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B2B Content Marketing > Going Bold or Fading to Beige?

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If this doesn’t concern you as a B2B content marketer, it should. B2B content is plentiful. Just not content that’s meaningful, provocative, or forward-thinking. Risk Aversion: The Kiss of Beige for B2B Content Marketing There’s a false sense of security in the status quo. They’re creating content for anyone.

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Content-Driven Conversations: The Future of B2B Engagement

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Marketers say one of their biggest challenges is creating content that engages and compels their buyers. The future will not only depend on engagement, but on continuous, content-driven conversations that result in buying decisions in your favor. Content-Driven Conversations Rely on Nuance. Dry content won’t cut it.

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Quit Poking the Bear with Gated B2B Content

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To gate or not to gate your B2B content? Forrester finds that buyer interactions have increased to 27 (across both marketing and sales) from 17 only two years ago. It will help to identify when and why to gate B2B content and when to set it free. Gating content is done to collect buyer contact information.

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Marketers Need a Mindset Reset for B2B Personalization

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Despite marketers’ best intentions, nearly half say delivering personalized and relevant content is a top business challenge. However, personalization remains a priority for B2B marketing executives, with 52% planning to increase spending on content marketing and personalization technology to get this right.

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B2B Brand Marketing & Demand Gen: Better Together

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According to Forrester, only 22% of B2B companies have fully integrated their brand and demand marketing functions. OK, it’s hot and I’m hungry. But you get the idea. After all – the story is the story. If it’s not consistent from brand to demand, you’ve got a problem—and so do your buyers. Various research has drawn a line between the two.

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3 Pivots B2B Marketing Strategies Need to Create Compelling Experiences

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It’s also the reason why effectiveness with content marketing is in question for many B2B organizations. According to Forrester, two-thirds of CMOs are now responsible for customer experience. Making these three pivots is essential to ensuring that the way we apply content marketing to build B2B customer experiences is productive.

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The Relevance Maturity Matrix Helps B2B Marketers Close the Gap

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According to Forrester Principal Analyst Mary Shea, “Your buyers want contextual interactions with both human and digital assets across a holistic, but non-linear journey.”. Only 42% of B2B buyers say it’s easy to find the next piece of relevant content , according to research from LookBookHQ (Now PathFactory).