Convince & Convert

MARCH 19, 2018

As organic reach dwindles, social media ads are becoming more and more appealing to marketers. In fact, social advertising budgets doubled from $16 billion in 2014 to $31 billion in 2016. The question is, how can you ensure your campaigns generate clicks and revenue? Two-Cent Video Ads. Make it fun!

Paid Content 148

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Ads 148

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 27, 2014

While most businesses have laid out their marketing strategy and set their budgets, some of the latest facts and figures may have them rethinking current initiatives. From mobile marketing to content curation and revenue data, here are six statistics B2B marketers must pay attention to in 2014: 1. MarketingProfs.

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing Stats Planning Curation 120

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 19, 2019

Content was updated August 19, 2019. The inventor of pop-up ads in the mid-1990s has publically apologized. You have run into countless pop-up ads on the internet—perhaps even in the last few minutes. With so much negative feeling towards pop-up ads, why on earth are they still being used? So what data is out there?

Paid Content 91

Paid Content Ads Mobile Advertising Clickthrough 91

Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Editor’s note: Because proving the value of content marketing continues to be necessary, Julia McCoy updated her 2016 post with some fresh stats and perspective. . Content marketing has been moving at the speed of light in recent years. The advent of the internet and social media has a lot to do with this.

Paid Content 111

Paid Content Stats Paid Search Agency Content Marketing 111

ClickZ

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

30-second summary: Following a survey and some editorial research, we have highlighted 10 people we think are either respected industry guardians, or are making some noteworthy contributions to the marketing technology space. Nearly every person in our survey had him as one of their top five leaders in marketing technology sector.

Enterprise Management 144

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Advertising Agencies 144

ViewPoint

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Those of us who use the phone to successfully generate sales leads have picked up an essential trade secret. Empathy is important and must be paid attention to. Sometimes, this leads to a future appointment, often it neutralizes their attitude and allows me to continue. Think of those annoying robo calls.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation PointClear Sales Leads Lead Scoring 120

Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 24, 2017

There are some truly inspirational brands out there in the world of content marketing. These companies are leading the pack when it comes to innovation, creativity, quality and, crucially, results. fearless content marketing spanning both B2B and B2C organisations. content marketing strategy.

Marketing & Strategy 147

Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Content Marketing Planning 147

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 31, 2018

If you’re reading this post, you already know it’s important to keep a finger on the pulse of marketing for new, innovative tactics. B2B influencer marketing. Proven to increase brand awareness and drive lead generation, influencer marketing is a vital marketing tactic for many B2C brands. One such tactic?

Word of Mouth 153

Word of Mouth Peer-to-peer Zoominfo Paid Search Agency 153

Atomic Reach

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

We surveyed 54 marketers from different businesses and industries, giving us a better understanding of just how important content marketing is. Content Marketing is vital, but it's difficult to generate results. So, why is content marketing important? The biggest conclusion?

Paid Search Agency 102

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Content Marketing Eloqua 102

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2015

No, it’s time for content prognosticators and marketing futurists to get out their crystal balls and start predicting the biggest trends for content marketing for 2016. Here’s a quick review: My Previous Marketing Predictions. But these trends did not become main stream in 2013, or even 2014.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Content Marketing Demand Generation Agencies 100

Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2016

Search remains the cornerstone of digital and content marketing efforts. The average B2B website gets 40% or more of all visits from organic search, and 81% of B2B purchase cycles start with a web search. Of course, search, like all other digital marketing tactics, continues to evolve. Internet users.

SEM 100

SEM Paid Content Stats Paid Search Agency 100

Content Standard

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The kind of advice that leads someone to quit a current job, guides a young person to his or her calling, or persuades a friend toward one company over another? Today, I realize that outlining content marketing imperatives is a huge burden. A majority of business will codify a content strategy.

Search Marketing 40

Search Marketing Planning Content Marketing Enterprise Management 40

Atomic Reach

JANUARY 3, 2019

Considering how ad-heavy our world is today, it is likely that you have. It is also very likely that an ad alone is not going to engage you enough to purchase the item or service. This is where content marketing comes into play. For the foreseeable future, content will remain as king. Through j effbullas.

Paid Content 112

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Content Marketing 112

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2016

As a noun, it refers to the 2014 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger about a team of elite DEA agents that are being taken out one by one. When it comes to demand generation, even the most seasoned B2B marketers have fallen into this trap and sabotaged their success without knowing it. Pre-Existing Biases.

Demand Generation Agencies 134

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Cost per Acquisition Top of Funnel 134

Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve been gearing up for the next edition of our VEST report on B2B marketing automation systems, which involves catching up with established vendors and chasing down some new ones. nurture campaigns), and share leads with a CRM system like Salesforce.com. nurture campaigns), and share leads with a CRM system like Salesforce.com.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Small Business Marketing Marketing Automation Automation 120

Albert

AUGUST 3, 2018

Lead Sales Egineer. Digital Audio Advertising Is Booming: Here’s Why. The rise of digital audio advertising has given marketers a powerful new lever, but it has also made executing effective cross-channel campaigns even more difficult. Listen Up, Advertisers. by Oren Langberg.

Advertisements 64

Advertisements Advertising Ad Frequency Cross-Selling 64

ClearVoice

MARCH 8, 2022

When I first took on this assignment to find — and write about — influential women in the content creation/content marketing world, my first thought was: “Eh, piece of cake.” Once upon a time, finding a professional woman writer was akin to searching for that infamous needle in its equally famous haystack.

Work Management 52

Work Management Paid Search Agency Content Marketing Planning 52

Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 6, 2016

Influencer marketing now makes up a significant part of marketing budgets and according to a report by Tomson , 59% of marketers have plans to increase their influencer marketing budget in 2016. The reason for this is that influencer marketing campaigns generate impressive results.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Marketing Management Budget Programs Planning 100

Webbiquity

AUGUST 27, 2019

Twitter and LinkedIn remain the top two social networks for B2B marketers. That said, there are some disturbing signs developing for Twitter (and the B2B marketers who rely on the platform). Per recent research , though 77% of B2B marketers say they use Twitter to distribute content, Twitter use is down 8% since 2014.

Enterprise Management 223

Enterprise Management Twitter Marketing Management B2B Marketing 223

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Software Advice’s recently released 2014 B2B Demand Generation Benchmark report revealed that the vast majority of B2B marketers (79 percent) use at least 11 different marketing software applications. Plans for 2015 Demand Generation Spending, by Channel. Software Solutions Used.

Budget Programs 120

Budget Programs Marketing Report B2B Marketing Research 120

EMagine B2B Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2014

To wrap up 2014 and get ready for the New Year, we’ve put together a list of top SEO statistics that exemplify this year in search. Overall Search Behavior. 93% of website visits begin via a search engine ( Arek Estall ). Overall Search Behavior. 93% of website visits begin via a search engine ( Arek Estall ).

Statistics 40

Statistics SEO Paid Search Agency Search Engine Marketing 40

nDash

JULY 30, 2020

So many marketers forego a true B2B content promotion strategy in favor of a “if you build it, they will come” approach. You’ve been told that great content is the key to differentiating your brand. B2B Content Promotion vs. Content Shock. The world of content marketing isn’t strictly a meritocracy.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Promotion B2B Content 52

Outbrain

APRIL 9, 2019

There’s no doubt about the effectiveness of content marketing. In fact, research from Demand Metric shows that, while 62 percent less costly, content marketing generates about three times as many leads as traditional marketing. This isn’t because content marketing doesn’t work.

Paid Content 55

Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Distribution 55

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2015

As we wind down 2015, marketing budgets and planning for the new year begin to take focus. Hopefully, the performance metrics associated with your organization’s marketing programs have yielded success and validation for tactics proposed at the beginning of the year. Demand Generation. It is that time in the year again.

Marketing Budget Creation 120

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs Enterprise Management 120

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 5, 2019

Content was updated August 5, 2019. For a long time, digital marketers summed up the properties of direct and organic traffic pretty simply. To most, organic traffic consists of visits from search engines, while direct traffic is made up of visits from people entering your company URL into their browser. Traffic Sources.

Paid Content 101

Paid Content Traffic Organization Paid Search Agency 101

Biznology

MARCH 19, 2014

When I wrote the first version of this post, almost a month ago, I wanted to make a point about how traditional television advertising would someday disappear, replaced by more subtle and creative innovations in marketing. Luckily for marketers, there are more palatable forms of advertising, as Ellen’s selfie demonstrates.

Television marketing 80

Television marketing Advertisements Advertising Mobile Advertising 80

Sprout Social

AUGUST 23, 2016

Despite the growing popularity, social media for business is still put on the back burner for a lot of organizations. However, social media can benefit businesses of any size. Social Media for Business by the Numbers. Social media allows smaller companies to compete against some of the larger businesses to reach more customers.

Social Media 111

Social Media Paid Content Media Business 111

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Social media is an integral component of any successful digital marketing strategy. While the ROI of social media marketing remains hotly debated , there is no doubt that it can be a great tool for optimizing your web presence —or total nightmare experience depending on the execution of your strategy. Overselling.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Media Business 100

Valasys

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When thinking about an all-inclusive content strategy, the first thing that comes to our minds is the original ideas generated from deep insightful research. Read more: How to Assimilate Competitive benchmarking in Social Media. This blog helps you with every how-to advice about content marketing.

B2B Marketing 59

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency B2B Best Practices 59

Buffer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

When Tommy Williams was growing up in Austin Texas, he probably didn’t think his love for cooking and local farmers markets would lead to starting a nationally-recognized food brand. In 2014, Tommy’s Superfoods was born. Building a successful multi-channel marketing campaign. But that’s exactly what happened.

Campaigns 102

Campaigns Multi-Channel Brand Identity Branding 102

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Google Shopping is one of the more underutilized PPC strategies for B2B companies, especially those that have an e-commerce component to their online marketing strategy. Because the Google Shopping results utilize photos, they tend to draw more attention than the other text ads on the page. Screenshot taken 1/27/2014.

Marketing Management 120

Marketing Management Vendors Google Adwords 120

Envy

AUGUST 22, 2019

Demand for cyber security solutions keeps growing, but the number of cyber security companies is continually increasing, creating a highly competitive market. Google Trends shows that interest in ‘cyber security’ has risen fourfold since 2014 : Source: Google Trends. Part 2: Value of PPC/Paid Campaigns for Cyber Security.

Lead Ranking 84

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Advertising Benchmark Cost per Lead 84

Outgrow

MAY 23, 2022

Welcome to the Marketer Of The Month blog! We recently interviewed Joe Pulizzi for our monthly podcast – ‘ Marketer of the Month ’! The evolution of content marketing since 2001 – building and monetizing an audience. The evolution of content marketing since 2001 – building and monetizing an audience.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Work Management Personalization Lead Ranking 52

Biznology

JULY 26, 2016

Lucky for me, a major focus of our time together was influencer marketing. Be sure to read the two influencer-related articles that we read in preparation for the discussion: The Rising Cost of Influencer Marketing: How Much Is too Much? Why Influencer Marketing Is Faltering and How PR Can Save It. Is it earned or paid media?

PR 80

PR Web 2.0 Blogger Public Relations 80

Influitive

OCTOBER 28, 2015

This is why referral marketing programs can be so effective. And both are easily nurtured and spread through social media channels. A 2015 B2B Buyer’s Survey report found that 75% of buyers rely on social media to research potential vendors. Referral marketing programs have direct impact on revenue.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer B2B 100

KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 26, 2014

Last spring, I had the opportunity to instruct a course for MarketingProfs University’s Search Marketing School 2014. The following is a list of 20 performance metrics we recommend that B2B marketing managers use to establish goals and achieve success with their search engine optimization programs.

Marketing Analytics Tools 120

Marketing Analytics Tools SEO Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 120

Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Few would argue about the power and value of educational content – whether a blog, an e-newsletter, a white paper, or a how-to video. Renasant Bank: Marketing strategy takes step above boring classes. Creating educational #content can differentiate your brand, says @johnoxford1. It’s a key market for us. Click To Tweet.

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Class Digital Asset Management Education Webinar Metrics 102