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The Backbone of Marketing Success: Why Marketers Need BANT Leads

PureB2B

By aligning marketing and sales, improving lead quality, and making efficient use of resources, BANT leads play a pivotal role in marketing success.

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What is Email MTA, and How Does it Work?

SendX

Bare with us for a moment as we geek out on email MTAs. We feel it’s important to understand what email MTA means if you’re working on email marketing platforms. Because of this, we’re going to spend this article educating you on a not-so-exciting element of what it is we do here. But, we think if you can hang in there until the end of the post you will learn a thing or two!

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How to Understand Your Audience and Tweak Your Content Strategy Accordingly

Marketing Insider Group

There’s something interesting you should know about B2B companies and their content strategies. Most of them are doing it at a basic, functional level. They’re focusing on what each part of their business needs, tailoring their content to these specific areas. But here’s the catch – not many have a strategy that covers the whole business.

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Does Your Growth Strategy Need an Intervention?

Vision Edge Marketing

Profitable growth is a fundamental goal for every company. Whether you are a startup or a well-established corporation, planning and implementing a growth strategy is essential. But what exactly is a growth strategy, and how can you ensure it’s effective? I cannot stress enough the importance of a customer-centric strategy if you aspire to achieve profitable growth.

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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Salesforce and Google Release AI-powered Commerce Tools with B2B Implications

ANNUITAS

Overview During the National Retail Federation’s NFR 24 conference, Salesforce and Google released a slew of AI-powered tools aimed at reducing go-to-market (GTM) friction. These include for Salesforce some new Web page designer tools to optimize commerce conversions and reduce returns, as well as new product catalog, referral and loyalty management tools.

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Learn to Use the Percentage of Sales Method to Improve Your Forecasting

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

When forecasting your company’s financial future, the right calculations can make the difference between on-target projections and missed opportunities. You might think you know when your sales are up or down (and how that affects the bottom line), but are you using the right formula? If you’re unsure, look no further: The percentage of sales method is one of the most easiest ways to calculate forecasts, according to Harvard Business Review.

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How one tech company is doing marketing without cookies

Martech

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. Sentry.io got rid of all advertising and tracking cookies last July.

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Have Google and Yahoo found email marketers’ Achilles heel?

illumin

Google and Yahoo will update their email policies in February 2024 to reduce spam and improve customers’ experience. But how will this impact email marketers? Will these changes add blockades to your email marketing strategy in 2024? The short answer is no, as long as you’ve followed email marketing best practices. The organizations the policies impact are the ones who’ve irresponsibly collected or bought email lists, and whose strategies rely on mass emailing rather than strategic, targeted co

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Email marketing is changing: Catch up with this master class

Martech

“Email marketing is continually changing — not because the technology is changing, but because of consumers, their expectations, and how they use email changes. As marketers, we need to adapt to that.” That’s the message Kath Pay will be hammering home, alongside fellow MarTech contributor Ryan Phelan , in the upcoming two-day master class, “Excelling in email marketing.” The master class is aimed at email marketers with one or two year’s experience under thei

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The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers

In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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B2B Email Marketing Trends, Best Practices, and Tips 

BOP Design

Draft, schedule, send, repeat. If this describes your firm’s email marketing strategy, it’s time to step into the light and. The post B2B Email Marketing Trends, Best Practices, and Tips appeared first on Bop Design.

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Integrate launches new Performance Center

Martech

Integrate, the B2B demand gen and management platform, today announced the launch of a new Performance Center. The center is intended to accelerate and optimize marketing decision-making. The driver behind the innovation is the finding that 50% of U.S. and U.K. B2B marketers identify budget constraints as their main challenge. Brands are adapting to fewer resources by consolidating teams and job responsibilities (79%), cutting travel budgets (33%), and relying on agencies (33%).

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Don’t Hide — Mine Your Brand’s Flaws for Storytelling Gold

Content Marketing Institute

Your brand strives for perfection, whether it’s the company’s public image, a seamless campaign message, or flawless email distribution. But your brand has flaws, and that’s a lesson every brand storyteller must learn.

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How to build customer trust through data privacy and security

Martech

Advancements in data and technology are meant to make our lives easier. Martech promises task automation, optimized workflows and improved digital experiences, but it also creates opportunities for bad actors and cybercriminals. Safeguarding consumer data is crucial for your business’s success and reputation in 2024. Data security is essential for building and preserving customer trust.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Best practices for multicultural marketing

SmartBrief - Marketing

Multicultural marketing in the US is expected to grow 8% in 2024, per PQ Media , though it’ll still account for less than 6% of total marketing spending this year. While 8% growth is definitely not bad, it’s still underwhelming, considering the US Census Bureau expects the country to be “minority white” in about 20 years. And, you don’t have to wait that long for some age groups.

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Website Redesign: Your Brand-New Website Is Just the Beginning

CMSWire

Once the website launches, the real work begins, instead of the end of the journey, this is just the starting point. Continue reading.

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How to Optimize Your Brand for Social Media Search

Brandwatch Marketing

Social media SEO is a hot topic, with millions of consumers using social media to search for their next favorite product. Here's what you need to know.

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Identifying and implementing new B2B martech: Learnings from CMOs

Modern B2B

Identifying technology to support marketing Despite a newfound agility and openness to learn, larger organisations (1,000+ employees) inherently face challenges when implementing new strategies and technologies, according to our research. The dynamic nature of the marketplace means adaptability is key, but this can sometimes conflict with long-standing organisational habits or cultural resistance.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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You’ve Got an Enterprise LLM – Now What?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Large companies are investing in enterprise LLMs, left and right. Why? These LLMs lay the foundation for AI tools that can chat with shoppers, detect fraud, diagnose medical issues, and much more. Want to translate a product explainer in 10 languages in minutes, while staying true to your brand voice and tone? An enterprise large language model (LLM) can do that.

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Let’s get digital

SmartBrief - Marketing

Developments in IPTV standards from region to region Customers stereotypically change channels all the time, but TV channels have done a lot of changing themselves in the last few years. As streaming and linear programming converge, viewers want better audio and video quality, technology improves and climate change makes alert systems crucial, nations around the world have pursued upgrades to their digital TV standards.

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Data Sustainability: The Myth of Infinite Data Growth

CMSWire

For all the benefits it brings, data causes multiple harms. How can CX and marketing leaders do their part? Continue reading.

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Survey says this is the top reason people unsubscribe from email marketing

Sword and the Script | B2B

20% of 2,000 readers surveyed say they unsubscribe from email marketing because they get too many messages The number one reason people unsubscribe from email distribution lists is they feel like they get too many messages. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 consumers by Sinch Mailgun , a San Antonio-based company that makes a variety of email marketing tools.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Navigating the future: Crafting a comprehensive sales enablement roadmap with Seismic 

Seismic

At Shift 2023, experts from our award-winning Professional Services team led breakout sessions designed to help our customers navigate complex enablement journeys. In our “Shift into the New Year” series, we’re continuing to share best practices to help you develop plans for 2024 and beyond. If you haven’t already, please find the first post in the series about change management here.

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I Canceled Amazon Prime and You Probably Can Too

CMSWire

Amazon will ship for free if you don’t have Prime. So, why do 200 million of us need it? Continue reading.

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Exploring Downtown Denver: Choozle’s New Home

Choozle

Welcome to Denver, where 300 days of sunshine, a rich cultural scene, and diverse neighborhoods await. In this blog, we explore the dynamic landscape of downtown Denver, shedding light on Choozle’s exciting move to 1125 17th Street. Join us as we uncover the city’s top attractions, hottest restaurants, diverse art scene, various neighborhoods, and how the city invests for the future.

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How a Revenue Generation System Delivers Business Growth

Square 2 Marketing

Every company wants to hit its revenue goals every month. It’s the main measure of success – as well as profit, of course. When your top-line sales numbers are going up every month, most business issues are easily solved. But when that top-line number isn’t going up, you usually have bigger issues that need your attention. Yet most CEOs don’t realize that while they have systems for hiring, firing, purchasing, financial reporting, operations and delivery, they rarely have a system for revenue ge

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The AI-Enabled CMO: Practical Tips for Today's B2B Marketers

Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

On October 11th, understand how to navigate the AI landscape confidently, turning insights into groundbreaking strategies that set you apart. Why attend? You'll learn: Practical applications/Use cases How to find and assess the right AI technology Prioritizing quick wins Mastering prompt engineering Solving marketing challenges efficiently Strategies to launch pilot programs Case studies of B2Bs building smarter businesses with AI Exclusive bonus content: Actionable frameworks to get started qui

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The Emerging Social-Centric Internet: What It Means for B2B Leaders

G2M Solutions

The emergence of the social-centric internet has significant and wide-reaching implications for B2B companies looking to build their presence in the marketplace and develop trusted and authentic connections to prospects. B2B Marketers will need to refine their content strategy (Again? I know, I know.) and ask their senior leaders for their assistance.

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Predictive Models – Future Insights from Past Data

Engagio

Using statistical algorithms and machine learning techniques to analyze historical and current data to make informed predictions about future events. Or “determining future performance based on current and historical data” (Investopedia). That’s predictive analytics. Predictive analytics models are the (often very sophisticated) tools used to perform this analysis.

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Decoding TIAA's Digital Customer Experience Strategy

CMSWire

TIAA merges cutting-edge tech with deep human connection for a new era in client experience. Continue reading.