Martech

APRIL 25, 2024

digital video ad spend is expected to hit $63 billion in 2024, a 16% increase from the previous year, according to projections from IAB’s “2024 Digital Ad Spend & Strategy Report.” However, the number of cable subscribers remained sizable enough for digital video to remain in a supporting role for ad budgets. Why we care.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Businesses have a wealth of options for promoting their solutions to boost sales. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. Even before the pandemic forced most businesses to operate virtually, we were already living in a digital landscape.

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Binary Demand

MAY 27, 2024

B2B lead nurturing is crucial for boosting conversion rates and stimulating business growth. It is the process of engaging with potential customers at different stages of the sales funnel to cultivate relationships. When leads initially subscribe or sign up, they may have various motivations.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Running a business is expensive—especially a tech company that’s trying to provide the best services possible for clients. Simple cost-saving strategies can go a long way in reducing spending on everything from day-to-day operations to business marketing. Not every entrepreneur or business owner may want to go fully remote.

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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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Sharpspring

JULY 15, 2021

With the help of SharpSpring Ads’ powerful AI. You can check out the full Convive Wines case study for all the details — and get inspired below on how to use retargeting ads for your business to level up your own marketing strategy. Using Retargeting Ads for Your Business. How Retargeting Ads Work.

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NetLine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

To properly leverage intent data and efficiently drive more business, here’s what you need to know. How to leverage intent data in 8 steps Gone are the days when banner ads on a popular review website could funnel hundreds of leads to your business.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 28, 2020

Michael Brenner (CEO of MIG) Says More “Social Content Campaigns” Are Just Adding to the Noise and Wasting Valuable Marketing Dollars. Matt Heinz (President of Heinz Marketing) Believes Sales and Marketing Teams Are Too Focused on Top-of-Funnel. LinkedIn Ads Expert AJ Wilcox Agrees that LinkedIn Lead Gen is Not Enough.

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Webbiquity

MAY 9, 2019

Although B2B sales and marketing teams have more channels that ever through which to reach buyers, they also have more obstacles to overcome in order to attract buyers and encourage them to engage throughout the sales funnel. By adding this feature to their product, Oracle is recognizing a customer need and offering a unique solution.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 31, 2023

Having good data is no guarantee that a business will make good decisions. Industry experts at Gartner estimate that poor data quality costs businesses about $13 million a year. And here’s the hard truth: Even businesses with high-quality data can still lose ground if that critical information is stuck in silos.

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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. Talk about opportunity lost! Know Your Audience.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Individual users and businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on the internet as a research portal. Source: Pew Research. Similarly, your business can benefit from understanding the age-old yet somehow underutilized buyer intent concept. For modern businesses, customer experience (CX) has become the top priority.

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Content4Demand

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In a recent Content4Demand webinar, Research Campaigns: Tell Stories With Data for “Campaigns in a Box , we shared a great deal of information about how Allyson Havener, VP of Marketing at TrustRadius , used research campaigns to identify and target specific new audiences. Our research team had a lot of other things on their plate.

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SalesIntel

MARCH 14, 2023

Businesses pay large amounts of money to fill their sales funnel; however, most of these leads are unqualified. B2B demographics, in the business world, are called firmographic info. LinkedIn Business Directories and Listings Data Intelligence Tools Buying a List That said, you must choose the most reliable data source.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2022

Growing small- or medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — those with a 1% increase in revenue or more in a six month period — are 59% more likely to use marketing automation. These stats and other data from the Small and Medium Business Trends report make it clear: The right small business marketing tools can help your company move forward and grow.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 28, 2023

Understanding how each different content format works, which audience segments it appeals to, and how it fits into your overall sales and marketing funnel is key to success. Think of the listicle as an upgraded version of the comparison post, and devote the same attention to detail and meticulous research to it.

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NetLine

JULY 5, 2023

To put it simply: customer intent is important because it allows businesses to cater their sales and marketing strategy to meet prospects and customers where they are currently. They stumble upon a piece of content from a brand documenting the most common plumbing quality issues for large businesses in this state.

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Webbiquity

MAY 22, 2018

Digital ad spending exceeded TV promotion budgets for the first time ever in 2017. Regardless of what kind of business you run, you’re expected to have a strong online presence—and that is doubly true for web development businesses. As web development is a visually-charged business, consider using YouTube.

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Martech

MAY 16, 2024

Video ad spend is expected to rise 16% year-over-year in 2024. Streaming services and other publishers are stepping up to bring more ad-supported options to consumers, along with better ad experiences. Ad-supported CTV is widely adopted and preferred by many CTV is an accepted part of many U.S. households. households.

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seo.co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

There are more than 63,000 searches per second on an average day, and most consumers and business owners rely heavily on Google when researching new products and services. Most businesses have adapted by putting at least a little time and effort into their search ranking strategy. That’s where good SEO agencies come in.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 22, 2021

What is middle-of-funnel (MoFu) marketing? Middle-of-funnel marketing is a strategy that aligns with the middle “consideration” stage of the buyer’s journey. Marketing activities midway through the funnel support research and evaluation through solution-focused content that helps mid-funnel buyers solve their problem.

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illumin

JANUARY 9, 2024

As an integral part of a full-funnel marketing experience, retail media aims to target consumers at or near the place of purchase, encouraging conversion. Lower-funnel activities like this are important for engaging customers throughout their buying journey and in retaining brand interest after a purchase has been made.

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Scoop.it

AUGUST 30, 2022

Promoting your e-commerce business needs lots of energy, effort, and determination. The e-commerce market entails testing, modifying ad campaigns, and optimizing your pages for conversation. That is not all – there is more to marketing your e-commerce business. This is one of the best ways to promote your e-commerce business.

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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. It requires building strong relationships with potential business clients, understanding their specific needs and pain points, and tailoring marketing strategies to address those concerns effectively.

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Televerde

MAY 13, 2024

A standout top-of-the-funnel marketing strategy is a must for brands that want to catch the attention of their target prospects and win them over their competitors. Top-of-the-funnel marketing is how you often make your first impression with a potential customer, and how you differentiate from the other companies targeting the same buyers.

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BenchmarkONE

MAY 4, 2021

Effectively marketing a business requires quite a bit of content. There are clearly big benefits to these content strategies , but how do you decide which is better to consider for your business? It can be more effective than ads. Blogging is a mainstay strategy. There’s steep competition. Benefits of Podcasting.

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Only B2B

MARCH 10, 2022

The “ugly” fact is that your strategy must be tailored to your business, industry, product/service, and target audience. If you’re serious about growing your business, you’ll need a robust lead generating strategy. Publish Original Research To Generate Sales From Smart Buyers. More sales = more leads.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 4, 2018

You work to put aggregate customer segments – audiences – into this funnel. That’s the question the CMI research team pondered prior to conducting a new study on the topic with LinkedIn this year. CMI’s new research with LinkedIn indicates the answer to those questions is yes. It controls flow. Three words: lack of alignment.

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Stevens & Tate

MARCH 31, 2024

IBM’s research found that more shoppers want AI help when they’re shopping. Automated Pausing in Ad Groups Google Ads has recently implemented a significant update that introduces automated pausing of ad groups exhibiting low activity. Read more here.

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Oktopost

MARCH 31, 2021

Still not sure if your business should employ video marketing? Google found that 70% of B2B buyers and researchers increased their online video use. 2020 has been a harsh one for businesses, but it hasn’t been all doom and gloom. 2020 has been a harsh one for businesses, but it hasn’t been all doom and gloom.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Too often, companies focus SEO efforts on driving traffic with top-of-the-funnel content and keywords. In B2B, the opportunity is in optimizing for bottom-of-the-funnel queries and conversions. Higher conversion rates The bottom-of-the-funnel (BOFU) content is all about conversions. So, why start from the bottom in B2B?

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions. This can make or break a deal for your business. This is where the strategic utilization of social media comes into play.

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Outgrow

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

15+ Promotion Ideas on How to Grow a Small Business Marketing and growing a small business is a challenging task all startups go through. Hence, here are some effective and out-of-the-box promotion ideas you need to try out today to grow your business. After adding a couple of items, they abandoned the cart. It’s simple.

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Choozle

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Paid search advertising is a highly effective lower-funnel channel that reaches potential customers when they are close to conversion. Research by Google and Microsoft Advertising – the two largest paid search platforms – found that paid search ads can also raise brand awareness by as much as 80%. Think about it….

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Top Rank Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

Drawing the line between B2B and B2C SEO content The defining difference between B2B and B2C is that one targets businesses and professionals, while the other targets individual consumers. Address the full funnel with your SEO content. This, in turn, will set up lower-funnel content to be more effective. #2.

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Binary Demand

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At the heart of it, two substantial forces come into play: The changing B2B buyer behavior An essential element of the contemporary buyer’s journey involves the increasing prevalence of buying groups and committees, encompassing multiple members from various departments within a business. 75% now use more sources for research.

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illumin

MAY 9, 2024

To put it in another way: it’s the measurement of how your ads are shifting and shaping customers’ perceptions and behaviors; the positive results that your brand has experienced (via customer’s brand interactions) after a marketing campaign. Specifically, it helps to uncover how an ad campaign impacts the perception of your product or brand.

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