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Thought Leadership Best Practices: Research On How To Show Your Expertise

Marketing Insider Group

Thought leadership makes a lot of sense in most B2B content marketing scenarios, typically because the buying cycle is longer and may require multiple approvals. Find ways for your SME to network with these journalists so when they need a quote from an expert, they’ll reach out.

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B2B Marketers Go for a Win with Customer Retention

Marketing Interactions

Just as your marketing programs nurture net-new buyers across lengthy buying cycles, retention programs must kick in after onboarding and continue across the customer lifecycle. Your account manager and SME are the moderators there to help draw out the value scenario and answer questions that may arise.

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Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Industrial Marketing Today

Creating effective marketing content requires a well-rounded skill set that includes researching, interviewing subject matter experts (SME), customers, and internal stakeholders, compiling all that information into cohesive content and a basic understanding of any existing content management system (CMS) to update your online content library.

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How to Establish Trust at First Contact with A B2B Lead over Email

Valasys

Projective yourself as the Subject Matter Experts (SME) is an effective strategy to establish trust at first contact with a B2B lead over email. The intent data can help improving the personalization quotient of the email marketing endeavors.

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Persona Research: Support Buyer-Focused Content with New Insights

Content4Demand

Use as many as you can. Taking your research to external sources will help you develop even richer personas. You can usually gather the best information by talking directly to your customers.

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The Biggest Challenge in Creating and Marketing White Papers

Ambal's Amusings

The biggest challenge in white paper development and marketing is constructing a formal process that translates raw Subject Matter Expert (SME) interviews or online research information into a compelling white paper sufficient to generate high quality business leads and/or a greater number of social media followers.

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Killer Questions to Ask Before Starting a White Paper Project

Ambal's Amusings

This is certainly a question that every white paper writer asks, but such a question can be taken in one of two different directions: Either questions to ask yourself before starting a white paper project or questions to ask of your subject matter expert (SME) as part of the white paper development process. ” Stephanie Tilton's Bio.

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