Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 20, 2019

We’re big advocates of setting SMART marketing goals at the beginning of the year. If you happen to work with HubSpot, or a HubSpot agency, setting goals can be even more lucrative due to the platform’s extensive set of tools for setting and tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The tools let you set KPI benchmarks […]. The post How to Make a Mid-Year Marketing Review Worth Your Time appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 28, 2019

By David Foster. Having a strong brand identity is incredibly helpful to success. Most of the world’s highly successful companies have got where they are due to their branding efforts, which have helped them to flourish and build company value. Image credit: rawpixel.com from Pexels. One key benefit of a strong brand identity is the message it conveys to potential customers, current customers, and prospective business partners.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 9, 2019

When it comes to B2B sales calls, the primary goal of the sales rep is to extract valuable information from the other person on the line. If you’re a seasoned sales professional, you already know the best way to get information is to ask smart questions. But this is often easier said than done. Good questions and the answers they produce can make a huge difference in your ability to close deals faster.

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The Point

JUNE 25, 2019

[Thanks to Anne Angele, Spear’s esteemed Director of Marketing Technology, for this month’s guest post.]. Marketing attribution is a hot topic these days in B2B circles. Yet, for all the interest, precious few B2B companies achieve the holy grail of knowing exactly how – and where – their marketing investment impacts revenue. The reasons for this are varied, but many of them center on the quality of the underlying data, and the degree to which information about a particular lead, or opport

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Search Engine Journal

JUNE 9, 2019

Struggling to get good returns from your email marketing campaigns? Learn 11 powerful email marketing tips that you need to know right now.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 10, 2019

When developing a content marketing strategy for your business, you probably put a lot of thought into your goals, audience, content channels, and the types of content you will produce. But many businesses overlook one of the most effective strategies: engaging their employees and turning them into employee advocates. Employee Engagement and Content Marketing Most […].

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Webbiquity

JUNE 25, 2019

The most important element in your brand image isn’t your logo, tagline, color palette, or mission statement. It’s the customer experience (CX) people have when doing business with you. According to Gartner , “Providing a better customer experience (CX) is no longer just a competitive advantage; it’s a matter of survival. More than 80% of brands surveyed…said their success is mostly or entirely dependent on CX.” Image credit: Kenn W.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 4, 2019

Trust is the foundation of any successful deal. Think about it: you wouldn’t buy a car from a sketchy salesman or a house from a realtor you don’t trust. Why would your B2B sales prospects be any different? In B2B sales, the quicker you build trust with your prospect, the more likely it is that you will close a deal. Yet, it’s easier said than done.

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Circle Studio

JUNE 27, 2019

Content is the magnet of your website and arguably the most important tool in helping achieve your firm’s marketing goals. Whether you’re looking to do a complete website redesign or just want to make improvements to your current site, it’s crucial to have a solid content strategy in place. A content strategy will guide your plans for the what, where and when of content creation.

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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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Contently

JUNE 13, 2019

The art world’s relationship with content marketing is in the middle of a vast sea change. Tech giants like Apple, Amazon, and Facebook have begun to reshape themselves with content, in the mold of media companies like Disney. The business world is following their example. Mainstream media companies and marketing firms are even starting to resemble each other.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 28, 2019

I am sure most people have quit while waiting for a website page to load. Waiting is a hassle; we all expect fast-loading sites—anything less isn’t worth the wait in today’s time-poor world. If your website is like this, then you probably haven’t upgraded or even thought about your website for a little while now. And that’s why website speed is an essential part of your site’s performance.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2019

There are many aspects to building a successful agency. Juggling different projects and deadlines, managing multiple teams, and being pro-active with your own marketing efforts are all essential to success. While the work itself is important, it’s also vital to establish strong, positive agency-client relationships You could be the best agency in the world in […].

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Webbiquity

JUNE 20, 2019

Guest post by Anastasia Masters. There are still a few old-school managers out there who are hesitant to encourage their employees to stay active on LinkedIn. After all, it is a platform that connects talent with recruiters. However, most enlightened executives now realize LinkedIn is a powerful tool to transform their already-engaged employees into company brand ambassadors.

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Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 13, 2019

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Only B2B

JUNE 28, 2019

Business to business or B2B marketing is a model that includes two businesses exchanging products or services. The marketing involved in the B2B business consists of best practices and techniques. The post What is Business to Business Marketing? appeared first on ONLY B2B.

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Spiralytics

JUNE 3, 2019

During the last couple of years, the digital marketing sector has grown considerably, thus leading to the emergence of numerous complex trends. By following the latest trends for SEO, video marketing, social media, personalization, lead generation and data analysis, your campaign will have a better chance to stand out from the crowd, providing increased profitability.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 19, 2019

When it comes to marketing and sales, the more precise and specific you can get with every customer, the better. Customers want to feel important and recognized by brands, and it is exactly why strategies like personalization are so effective. Account-based marketing (ABM) is when you target prospects by identifying a point of contact or persona within an organization which you believe you’ll be able to serve the best, build a lasting relationship with them, and then offer an increasingly wide r

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 26, 2019

A strong and consistent content creation workflow is essential to your content marketing success. Content creation should not only be the responsibility of the marketing department. For a well- rounded marketing strategy that brings maximum benefits both externally and internally, you should integrate content creation with your main business processes.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 6, 2019

Guest post by Natasha Ponomaroff. A lot of B2B marketers make the mistake of thinking their brand has no place on Instagram. They dismiss this photo-sharing platform as a tool to engage with their market simply because they believe their consumers, who all happen to be companies, corporations, and other businesses, aren’t on this particular social medium.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 19, 2019

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Only B2B

JUNE 25, 2019

Email marketing might be an old marketing method but it still continues to be one of the most effective channels for promoting your business today. Email marketing automation is simply. The post Why is Email Marketing Automation Important? appeared first on ONLY B2B.

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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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Oktopost

JUNE 11, 2019

Though discouraged by a popular saying, judging a book by its cover is a major element of being human. Whether it be an actual book, a movie trailer, or even a person, our first inclination is to form a judgement based on the images presented. The same holds true for video thumbnails. Video Thumbnails , or compressed preview images, can be thought of as windows that allow prospective viewers to get a quick snapshot of your video.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

Automation is making waves in the business world as more and more companies are moving towards digital transformation. Companies are allocating large sums of their marketing budgets for technology investments that promise to make their teams more productive and the business more profitable. Furthermore, the greatest benefits that business leaders expect to see from digital adoption include saving time and money by automating tasks and reducing the need for human involvement.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 24, 2019

Your company culture forms the basis of everything you do. No matter how much time or how many resources you plow into marketing, if your audience and customers don’t align with your key values, your success will be limited. Company culture and brand are now merging and some experts already consider them to be synonymous. To put […]. The post Your Brand Is Your Culture – How That Impacts Content Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 21, 2019

Successful content marketing strategies take all the guesswork out of execution, letting the creative flourish. To help get the details straight, use this Creating Valuable Content™ checklist. Continue reading → The post Must-Have Checklist to Creating Valuable Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 18, 2019

Does the person who post as your brand on Facebook also work to develop the community that the company is part of? Should they? Running a brand’s social media accounts is a lot of work. You’re simultaneously asked to be a customer support person, marketing person and occasionally, a graphic designer. As the social media industry has evolved, each role in the marketing team has developed along with it.

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Only B2B

JUNE 18, 2019

The term Digital ABM might have picked up momentum recently but that doesn’t mean it is a new concept by anyway. Account Based Marketing has been around the marketing industry. The post Marketers, Target the Right Audience with Digital ABM appeared first on ONLY B2B.

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Unbounce

JUNE 11, 2019

Artificial intelligence is about to change lead generation and conversion as you know it. In the process, it’ll have a transformative impact on companies and careers. AI is a blanket term that covers several different technologies. You might have heard of some of them, like machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing. Even if you don’t know much about it, though, you probably use AI-powered technology dozens or hundreds of times per day.

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