Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. People saw how easy consumer technology was to use – the iPhone is the quintessential example – and wanted the same in technology designed for business.

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Content Marketing World 2023 takes place September 26 – 28 both in-person in Washington, D.C. and online, and as the biggest content marketing conference in the world, CMWorld annually brings together a fantastic group of top-notch professionals sharing their curiosity for future trends, marketing insight, and aspirations for elevating the industry.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing As we navigate the landscape of B2B marketing, it becomes increasingly evident that leveraging technology is not just beneficial but essential. A significant development steering this narrative is the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with predictive analytics, a collaboration that promises to add value to businesses by offering deeper insights and facilitating informed decision-making.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Robots aren’t here to take our jobs. But, they are playing a significant role in the future of content marketing. In fact, 52% of business leaders have already implemented AI content generation tools into their content marketing strategies, and 64.7% will have tried it by the end of 2023. So, if you want to keep up with the competition and continue to thrive in the digital space , the key is understanding this: It’s not about handing the reins over to artificial intelligence, but rather knowing

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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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Vision6

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

According to Google, Gmail blocks more than 100 million emails as spam worldwide each day. Which potentially means all your tireless efforts spent crafting the perfect campaign may be undone by simply using spammy words in emails. Fortunately for you, spam filters can easily be avoided if you know what they’re looking for. Spam filters learn what characteristics are “spammy” by looking at spam emails.

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Leading Results Rambings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses face an unprecedented challenge – capturing the attention of their target audience amidst a constant flood of advertisements and promotional messages. To succeed in this hyper-competitive landscape, understanding your target audience is not just an advantage; it's the key to unlocking success. At Luna Creative Marketing, we recognize the power of audience analysis and the immense value it brings to our clients' marketing efforts.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Two-thirds of marketers are facing reduced budgets in the second half of the year, according to new research from email management software company Exclaimer. Also, many marketers are out of sync with how customers want to hear from them — focusing on social media instead of email. Budgets. Most marketing budgets as they stand prioritize email — a good start.

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Launch Marketing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When it comes to nurturing leads and keeping potential clients engaged in the ever-evolving landscape of B2B tech digital marketing, drip marketing stands out as a game-changer. But what is drip marketing and how can you leverage it? Let’s plunge in! Understanding the Fundamentals of Drip Marketing Drip marketing is an automated set of emails sent out at specific times or based on specific actions.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AI has caused a seismic shift in the marketing world over the past several years—and we’re talking about way more than ChatGPT. Today, AI is nearly as intertwined with marketing as traditional technology tools, like CRM systems and email marketing platforms. To stay ahead, it’s critical for marketers to know the different types of AI impacting the marketing world and how to use them in practice.

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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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Lenny's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

👋 Hey, I’m Lenny and welcome to a 🔒 subscriber-only edition 🔒 of my weekly newsletter. Each week I tackle reader questions about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. Subscribe now Welcome to part five of our ongoing series on how to kickstart and scale a B2B business: Part 1: How to come up with a great B2B startup idea Part 2: How to validate your idea Part 3: How to identify your ICP Part 4 : How to find and win your first 10 customers P

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Learn MuleSoft skills on Trailhead with new hands-on challenges Get more feedback with Enhanced Quizzes For the first time ever, you can now learn MuleSoft skills and get hands-on experience for free on Trailhead , Salesforce’s online learning platform. Gain access to a free test version of MuleSoft, including the same tools you’ll use on the job, so you can confidently take charge at work, add new skills to your resume, and help your company succeed.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The B2B sales process has changed, and digitalization has rendered traditional in-person sales methods (such as door-to-door and cold calling) outdated. This digital shift has welcomed a new era in sales: social selling. If you want to compel buyers online, social selling is a new sales approach that allows you to cut through digital noise and harness buyer attention.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Organizations that want happier customers should look holistically at the entire customer journey. It’s not enough to target individual touchpoints for improvements. Marketers need the big picture when it comes to customer experiences. “The ability to focus on customer journeys and reorient your organization around customer journeys is the great ‘unlock’ for companies that are struggling, perhaps, to make progress with their customer experience scores and their programs,” said Joana de Quintanil

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Engagio

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Today’s buyers are more empowered and wield more autonomy than ever. They engage with companies on their own terms, conducting extensive research across various channels long before they want to engage with sales teams. That’s why lead nurturing remains such a key element of a good B2B go-to-market. Lead nurturing is the process of building a relationship with prospects that are not yet sales-ready, by conducting an informative dialog, regardless of the lead’s budget, authority, or timing.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Ask any marketer what it takes to be a great leader, and you’ll probably get some predictable responses. Things like creative vision, decisiveness, and data-driven decision making are common leadership traits that marketers fixate on at the moment. It’s true that these are important for successful marketing. But when you’re talking about leading marketing teams, there are two absolutely critical traits that can’t slip off of the radar: inclusion and vulnerability.

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The Mx Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Engaging B2B content requires taking a journalistic approach. Here are five tips for creating B2B content that will move your buyers through the marketing funnel.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Recognizing your agents’ contributions during National Customer Service Week (celebrated annually the first full week of October) is an opportunity to say thank you and continue to foster a positive, high-performing work environment. But why limit the celebration to just one week? Your agents work hard all year! Here are six Customer Service Week ideas to show your appreciation all year round.

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Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Closing deals in 2023 has been a challenge for many sales teams, but we’re uncovering little-known tips to help you keep your sales pipeline flowing. Long gone are the days when sales teams and social media are estranged – combine the two together and your results will be a powerhouse for converting leads into customers. The buyer journey has changed, making it difficult for sales teams to guide leads through the sales funnel.

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Discover how DemandScience rigorously adheres to the CAN-SPAM Act, ensuring the highest standards in commercial electronic communication. Dive into our commitment to transparency, quality leads, and unmatched data privacy.

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Envy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Generative AI is a big elephant in marketing rooms around the globe. For years experts have predicted the potential disappearance of traditional jobs due to AI and automation. Did you hear about the robot that can make cocktails?! Whatever next? Next is that many marketers are asking valid questions: Is my job at risk? Can (or will) robots and ChatGPT effectively replace us?

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Launch Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The digital realm is vast and includes many competitors, especially for tech companies. Amid the chaos, your brand deserves to shine. One powerful approach to do so is through top-notch pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns. These can be intimidating at first, but when planned and executed correctly, can yield some impressive results, such as boosting brand awareness by nearly 80% and doubling website traffic.

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Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

Are you struggling with a stagnant pipeline? Discover how combining ABM and demand generation can help you get more qualified opportunities and grow your pipeline. Learn the latest trends and tactics for 2023 and gain the confidence to implement a successful strategy that aligns with sales to drive revenue growth. Join this interactive live session with Paul Slack and learn how to: Identify the best accounts for ABM Personalize at scale Run paid campaigns that actually work Tackle and optimize r

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. You’ll need a plan to address top budget concerns to provide clarity and control over every dollar spent.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Would you believe there are some companies that attribute at least 20% of their earnings (before interest and taxes) to their use of artificial intelligence? What do these leading AI companies know that you don’t? It’s a question worth exploring. Many companies are meandering through the strategy phase of AI, especially gen AI, and are focused on defining a vision that aligns with their business.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Leading analytics and data management provider SAS will integrate generative AI capabilities with its Customer Intelligence 360 marketing solution. Customers will be able to choose which generative AI providers to integrate into their SAS instance, including popular models like ChatGPT, open source models and their own proprietary models. Marketers will be able to use these capabilities to create marketing plans and build audience segments as well as generate personalized text content.

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Spiralytics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Have you ever wondered how life would’ve been without the humor and wit of ads and marketing? What if the world didn’t see the witty banter between Wendy’s and its patrons on Twitter or the recent Facebook face-off between local burg ER joints ? Progress wouldn’t be possible. After all, brand competition spurs innovation and refines strategies, inspiring constant improvement and the pursuit of excellence.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Fortunately, you’re not alone. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. The B2B buyer journey has shifted, with sales reps now only having roughly 5% of a customer’s time. Since B2B buyers primarily research solutions on their own, effective marketing is crucial.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Content consumption patterns have stayed mostly the same in recent years. Content discovery hasn’t. Consider these five trends as you plan your content and strategy for 2024.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By Sheena McKinney , Business Operations & Marketing Assistant at Heinz Marketing In the world of B2B sales and marketing, first impressions matter more than ever. With the ever-increasing competition for your audience’s attention, the art of the “cold open” has become a powerful tool to capture your prospect’s interest from the very beginning.

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