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The B2B marketing ironies of our time

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Hubspot preaches inbound marketing as a mantra, right? Turns out Hubspot’s own growth as a software company has been driven via cold calling through an inside sales team. Even Hubspot realizes that you can’t get all the B2B business you deserve using inbound marketing alone. Or tell me to shut up and talk about something else.

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Digital Selling with Video in 2021

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According to Hubspot , “74% of leaders who outperformed targets this year said virtual meetings were “as or more effective than face to face meetings.” Especially if you’re selling to IT , the more information you can offer buyers, the better. Just make sure they communicate valuable information. Video FAQ galleries.

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Six Ways to Connect with your B2B Website Visitors

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A content offer is the most effective way to persuade visitors to give you their contact information. Many of the leading marketing automation tools today, like Marketo and Hubspot, have this functionality embedded. This is the oldest trick in the book, but is oddly missing from many B2B websites.

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5 blog post ideas that take less than two hours to write

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But remember, unless you have permission from the person who initially asked the question, don’t include their name or any identifying information. Here’s a great example from Hubspot : Tip #2: Repurpose a forum response. Time spent: Less than an hour (maybe slightly longer if you decide to write new content).

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10 B2B Marketing Trends to Watch in 2022

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This means developing strategies around the customer experience, at all touch points, informed by deeper insights and attention to customer needs — combined with a superb product or service, with continuous improvements to stay ahead of the competition. Try building your strategy around Forrester’s 7 dimensions to building B2B trust.

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Can you do top-of-funnel marketing automation without CRM?

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Worse, information gets stuck in an air gap when a lead becomes a customer. One of our clients must literally retype contact and account information into their proprietary CRM when creating a new customer record. One potential solution is to use your email campaign manager as a centralized hub for prospect information.

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The Art of Reconnecting with an Old Lead

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This is an especially effective tactic if you can provide something special that your competitors can’t like a Greiner Bio One cellstar plate , or a program integration with a CRM like HubSpot. Remember, getting specific won’t turn off interested leads, but rather will give them access to the intel they need to make an informed decision.