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Why B2B Video Marketing Strategies Are Evolving in 2018

Marketing Insider Group

B2B video marketing is getting an upgrade in 2018. This is not just because of the latest high-tech video trends – like projection mapping, 360 degree videos and virtual reality-based videos – which provide marketing professionals today with an unprecedented number of visual mediums to work with. It is also because the landscape of creating, publishing and […].

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Do you Really Need to pay Influencers?

Onalytica B2B

What do you think of when you hear ‘influencer marketing’? Do you immediately think of celebrities posting paid-for Instagram posts showcasing consumer products accompanied with #ad? Or do you think of brands organically building relationships with influencers to form an army of brand advocates? If you think the latter, then great, we are on the same page!

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The Most Important Keyword for SEO in 2018

Webbiquity

Search rankings matter. Organic search accounts for a third of all traffic to B2B websites on average, according to HubSpot. That figure is closer to 40% for small companies, and almost 50% for industrial / manufacturing firms. But does SEO still matter? Some are asking the question in the wake of this story from just last month: “Google confirms core search ranking algorithm update…but says there is nothing webmasters can do to fix their sites if they dropped in rankings.” Yea

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The Business Leader’s Guide to Marketing and Sales Alignment

Zoominfo

Discord between marketing and sales departments is an age-old story. The marketing team gets annoyed at the sales team for failing to follow up on leads and in return, the sales team is annoyed with the marketing team for generating low-quality leads in the first place. As it turns out—neither team is wrong. Research shows the average sales team ignores 50% of marketing leads ( source ).

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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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Why Written Content Is More Important Than Ever In 2018

Marketing Insider Group

The rise of video has dominated the content marketing industry for the last couple of years. But there’s increasing evidence that many people still prefer written content. Here we take a look at the many reasons why written content should be an essential part of your content marketing mix in 2018 and beyond. Some people […]. The post Why Written Content Is More Important Than Ever In 2018 appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Survey: Marketers Predicting Budget Increases in the Coming Months

KoMarketing Associates

According to new research, marketers are optimistic about the future of their marketing budgets and customer spending. Recently, the American Marketing Association surveyed marketers from businesses of various sizes to gauge their confidence in the industry. They also compared the 2018 responses to results they gathered from a similar survey conducted in 2016.

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Why Marketing And Customer Success Are Your Brand’s New Super-duo

Influitive

You’ve probably heard it declared that “customer service is the new marketing” on several prolific business blogs. In an age where bad experiences can easily go viral on social media, it’s a pretty accurate sentiment. Brands should be investing in effective, empathetic service teams if they want to generate more positive word of mouth in our.

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26 Inexpensive Customer Delight Ideas Worth Trying to Fuel Business Growth

Marketing Insider Group

A base of one-time buyers is a recipe for a sinking business. Your company can only live off of short-term customers for so long — to thrive, it needs lifelong buyers who deliver consistent sales. Winning customers’ loyalty takes persistence, though. It’s more than covering the basics — fulfilling orders, offering customer support, delivering on-time. […].

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Support Your Sales Team: A Guide for Managers

Zoominfo

Every sales manager wants their team to be successful– but sometimes, that’s easier said than done. Sales reps face a number of obstacles that can keep them from their goals and it’s your job as their manager to help them overcome these challenges. To put it simply, sales reps are only as effective as their managers enable them to be. Today’s post breaks down five ways you can support your sales team to become more productive.

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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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Report: Influencer Marketing Continues to Grow as a Popular Tactic

KoMarketing Associates

Many marketers have turned to influencer marketing to reach out to their target audience in the past, and new research shows it remains a popular tactic in 2018. The “2018 State of Branding Report” from Bynder and OnBrand recently looked at how marketers intend to invest in influencer marketing in the coming months. The statistics showed that in total, 79 percent of marketing decision-makers intend to invest in influencer marketing this year.

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You can’t ignore the power that search holds for your business

Biznology

I f you’re a serious business person whose business isn’t digital, you’re probably too busy making money to fool around on social media. Social media’s stupid, right? Just baby pictures, workout check-ins, adorable kittens and the self-indulgent ramblings of under-employed folks too far to either the left or the right to amount to much. Just because you’re old-fashioned doesn’t mean what you’re doing isn’t working.

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Many Agencies Do Content Marketing – But Do They Really?

Marketing Insider Group

I subscribe to a tech and entrepreneur listserv to stay connected to our community. A few weeks back a fellow marketer responded to a question and the name of the agency in her email signature caught my eye, so I visited her site find out exactly what they do. It appeared their focus is on […]. The post Many Agencies Do Content Marketing – But Do They Really?

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4 Signs Your Customer and Contact Database Needs Help

Zoominfo

Though you may not realize it, your sales and marketing database is one of your company’s most valuable assets. When compromised by dirty data, your entire business will feel the impact. In fact, more than 40% of business objectives fail due to inaccurate data ( source ). Worried about data quality? Here are four sure signs your B2B database could use a little help. 1.

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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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Expert Insight: How Small Businesses Are Making the Most of SEO

KoMarketing Associates

Clutch recently surveyed 351 small businesses to gain insight into how they invest in SEO and what types of benefits they are reaping as a result. Based on the statistics, 55 percent of respondents now turn to SEO, which is a 3 percent increase from last year – but will this percentage continue to rise? Furthermore, how are small businesses executing SEO initiatives in hope of generating ROI?

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Interview with ?Andy Crestodina

Onalytica B2B

Andy Crestodina – Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder, Orbit Media Studios ?. Key Topics: Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Strategy, Web Design. Location: Chicago, IL, USA. Bio: Andy Crestodina is a co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Orbit Media , an award-winning 38-person web design company in Chicago.

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How to Optimize Ads and Save Money on Google AdWords

NuSpark Consulting

Do you want to control your advertising budget? Do you need to attract web traffic rapidly? If so, then using Google AdWords is an ideal solution. But there’s a downside. Unlike growing traffic organically through search engine optimization, you have to pay for AdWords. Again. And again. And yet again. That means you need to optimize your ads for the best results and get more for your money.

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Why Building Community Matters (and How to Get Started)

Marketing Insider Group

Your products don’t sell themselves. As an ecommerce owner, it’s up to you to develop and launch marketing strategies that help your target audience better understand what problem you’re addressing, what solutions you’re offering, and why it should matter to them. The problem is, the proven digital marketing strategies that you and other ecommerce business […].

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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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How B2B Marketers Can Leverage Google’s Search Performance Reports

KoMarketing Associates

At the beginning of the year, Google announced the beta release of a new Search Console experience. For search marketers, the most significant part of this announcement was that 16 months of data would be available in Google Search Console’s Search Performance report. What this means for B2B marketers is that more information about how an organization’s web pages perform in Google search results can be realized and evaluated.

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Business video trends worth noting in 2018

Biznology

If you’re calculating, or recalculating, this year’s video content marketing strategy, Vidyard ’s 2017 Video in Business Benchmark Report suggests some practical business video trends worth your attention. The report’s insights are based on a year’s worth of data covering 500 businesses and over 600 million video streams on Vidyard’s hosting platform.

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Infographic: A Brief History of Content Marketing

Contently

People often talk about content marketing like its the flashy new gadget in a marketer’s toolbox. While the practice has skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years, the principles of content marketing have been around for centuries. And it would do the savvy content marketer good to have a few classic examples to bust out at parties—or, at the very least, strategy meetings.

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White Papers: Refresh or Write Fresh?

WriteSpark

Your marketing team may produce dozens of new white papers each year, but how often do you refresh an existing one? For many technology marketers, once a white paper is written and posted it's instantly forgotten. Yet many older white papers can deliver renewed value to your promotional efforts with less expense, time, and effort than producing a new one.

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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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Report: Design Consistency is Key to Email Marketing Success

KoMarketing Associates

Email marketing continues to be a popular tactic among marketers, but what is the difference between those who send responsive and non-responsive messages? As new data indicates, consistency may be the best approach. Yes Lifecycle Marketing recently published the “Q4 Email Benchmark Report: A Marketer’s Guide to 2018” to better understand the types of emails that yield the best results for marketers.

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3 marketing lessons learned from home improvement bloggers

Biznology

Those who are offering home improvement services face a stiff competition. With this, it is critical to think of a way to stand out from all others and be on the top of the mind of potential clients. To help you out, the rest of this post will briefly tackle three of the things that you can do to execute a better marketing strategy based on what you can often see being suggested by home improvement bloggers and businesses themselves.

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How the Holiday Calendar Crushes Good Content

Contently

April Fools’ Day fell on a Sunday this year, which meant it was easier than usual to miss all of the puns and parodies from brands. But make no mistake, they were out in full force. Head & Shoulders unveiled Knees & Toes bodywash. Warby Parker and Arby’s hooked up for some weird collaboration called WArby’s. And Netflix acquired the rights to the soul of Seth Rogen.

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White Papers: Refresh or Write Fresh?

WriteSpark

Your marketing team may produce dozens of new white papers each year, but how often do you refresh an existing one? For many technology marketers, once a white paper is written and posted it's instantly forgotten. Yet many older white papers can deliver renewed value to your promotional efforts with less expense, time, and effort than producing a new one.

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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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How to Create a Content Marketing Strategy for Virtual Reality

Act-On

Are you thinking about using Virtual Reality in your content marketing? Get powerful tips for a more powerful VR Content Marketing Strategy.

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Does Your Product Help Your Customers Get Promoted?

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

At Influitive’s Advocamp summit, countless professionals regaled the crowd with tales of how software enhanced their careers, touched their lives, and even earned them promotions. They drove home a valuable point that often gets lost in all the talk about generating demand and marketing to accounts: If your product helps your customers get promoted, it will spread like wildfire.

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How the Holiday Calendar Crushes Good Content

Contently

April Fools’ Day fell on a Sunday this year, which meant it was easier than usual to miss all of the puns and parodies from brands. But make no mistake, they were out in full force. Head & Shoulders unveiled Knees & Toes bodywash. Warby Parker and Arby’s hooked up for some weird collaboration called WArby’s. And Netflix acquired the rights to the soul of Seth Rogen.

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