Navigate the Channel

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s that time again to think and plan for your booth at the fall and winter trade shows. Although you have invested hours, days, or even weeks (not to mention dollars) in planning your trade show booth, you have only seconds to engage potential attendees in your brand, products and services.

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Biznology

MARCH 23, 2018

I’ve been noticing some ironies in the world of B2B marketing lately; you know what I mean. Hubspot preaches inbound marketing as a mantra, right? The result: you get higher quality prospects, with higher conversion rates and at lower cost than traditional outbound marketing. Here’s an interesting one. But guess what?

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SmartBug Media

JUNE 24, 2022

If you’re not familiar with inbound marketing, it probably sounds too good to be true. But I have good news to share: That’s exactly what the world of inbound marketing is all about. Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing. If the user is finding you with their own search, it’s likely an inbound marketing tactic.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Whether virtual or in-person, event planning is a painstaking process. Every aspect of event planning can be supported with appropriate technologies that will make planning your event not only easier but also more organized and precise. Event Registration, Marketing, and Promotion. Venue Sourcing and Selection.

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Navigate the Channel

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In a post-vaccine world, more than half of B2B companies and marketers expect companies to increase commitment to in-person events, including trade shows, according to MarketingProfs. Companies and marketers are more eager than ever to put on in-person events and maximize their turnout. After the in-person event.

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Walker Sands

JANUARY 4, 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic forced shifts across all organizational functions – marketing and communications is no exception. For many of us, initial game-plans had to be completely tossed out. And as we delve into the new year, planning means looking back at what was learned in the early months of the pandemic to be successful.

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Tiecas

MARCH 21, 2024

B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. If you’re a marketer at a manufacturer, distributor, or engineering company, you know this firsthand. My personal thoughts and experiences as an industrial marketer and consultant. But I’m not just another marketing consultant.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 10, 2019

At the heart of every inbound marketing strategy, the intent is the same: we’re looking to reach best-fit personas for our brand and nurture them with helpful content until they are shouting our brand name from the rooftops. Three Considerations to Inform Your Marketing Action Plan. Consider Account-Based Marketing.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 17, 2022

Without even trying, you will likely acquire some swag from HubSpot partners, merch from the INBOUND shop, a blister or two, and a new friend. Are you going to use the “trade show floor” (formerly Club INBOUND) to source new technology and services to improve your marketing ROI? Create a Plan.

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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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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A term like “brand activation” is almost guaranteed to inspire skepticism among modern marketers. In the age of information overload, marketers face the challenge of separating flash-in-the-pan trends from truly valuable business tactics. But, we’re here to tell you this: brand activation is much more than an industry buzzword.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 10, 2011

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking How Everybody Wins with HubSpot’s Funding As everyone in the marketing industry surely knows by now, HubSpot raised $32 million in additional funding.

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Zoominfo

JULY 15, 2019

A term like “brand activation” is almost guaranteed to inspire skepticism among modern marketers. In the age of information overload, marketers face the challenge of separating flash-in-the-pan trends from truly valuable business tactics. Experiential marketing. Enter, brand activation. . You need to generate engagement.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Planning for a trade show doesn’t start a month in advance. In fact, it can take anywhere from six months to a year of planning to do it right. Trade show marketing is a very strategic process. Set Your Trade Show Marketing Goals. Trade shows are no different.

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SmartBug Media

JULY 31, 2023

Identify Your INBOUND 2023 Goals Without even trying, you’ll likely acquire some swag from HubSpot partners, merch from the INBOUND shop, a blister or two, and a new friend. Are you going to use the “trade show floor” (formerly Club INBOUND) to source new technology and services to improve your marketing ROI?

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SendX

MARCH 18, 2021

Your email list is one of the cornerstones of digital marketing. Email marketing helps you increase brand awareness and generate more sales. Before you can conduct an email marketing campaign , you need to have an email marketing database. With that in mind, let’s discuss the fundamentals of an email marketing database.

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Smashmouth Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

About 18 months ago, Green Leads embarked on an aggressive plan to increase our inbound marketing activity. Along the way we started drinking some Orange Kool-Aid in the form of Hubspot's inbound marketing educational materials. Knowing the basics was key to the planning of the project: Understand SEO.

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Hubspot

MARCH 5, 2012

When you attend a trade show or another live event on behalf of your business, it's important to be able to show the rest of your company that the investment in sending you was worth it. Trade shows and other events are very noisy. 3) Attract Trade Show Attendees With Content.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 6, 2023

If you're a marketing professional, you've probably heard the term "buyer persona" more times than you can count. Buyer personas are an essential part of a successful marketing strategy because not only do they define precisely whom you’re trying to reach, but they also inform so many aspects of your business. Going to a trade show?

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Envy

MARCH 25, 2019

Since the beginning of time, thought leaders have proclaimed that technology is transforming marketing forever, just like it has done for so many other professions. B2B tech marketing especially is seen as a fast-paced, ever-changing field where you have to keep up or get left behind. Tech didn’t kill classic marketing.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Most events have had to pivot toward a virtual-only model since last March, and despite the unexpected change of plans, many experienced great success. . It takes some extra planning and the right event technology to do the same in the virtual space. Trade shows. Marketing and sales events. Training seminars.

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Golden Spiral

JANUARY 27, 2022

Account-based marketing can be a great marketing tactic for HealthTech companies, but only when you integrate it into your comprehensive marketing strategy. 87% of B2B marketers have agreed ABM delivers a higher ROI than other marketing activities. What is Account-Based Marketing? Think About This.

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Golden Spiral

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Marketing costs time, money, and resources. Every marketing move comes with risk. There is good news: marketing is often best accomplished by the most consistent, not the most creative approach. Have a Plan. Do you have a written marketing plan? If you don’t have a written plan, you will feel afraid.

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Hubspot

JULY 13, 2011

This is a guest blog post by Dave Clarke, an award-winning editor and editorial director in the marketing departments of Fortune 500 companies such as Oracle and Symantec. Trade shows are places to meet and greet, schmooze, and hopefully, gather leads by the bucketful.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 6, 2021

If you're meeting buyers at trade shows, a lead could be anyone who left their email address at your booth. That could suggest your marketers need to generate more leads. Let's say marketing usually sends sales 1,000 leads per month. First, are your salespeople getting enough leads to hit their goal?

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Terminus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Integration with HubSpot Marketing Delivers Expanded Reach and Orchestration to B2B Marketers. Today, I’m excited to announce Terminus’ new integration with HubSpot! This partnership is groundbreaking for B2B marketers because it brings inbound and account-based marketing together for the first time.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2023

As a lifelong agency guy, I have a profound bias about what activities and marketing disciplines are best outsourced. While it may seem surprising, it’s not that I believe that brands should outsource all marketing. Please keep my bias and your own limitations in mind as you read the following marketing channels.

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The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Their latest study points out that “The majority of B2B organizations are increasing marketing budgets for inbound marketing tactics, including social media, virtual events and webinars, SEO and PPC&#. link] 2 days ago Virtual Events win marketers over low costs, but are attendees really paying attention?

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 18, 2011

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Charts and Trends With an impressive collection of charts, HubSpot released The Marketing Data Box. Get it for free either in PDF or PPT format. United States License.

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Navigate the Channel

MAY 19, 2023

Because we like to practice what we preach, we work to stay directionally sound in our own content strategy, as it’s our master plan for the creation of all our content and marketing efforts to help us reach our business goals. How do you know what you’re doing is going to get you to your marketing and business goals?

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In today's world, PR and marketing overlap and intertwine, making it necessary to work together. You might have questions about how your marketing team and a PR agency can work together like, "What will a PR firm do?" While the duties of public relations and marketing can overlap, the two serve different functions.

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Brandpoint

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Virtual events are no longer just another lead gen tactic added to an arsenal of marketing assets — they’re now the only option most people have. Plus, tweets are easy to go back to for recap blog posts like this one we recently did for HubSpot Inbound. Webinars, online classes, Zoom meetups and full-fledged conferences.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Science of Email Marketing I just attended “The Science of Email Marketing&# online webinar, hosted by HubSpot and presented by social media scientist Dan Zarrella.

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking More Free Marketing Training Who doesn’t like free stuff? I sure do, especially when it comes to marketing. for inbound marketing. Like Be the first to like this post.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Content That Sells When talking with lead nurturing and marketing automation vendors they all make it seem very easy. In the B2B marketing space this is notorious.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 21, 2016

When it comes to marketing, the most successful companies view it as an investment, not an expense. Because when marketing is implemented efficiently (with a plan, driven by goals and with quantifiable metrics established), profound ROI isn’t just possible, it’s almost a given. A marketing plan prevents both.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 31, 2018

I speak on behalf of HubSpot 50 times a year, and at every engagement I tell my audience they should take the hour they use for cold calls to do something that’s not even in their job description: blogging. 10) Treating Marketing like second-class citizens. I recommend finding three marketers on your team and taking them to lunch.

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