it be great to have some blogging benchmarks to go by?

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Advertising Benchmark Business Blogging Business Landing Pages 28

Hubspot

MAY 23, 2013

Lately, the whole marketing community is abuzz about content. Content is a necessity for any successful inbound marketing strategy, and with more and more marketers creating it, it''s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the barrage of content out there -- a lot of which is, well. And rightfully so.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Generating traffic to your website and blog is all well and good, but if you're a B2B company, chances are traffic isn't enough. In your case, turning traffic into leads and ultimately sales is where it's at. How to Convert Traffic to a Sale. How to Use Social Media Monitoring Tools for Outreach Marketing.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Many business bloggers have learned that their blog is one of their most crucial inbound marketing assets. Not only do companies that blog generate 55% more web traffic, but 57% of businesses have also won a customer through their blog. Explain the blog's objective.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 1, 2011

This is an excerpt from HubSpot's ebook, " An Introduction to Business Blogging." Download the complete ebook for more marketing tips about business blogging. Business blogging without measuring results is a complete waste of time. Visits are the count of people who actually read your blog content.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Let's say that a couple of months ago, you decided to really start drinking the inbound marketing Kool-Aid, and you took the plunge: you started a business blog. 12 Reasons Your Blog is Failing. Feel free to create a completely separate company news and product blog and talk about yourself all you want.

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Hubspot

MAY 12, 2010

Great business blogs have to walk a fine line: they have to create value for current and prospective customers while at the same time supporting a strategy that provides business growth. Business blogs are often measured by very different metrics than blogs that function as media outlets.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 16, 2012

Creating remarkable content is one of the core components of inbound marketing, and one of the best ways to generate a steady flow of fresh content is by publishing a business blog. Mistake (And Why It Hurts): Your blog is published on its own domain, separate from your company’s main website.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Having trouble wrapping your head all the way around inbound marketing? The links below will give you access to the best HubSpot ebooks of the last 18 months -- and they're organized in a way that makes it clear how they fit into the core inbound marketing methodology. Inbound Marketing Ebooks.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Turning your blog into a lead generation engine is no easy feat, but it is worthwhile and—better yet—completely achievable. In fact, marketers who consistently blog see 67 percent more leads than those who don’t. And 57 percent of marketers say they have “ gained customers specifically through blogging.”

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Hubspot

JUNE 25, 2012

Do you consider your business to be "niche?" If so, inbound marketing was made for you! Think about it: if you're in a niche industry, any large-scale outbound marketing initiatives (TV ads, billboards, newspaper ads) will reach an audience that is 99% irrelevant to your business.

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Inbound Marketing Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 28

Hubspot

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Inbound marketing takes time, but most marketers only have a few hours in the schedule that they can carve out for inbound marketing, which can make prioritizing activites extremely difficult. If you only have a few hours to dedicate to inbound marketing per week, how should you allocate your time?

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Marketing Mix Inbound Marketing Allocation Work Management 28

Hubspot

JANUARY 3, 2011

So you've made the decision to start a business blog. A blog is a powerful tool to help your business get found online, increase organic traffic, and generate leads and customers. But before you dive head-first into the blogosphere, it's important to take precaution when evaluating blogging software options.

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Business Blogging Marketing Management Software Features 28

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Blogs and podcasts are both powerhouse marketing tools. Company blogs are well-established inbound marketing channels, while business podcasts are the up-and-comers garnering a lot of excitement in the industry. A few stats in the blog corner: 59% of marketers find business blogging valuable.

CMS Development 101

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Yes, as an inbound marketer, your blog content has to be amazing. As a business becoming a blogging machine, it is easy to focus 100% on content and ignore valuable design elements of your blog that can act as powerful boosters of traffic and leads of your business.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

How does one generate high quality, educated leads, not just site visitors on a marketing budget that is less than 1% of the projected revenue? How does one generate high quality, educated leads, not just site visitors on a marketing budget that is less than 1% of the projected revenue? All I can say is WOW!

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Hubspot

AUGUST 16, 2012

It probably won't come as a surprise to you that business blogging is an indispensable component to seeing success with inbound marketing. You need content to appear in search results, generate page views, and increase your brand equity as a thought leader.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

This post, along with 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 and 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 previously published here, provide a solid foundation for that understanding. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? Marketing Charts ). 92% of U.S.

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Hubspot

JUNE 1, 2010

Are you sick of business blogging ? Do you feel like you brain is empty and out of ideas for blog posts? A good way to solve this problem to create valuable blog content is by looking through your email or checking with your sales and support teams to generate a list of common customer questions.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

In my conversations over the past few months, I have noticed a growing acceptance of blog sites among manufacturers, industrial distributors and engineering services companies. Blog sites as inbound marketing hubs. Industrial companies have realized the importance of inbound marketing and its impact on lead generation.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 20, 2018

The original term “weblog” was shortened to just “blog” a year later, and that term was named Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2004. Business blogging is now commonplace. Three-quarters of B2B marketers and 61% of their B2C counterparts use blogs as part of their social media content.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This shift has put increased pressure on B2B marketers to execute a strategy focused on demand generation and growing the lead pool. As a B2B marketing manager, how do you deal with changing digital trends in marketing and deliver the type of growth your organization expects? The answer: inbound marketing.

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Inbound Marketing Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Peer-to-peer 105

Hubspot

JULY 23, 2010

Call-to-Actions – Your blog should be a lead generating machine. Great blog call-to-actions are action oriented, positive, clear, and direct. The same way you want to know how your website is succeeding, you'll also want to know what's working on your blog. Blog Checklist. She also blogs at www.rchurt.com.

Business Blogging 28

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Hubspot

JANUARY 2, 2013

The first place I always start when evaluating a business' marketing is figuring out where the heck all their site traffic, leads, and customers come from. Organic search traffic used to just mean the amount of traffic that came to your site via someone who found your site using a search engine. 2) Referrals.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 22, 2011

If there is one important takeaway from this exercise, it is that blog posts live forever and continue to attract traffic long after they have been posted. That’s the power of inbound marketing with content. Thought Leadership: Marketing Engineering Services with Technical Articles.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve compiled these based on a combination of the traffic, time spent on the page etc. from my Google Analytics, the number of inbound links received, retweets and other social sharing. Marketing Automation vs. Inbound Marketing. Just like any marketing tactic or tool, there are pros and cons.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Most marketers these days recognize that inbound marketing is a critical component of lead generation. A recent study released by the Hinge Research Institute revealed a remarkable correlation between profitability and online lead generation among professional services firms. Business Blogging.

Online Lead Generation 28

Online Lead Generation Lead Generation Paid Search Agency Banner Ads 28

PureB2B

JUNE 13, 2017

From managing your day-to-day content to creating landing pages for your website, marketing automation platforms are your all-in-one tool. If you want to drive traffic to your website, set up marketing campaigns, or inbound marketing strategies these kinds of software have the function for you.

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I am seeing more manufacturers and industrial companies willing to try inbound marketing with content. They all want to either add a blog to their static industrial websites or convert them into dynamic blog sites. However, a blog site with a fully integrated blog has many advantages over the retrofit option.

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