Content4Demand
DECEMBER 4, 2018
by Tonya Vinas, Director of Content Strategy. It’s that time of year when Ralphie bemoans the loss of his family’s turkey after the Bumpus’ hound dogs abscond with it in the movie A Christmas Story : “ The heavenly aroma still hung heavy in the house. But it was gone, all gone! No turkey! No turkey sandwiches! No turkey salad! No turkey gravy! Turkey hash!
KoMarketing Associates
DECEMBER 6, 2018
As marketers continue to target their audiences with email, new research suggests that they may benefit from leaning more on the informational side than the promotional when it comes to content. Adobe recently conducted the “2018 Adobe Consumer Email Survey” and discovered that the majority of customers (39 percent) would prefer brand emails to be less promotional and more informational.
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Tomorrow People
DECEMBER 3, 2018
When content marketing is done well, successful companies will build trust and comfort with an audience — without the hard-sell treatment. This infographic puts in the numbers, but successful marketers agree it’s all about the relationship. As any successful sales executive knows, selling isn’t about the sale. In today’s competitive world, where the customer has a thousand choices and a million sources of information, the hardest part of the customer journey is simply persuading the customer to
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Technology is evolving and the world of online marketing is evolving along with it. Artificial intelligence and machine learning now make a wide variety of marketing tasks easy; even those which would have been impossible only a few years ago. We’re still in the very early stages of using AI in marketing but even so, there are some […]. The post 6 Examples of AI Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker
Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 3, 2018
There’s no way around it – prospect and customer data is one of the most valuable assets a B2B organization has access to. Think about it: without accurate information, how can you market, sell, or provide customer service to your target audience? Unfortunately, low-quality data is a real problem for many companies—simply because B2B data decays so rapidly.
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Vision Edge Marketing
DECEMBER 6, 2018
IBM’s Modern Marketing Mandate posited that “CMOs have always needed to take their industry’s pulse and devise appropriate competitive responses … today, the mission needs to extend beyond market research and marketing campaigns. CMOs have a broader responsibility to analyze and predict trends.” Betsy Rohtbart, vice president of Digital Marketing at Vonage, described this as being “prepared for the expected unexpected.
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 3, 2018
“I should write a book,” said one exasperated pediatrician whose patients’ after-hours questions kept her up practically all night. She meant, perhaps, that she should chronicle her trials and tribulations with an autobiographical work—as British country veterinarian James Herriot (of All Creatures Great and Small) did with great success. As someone who specializes in marketing, I’d […].
Influitive
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Modern B2B enterprises must provide a flawless post-sale customers experience to drive high customer satisfaction and growth. “Instead of only focusing on internal metrics like churn, retention, and NPS,” says Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight, “the most sophisticated companies are looking from the outside in, starting with the customer’s experience and desired outcomes and working.
Webbiquity
DECEMBER 6, 2018
By David Gutierrez. A lot of work goes into building a website. No matter if you’re starting from scratch or using a template—creating a unique design, populating your site with compelling content, and optimizing all elements—takes time and energy. No one wants to go through that whole process only to end up with a subpar web presence. Image credit: The Blue Diamond Gallery.
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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.
KoMarketing Associates
DECEMBER 5, 2018
B2B marketers have an ample amount of time to reach out to their target audience, but new research suggests that the first one-to-three months of the buying process are critical. Demand Gen recently conducted the “2018 B2B Buyers Survey” and found that the first one-to-three months of the buying process are critical to getting customers’ attention. By this specific mark, 38 percent of B2B buyers have already developed an informal list of potential providers.
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Content marketing is a strategic marketing and business process focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience, and ultimately, to drive profitable customer action. Good content resonates with the viewer because it fits with their goals or general interest. Great content maps to their desire, […].
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Since Reddit’s creation in 2005, the platform has earned its title as the “frontpage of the Internet.” Reddit, a popular social networking site and forum, has over 300 million users, 140,000 active communities, and boasts over 14 million monthly pageviews ( source ). Considering this expansive reach, it only makes sense for marketers to wonder how they can use Reddit to their advantage.
Tomorrow People
DECEMBER 6, 2018
“80% of my budget goes on people, which is a lot. I want people who are happy and engaged. If I don’t create the right environment, they’ll leave,” says Annabel Rake CMO of Deloitte. To deliver any of the above, marketing leaders must build and grow a strong team set for the future. Annabel Rake, partner, and CMO, Deloitte explains that to retain and motivate the best employees, you must cater to their individual needs.
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DiscoverOrg
DECEMBER 4, 2018
A candid interview with Jill Konrath and Synchronoss’ Director of Legal Operations, Dana Huppert. Legal Operations might work behind the scenes of the General Counsel … but ops wears the pants on tech purchase decisions. And we’ve got an insider’s look at how capture their attention and win them over. If you sell services or technologies to the legal department, you’ll want to catch this: We’re partnering with author and sales speaker Jill Konrath to interview the Director of Legal Operati
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 3, 2018
By Steve Olenski In the middle of this holiday shopping season, there are some strong indications that it could be record-breaking for many companies. Amazon reported a Cyber Monday shopping record, surpassing its own previous record earlier this year on Prime Day. And for the five-day period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, the retail giant […].
Biznology
DECEMBER 4, 2018
While rushing to close 2018 deals, business teams everywhere are also finalizing 2019 plans. Business cases have been calculated, lists have been prioritized and they’re getting to green light 2019 initiatives. All of these are focused on yielding the greatest return for businesses. Increasingly, site search is on the list because of the hidden value in this capability.
KoMarketing Associates
DECEMBER 5, 2018
At KoMarketing we strongly believe SEO is most effective when educating client marketing teams in addition to providing impactful recommendations and tactics. Because content marketing is a typical area we implement SEO tactics, working alongside our client’s content marketing team is also common practice. Recently one of our client contacts asked for more guidance on the SEO best practices they should consider when linking internally between web pages.
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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
Convince & Convert
DECEMBER 4, 2018
As organizations scale, they often have marketing functions sitting in many different areas. Perhaps there are social media people who work both locally and in the corporate office, like some of our hospitality clients. Or perhaps there are many different teams which produce content that should be used across digital properties, like a client of ours which is a trade organization.
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 5, 2018
We have more sales and marketing technology and channels to reach our customers, but they’re increasingly tuning us out. In short: we’re getting more disconnected from customers. Something is missing. Even though our tools have become smarter with AI and machine learning, connecting and building B2B relationships has never been harder. The question is: How can […].
Zoominfo
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Welcome back to our monthly B2B Blog Post Round-Up. We publish this series to recognize our favorite pieces of B2B content published each month. Similar to the content published here on the ZoomInfo blog, these pieces are intended to help sales, marketing, and recruiting professionals with their day-to-day job responsibilities. Today’s round-up covers the world of corporate social media policy, vanity metrics, candidate personas, and more!
KoMarketing Associates
DECEMBER 4, 2018
As B2B marketers look for new ways to reach out to their target audience, they are turning to data and analytics more frequently. However, not all marketers are confident in the data they are using to achieve their initiatives. Dun and Bradstreet recently published its “6th Annual B2B Marketing Data Report” and found that 89 percent of B2B marketers believe data quality drives the right B2B sales and marketing campaigns.
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
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Marketers approach long-term planning armed with data and strategic frameworks. Business school classes are filled with cases and proactive approaches for long-term decision-making. Alternatively, short-term marketing decisions must be made quickly to react to barriers, competitive threats , and opportunities. There’s little universal wisdom to provide guidance, and insights can be scarce.
Marketing Insider Group
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Agile marketing certification: a waste of time and money, or a crucial stepping stone on the path to true agility? This question is part of a larger, ongoing debate in the larger Agile community. So this Agile Marketing Minute video attempts to tame the certification circus, at least for marketers. Agile Training Options Some members […]. The post Do You Need an Agile Marketing Certification?
Fusion Marketing Partners
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Cure Underperformance and Build Value by Traversing the Business Value Hierarchy Why Review Your Value Hierarchy? It is time to […].
Oktopost
DECEMBER 6, 2018
To determine the success of your video marketing, focus on these two groups of metrics: engagement and ROI. This is how you can measure and optimize your video marketing, leveraging the right metrics.
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Sales drives revenue. Demand gen creates leads. Customer success reduces churn. What does product marketing do? If you can’t answer, don’t worry. You’re not alone. Having built and led worldwide product marketing teams for over a decade, the question I most often got from employees across the business was, “what is it your team does again?”. It’s not a simple answer, and that’s likely what has led to the confusion.
Engagio
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Today more than ever before, marketing departments are emerging as key revenue drivers whose work has a measurable impact on companies’ bottom lines. As such, marketers have scrambled to prove their contribution, attaching their reputations to goals centered around increasing efficiency and generating leads. But these early measurements of success—individual leads, specifically—have created their fair share of problems.
Unbounce
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Back in October, we were the first to claim that 2019 will be the year of page speed. We’ve got our eyes on the market and lemme tell you: Google is sending serious signals that it’s crunch time to deal with your slow pages. Faster pages are a strategic marketing priority. And sure enough, Google has made yet another change to uphold that prediction.
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