Contently

APRIL 20, 2023

Content value is a superpower — and it’s not just because superpowers are few and far between. When you find the right metrics to prove the value of your content, you can showcase how important your work is to the organization. But to truly maximize content value, you need to have a way to measure your content’s impact.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2020

Are you taking advantage of the massive benefits of blogging for business? Check out all the ways a blog can help your business grow. If you want to grow your business, you should be blogging. If you want to grow your business, you should be blogging. How Can My Business Benefit from Blogging? Quick Takeaways.

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Launch Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

When you think of “B2B” marketing, you think of “Business to Business,” not “Business to Customer.” But this failure to focus on the customer experience or customer marketing is a crucial mistake that many B2B companies make. One of the main objectives of customer marketing is to build and solidify trust.

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ClickZ

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There are multiple ways to measure the impact of paid social on your business, but each method has its own set of challenges. In this article, we’ll explore some of the difficulties that ecommerce brands face when measuring the impact of paid social and discuss ways to navigate these challenges.

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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. This knowledge forms the foundation of your digital marketing efforts.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In addition to incremental changes, such as the shift toward mobile devices, B2B marketers must also contend with a rapidly changing workplace and online world. The end of third-party cookies by companies like Apple and Google can make it more difficult to visualize which sales or marketing strategies work — at least for now.

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Metadata

MAY 24, 2023

This is the second post in our new content series, Meta With Metadata. We’re giving you an inside look at how our Marketing team uses our own product to automate paid campaigns and drive more revenue. That’s the question every demand gen marketer is asking themselves right now. How can I get something out of nothing?

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EveryoneSocial

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There are a million ways you can go about saving money on paid advertising, but I want to focus on the most impactful strategies. I’ve been a paid search specialist for more than six years, and – using the tactics I’ll discuss in this blog — I’ve helped accounts improve their campaign cost per conversion by as much as 50%!

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ClearVoice

JUNE 3, 2024

When it comes to business, marketing is the tip of the spear for driving growth. It may be tempting to funnel a lot of resources into short-term, paid campaigns for quick wins. In fact, leads generated using content versus paid are 6x more likely to convert!

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Televerde

MAY 31, 2022

Social media began as a way for people to connect with each other, share content, and network. Now, it’s become an effective aspect of a business’s digital marketing strategy. In today’s market, one way to drive business is through social media lead generation. Key Takeaways. Image Source.

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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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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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SmartBug Media

MARCH 27, 2019

If you’re not already running Facebook and/or Instagram ads for your business, there are probably six different people who have encouraged you to move some of your advertising dollars to paid social. Facebook and Instagram advertising is both an art and a science. Paid social advertising can get overwhelming.

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Contently

MAY 23, 2018

Contently Case Stories is a series highlighting some of Contently’s most successful clients. In today’s digital media landscape, content distribution is often the step brands overlook the most. But as more content floods the internet, that calculus has changed. Cardinal Health already had great content.

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Outbound Engine

DECEMBER 4, 2019

It’s always a good time for business owners to think about the most effective small business marketing ideas. Or it could be that business seems to be stagnant. Whether you’ve been in business for 3 months or 30 years, there is always room for improvement. Keep Content on Target.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Content should be designed to create and refine audience interest and trust. Increased audience interest and trust is essential to building your business. In fact, content that answers questions and provides valuable insights is especially helpful. As with content creation, promotion should be an ongoing process.

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Metadata

JANUARY 18, 2023

Based on Silvio Perez’s DEMAND session: “Building a Paid Media Strategy in a Down Economy.” Was Sun Tzu, the famed Chinese military general and author of The Art of War , talking about paid media strategies when he said, “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity?” No, but he could have been.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 10, 2020

If you are wondering what all this has to do with effective digital marketing , the answer is: quite a bit! Potential leads are constantly being bombarded by pop-ups and ads, fostering resistance and even resentment. Most prospects now ignore these intrusive ads, or even grow to dislike the brands that harass them for attention.

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Net-Results

MAY 26, 2021

Because for a long while I’ve worked at a B2B SaaS business and a lot of my focus has been on content marketing. What is content marketing? VIDEO: What role does content play in my digital marketing strategy? The importance of marketing content in the awareness phase.

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Valasys

APRIL 22, 2024

Businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to harvest leads efficiently and effectively. From traditional methods to cutting-edge technologies, let’s explore a variety of lead harvesting methods that can propel your business forward. Businesses harvest email addresses from various sources to cultivate their prospect pool.

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SalesGrape

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Telemarketing vs. Digital Marketing: Which Drives Better B2B Leads? In today’s competitive business landscape, generating high-quality leads is crucial for the success of any B2B company. With the rise of digital marketing strategies, many businesses have shifted their focus towards online lead generation techniques.

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Envy

JULY 19, 2022

A common question we are asked by B2B startups is “Should we use a freemium business model for our application?”. As it is a question we receive so often, we felt it worthy to create a dedicated blog discussing the subject of freemium business models. What is a freemium business model?

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SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Here are some statistics related to edtech marketing: According to GlobalData estimates , the EdTech industry will grow from US$183.4 Online education is the fastest-growing segment of the edtech market, with revenues expected to reach $350 billion by 2025 (Source: ResearchAndMarkets ). 4 Marketing Learnings From a Study.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 15, 2020

Is there a link between GDPR and social media? However, the impact of GDPR on digital marketing is ongoing and businesses in the EU aren’t the only ones affected. Marketers should take the time to understand the implications of GDPR, privacy laws and what it all means when it comes to social media.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2023

As Earth perishes from drought and famine, the protagonist played by Matthew McConaughey embarks on a time-sensitive journey across the universe in search of a new home for humanity. The mysterious force of gravity is the most vivid analogy I can use to describe the power of a successful inbound content marketing plan.

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Schubert B2B

JUNE 22, 2023

For years, social media has been viewed as a platform used primarily by B2C businesses. However, in our today’s world, social media has become a vitally important tool in B2B inbound marketing as well. But, what really is the role of social media in b2b inbound marketing?

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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. But as a business owner, how do you know for sure which recommendations or tips to follow versus the ones not worth investing time and energy into. It’s no secret.

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Martech

MARCH 2, 2023

And although marketing budgets, as a share of revenue, rebounded last year to more than 9%, according to the 2022 Gartner CMO Spend and Strategy Survey , they are still lower than they were in 2020, forcing CMOs to achieve more with less. What is marketing mix modeling? or “How will a 10% change to upper-funnel media impact bookings?”

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EveryoneSocial

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Businesses turn to social media to build a loyal audience they then leverage to boost sales and generate new leads. Other than the considerable investment of time and resources required to make corporate social media initiatives succeed, social media costs nothing to use.

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Martech Advisor

DECEMBER 10, 2019

There’s been a lot of change across social media this year. From the rise of TikTok to influencer marketing, experiments with social commerce and using VR to accelerate the marketing funnel, to name a few. And the massive reach of Facebook and Instagram continues to dominate marketing spend.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 7, 2020

In the industry of social media marketing, jargon is used loosely and things can change quickly. Social media is the thing that every brand acknowledges they need, yet many companies struggle to crack the code of success or lead conversions on the platforms. General social media marketing terms.

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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? Focus on what you want to achieve.

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QuanticMind

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Over the last decade, there has been an extraordinary growth of technology that empowers marketers to collect and then leverage troves of data across each of the varying stages of their buying cycle. Of course, being data-driven is much trickier than it would first appear. The question arising then, is how does one become truly data-driven?

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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. Higher ROI- By bringing in higher-quality leads and shortening their time in the sales funnel, you’ll see higher returns on your marketing spend.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Part one: The promise The birth of marketing technology brought so much potential to the marketing department. I was a young, freshly minted MBA with a background in computer science, and a two-year stint doing software marketing at IBM. Plus, marketing was getting some extra respect in board meetings.

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Brandpoint

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Social media can be a tricky place to navigate. Elizabeth Camp , social media manager at the Walker Art Center, gave us some tips on tackling the world of social media and knowing how to approach a brand’s social media presence. Her responses show her wealth of knowledge when it comes to social media.

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Content Standard

AUGUST 24, 2021

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter , Content & Context, to receive future insights and updates on the content marketing world from Skyword CEO, Andrew C. The feudal system is alive and well in digital marketing. Despite pandemic-induced budget cuts, digital ad spending grew to $139.8 billion in 2020.

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