BOP Design

OCTOBER 26, 2023

At Bop Design, we understand that a website isn’t just a digital business card, it’s a potent sales tool that can engage prospects, nurture relationships, and facilitate multiple interactions throughout the buying journey. In an increasingly competitive market, the design of your B2B website plays a pivotal role in how your business is perceived. A staggering 75% of users admit to judging a company’s credibility based on its website design.

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BOP Design

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of B2B marketing , your website takes center stage as the virtual representation of your business. It holds the power to shape perceptions and influence potential clients and partners. In this digital era, where first impressions are paramount, the design and functionality of your website play a crucial role in captivating and engaging prospects.

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BOP Design

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Showcasing consistency in your B2B brand identity is one of the best ways to demonstrate confidence and competence. This is essential for maintaining your existing client base and for attracting prospective customers. Brand inconsistencies, on the other hand can reflect poorly on your company, and in some cases, even create distrust. To keep your B2B Brand Identity looking polished consider the following: Consistent Logo Usage Your logo is your signature.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Many B2B firms view search engine optimization (SEO) and website design are two separate, but equally important, entities. While SEOs are experts in all things search and web designers are experts in all things website-related, the two parties do need to collaborate to create a successful website that search engines, like Google, can read and that also provide an ideal user experience (UX).

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While the term dark mode has gained traction for mobile apps, gaming, and other UI platforms, it’s popping up more in B2B website design discussions and requirements. If you are curious whether you should consider a dark mode design for your B2B web design , here is what you should consider first. First, we’d like to make a distinction between “dark mode” vs “dark design.

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BOP Design

AUGUST 21, 2023

Forms are a critical part of any B2B website design. Forms make it easier for users to contact you and, depending on how they’re set up, can provide you with more information or context about your users. If you’re using a CRM like Zoho or a marketing automation tool like HubSpot, you’ll eventually decide how to add those forms to your B2B website. Making this decision can be difficult, especially for less technical marketing directors.

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BOP Design

JULY 21, 2023

Typography is not just about fonts. It’s about how the written content in a B2B website design is structured and how it impacts the user experience on the website. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at why typography matters, steps to take to get improve your website’s typography, as well as trends and considerations for any B2B web design project.

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BOP Design

JULY 12, 2023

Every project has a deadline. At the start, it seems easy to keep the project moving, but is it really? Unfortunately, even with the best planning, unanticipated challenges and delays arise at every stage of a B2B web design or marketing project. And, in many cases, a delay in one phase of a project impacts the timeline of another phase, like a domino effect.

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BOP Design

JUNE 27, 2023

Techniques for improving a website’s rankings have changed over the years, but one of the tried and true ways that have remained is adding fresh content to your B2B website. This technique doesn’t require fancy tools or technical expertise. It just requires your time and industry expertise. What Is Considered Content? Adding fresh content to your B2B website continues to be a great way to make a big impact on your search engine rankings.

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BOP Design

JUNE 22, 2023

A guide to crafting a B2B web design that provides a great customer experience and improves conversions. The success of a B2B website design depends on its ability to convert visitors into new clients. The Bop Design team put together this comprehensive guide to help you build an effective new website. What’s Included: Understanding B2B Website Design Creating an Effective B2B Website B2B Web Design Best Practices: Above and Beyond B2B Web Design: Frequently Asked Questions Working with Our B2B

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BOP Design

JUNE 13, 2023

Lately, there has been significant momentum towards Digital Accessibility for websites. This can be attributed to several factors, including the growing emphasis on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), and the COVID-19 pandemic—which sped-up the timeline for content making the digital leap. Together, these factors have propelled the importance of Digital Accessibility for B2B websites to new heights.

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BOP Design

MAY 9, 2023

As a B2B marketer looking to attract and convert new clients, part of your job is often search engine optimization (SEO) or at least SEO-related. It’s impossible to know absolutely everything there is about SEO and it’s often more of an art than a science. However, you likely have a few pressing questions about SEO for your B2B web design and marketing strategy.

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BOP Design

APRIL 26, 2023

Bringing on a web design partner can be exciting but also a big risk. Hire the right partner and everything turns up roses but hire an ill-fitting partner and it’s nothing but headaches…or worse…a tarnished reputation. As an experienced B2B web design agency that has worked on 400+ websites, we understand that the road to getting budget and buy-in for a new website is long and arduous.

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BOP Design

MARCH 22, 2023

When done right, B2B website fonts should be invisible. If someone takes a look at your B2B website design and their first question is “what font is that?”, chances are it’s not because they love it. A good font selection integrates seamlessly into the overall design and does not stick out unnecessarily. Your B2B website fonts should be enhancing, not getting in the way of, your brand’s look and feel, your carefully crafted messaging, or your customer experience.

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BOP Design

MARCH 3, 2023

As an experienced B2B web design agency , we know what it takes to design and build quality websites that convert. We also know that not everyone is comfortable in the design space or knows where to start when giving feedback on a website design. In an effort to streamline the feedback process for you and your internal stakeholders, we’ve put together our tried and true tips and advice for getting constructive, actionable B2B web design feedback from your team.

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BOP Design

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Google Analytics is a very powerful tool that helps marketers and business owners understand their website users and activity across a B2B website. Analytics provides marketers with a high-level overview of their website and user journeys, but also allows for deep diving into specific segments and exploring what it all means to make business decisions based on core data.

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BOP Design

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Talking about best practices for B2B web design and development is a big topic. You can talk about SEO, page speed, design trends, usability testing, scalability, and so much more. However, in this blog, let’s take a few steps back and take a high-level look at your upcoming B2B website design project. Think about your users Sounds pretty basic, right?

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BOP Design

JANUARY 26, 2023

Often, marketers come to our B2B web design agency to update or refresh their websites. Many of them simply say, “Our website looks outdated.” Most of the time, they are 100% right. But what objectively makes a B2B website design look dated? In this post, we take a close look at 5 things that make any website design look outdated. It’s not mobile friendly The first thing you can do when evaluating whether your website looks current is by pulling it up on your phone or tablet.

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BOP Design

JANUARY 9, 2023

Co-authored by Kara Jensen, Creative Principal, Laura Magnuson, Art Director, Daniela Warren, Design Director, Alisa Brenner, Designer. No one can predict the future. Or can they? At Bop Design, our B2B web designers have been practicing their fortunetelling skills for what’s next in 2023. In this post, we’ve compiled their top 8 B2B website design trends to watch out for in the next year.

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BOP Design

JANUARY 11, 2023

Approaching a B2B logo design or redesign project? Let’s talk about what you need to consider in order to get the best outcome for your business. But first, have you noticed an increase in enticing ad claims pinned to the top of your Google searches? Phrases like “Create your own logo instantly”, “$49 Get a Perfect Logo Design” or “5 Custom Logo Concepts in 24 Hours”?

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BOP Design

JANUARY 6, 2023

What Is UX Design? The user experience or UX refers to how people feel when navigating a website, using a mobile app or otherwise interacting with a company’s digital products or services. UX design pulls from aspects of branding, design, sociology, psychology, and marketing. Good UX design asks the question: What visual solution/layout will provide a smooth and pleasant experience for my customers?

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BOP Design

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Content marketing for B2B firms includes a wide range of types designed to resonate with buyers of different backgrounds and functions throughout the purchasing journey. The best content marketing pieces have a clear audience and a specific purpose. In this post, we look at 5 great B2B content marketing examples and what makes them stand out. HubSpot’s Case Study.

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BOP Design

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Google Analytics is a crucial tool for understanding the performance of your website and identifying opportunities for improvement. As a business owner or digital marketer, you can use Google Analytics to track and analyze various aspects of your website, including traffic sources, audience demographics, user behavior, and conversion rates. Google Analytics enables you to gain a clear understanding of how your website is performing for current and prospective clients and take action to improve i

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BOP Design

DECEMBER 9, 2022

B2C holiday marketing, particularly for product-based businesses, tends to be straightforward. It often includes a percentage off a particular set of goods, free shipping, or free gifts with purchase. Unfortunately, the same types of sales and discounts don’t translate to B2B marketing. Why? Because listing a particular product at 20% or offering a free service for a month or two could end up costing thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars without a measurable uptick in client acquisition.

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BOP Design

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

If you’re in the B2B sales and marketing world, you are probably familiar with the three stages of the buyer’s journey: Awareness , Consideration , and Decision. The B2B buyer’s journey often spans weeks or even months, and planning how to market to your audience during this time requires a solid B2B content strategy. You want to provide information that speaks to buyers at every stage of the journey.

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BOP Design

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

B2B marketers utilize a ton of methods to get in front of prospects and buyers: email marketing, social media ads, search engine ads, blogging, retargeting, SEO – the list goes on. And while it seems that digital marketing is now a mainstay for B2B firms, the question still comes up: Why is digital marketing important for B2B firms? In this post, we take a look at why it’s important for B2B marketers to allocate time and resources to digital marketing.

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BOP Design

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” This couldn’t be any truer than on a website. While images make your website visually more compelling and engaging, they also can add value to your SEO efforts. Many high ranking B2B websites come from keyword rankings, page speed optimization, and back-link referral sources, but often overlooked is how well their images are optimized.

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BOP Design

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Finding the best way to promote your B2B website can be difficult. There are multiple platforms and options that you can share your website on to create traffic and generate leads. You can promote your website organically or through paid ads. Another great option is using social media to direct users to your website. Here are some of the best ways to promote your B2B website.

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BOP Design

OCTOBER 4, 2022

An often overlooked yet important question many marketers should be asking is “What should I use to build my B2B website?”. The answer to this question can have an impact on your business and growth goals, and even to some extent what your B2B website will look like. This article will help you decide if a WordPress Page Builder or custom-built WordPress site powered with ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) is the best option for you.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Email management software. Social monitoring tools. Content management systems. Customer relationship management software. Website analytics tracking platforms. Project management software. Social media scheduling tools. The list goes on and on. In the world of B2B marketing , there are many tools and platforms marketers leverage on a daily basis. These tools include everything from social listening tools to email marketing systems to analytics tracking tools.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Google Analytics is a very powerful tool in the hands of any marketer. There is an abundance of pre-built reports and data segments that provide key insights into your marketing campaigns. Mastering Google Analytics(GA) is knowing where to find that data, when to use it and how to interpret it. At first glance, this may seem like a challenge, however, there are six tips and tricks to make combing through all that B2B website data in GA more manageable.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

When you’re approaching a project and don’t know where to start, we always suggest taking a step back and starting with best practices or basic principles. As such, in this blog, we are taking a high-level view of what B2B marketers should consider when crafting a lead generation strategy. We know the genesis is always, “We need more leads!” so this article provides quick tips on how to get started with a new lead gen strategy or how to revamp your existing approach.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As a customer, I am approached every day with an ask to submit a review about software, restaurant, experience, etc. Most of the time, I believe that the way reviews are solicited is poorly executed. Today, I am going to discuss 5 best practices for B2B companies to effectively maximize the number of positive reviews. Thoughtful Ask. When soliciting a review the approach needs to be a personal 1-to-1 ask.

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BOP Design

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Many elements go into an effective B2B website – UI/UX design, content strategy, copywriting, SEO, development, and hosting. It may be overwhelming going through a B2B website redesign , and you may ask yourself if the final product is effective when it’s done. Here are five telltale signs that your new website is effective. It generates traffic that increases over time.

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BOP Design

AUGUST 25, 2022

There are many important factors to consider when building a successful B2B website, but “Should I use a page builder for my WordPress website?” and “Which page builder should I use?” are probably not the first questions that came to mind. Nevertheless, learning the benefits and drawbacks of page builders and what each product offers can change how you approach building your B2B WordPress website and how effective it will be for your needs.

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BOP Design

AUGUST 17, 2022

Color plays an important role when it comes to B2B web design. Your website is where prospects have their first encounter with your brand, and therefore form their first impression of your brand and company. In this article, we share the top 5 questions you should be asking yourself about color when designing your B2B website. Are you creating a visual hierarchy with your color combinations?

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BOP Design

AUGUST 16, 2022

The decisions you make largely dictate your success in life. If you struggle with indecisiveness, avoid making big decisions, or would like to make better decisions quicker, this post is for you. Delaying or struggling to make decisions wastes time. Time is your most precious asset. The most successful people understand this and spend their time wisely.

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