Silos are killing your personalization efforts
Content Science Review
JULY 15, 2019
Jeff Haws explains why personalizing your messaging strategy is crucial for driving traffic and conversions via your content.
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Content is Still King, but is it an Uninvited Guest?
DivvyHQ
JULY 19, 2019
I’m an admitted TV addict. As part of Gen X, the first generation to be raised on television, I was very good at tuning in to cartoons on Saturday mornings – and tuning out the commercials. In our digital world, things are no different. Sure, there are times when audiences ask for our content. But don’t be fooled. If you don’t reward them for sticking with you – they’ll bolt.
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How to Write Effective Email Subject Lines
FMG Suite
JULY 18, 2019
269 Billion. No, it’s not the GDP of Bangladesh (although it is close). It is how many emails are sent worldwide every day. On average, a business professional receives around 125 emails a day. . Email marketing is one of the most potent weapons in the battle to find more clients. Some researchers have attributed a 3800% ROI for email marketing. One of the most challenging aspects of email marketing comes when you realize not enough people are even opening the messages you send.
How to Save Money on Your Next Marketing Event
Marketing Insider Group
JULY 16, 2019
Running a marketing event can be a highly effective way to promote your brand, engage with your customers, and generate new leads. Event marketing can offer an impressive ROI, but only if you don’t overspend on the event itself. You don’t need a huge budget to run a successful event. If you’re looking for ideas […]. The post How to Save Money on Your Next Marketing Event appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers
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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.
The Beginner’s Guide to Brand Activation
Zoominfo
JULY 15, 2019
A term like “brand activation” is almost guaranteed to inspire skepticism among modern marketers. In the age of information overload, marketers face the challenge of separating flash-in-the-pan trends from truly valuable business tactics. But, we’re here to tell you this: brand activation is much more than an industry buzzword. In the past, it was merely considered a bonus if a brand resonated with its audience on a personal level.
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JULY 15, 2019
Are you a magpie when it comes to marketing? Do you excitedly collect every new software tool and try out every new SEO hack as soon as you hear about it? If so, you may be suffering from “shiny object syndrome”. If you’re constantly chasing new ideas and being distracted by the latest strategy, you’ll […]. The post 5 Ways for Content Marketers to Avoid Shiny Object Syndrome appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Report: Marketers are Failing to Tap Into The Potential of First-Party Data
KoMarketing Associates
JULY 18, 2019
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Learn: The Difference Between Meh & WOW in B2B Artificial Intelligence
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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level
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How a Common Content Strategy Unites Marketing’s Different Natures
Contently
JULY 15, 2019
I recently wrote about the many natures of marketing , including brand awareness and short-term sales activation (or lead gen, as we B2B marketers call it) and the role of content within an overall marketing strategy. The latest seminal research from Les Binet and Peter Field , titled Effectiveness in Context , analyzes hundreds of campaigns from the IPA Databank (with a focus on marketing effectiveness) and clarifies the dual model.
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Demand Generation Efforts
Marketing Insider Group
JULY 17, 2019
After countless conversations with demand generation marketers, it is apparent they are being held to the fire for “better leads” that convert higher and show more signs of being in marker. 3% of buyers are in market at any time, finding them can lead to an even bigger challenge – relying on this method as […]. The post 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Demand Generation Efforts appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Report: 46% of B2B Buyers Turn to Colleagues/Peers to Research Purchases
KoMarketing Associates
JULY 17, 2019
B2B buyers continue to do their own research before making a purchase decision, and new research shows that colleagues and peers are playing a more important role in the process. DemandGen and ON24 recently published the “2019 Content Preferences Survey Report,” and statistics showed that B2B buyers overwhelmingly turn to their colleagues and peers (46 percent) to research B2B purchases.
The 5 Things Salespeople Need to Build Their Personal Brand
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
JULY 15, 2019
When I launched into the wonderful and terrible experience of planning my wedding, I had one budget item I would not budge on: florals. While I appreciate their beauty, the idea that I was supposed to allocate 20% (TWENTY. PERCENT.) of my budget to something that was completely perishable was baffling to me. I scoffed at the recommended percentage and proudly proclaimed to my wedding investors (aka my parents) that we would dedicate no more than 10% maximum.
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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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.
10 Lead Generation Best Practices and Examples
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JULY 16, 2019
As a marketer you should always focus on the lead generation best practices because the expectations of customers keep on changing and you need to anyhow fulfil their demand and. The post 10 Lead Generation Best Practices and Examples appeared first on ONLY B2B.
Learn: The Difference Between Meh & WOW in B2B Artificial Intelligence
Rev
JULY 17, 2019
You’ve been in B2B for a hot minute. You know this story. . The hype cycle. A new methodology or CRM or automation software or what-have-you appears on the scene, and it’s going to fix what ails us as B2B marketers. It’s going to be that thing that finally lifts conversion rates over the industry average of 1-3%. So we’ve thrown all these new things at our campaigns, hoping they will be the fix.
Video for Small Business: 7 Ways to Boost Your Brand [Examples]
Vidyard
JULY 16, 2019
By now you’ve probably heard all about how video can help your business. You might already be making videos, or at the very least, you know why you should (if not, check out our list of the numerous reasons why video should be a top priority ). If you’re now wondering how to use video to market your business, we’re here to help you get started.
How to Master Cross-Channel Engagement with Your Account-Based Marketing Strategy
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
JULY 17, 2019
Today’s marketers have a very specific goal: maximize revenue by delivering rich, meaningful experiences that turn prospects into customers and customers into lifelong advocates. Shifting from lead-based marketing – only strategies to combined lead and account-based marketing (ABM) strategies has helped many marketers achieve this. It’s enabled them to collaborate with sales and incorporate an account strategy into all their existing marketing efforts.
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How To Generate Sales Leads For Your Business
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JULY 17, 2019
Tips That Are Handy And Worth As a marketer, probably one of your most discussed topics is how to generate sales leads for your business. Given the fact that sales. The post How To Generate Sales Leads For Your Business appeared first on ONLY B2B.
Email Marketing Guide: Lessons Learned From 1 Million Emails
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Email marketing can be unpredictable. With no tried and true formula for success, email marketing strategies that work for one company might flop for the next. So how can we learn from our peers and competitors when it comes to the email marketing experience? Well, the findings of others serve as the perfect launch pad for testing. In this post, we’re rounding up our top findings and everything we’ve learned along the way in the wild world of email marketing. .
AI is the wrong name but the right idea
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Many people have only recently become acquainted with the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but the term was first coined 55 years ago this month at the Dartmouth conference. The name AI has never sat well with me, partly because calling computers “artificial” seems strange. (I haven’t heard Google referred to as “artificial search” to contrast it with the good old-fashioned searching that human beings do when poring over books in the library.) .
12 Social Media Video Content Examples: Amplify Your Social Media Traffic
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Marin Software surveyed nearly 500 digital marketing decision makers in May and June of 2019. The survey included marketers from B2B and B2C companies, each of whom are responsible for an annual digital advertising spend of between $1-9 million (69%) and 10M-49M (31%). The survey found that the top priority for marketers this year is in increasing brand awareness, followed by enhancing customer experience.
My Site Stinks: Building Better, Smarter Websites with B12 and AI
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As anyone who does business online knows, a high-quality website is critical to succeed. Getting a high-quality website, however, isn’t always easy. Whether you’re brick-and-mortar or internet-only, maintaining a strong web presence is essential to bringing in new customers. But if you don’t plan on building your website on your own, how do you know […] The post My Site Stinks: Building Better, Smarter Websites with B12 and AI appeared first on The Daily Egg.
What to Do in Minneapolis While Attending a Marketing Conference
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Contact vs. Company Intent Signal Data
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The Importance of Business to Business Services
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Providing Support Services To Businesses In the B2B domain of business, business to business service providers, also called Business Service providers (BSP) refers to firms that engage in providing services. The post The Importance of Business to Business Services appeared first on ONLY B2B.
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In a world where digital advertising has become more prominent than print and television (according to eMarketer), it can be an intimidating industry to navigate in. Nowadays, there are more platforms than ever that marketers and advertisers can use to boost brand awareness and promote their products/services. From what we’ve noticed, Reddit and Quora are […].
Converting B2B Leads: How to Build a Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Campaign
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As a B2B Demand Generation Agency, our clients are faced with longer sales cycles and a multitude of influencers and decision makers who are conducting research on their product and services. This means that when we’re analyzing traffic data, heatmaps, and in-app surveys, we approach these insights with the understanding that most visitors are there […] The post Converting B2B Leads: How to Build a Multi-Touch Attribution Marketing Campaign appeared first on The Daily Egg.
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