SmartBug Media

JUNE 17, 2020

As a healthcare marketer, you may already know that a solid inbound marketing program is the key to sparking consistent, long-term growth. Unfortunately, if you’ve been in the B2B healthcare industry long, you’ve probably run into a handful of marketing challenges that are unique to the sector.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As marketers, we’re constantly seeking out ways to improve the customer experience—and to understand their needs to tailor our efforts to their individual situation. This is what exactly makes contextual marketing in HubSpot such a powerful tool to utilize within your inbound marketing strategy.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2021

If you’re an inbound marketer in the B2B space, you understand how much time and energy goes into planning and executing your marketing campaigns. of my favorite inbound marketing resources that any B2B marketer can benefit from subscribing to in 2021 and beyond. We Asked 10 Marketing Experts.

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Strategic-IC

MARCH 5, 2018

For Marketing Directors today, that means having the confidence to change strategy; earning visibility through helping buyers reach the solutions they need. 3 out of 4 marketers across the globe prioritise an Inbound approach to marketing - HubSpot State of Inbound 2015. HubSpot State of Inbound 2015.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 1, 2021

Well, I have a little secret for you: Start using marketing automation in HubSpot, and you’ll see your task list shrink (gasp!), Marketing automation is not just a “nice to have.” It’s a necessity for digital marketing success. Marketing Automation Hacks in HubSpot. Implement HubSpot Scoring.

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 11, 2021

There’s no denying that to be successful at inbound marketing, you need good, clean data and reporting. As a proud HubSpot Elite partner, SmartBug Media ® follows HubSpot’s best practices of using data to make informed decisions with marketing. Phase One: Data Management. Traffic Analytics Tools.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Out of the box, HubSpot comes with four object types: Contacts, Companies, Deals, and Tickets. HubSpot released custom objects in Q3 2020 as part of its newest set of Enterprise features. There are likely a million different ways custom objects can be used, and here are three ways you can put HubSpot custom objects into practice.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 28, 2021

When I first joined SmartBug®, I was welcomed onto a team of individuals that weren’t just proficient in HubSpot—they were experts. As self-proclaimed experts at HubSpot, to say SmartBugs have mastered the platform would be an understatement. Although it’s time-consuming, reviewing data duplication in HubSpot is incredibly necessary.

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 29, 2022

Inbound marketing is a notoriously slow burn. It can take 6-9 months —and in some cases, even longer—to start to see the results of an inbound investment. Your martech stack plays a critical role in your inbound marketing efforts, and when properly optimized, it can be the fuel that ignites your growth.

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Envy

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Will content marketing agencies yield measurable results, or are inbound marketing agencies at the end of the day that all-around better approach? Burning Question #1: What is Content Marketing? Burning Question #2: What is Inbound Marketing? Content marketing is essentially a subset of inbound marketing.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

HubSpot workflows are a thing of beauty. Workflows are the backbone of the marketing and automation capabilities that made HubSpot so famous. For lead routing within HubSpot workflows, we would have a “resellers” page on our website that has links to contact sales to be a reseller. Premium Content Downloads.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Our INBOUND marketers recommend highlighting the distinct difference between an early bird and regular ticket, making it irresistible for people to sign up. Isabella Kirsch, INBOUND Marketing Manager, says, “We like to create urgency with the pricing structure to engage our audience early on. Add a date limit, too.

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Golden Spiral

MARCH 28, 2019

You convinced leadership that inbound marketing was the way to go for your B2B company. You overcame your some of your lingering inbound marketing fears (and helped executives do the same). Few download your content and even fewer — if any — attend your webinars. A successful inbound marketing strategy uses both.

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SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But did you know that 65 percent of B2B marketers have not established any lead nurturing? In this blog post, we’ll talk about four steps to take to set scalable lead nurture workflows in HubSpot, so that all of your contacts are being touched with relevant content that moves them closer toward a purchase. Know Your Personas.

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Only B2B

MARCH 6, 2024

While employing various marketing tactics brings you closer to your destination (closing deals). It includes -aiming to raise brand awareness, generate initial engagement, and capture contact information that allows for further nurturing. You create an informative blog post on “ The 5 Social Media Trends You Need to Know in 2024.

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Lake One

MAY 23, 2019

Inbound marketing has an exciting, rich, and still somewhat young history. The timing of factors like the internet gaining steam, creation of social media, and the mobile phone boom have all played a part in the creation and rising popularity of inbound marketing. What is Inbound Marketing?

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Hubspot

MAY 15, 2017

Account-based marketing or inbound marketing? With all the confusion between account-based marketing and inbound marketing, we thought we would clear the air -- and hopefully help show you how the two work together. Here's a visual explanation from Terminus, an account-based marketing company.

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LeadSloth

JULY 12, 2010

UPDATED REVIEW: My earlier review of HubSpot’s Inbound Marketing software was more than 1 year old and the software has evolved a lot: time for an update! I see two clearly distinct target groups for HubSpot: Small business owners. Marketing departments at mid-size companies. Small Businesses.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 25, 2020

Webinars are one of the best ways to generate quality leads , according to 73 percent of marketing and sales leaders polled by InsideSales.com. While whitepapers, guides, and e-books are a staple of inbound marketing efforts, using a different medium will appeal to a different audience. Determining Your Webinar Goal.

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Strategic-IC

DECEMBER 4, 2017

9 Core Components of Successful Inbound Marketing Campaigns. Defined buyer personas (in-depth profiles of your ideal, target clients) are crucial as they inform and determine all other aspects of your campaign. These in turn should inform the keyword topics that your campaign will address. Buyer Personas. Related: 5.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

I love the funnel so much that my team at HubSpot was literally called the Funnel team, and the opening slide of my global team kickoff this year was a photo of about 25 funnels. At HubSpot, shifting to the flywheel model helped us change in the following ways: Flywheels represent a circular process where customers feed growth.

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Hubspot

JUNE 23, 2017

So you can imagine my surprise when HubSpot's audience started telling us they still like to print out our ebooks -- which are often 20 or 30 pages in length -- instead of viewing them on a web page. For the most part, my team's job has entailed creating PDFs that visitors can download once they submit a form with their contact information.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e. Veredict: If you are new to social networks, community building, etc.

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Inbound Marketing Training Planning Work Management 100

Golden Spiral

JANUARY 4, 2019

Are webinars on your B2B tech marketing priority list? Webinars were reported as one of the top revenue drivers for B2B marketers, with 75% of sales and marketing professionals agreeing that webinars are one of the best ways to generate high-quality leads (only closely behind trade shows ). Live vs.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 4, 2022

As marketers, our job is to help our sales teams find high-quality leads. You may use outbound marketing to try and catch your audience’s attention, or you might use inbound marketing to attract leads to your website. but what if you could know who is looking to purchase a solution that your company happens to sell?

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Hubspot

MAY 3, 2017

That's not to say I don't learn a lot on the job here at HubSpot -- because I absolutely do. I've taken a few awesome courses and certifications through HubSpot Academy , including an inbound marketing certification and a content marketing certification. 32 Free Marketing Courses to Take in 2017.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 11, 2021

In the inbound marketing world, you likely understand the importance of a landing page to help convert visitors into leads. A thank you page presents a great opportunity to upsell/cross-sell visitors that are already interested in the information you’re putting out there. You now know that visitor is considering your services.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 12, 2019

If you’re a kid, that may be a used gaming system — but if you’re a marketer, you have significantly better options from which to choose. The truth is that there is such a wealth of information available for cheap or free that you don’t really even need to go to that marketing conference you really want to hit.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 30, 2021

Tracking your leads is important because it can be a valuable indicator of the success of your business’s marketing efforts. Essentially, by tracking leads you can make informed decisions about what your website is doing well and where there is room for improvement. The Value of Lead Tracking in Google Analytics.

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OutboundView

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The inbound marketing for B2B landscape of 2018 is a brave new world for business – one virtually unrecognizable from years past. Go back to the start of the decade – concepts like content marketing, social media marketing, influencer marketing, and inbound marketing were years away from conception.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Invited to any webinars that you are hosting or cohosting. Knowing what you have on your docket and bringing your marketing strategist up to speed paves the way for true teamwork and a ton of creative ideas. Inbound Marketing Is Not an Overnight Strategy. Inbound marketing uses the same approach.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 21, 2020

These may always be staples for B2B businesses, but there are many inbound marketing strategies and tactics that you can implement to not only get ahead, but more importantly, stay ahead of your competition. A pre-recorded or live webinar can feature experts and industry professionals from outside or within your company.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 8, 2021

Today, we are uncovering insights from a range of SmartBug Media® clients in the finance industry that use HubSpot, as well as insights from our own team, on which email strategies they employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope these strategies help you adapt your email marketing efforts whenever change arises in your industry.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Use the following questions to help you decide: Explore marketing automation solutions from vendors like Marketo, HubSpot, Salesforce and more in the full MarTech Intelligence Report on marketing automation platforms. Have we outgrown our current marketing system? Is lead scoring a crucial part of your marketing process?

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SmartBug Media

MAY 27, 2022

Personalization can be as simple as using a property token to address customers by name in your email marketing or it can be leveraged in other ways, like acknowledging your customer’s birthday with a special discount. Watch the webinar on demand now. Sending the Right Message at the Right Time Using Segmentation. Automated Check-Ins.

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SmarkLabs

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Shelling out some cash to have your business’s information at the top of relevant searches is a way to kickstart your web presence. Hosting webinars: Similar to investing in SEO, hosting webinars is an effective way to demonstrate your value by offering a solution that your potential customers may be looking to solve.

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SmartBug Media

JANUARY 29, 2019

One of the tried-and-true methods for quickly improving conversion rates is utilizing pop-up forms in HubSpot, but the conversation on bots is gaining steam across the landscape. Note: Although this content is more suited to organizations hosted on the HubSpot CMS, some of these tips and descriptions will be useful to any CMS-hosted website.

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