Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2021

Videos are easy to digest, can help people understand your business better, and will bring life and motion to your content and messaging. 78% say it directly helps increase sales, and 84% say it’s helped generate leads. How to Build a Successful Video Content Marketing Strategy to Grow Your Audience. Quick Takeaways. Interviews.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 27, 2021

Inbound marketing traditionally couples the latter two; it’s a method to draw in your audience with stellar website content, blog articles, premium content, and social media engagement. Then we use display as our mid-funnel channel, trying to push people further down the funnel.

Paid Content 105

Paid Content Top of Funnel Inbound Marketing Lead Ranking 105

Lead Forensics

APRIL 3, 2024

The next step is to figure out what type of content your target audience wants and will respond to at each stage of the buyer journey. Content Segmentation Once you have some ideas about the content you will supply, you need to start narrowing it down and hone in on your specific audiences even further.

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Top of Funnel Work Management Sales Qualified Leads Lead Scoring 40

Launch Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

For your organization to boost customer marketing activities, consider these B2B content personalization tactics. These marketing efforts should keep customers top of mind at an individual buyer persona level while considering the broader needs of the organizations that these personas represent.

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Top of Funnel Tactics B2B Marketing Work Management 118

Stevens & Tate

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Video is a vital piece to your marketing puzzle, especially when it comes to helping prospective home buyers visualize their future home. Whether you’re in the custom home market or not, video content is a great way to help your clients better understand what it is you do and what makes you unique. Optimized Landing Pages.

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Creativity Top of Funnel Planning Lead Ranking 115

Valasys

MAY 1, 2024

Sometimes, it’s a matter of life and death in the overly-competitive field of online advertising business, you need to select the right advertising platform in order to obtain the desired outcomes for your marketing campaign. Two giants dominate the landscape: Facebook Ads or Google Ads. Facebook goes beyond demographics.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 2, 2020

B2B advertising has a reputation for being dull, but it doesn’t have to be – especially when you’re advertising on social media. B2B social media advertising is also a bit less competitive than other marketing channels. There’s also a perception that most of B2B social media advertising is done on LinkedIn.

Social Media 290

Social Media Paid Search Agency Advertisements Advertising 290

Stevens & Tate

MARCH 31, 2024

This update marks a significant shift in the way Google evaluates content quality and addresses spam across the vast expanse of the internet. In this update lies an effort to minimize the presence of “unhelpful” content in search results. Read more here.

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SnapApp

MAY 7, 2019

One of the most important functions of marketing is to get leads to your sales team—but not just any leads. To get the most out of your salespeople’s time, those leads need to be qualified and ready to enter the sales process. And sales teams are willing to try a bunch of different tactics too to warm those leads up.

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Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 89

Contently

APRIL 26, 2018

Normally, I spend my time at content marketing conferences listening to marketers talk about adopting journalism principles. The slide was presented by Mary Brown, CEO and founder of The Hub, an initiative that helps news orgs productize their content and drive memberships. The Facebook effect.

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Launch Marketing

JUNE 29, 2022

As the fintech industry evolves, grows and introduces new technologies, it is important to ensure that fintech companies are capitalizing on the most effective marketing tactics to reach the right audience with the right content at the right time. These ads can drive targets to download valuable and relevant content or register for events.

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Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency Paid Content Advertising Agencies 118

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

You are regularly creating content to get traffic and conversions, but is it really turning into the lead and email list numbers that you or your executives are expecting? If you know content can help you reach more of your target audience, there are some ways you can increase the value of your content.

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Sales Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Webinar Metrics Lead Scoring 152

Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

Make Content King. Content is an essential pillar of any lead generation strategy. Your digital content marketing strategy encompasses everything from producing high-quality lead magnets such as e-books, whitepapers, blogs, and optimized landing pages. Your content should present your brand as a thought leader.

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Paid Content Lead Scoring 264

Sharpspring

MAY 25, 2022

They are now much more receptive to advertising, and in fact, many people will log onto social networks specifically looking to shop. Social commerce holds huge potential for building brand loyalty, as social media can now host both high-value content and purchase opportunities in the same place. First-Party Data.

Marketing AI 104

Marketing AI Digital Asset Management Top of Funnel Marketing Management 104

Martech

APRIL 25, 2024

Baby boomers generally value authenticity, accuracy and trustworthiness in advertising, making TV an effective marketing vehicle as it tops consumer reports for trustworthiness, attention and recall compared to social media ads. Dominate the social platforms Facebook and X. Outnumber other generations on Amazon.

Television marketing 108

Television marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer 108

Outbrain

JANUARY 12, 2023

2022 was a challenging year for everyone and no less for advertisers. When a user senses an ad interrupting their content consumption, they will likely close it or swipe away. What’s more, they may develop a negative feeling towards the brand, and this is definitely something that advertisers want to avoid. What does this mean?

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Martech

MARCH 10, 2022

This focuses on targeting top potential customers and uses both marketing and sales initiatives to capture the prospect’s interest and nurture them through the buying journey. The shift and the case for ABM: Anonymous buyer’s journey. Implement funnel-based personalization through funnel/DRIP system.

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Martech

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Good morning, Marketers, and we’re talking about Facebook yet again. That’s the new name for the overarching brand, although Facebook itself will have an after-life as just one of the sub-brands, alongside Instagram, Whatsapp and the rest of the brood. Understanding buyer intent . Read more here. Read more here. Experience].

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Top of Funnel Buyer Intent Intent Signal Funnel Advertising 101

QuanticMind

JULY 7, 2023

Omnichannel personalization: It’s every advertiser’s goal, but one that’s not easy to achieve (thanks a lot, media complexity, data silos , the identity crisis, the list goes on.) For example, you could take your search keyword list and use it to generate a custom contextual tactic to really hone in on relevant content programmatically.

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Metadata

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If you’re reading this post on the ROI of Facebook ads, you’re probably asking a lot of common questions: Are Facebook ads worth it for B2B? What’s a good ROI for B2B Facebook ads? How do I calculate the return on investment of my Facebook ads? In this post, we cover: Are Facebook ads a waste of money for B2B?

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Metadata

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If you’re reading this post on the ROI of Facebook ads, you’re probably asking a lot of common questions: Are Facebook ads worth it for B2B? What’s a good ROI for B2B Facebook ads? How do I calculate the return on investment of my Facebook ads? In this post, we cover: Are Facebook ads a waste of money for B2B?

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ROI Facebook Cost per Lead Paid Search Agency 52

sagefrog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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. Targeting the Upper Funnel Traditionally, B2B marketing has been concentrated on the lower funnel – converting leads into customers.

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Advertisers now film snackable, six-second versions of their 15- or 30-second ads in an attempt to capture viewers’ fleeting attention. This suggests B2B video creators are taking note of shrinking attention spans and shifting audience expectations, and adjusting their content to match. We all know attention spans are shrinking.

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Video Marketing Top of Funnel Funnel Advertising Advertising Funnels 116

The Lead Agency

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Buyers have gotten used to remote interactions, and in many cases, have realised that this type of interaction makes it easier for them to get information, place orders, and arrange services. Trend 3: Don’t Forget About Written Content. B2B Customers are Buying Big Online. – B2B Decision Maker Pulse.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

It includes automation strategies across marketing, including social media, digital advertising, segmentation, analytics and data measurement and yes, email marketing. Maintain brand consistency: Automated tools can maintain consistency around brand assets, email send times and content scheduling even when employees have a busy workload.

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Launch Marketing

JULY 10, 2019

In fact, video snippets are one of the top three content types used by B2B marketers in 2018, along with long-form content and social media stories. If your content doesn’t capture your viewer’s attention in the first 15 seconds, it is unlikely that they are going to watch until the end. Then, get to your story quickly.

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Top of Funnel Video Marketing Tips Paid Search Agency 64

ConvertKit

JUNE 21, 2021

Posting a link to your social channels and crossing your fingers that sales pour in is not the product launch you deserve. We’ll teach you how to launch your product to get more customers and sales, even if you don’t have a big audience. Here are some other ways you can talk to potential customers: Joining relevant Facebook groups.

Paid Content 142

Paid Content Product Landing Pages Top of Funnel 142

SalesGrape

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With billions of active users across various platforms, it presents a massive opportunity for businesses to generate leads and drive conversions. Moreover, social media allows for precise targeting capabilities that traditional advertising methods lack. Visual content plays a significant role in capturing attention on social media.

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Pam Didner

JULY 5, 2020

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Account-based marketing (ABM) has become a buzzword in recent years. Why is it important for sales and marketing? Simply put, ABM is a marketing strategy in which: “Marketers leverage existing marketing elements creatively to help sales close deals with key accounts.” What is account-based marketing?

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QuanticMind

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If that last scenario applies, you were enticed by the company’s direct response marketing—a form of advertising designed specifically to elicit an immediate response from a prospect. And what are some examples of direct response marketing and best practices advertisers can apply to their campaigns? What benefits does it offer brands?

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Advertising Agencies Planning Paid Search Agency SMS 74

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2017

You can think of ROI metrics as three separate categories: front-end , middle , and back-end. Front-end metrics , such as click-through-rate (CTR) and engagement ratio, tell you if your content is relatable enough to inspire action by your target audience. Both hard and soft metrics feed into calculating ROI. Unsubscribe Rate.

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ROI Top of Funnel Planning Click Rate 134

Content4Demand

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And be sure to check out the impressive B2BMX agenda to find the sessions that focus on your favorite topics to stay on top of what’s happening. We’ve identified eight must-see sessions ideal for content marketers to help you chart your course through our favorite event of the year. Are We Ready to Trust the Machines? to 11:15 a.m.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

When Brian Halligan (HubSpot’s CEO) started talking about retiring the funnel and adopting the flywheel as the model to think about our business, I was not very happy. See, I love the funnel. So no disrespect to Brian, but “retire the funnel”? Funnels produce customers, but don’t consider how those customers can help you grow.

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Top of Funnel Hubspot Lead Ranking Word of Mouth 78

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Sure, Instagram has the potential to be its own channel for sales. Instagram shopping represents a seamless way to funnel followers to your product pages if you already have an audience. Tapping into your followers’ sense of FOMO: You can do this with time-sensitive live stream sales and exclusive Instagram drops.

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Ideal Customer Profiles eCommerce Top of Funnel Tagging 124

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 3, 2017

When measuring the effectiveness of paid advertising , you’re often presented with an overwhelming array of choices. Each set of metrics contributes to the funnel differently and tells a much different story than the next. Having a more sophisticated model will highlight the touch-points that contribute to conversions and sales.

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Martech Advisor

DECEMBER 10, 2019

From the rise of TikTok to influencer marketing, experiments with social commerce and using VR to accelerate the marketing funnel, to name a few. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CEO , Socialbakers, shares his top five predictions. And the massive reach of Facebook and Instagram continues to dominate marketing spend.

Social Media 118

Social Media Social Marketing Paid Search Agency Media 118

Metadata

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We’ve experimented with new forms of storytelling to really humanize the typically stale world of enterprise sales, SaaS, and B2B.” The brands that stand out—like ClickUp—are the ones that consistently think outside the box by being bold, colorful, and provocative with their content. So, what’s the alternative?

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