Sword and the Script | B2B

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The decline of B2B trade shows frees B2B marketing to experiment with more efficient channels; virtual events surface buying signals The pandemic is certainly changing marketing – but we might all do well to shift our thinking towards what might become quasi-permanent. That’s more than three years away from the present day.

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Contently

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With few in-person events or meetings and most people working from home, everyone had to rethink how they communicated with their audience. This awoke a sleeping giant: content marketing. All industries had to change the way they used technology — and content marketing was no different. Embrace the technological shift.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 24, 2021

B2B event marketing has been proven to be as good as gold for this goal. . of its marketing budget for events. 99% found unique value in this B2B marketing strategy that they did not get from other channels. Given that, in this post, we’ll talk about: What B2B event marketing is.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 24, 2018

What would you do if your boss unexpectedly increased your annual content marketing budget? We asked the presenters at Content Marketing World 2018 to share what they would do. Often, this happens as the budget year nears its end and your team needs to spend the designated dollars or lose them.).

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Hubspot

MARCH 31, 2021

With a post event survey, you'll learn what attendees thought about the event, how they heard about it, and what they enjoyed most. Measuring attendee satisfaction will help you improve your event marketing and figure out what's working and what isn't. Below, let's review the best post event survey questions to ask.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

If only there were a way to organize your answers to all of these questions -- a place where you could enter in estimated costs for all of your line items, and then compare your projected marketing budget to what you actually end up spending. Included in our eight budget templates bundle is a template to manage your website redesign.

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Contently

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Marketing budgets increased in 2022 after dropping to a historic COVID-19-related low in 2021. But content marketers can’t celebrate yet. That extra budget increases the expectation that marketers prove content delivers business results. A seasonal or event-related campaign is an example of that.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Did you know that 24% of global marketing budgets were spent on events in 2017? That’s almost a quarter of your budget going to events such as: Breakfast/Lunch & Learn Series. In this blog, I’ve put together 3 strategies for how to get the most out of your events as you plan your marketing strategy in 2018.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

“ We can see in the platform, when our customers are scheduling events, whether they’re doing virtual, in-person or hybrid, and consistently we’re seeing hybrid as their answer.” Other headlines from the survey include: 50% of companies anticipate hosting more in-person events in 2022.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 17, 2022

Most webinars are also free of charge, saving you and your team money versus if you were to attend a conference or tradeshow that would take up some marketing budget. Plan Activities in Advance. With so many moving parts involved with producing a webinar, it is important to begin the planning process well in advance.

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nDash

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Additionally, they are great at writing across a variety of topics – marketing, ecommerce, reputation management, leadership and development, and much more. Additionally, they can write all types of content – from blog posts to training guides to scripted content to presentations. Marketing strategy .

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Rob Leavitt , SVP Advisory, and Adam Bennington , Head of Consulting, Momentum ITSMA, presented the latest ABM Benchmark Study results in a recent webinar “ Building on ABM Success: Six Keys to Long-Term Success ”. Not surprisingly, ABM is the top B2B marketing tactic.

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Contently

MARCH 30, 2020

Our customers and readers are facing new challenges—working remotely, adapting their content strategy, spinning up virtual events, communicating thoughtfully and sensitively with their audience. As a marketer, think of yourself as in the business of public service. Content fuels virtual events. The logical move?

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sagefrog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As another year passes since our last insightful dive into the trends shaping B2B marketing, we’re thrilled to present the 2024 B2B Marketing Mix Report. This year, we’ve identified key takeaways and aim to provide you with actionable tips to propel your marketing strategy to new heights in 2024.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Mastering the art of trade show marketing requires going beyond conventional strategies. In my years of experience, I've witnessed the evolving landscape of these events and how adaptability and innovation have become more and more important. If your organization is new to tracking trade show and event ROI, start with the basics.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 19, 2023

Benefit from a content analysis by creating a definite action plan to implement what you learned. The assessment also shows you gaps in your content and can present fresh ideas. Marketers in related fields may be content competitors you need to examine carefully. Execute monthly or quarterly reviews of your annual analysis.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 24, 2014

Consider the following opportunities: Curated content marketing lists – make sure your subscribers are aware of the best content your organization is producing; presented in a manner that makes it easiest for them to link out or share in social media. Casie Gillette has presented at several conferences with regards to this topic.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 25, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Webinar Presentations That Suck You are not even 3 minutes into the webinar and you know it: The presentation will suck. but this person can also interject during the presentation to create a dialog.

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sagefrog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AI tools reshape ad creation, providing innovative ways to reach wider audiences. Google’s 2023 update to Google Ads introduced semi-autonomous ad asset creation with Google’s Asset Creation for Performance Max, enabling marketers to generate custom content with minimal prompts. of overall company revenue. [1]

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

And as this series of recent research findings covering everything from SEO, blogging, and event marketing to email, social media, and content marketing will show, the approach of spring isn’t the only reason for digital marketers to be optimistic. Which “old school” marketing channel is growing rapidly?

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 12, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Presenting Effective Charts Are your impressive charts effective? Sounds simple but often times I see charts presented just because they ‘look nice’ or because they show data. What is the summary?

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Tools of the Trade: Webinars and Online Presentations Webinars or webcasts, as they are sometimes called, have increased in popularity and in effectiveness within the past 5 years or so.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2009

Marketers are used to creating marketing plans, including advertising campaigns, trade show schedules, etc. Many marketers I know have calendars posted on the walls marking important dates, deadlines, events, and so forth. A great marketing plan is created! Spreadsheets abound, and ideas flow.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 17, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking B2B Email Design – Gallery 2 Last week I started an email design gallery containing a series of HTML emails I received. Good balance between copy and design elements. Big blue lead in.

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ANNUITAS

MAY 21, 2020

Throughout my career at ANNUITAS, I have probably spent more time thinking about and enabling Marketing Attribution models than any other activity. Over the years, I have seen Marketing Attribution models transform from a nice-to-have tool to help demonstrate marketing’s performance into a must-have core business planning component.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 26, 2021

To remain agile during uncertain times, you should focus on short-term planning, consider outsourcing to fill talent gaps, be proactive, and prioritize building brand loyalty over winning new customers. Make Short-Term Plans. One key strategy is planning for a shorter term than you have in the past. Remain flexible and nimble.

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Brandpoint

JULY 8, 2019

This post will serve as a hub for the insights and takeaways from the bigger marketing conferences that Brandpoint has attended in recent years. (It It can be tough to keep track of events, we get it. Check out this always-updated post on the top upcoming content marketing conferences in 2019 so you don’t miss a beat.).

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Email Design Review Gallery Are you tired of what your marketing emails look like? Sure, our email marketing software has some canned templates but they are very bland.

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Hinge Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In 2019, I attended the Qualtrics X4 event in Salt Lake City, Utah. At the event. At the event. I left the event energized and ready to log into my Qualtrics account and unlock it’s potential value. It can take weeks or months to design a research methodology. Research Design — What questions would you ask?

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Hubspot

MARCH 1, 2021

Professional website design and presentation (69%). You may send an invitation by email (a top way to generate attendance at webinars), directing buyers to register for the event on your website. to have access to these charts for use in your own presentations. Description of industries served (78%).

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ScanmarQED

JANUARY 22, 2024

The increased focus on consumer privacy in recent years has caused well-documented disruption in the marketing ecosystem, causing some marketers to turn away from solutions that analyse person-level consumer journeys (such as Multi-Touch Attribution – MTA) and towards aggregated analyses such as Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM).

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 22, 2020

CMOs are now taking this transformation one step further by trying to implement agile marketing across the team. Then , CMOs were focused on planning and budgeting for the upcoming year. Now , CMOs are planning for the present, since most new marketing budget is frozen but current programs are still running.

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Circle Studio

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Industry trade shows and conferences are staples in the A/E/C marketing mix, and typically represent a large line item in a firm’s marketing budget. This is precisely why conferences are often a cornerstone in many firms’ marketing plans. But with some proper strategizing and planning, you can get improved results.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

When companies start to tailor content to different audiences and stages of the buying cycle, they greatly increase the amount of content, and the type of content needed changes&# Marketing Roles Are Evolving Marketing used to have clearly defined roles. What used to be clear roles (i.e.

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The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Automation Monday is Here! One of the interesting points raised during the discussion was about content creation. Join the LinkedIn group and attend the next event!

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Hinge Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And the most successful firms take a methodical approach to this task, documenting each year’s strategy in a marketing budget plan. In this post, we will show you how to develop a thoughtful and effective plan for your professional services firm. Four Approaches to Marketing Planning. Legacy budget planning.

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Biznology

MAY 10, 2017

Once you understand the basics of influencer marketing, you can craft your own program and launch a series of influencer marketing campaigns. There’s a reason that 48% of surveyed marketers plan to increase their influencer marketing budgets this year. There’s no better time than the present.

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