The Forward Observer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

High-Impact Content Marketing: Strategies to Make Your Content Intentional, Engaging, and Effective by Purna Virji About the Book Create meaningful engagement, drive conversion rates and boost customer retention with this crucial resource to unlocking the true potential of your content marketing strategy.

Planning 130

Planning Top of Funnel Content Marketing PPC 130

Contently

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Video is now the main way people consume content online. Much of that video content is pure entertainment , but consumers are itching for branded videos. In response, brands are investing more in video marketing content than ever to meet such strong engagement and potential ROI. What’s the takeaway for viewers?

Top of Funnel 198

Top of Funnel Video Marketing Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 198

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 28, 2021

As B2B marketers continue to target multiple key objectives, new research indicates that customer engagement and experience remain at the top of the list. In terms of the digital customer experience, social media (57%) appears to have the most impact on overall strategic success, according to B2B marketers.

B2B Marketing 296

B2B Marketing B2B Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels 296

Martech

MAY 16, 2024

Brands are interested because of the deep penetration that CTV and digital video have with U.S. Dig deeper: IAB NewFronts rings in the age of digital video dominance Here are three key reasons behind this growth in digital video and the numbers behind them. Image: IAB, “2024 Digital Ad Spend & Strategy Report.”

Marketing Budget 98

Marketing Budget Video Marketing Ad Exchange Multi-Channel 98

illumin

JANUARY 9, 2024

As an integral part of a full-funnel marketing experience, retail media aims to target consumers at or near the place of purchase, encouraging conversion. Lower-funnel activities like this are important for engaging customers throughout their buying journey and in retaining brand interest after a purchase has been made.

Top of Funnel 105

Top of Funnel Advertising Agencies Funnel Advertising Emarketing 105

Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The digital era has led to changes in the way brands market their products and services. With a holistic perception of buyer intent in your business, your marketing and sales teams can improve the lead-qualification process and enhance sales conversions. The Shift to Customer-Centric Marketing. In 2019, 90% of all U.S.

Buyer Intent 357

Buyer Intent Intent Work Management Marketing Management 357

Content Standard

APRIL 16, 2024

With advertising costs continuing to rise, marketers are leaning again into SEO as a more sustainable and cost-effective solution to overshadow the competition, grow brand awareness, and feed the digital funnel. Intense pressure to optimize spend amid economic uncertainty. Ownable IP: Per the latest guidance from the U.S.

Marketing AI 99

Marketing AI SEO Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 99

Choozle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paid search advertising is a highly effective lower-funnel channel that reaches potential customers when they are close to conversion. Research by Google and Microsoft Advertising – the two largest paid search platforms – found that paid search ads can also raise brand awareness by as much as 80%. Think about it….

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Paid Content Paid Search Agency Funnel Advertising 80

Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

But the long-running effects of digital disruption, coupled with the sudden shock of COVID-driven remote work, have changed the game. Because awareness has already been established, lead generation strategies typically are activated in the second stage of the sales funnel — interest. Why Invest in B2B Lead Generation?

Ideal Customer Profiles 130

Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Lead Generation Sales Management 130

The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. This knowledge forms the foundation of your digital marketing efforts.

Paid Content 97

Paid Content Sales Management B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 97

ClickZ

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In this second installment of our series on the best channels, platforms, and strategies for success in ecommerce for 2023, we take a closer look at Meta’s impressive performance in digital advertising. I also discuss what makes it great for top-of-the-funnel brand awareness.

Top of Funnel 124

Top of Funnel ROAS Digital Marketing Funnels Funnel Advertising 124

Contently

MARCH 26, 2021

Want to feel depressed about marketing? So why are marketers still pumping nearly $100 million in display ads this year? While traditional advertising—television, billboards, radio, sponsorships—could only be correlated with sales, display advertising promised marketers the dream of something that had long eluded them: precision.

Top of Funnel 196

Top of Funnel Display Paid Search Agency Ads 196

Zoominfo

MARCH 9, 2021

Marketing teams work in a cross-functional capacity to develop ongoing, omni-channel strategies that utilize a portfolio of tactics to connect value propositions to the right audience. While the two terms are somewhat synonymous, demand generation strategies span the entire funnel. Demand Gen = Sales + Marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 225

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Top of Funnel Demand 225

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

Marketing Budget 288

Marketing Budget Paid Content Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation 288

Choozle

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the non-stop scroll of the digital world of today, capturing the attention of your audience is a challenging endeavor. seconds on mobile content, the competition for engagement is fierce. We emphasize that creative should not be an afterthought but a fundamental pillar of effective advertising.

Creativity 79

Creativity Funnel Advertising Digital Marketing Funnels Mobile Advertising 79

Contently

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

” The question came from a strategy colleague when I was helping a brand staff its new content studio. I’ve heard variations of it from marketers, freelancers, journalists, and students looking to start their careers. Sure, writing is at the core of multiple marketing jobs, but there are key distinctions.

Copywriting 218

Copywriting Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Content Marketing 218

Martech

MAY 10, 2024

Left to right: Hosts Charlamagne tha God and Jess Hilarious, Will Pearson, President, iHeartPodcasts and Conal Byrne, CEO, iHeartMedia Digital Group in New York. Podcasts are bouncing back from last year’s slowdown with digital audio publishers, tech partners and brands innovating to build deep relationships with listeners.

Advertising Agencies 82

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Funnel Advertising Lead Ranking 82

illumin

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

YouTube is a digital advertising powerhouse and has been since its founding in 2005, and so are the creators on its platform. User creation is the heart of the video-sharing site’s business model, and it should be at the heart of advertisers’ strategy too. However, there is a relationship between the two.

Youtube 105

Youtube Advertisements Advertising Brand Identity 105

Contently

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A common mantra at Content Marketing World, the aggressively orange extravaganza held in Cleveland every September, is that marketers need to think more like journalists. But for the past year, I’ve been a journalist trying to think more like a marketer. Content marketing remains obsessed with audience building.

Top of Funnel 164

Top of Funnel Funnel Advertising Content Marketing Digital Marketing Funnels 164

Choozle

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As customer expectations and behaviors change, brands must adapt their omnichannel marketing plans and key performance indicators (KPIs) to stay relevant. According to Salesforce’s State of Marketing report, 78% of marketing organizations have shifted their metrics due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Relevance 85

Relevance Digital Marketing Funnels Funnel Advertising Customer Satisfaction 85

Choozle

JUNE 2, 2022

Engaging, insightful, captivating content is at the core of effective digital advertising. Successful advertising content needs to create an experience that engages users quickly while providing them with the value they are seeking. What if they were instead at the center of the marketing strategy?

Top of Funnel 76

Top of Funnel Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Funnel Advertising 76

FunnelEnvy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Anyone working in marketing today is probably aware of the importance of creating content. Thanks to the growth of content marketing over the last decade or so companies in every field are rushing to produce content they believe will drive revenue and improve their brand awareness among their target audience.

Top of Funnel 73

Top of Funnel Digital Marketing Funnels Marketing Funnels Work Management 73

ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

At ClearVoice, we understand that not all people are content people. Heck, not all marketing people are content people. Marketing is the tip of the spear for driving growth and new customer acquisition. Even in mature businesses, it’s tempting to funnel a lot of budget into short-term, paid campaigns for quick wins.

Paid Content 92

Paid Content Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management 92

ClearVoice

AUGUST 7, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive digital landscape, capturing your audience’s attention early in their decision journey is absolutely essential. For marketers, the first step in capturing that attention lies at the top of the sales funnel. That’s where TOFU content shines.

Top of Funnel 52

Top of Funnel Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 52

Stevens & Tate

MARCH 31, 2024

Step right into our March 2024 of “What’s Trending,” your gateway to the latest in marketing trends and insights. Stay informed and ahead of the game with our collection of marketing trends and reports for the 2024 year. These changes mean marketers and SEO experts need to rethink how they do things online.

Trends 59

Trends Allocation Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 59

Contently

AUGUST 5, 2020

Contently Case Stories tell the story behind the amazing work Contently customers are doing. On March 11, the content team at MD Financial was finalizing their Q2 content plan, built around themes like spring cleaning your finances and home-buying season. The COVID content strategy. We’re always here.”

Top of Funnel 199

Top of Funnel SME Marketing & Strategy Budget Programs 199

Content Standard

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A Content Disrupted podcast with guest Todd Unger, Chief Experience Officer and SVP of Marketing and Member Experience at the American Medical Association. Digital behavior is full of contradictions. We expect to absorb information in seconds, yet we’ll spend hours binging content we find interesting in the moment.

Storytelling 81

Storytelling Digital Marketing Funnels Brand Identity Branding 81

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 (..)

Marketing Analytics Tools 135

Marketing Analytics Tools Marketing AI Top of Funnel B2B Marketing 135

ClearVoice

JANUARY 2, 2024

Content marketing often yields a higher Return on Investment (ROI) than traditional advertising, especially as the marketing landscape shifts towards digital, customer-centric approaches. Limitations and Challenges Traditional advertising includes the following challenges and limitations.

ROI 52

ROI Advertisements Advertising Marketing Automation Services 52

Outgrow

JANUARY 9, 2021

How to Create Content Engagement Strategy With the Right Metrics. Content engagement is often taken as the holy grail for many marketers. Looking at content analytics can help determine if a strategy is working and make any adjustments necessary. But they can be valueless if they don’t fit in your marketing funnel.

Top of Funnel 105

Top of Funnel Marketing & Strategy Funnel Advertising Advertising Funnels 105

Digilant

APRIL 23, 2024

In today’s screen-obsessed world, digital audio isn’t always at the forefront of marketing conversations—but it should be. adults are spending with digital audio has been growing for years. In fact, in 2024 , the average daily time spent with digital audio in the U.S. The amount of time that U.S.

Advertising Agencies 52

Advertising Agencies Advertisements Advertising Top of Funnel 52

Heinz Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing 2023 is already hitting companies pretty hard – specifically bringing several challenges for B2B marketers, one of which is budget cuts. However, there are several strategies that B2B marketers can use to work around budget cuts and continue to achieve their goals.

Marketing Budget 111

Marketing Budget B2B Thought Leadership Top of Funnel Allocation 111

Martech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s been said, ad nauseam, that content is king. And, in our hyper-connected world where everyone is fighting for attention, good content is what drives good experiences. . Businesses use content marketing strategies to generate brand awareness, educate prospects and customers and establish credibility.

Digital Asset Management 128

Digital Asset Management Paid Content Work Management Marketing Management 128

B2B Digital Marketer

MARCH 28, 2024

Insights From a Google Insider Mastering B2B Paid Advertising In the fast-evolving digital landscape, mastering the art of B2B paid advertising has never been more critical. Prepare to debunk myths , grasp future trends, and refine your advertising approach for unparalleled success.

Paid Search Agency 52

Paid Search Agency Ads B2B Advertising Agencies 52

Digilant

MARCH 6, 2024

Welcome back to our journey through the evolving digital advertising landscape as we venture towards a cookieless future. As described by Farris, first-party data has emerged as the cornerstone of future digital marketing strategies.

Advertisements 59

Advertisements Advertising Funnel Advertising Lead Ranking 59

Martech

JANUARY 30, 2024

How do you do digital marketing without third-party cookies? How will it impact your marketing and your marketing technology? Despite several years of warnings, half of marketing professionals don’t think their organizations are ready for deprecation, according to a study by Basis Technologies.

Paid Search Agency 117

Paid Search Agency Marketing Attribution Top of Funnel Companies 117

Martech

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, yesterday reported its revenue rose 5% in the latest quarter after two straight quarters of declines on a rebound in the digital advertising market. The company cautioned the ad market remains volatile, pointing to the impact of war in the Middle East. Get MarTech! In your inbox.

Paid Search Agency 107

Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Advertising Agencies Ads 107