Circle Studio

DECEMBER 28, 2017

As we wrap up another year, we turn our attention to the most popular posts published on our blog in 2017. As we approach the end of 2017, it’s time to take a look at key B2B marketing trends that will emerge in the year ahead. Client Experience as Competitive Advantage for A/E/C Firms. 7 B2B Marketing Trends to Watch in 2018.

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They’re focused on the fine details of your business ready to make your data work harder, reach a global audience, and manage the entire customer experience — from first touch to repeat sale and advocacy. Global consultancy R3 said all cases had experimented and tried new ways of working, something needed in a constantly evolving industry.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2017

In 2017 we’ll have a new president and with him comes a host of economic predictions — from unfettered prosperity to utter calamity. So as you plan your sales and marketing strategy for 2017 the keys to success are to build on the fundamentals and stay adaptable. The answer is differentiation. What will your plan be for 2017?

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While AI-related buzzwords are now more common than morning coffee, differentiating B2B brands through authentic thought leadership has never been more important. They’re after the broader picture: customer experience, profitability, and overarching strategies. At Content Marketing World in Washington D.C.,

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ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The How … the New GTM Advisory Service Our significant base of transformational experience and our organizational focus on optimizing GTM execution differentiates ANNUITAS from other research and consulting firms. No other research and consulting firm has our unique base of insight and experience.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Differentiate your new brand voice from your previous one. That kind of sustained content marketing can differentiate your brand – not only from its competitors but also from its former self. Differentiate Your Brand’s Customer Experience from Its Former Self. Publish quality content and sustain the pace of publication.

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Hubspot

MAY 22, 2017

These are the markers DigitasLBi Chief Strategy Officer, Fern Miller, puts down as her starting points for differentiating her agency brand. And this advice comes following her first-hand experience of being the client on her own agency’s brand. And all impede new business. Be different. Be consistent.”.

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ATAK Interactive

JULY 27, 2017

Attracting new donors, and staying top-of-mind with everyone in your donor base, is a complicated balance in 2017. When creating a nonprofit website, attention has to be equally split between communicating a message to current and potential donors, and creating an interactive, technically flawless experience.

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ATAK Interactive

JULY 27, 2017

Attracting new donors, and staying top-of-mind with everyone in your donor base, is a complicated balance in 2017. When creating a nonprofit website, attention has to be equally split between communicating a message to current and potential donors, and creating an interactive, technically flawless experience.

Marketing Websites 84

Marketing Websites Ad Building Enterprise Management Marketing & Strategy 84

KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 26, 2018

Demand Metric recently partnered with Ion Interactive to conduct the “Content Experience Impact and the Buyer’s Journey” report. Research showed that interactive content vs. passive content is more likely to be effective at educating buyers and differentiating companies from their competitors.

Interactive Marketing 173

Interactive Marketing Marketing Report Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 173

B2B Marketing Directions

JANUARY 21, 2018

In 2013, Walker Information published the results of a study regarding the emerging importance of customer experience for B2B companies. Customers 2020: The Future of B-to-B Customer Experience focused on how B2B companies should be preparing to meet changing customer expectations.

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Goodish Agency

JUNE 1, 2023

With over 10+ years experience in the credit reporting space, iSoftpull’s founders identified a universal problem plaguing all businesses: wasting time and money pursuing unqualified leads. With this, the founders identified a need within the market for an easier way for businesses to pre-qualify clients.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 3, 2018

Most senior business leaders understand the strategic importance of customer experience (CX). They recognize that providing great experiences has become a key means of differentiation and a primary driver of competitive advantage. respondents rated these factors as the most vital aspects of a great customer experience.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 18, 2017

Senior business leaders now recognize that providing outstanding customer experiences is a powerful driver of revenue growth and a critical component of competitive advantage. Several national consulting firms, such as McKinsey, Accenture, and Forrester, have made customer experience management a core part of their practice.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 7, 2018

In fact, according to the 2017 State of Inbound report , lead generation is the biggest challenge for 63% of marketers. Image Source: The 2017 State of Inbound Report. According to the Email Marketing & Marketing Automation Excellence 2017 report, about 54% of marketers consider email an effective channel. Over to You.

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Outreach

MARCH 8, 2021

As early as 2017, my research revealed that buyers increasingly preferred the efficiencies of remote rather than onsite sales meetings and that they wanted to interact with sellers across a range of formats and channels. Three to four years ago, I predicted that B2B sales roles and methods were headed for transformational change.

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Forrester Outreach B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership 105

Biznology

MAY 13, 2019

Branding has evolved over time, opportunistically responding to what will best motivate customers and differentiate it from competition – from product branding, to rational branding, to emotional branding to today’s altruistic purposeful branding. in 2018 was only 48%, down from 58% in 2017.

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Tomorrow People

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Lack of data was cited as one of the main reasons why content marketer's don't differentaiate in the 2017 B2B Marketing Report on Content Differentiation. But when creating high quality content your customer experience should be considered at all times. So don't just create content for content's sake! We say there is no excuse!

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Brightedge

MAY 16, 2021

Hacking Growth : How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success By Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown, 2017. Building a Story Brand : Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller, 2017. The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly by David Scott, 2017.

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Hubspot

JUNE 8, 2020

Regardless if you are a grizzled sales veteran with decades of experience or brand new to the profession, here are some simple steps to delight your prospects. The positive experiences you create for your customers adds to the longevity and success of every business. Challenge 2: Creating a Personal Experience At Scale.

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Litmus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

To create a truly memorable subscriber experience, you have to make your email stand out in the inbox. That’s why it’s important to constantly improve your subscribers’ experience—and interactive email is the opportunity to do just that. Differentiate yourself. Create a better user experience. Differentiate yourself.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

As we wrap up 2017, it’s time to think about top priorities for the new year. Account-based marketing, AI-driven campaigns, and new AR/VR immersive experiences all collect and depend on information to drive growth. And story is the only differentiator in a noisy market. Anita Brearton , Founder and CEO, CabinetM.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 11, 2018

In fact, the retail landscape is so rich with opportunities that all you may need is the right content experience – and a bit of creative ingenuity. The #retail landscape is rich w/ content experiences with the right creative ingenuity, says @joderama. Fragmented audiences still demand frictionless experiences. Click To Tweet.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Advanced and automated marketing tactics, personalization, interactive content and new user experience requirements all demand a greater portion of a business’s budget to achieve. During the Sirius Decisions 2017 Summit in Las Vegas, Lynsay Russell of Medtronic discussed how ABM proved beneficial for their organization.

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Resource Management CMS Development Demand Generation Agencies Work Management 362

The Customer

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In 2017, the CEO walked into his office and was met by four agents carrying out a data protection audit without prior notice. Shift the approach from pure “compliance hygiene” to cross-functional business concern to differentiate and maintain relevance. The problem? This article originally appeared in CWT.

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Thinkers360

MARCH 31, 2024

His book, ‘The Innovation Maze’ , was crowned recently as Management Book of the Year 2017 in The Netherlands. GvW : Inspiring people on-stage at big events is my favorite part, as my story telling talents combined with my innovation experience really make an impact! Thinkers360: What is the favorite part of your current role?

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Directive Agency

JULY 7, 2017

If you really want to create a comprehensive search/site experience, you should build your site architecture around that content. The site is also not built around resource hubs so users with different intents have no way to differentiate their on-site experience. Takeaways: Looking Back at B2B Content in 2016-2017.

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Contently

OCTOBER 11, 2019

These contributors use their own experiences dealing with different health issues to color the content with authority and a personal touch; like this piece about one patient that managed to live 11 years (and counting!) As these five companies have shown, there’s a way to differentiate yourself through content.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 11, 2018

Nicknamed the Martech 5000, the image shows that the MarTech landscape reached a total of 5,381 solutions at the start of 2017. Customer Experience Is the Key Differentiator. More and more, brands are seeing that customer experience is the key to success. In many ways, story is the foundation of customer experience.

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Marketing Automation Services Advertising Mediums Thought Leadership Paid Search Agency 134

Kaon

AUGUST 23, 2017

Kaon Interactive – Creating Engaging Customer Experiences With AR and VR. August 14, 2017. Out in the small Massachusetts suburb of Maynard, there is an over 20-year-old company developing 3D product models and interactive storytelling applications for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) B2B experiences. By Colin W.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

According to Apptopia , Snapchat lost six percent of its daily users from May 2016 to May 2017. Separate areas for brands and users provide a clean experience, but when publishers have limited time and budget to spend on social media engagement, Snapchat’s brand quarantine doesn’t provide the best return on investment. Analytics Tools.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Just 50% of D&B survey respondents expressed confidence in the quality of their data—down from 75% in 2017. Meanwhile, quality data is the key to providing personalized content, which is crucial to enhancing the customer experience and driving revenue. And only 11% expressed extreme confidence in 2018.

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Kaon

JULY 23, 2018

With the right strategy, a salesperson can act with a plan: communicating product value and differentiation clearly and concisely. In 2017, Sirius Decisions reported that the number one challenge for B2B salespeople was (and still is) “their inability to communicate value differentiation.”

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Content Standard

OCTOBER 20, 2017

A post shared by Allbirds (@allbirds) on Jul 11, 2017 at 7:45am PDT. One key problem many brands face is differentiating themselves from the crowd. Whether through experience, design, or content, whimsical touches offer lightheartedness, humor, and surprise—all helping solidify a connection to the consumer. comingsoon.

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Paid Search Agency Differentiation Marketing & Strategy Marketing 110

Martech

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Building different experiences. Founded in 2017, Public’s goal is to help their members build a diverse portfolio of stocks by providing content and education that makes them better investors over time. In May 2021, they launched Public Live, a feature that integrates live audio into the Public app experience.

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Advertising Channels Personalization Multi-Channel Paid Search Agency 87

Martech Advisor

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Bonus tip: winning sales in the experience economy! Says Nancy, “Our 2017 research identified 4 pillars of a sales stack, that is, 4 solutions used by a clear margin above the others. “ In 2017, 2/3 of respondents spent $150 or less per user, per month. Table of Contents. What is Sales Tech? These were: CRM.

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Biznology

JANUARY 22, 2019

If we marketers are not helping sales communicate a differentiated value, producing truly effective content, and developing insight into the detailed needs of the buying group, we should all fire ourselves. Like ABM in 2017, and intent data in 2018. My fervent wish, anyway. Think about it.

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