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The B2B case for retention marketing: 7 key tactics

Martech

Thus, retention is gaining traction again as a strategic B2B marketing priority. Buyers may place orders on their phones but still buy for their companies. So, our strategies and tactics in B2B not going to be the discounts, points and perks you’ll find in consumer retention marketing. McDonald’s phrase “Fries with that?”

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Unlocking Growth: The Power of Customer Marketing in B2B

Modern B2B

With contract durations being between 1 year and 5 years, it’s usually customer service or account management that look after them post-sale – and in effect, the marketing almost comes to a halt. The lifecycle marketing approaches take into consideration retention as this is a fundamental part of the business’ targets.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. To paraphrase Tina Turner , we don’t need another acronym.

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In Defense of Unsolicited Email

The Point

Over at marketing automation firm Marketo , CEO Phil Fernandez just wrote a full-throated rant against the evils of unsolicited email and purchased email lists used indiscriminately: “How does anyone think that these are sensible emails to send to the CEO of a fast-growing public company? Those days are long gone.

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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. But most social media types aren’t Paul Gillin. they shout.

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Segmentation, Social Media Drive Lead Nurturing Success for iDirect

The Point

The company must direct end user inquiries promptly and efficiently to the sales channel, while responding to prospective partners and end users with a message tailored to iDirect’s specific experience in that company’s market. Leveraging social media to help maintain mindshare, keep prospects informed.

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How Does Content Marketing Help with SEO?

Webbiquity

This is why content marketing and SEO work best when a strategy is put in place to implement both simultaneously. We all know that your business’s keywords need to be featured in a number of places on your website in order to have a better chance ranking for them. Content marketing can do this for you. Twitter: @ CustardMedia.

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