Martech

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

For those that prefer quick reads, here are some of my all-time favorite tips: Be sure to articulate the costs and impact of doing nothing at all in any business case. Pay more attention to developing human-centered business scenarios than “checklist” requirements. And ping me on LinkedIn if you have any questions.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. This week’s show is entitled, “ Edelman and LinkedIn’s 2022 B2B Thought Leadership Impact Report “ and my guest is Ben Laws , EVP & Deputy U.S. We can call you out. Thanks for having me.

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Webbiquity

JULY 6, 2010

How to Write an Ad Agency RFP. Small companies don’t bother with agency RFPs (nor should they) and even mid-sized companies use them less today than in the past. At its core, social media is not about doing new things, but about doing things you’ve always done as a business person differently.&#. Share this on LinkedIn.

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Circle Studio

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Business development activities performed by A/E/C firm leaders, project managers and dedicated staff play a vital role in building relationships and filling a firm’s pipeline. There is a tendency for many tasked with business development to “always be closing” wherever and whenever they have a chance to interact with a potential client.

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BenchmarkONE

JULY 19, 2019

Back in the good old days, marketing a small business meant putting up a billboard, taking out a few newspaper ads, and trusting that customers would tell each other about their good experiences through word of mouth. Fortunately, you don’t have to be an expert in marketing to get impressive results for your business. Set Your Tone.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 19, 2020

But even if your agency doesn’t offer social media services to clients, don’t overlook social for your own business. . Before a prospective client sends an RFP, they want to know what your agency is capable of. Share your case studies in industry LinkedIn and Facebook Groups. Generate leads and new business.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 10, 2020

Vertical content is a piece of content that appeals to a business niche. Both core content and vertical content are closely aligned with business goals. LinkedIn offers the following insights — great jumping-off points for vertical content guidance. What is vertical content? But, don’t forget social media analytics as well.

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Golden Spiral

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It’s an investment and a long-term commitment — much like a lease on a new location for your business or hiring someone for your executive team. In addition to interviews, make sure to check out the company on LinkedIn and look at the individual profiles of their employees. The process of requesting a proposal is changing.

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Hubspot

APRIL 26, 2023

And even if you turn down an RFP, that doesn’t mean the opportunity is lost. "If They stop returning your calls, answering your emails, or responding to your LinkedIn messages. When you walk away from the prospects who aren’t right for your business, you’ll be able to focus on the prospects who are. They go dark.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 22, 2015

Yes, helping to frame the business opportunity and presenting features and benefits are essential. They certainly are NOT going through their summer reading list when they are online; they are busy working. Provide the type of content to get you found early in the buying process on LinkedIn, Twitter and Google Search.

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Metadata

JANUARY 25, 2023

Open your LinkedIn and you’ll likely see plenty of posts talking lead generation vs demand generation—with demand gen talking the W every time. So long are the days when an interested party will take a warp pipe, land on a page, and say, “Hey, let’s do business.” Why are strategies shifting now?

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nDash

APRIL 13, 2021

While content marketing already represented a significant percentage of both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) budgets, when the pandemic hit in 2020 even more dollars began to be channeled into the digital environment—including content marketing. 4) Fiverr.com, Guru.com, Upwork.com, and The Like.

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B2B Marketing Directions

AUGUST 6, 2017

Poor thought leadership, on the other hand, will result in lost business opportunities. These are some of the major findings of a recent study by Edelman and LinkedIn. How Thought Leadership Impacts B2B Demand Generation was based on a survey of 1,329 business decision makers representing a wide range of industries and company sizes.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Every business that uses the Internet to attract customers needs a content strategy and needs to devote some resources to keeping it current. Deal with it – it’s just another cost of doing business. Many companies have already gotten the message, if the job ads on LinkedIn are any indication (and they are).

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Pam Didner

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If your offering is designed for small/medium-sized businesses, you would not want to target companies with 80,000 employees! In the B2B world, marketing creates tons of content. But all of that content could do so much more. Content plays a vital role in selling complex technology. Firmographic data refers to the attributes of the company.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Every company now uses a collection of cloud-based apps to run nearly every facet of their business. The term “tech stack” has entered everyday business conversations to describe these collections of tools. According to data from Blissfully , businesses with 101-250 employees have an average of 99 SaaS app subscriptions.

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Golden Spiral

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

It’s an investment and a long-term commitment — much like a lease on a new location for your business or hiring someone for your executive team. In addition to interviews, make sure to check out the company on LinkedIn and look at the individual profiles of their employees. The process of requesting a proposal is changing.

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Hinge Marketing

MAY 20, 2019

The Internet has become so much a part of our personal and professional lives, that it has changed the way businesses find and select service firms. Or a business is in need of a particular service. An RFP is sent out to a broad swath of prospective service providers. Responses flood in. Social media. E-newsletters.

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Golden Spiral

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

It’s an investment and a long-term commitment — much like a lease on a new location for your business or hiring someone for your executive team. In addition to interviews, make sure to check out the company on LinkedIn and look at the individual profiles of their employees. The process of requesting a proposal is changing.

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Hinge Marketing

APRIL 21, 2016

Many firms struggle with how to align each client experience with the promises made by the business development staff. Long before the RFP comes out, you have demonstrated your firm’s ability to: Listen to their needs and challenges. Join us on LinkedIn for more insights and resources on lead generation. How Hinge Can Help.

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SnapApp

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The Harvard Business Review notes, “The way we think about brands needs to change. Check out these stats: 39% of respondents in an Edelman study said thought leadership got companies invited to submit an RFP for work — and 47% said it played a role in awarding those contracts. In the past, they were objects or concepts.

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Hinge Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2014

Last month, San Antonio was the meeting ground for hundreds of professional services marketers and business development professionals. The undeniable, and new reality for A/E/C firms: to continue growth of new business, they need to demonstrate their power – differentiation. On LinkedIn or Google+? Diversity grows.

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Hinge Marketing

AUGUST 12, 2015

Your professional services firm’s website is often the centerpiece of your marketing and business development strategies. Make it simple for a prospect to spread your word on platforms such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ by placing social media sharing buttons on your blog posts and other pages that include shareable content.

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Belkins

JANUARY 24, 2020

The success of each business depends on the wholesomeness of its structure and understanding of the company’s workflow. However, at least 68% of businesses that don’t identify the stages of their sales funnel in advance lose 60% of their potential buyers. By 2018, only 56% of B2B companies managed to hit the five-year mark.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Agencies like BlissPR (NYC, and a client), Bailey Gardiner (San Diego, and a former client), MLT Creative (Atlanta), White Horse (Portland), and even big guys like Edelman (everywhere) have transformed their business development process partially through a serious commitment to sharp content and online engagement. It Starts at the Top.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

To find the event technology that meets your needs and fits seamlessly into your technology stack, download our event RFP template. #4 Offer matchmaking services that pair people with common interests or complementary businesses. This promotes your event after it ends and builds excitement for next year. Request a demo today.

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Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Look for someone outside of the marketing function within your organization that really “gets” it or that has a particular interest or knack for business development. It allows you to see how your marketing efforts work together to support your new business pipeline.

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Hinge Marketing

APRIL 15, 2015

Even when you issue an RFP, it may not include exactly what you need or hit the right notes. On Google+ or LinkedIn? Follow us +HingeMarketing and join us on LinkedIn. It’s one thing to read it through, but even better when you have the chance to ask questions to the proposing firm. Let us know in the comments!

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Hinge Marketing

MARCH 14, 2016

The Internet has become so much a part of our personal and professional lives, that it has changed the way businesses find and select service firms. Or a business is in need of a particular service. An RFP is sent out to a broad swath of prospective service providers. Responses flood in. Social media. E-newsletters.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Hand over sales-ready leads to sales – your sales team may provide them with additional content such as data and price sheets, set up an online or a face-to-face demo and ultimately move them to the RFP/RFQ stage. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

7 Reasons Every Business Needs to Twitter - WebMarketCentral , January 11, 2010 Despite the fact that Twitter has more than 32 million users , has received massive publicity from both celebrities and government , and produced remarkable results for companies like Dell and Zappos , many business executives still don’t “get&# Twitter.

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Heinz Marketing

MARCH 6, 2023

Pacific on LinkedIn (also on demand) you can find the transcription and recording here on the blog every Monday morning. If you are watching this episode live on LinkedIn, we’re so happy to have you here in the middle of your workday. Rishi: Yeah, so you can definitely follow me on LinkedIn. Rishi: Yes.

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Biznology

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Many social media and social selling experts say “volume” is the key to success on social media platforms like LinkedIn. And, the same thing happens when you do not take a rifle approach and focus on targeted audiences on LinkedIn. So, why aren’t we taking an account-based marketing and selling approach on LinkedIn?

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B2B Digital Marketer

OCTOBER 5, 2020

He has been featured in Success Magazine, Fox Radio, and big stage events, and has trained tens of thousands of business leaders across the country on the best ways to leverage digital marketing for their businesses. For more information on Paul’s background visit his LinkedIn profile – [link]. Paul’s LinkedIn: [link].

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 31, 2018

” So if you go G2, find your favorite marketing application, you can actually click on a button and it shows you your number one connections on LinkedIn that left a review. For very big projects, it could be part of an RFP process. That’s the missing link, “Does it work, and who else in my network uses it?”

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Circle Studio

OCTOBER 19, 2017

A recent study by Edelman and LinkedIn revealed that thought leadership content containing valuable insights plays an important role throughout the entire B2B buyer’s journey—from firm awareness to consideration and selection. Insightful content can earn new RFP opportunities. Thought leadership is a double-edged sword.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2022

Their third service line is operational business consulting. Municipal audiences, on the other hand, were targeted with LinkedIn content distribution promotions that allowed Woodard and Curran to stay in front of their audience even during RFP blackout periods. Understand the business situation your firm is facing.

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