Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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Brandpoint

APRIL 13, 2023

It’s no secret that video content is the name of the game when it comes to generating social media impressions, engagement and traffic. These metrics eventually yield results with lead generation and sales. Marketers have been preaching its rising value for years, and the statistics overwhelmingly affirm the medium.

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MKT1

JUNE 5, 2023

“The marketing funnel is dead,” they say. I agree the marketing funnel isn’t exactly funnel shaped–it's sort of an hourglass. So, I still strongly recommend B2B marketing teams map their funnels. 20% off for paid newsletter subscribers. I don’t agree.

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. Learn about B2B digital marketing strategies from our own expert, Ramsey Sanchez in this episode of The Marketing Blender Show.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

At ClearVoice, we understand that not all people are content people. Heck, not all marketing people are content people. Marketing is the tip of the spear for driving growth and new customer acquisition. Even in mature businesses, it’s tempting to funnel a lot of budget into short-term, paid campaigns for quick wins.

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Kevin Indig

AUGUST 7, 2023

Expect timeless tips and strategies, as well as new insights into the future of search. Explore All Episodes SEO, content, and other non-paid channels can impact brand growth more than you think. But, marketers can apply it to content and campaigns. Yes, it sounds boring.

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Contently

MARCH 22, 2019

Good journalists and good marketers have something in common: They’re obsessed with understanding their audience so they can help people learn something new. That was the first thing I realized when I left the journalism world to become Contently’s editor-in-chief six years ago. The Limits of a Top-Funnel Mindset.

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Oktopost

JUNE 4, 2024

You’ll find one element in every B2B marketing success story: a high-quality lead is a lead that has true potential to convert. Generating high-quality leads is what all your marketing efforts come down to, and a lead generation landing page is a pivotal moment in the journey down your sales funnel.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 9, 2020

The search marketing industry is built to run like a macroeconomy. Search results are resources. . Google is a governmental body, and they work to improve market outcomes through the application of policies (algorithm updates). . As search marketers, we must assume that users on the internet are also rational. .

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 22, 2021

The same is true in marketing. Ads and Attribution. If you manage a marketing budget, you know how much money goes into two critical areas: paid media and marketing technology. Namely, B2B advertising leader LinkedIn and the #1 B2B marketing attribution application, Bizible. In short, your CRM.

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Contently

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

” The question came from a strategy colleague when I was helping a brand staff its new content studio. We had just presented a list of different types of writers the company needed to hire, including copywriters, bloggers, editors, and social media creators. “I’m still selling, but it’s not an ad.”

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

A lot of social marketers ask, does our brand really need to be on LinkedIn? Your LinkedIn social media strategy will be a bit different than your strategies for other platforms. However, the key to getting the most from LinkedIn is marrying your organic and paid strategies. Boost organic reach and engagement via paid.

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Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the realm of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), two terms frequently arise that B2B marketers often struggle to comprehend – demand generation and lead generation. While these two concepts may seem interchangeable, they in fact serve unique roles in any B2B marketing strategy.

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Only B2B

APRIL 24, 2024

Among marketers, few topics spark as much debate as the comparison between demand generation and inbound marketing. Conversely, inbound marketing predominantly relies on passive techniques to draw in potential leads. Here are some metrics to consider: High-intent Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As the digital market space rapidly evolves, customers are seeking authenticity and human connection from brands like never before. To meet this rising demand, your marketing team needs to be agile, think out of the box and keep up with deadlines—all while operating within limited budgets and constrained team bandwidths.

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Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Content marketing ain’t easy… but isn’t that why it’s so valuable? Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. Are you meeting their needs?

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Contently

MAY 26, 2020

When I was making the transition from journalism to marketing, my first big epiphany came from a caveman cartoon. You make content, people click on it, and then—BOOM—they immediately buy something or fill out a demo request form. After all, if our search ads work that way, shouldn’t content work that way too?

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. Do your research You need to be aware of the market conditions to allocate the right marketing budget.

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Oktopost

JUNE 14, 2021

It takes intelligent targeting, a gentle approach, and calculated marketing strategies to embrace a new client into the sales funnel. It’s not uncommon for B2b marketers to conflate these two processes and definitions, which is an unfortunate lousy habit. . What Is Lead Generation? How Do I Find Keyword Opportunities?

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving B2B marketing landscape, the key to unlocking success lies in the strategic harnessing of your B2B list. This blog serves as your comprehensive roadmap, equipping you with the knowledge and strategies required to master the intricate art of generating B2B leads from B2B list.

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Binary Demand

MARCH 1, 2024

Its potential for storytelling and marketing is undeniable, making AI in B2B marketing and sales a transformative force, reshaping interactions with brands, information, and services. The world of B2B marketing automation is on the brink of a full-fledged AI-driven revolution. But what is the path to reeling in those big fish?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 3, 2017

When measuring the effectiveness of paid advertising , you’re often presented with an overwhelming array of choices. In this article, I segment key paid marketing metrics into three different categories. Each set of metrics contributes to the funnel differently and tells a much different story than the next.

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Oktopost

MAY 20, 2024

Marketing professionals are always deep in discussion about the most effective strategies, measurements, and tactics for success. Each campaign prompts important questions: Are we aiming to create demand, or is it about gathering leads? Then, you can tailor your work on social media towards the metrics that matter the most.

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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.) The market becomes very saturated, so CPMs tend to increase, which in turn reduces your share of voice.

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Directive Agency

APRIL 15, 2022

Too often, companies can get stuck in a sort of tunnel vision, focusing only on one digital marketing solution for their business, either SEO or PPC. This article will highlight each digital marketing component providing the unique benefits while also including the drawbacks of having tunnel vision in each. What is SEO?

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SalesIntel

MARCH 27, 2023

SalesIntel’s strategic partnership with Semcasting empowers B2B marketers with high-quality account technographic and job title data to leverage in their paid channel efforts. How did you get started in the advertising/marketing/data industry? What differentiates Semcasting in the B2B programmatic ad world?

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FunnelEnvy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In response, the search and web ads giant is revamping its search engine results page (SERP). Many companies are re-evaluating their marketing strategies, from social media marketing to SaaS SEO strategy. Let’s look at an update.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 25, 2024

There are social media templates available for virtually any task you can think of—from content production to reporting to team onboarding. Consider this: When you spend an hour formatting a spreadsheet, you’re losing an hour that you could have spent on your social media marketing strategy.

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Contently

JANUARY 26, 2023

Any organization can deliver thought leadership content if it has a system for generating ideas and a process for turning them into engaging assets. The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. Those ideas can really move the needle.

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seo.co

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Marketing Funnels — Table of Contents. What is a Marketing Funnel? + The 5 Stages of the Sales Funnel. Creating High-Conversion Content for Each State. Scale Your Organic Traffic With the Highest Quality Content and Links. What is a Marketing Funnel? What’s the solution?

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Go Beyond SEO

JUNE 21, 2023

Or maybe you feel like you are putting way too much time and money into seeking out leads and landing sales. When it comes to boosting your bottom line, there’s nothing more crucial than attracting new leads and converting them into loyal customers. In other words: lead generation. Think of it like fishing.

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Go Beyond SEO

JUNE 21, 2023

Or maybe you feel like you are putting way too much time and money into seeking out leads and landing sales. When it comes to boosting your bottom line, there’s nothing more crucial than attracting new leads and converting them into loyal customers. In other words: lead generation. Think of it like fishing.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Improved sales lead quality- Leads that come to you through your demand gen efforts will already be interested in your products and will be easier to qualify and convert.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 21, 2017

These days, it’s a given that anyone involved in digital marketing understands the importance of social media, from a content and engagement perspective. Developing a social media marketing funnel “mindset” so that you can think like a conversion optimizer when planning and executing your social media campaigns!

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As a public relations and digital marketing agency owner, I often hear about numerous tips, tricks, hacks, and workarounds to build massive social media success. We've put 10 social media statements to the test, and our findings may be surprising. General social media statements to verify or debunk. It’s no secret.

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Brandpoint

JULY 14, 2023

Social media has transformed the way businesses engage with their target audience, and manufacturing companies are no exception. However, for manufacturing companies, quantifying the return on investment (ROI) of social media efforts can be complex. What is Social Media ROI? Generating leads and driving conversions.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Performance marketing is a crucial tool for growing brands, but over-reliance can backfire as competition intensifies. To build a sustainable business, companies should evolve their strategy by leveraging user data to refine positioning and extend their brand identity across channels.

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