Trade Press Services

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Thought leadership is a powerful way to influence industries, drive innovation, and build credibility in the B2B marketplace. But to maintain influence and ensure long-term success, thought leaders need more than just ideas—they need a strategic marketing plan. For thought leaders, personal branding is essential.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 31, 2020

Quick takeaways: Today’s B2B buyers demand informative content that solves their pain points. B2B buyers often jump from casual reader to hot lead before a company’s marketing or sales team knows they exist. B2Bs should create an empowering digital marketing experience focused on human conversations and relevant content.

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B2BMarketing.net

MARCH 20, 2025

Theres been a lot of hype about the potential of influencer marketing in B2B, not least from LinkedIn, who have productised this via their platform, but also from the likes of Ogilvy and others. But hype doesnt always equal reality. Except in this case, it does. And I was frankly staggered by the results.

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Thinkers360

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Find and work with the World’s Premier B2B Thought Leaders, Advisors, Authors, Consultants, Influencers & Speakers (100M+ followers combined). We’ve searched the Thinkers360 Content Library to pick out podcasts on business, technology, and sustainability from Thinkers360 member thought leaders.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Standing out on social media is critical in the competitive B2B marketing and sales world. As an employee advocate, you are also positioning yourself as a thought leader in the field and industry you are part of. This blog provides actionable tips to help you build a powerful thought leadership presence.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Have you ever seen someone try to change another person’s diehard opinion? By searching “thought leadership” on SEMrush and filtering by question, we can see plenty of queries to structure content around: KWFinder gives us a beautiful view of complete phrases as well. Use Thought Leadership to Increase Your Authority.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Instead of just sharing each of these, I thought I would summarize them here in a quick post. 2021 B2B Content Marketing: What Now? For the 11th year in a row, CMI asked B2B content marketers about their challenges, priorities, and concerns going into the next year. Enjoy these top content marketing posts of the week!

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 20, 2021

Research from Content Marketing Institute shows that B2B marketers with low-performing content rank content creation as their top challenge. It all started with thoughtful consistency. Who do you trust: People who stick to commitments, show up on time, and hold reliable opinions? Content Marketing Institute. Next comes trust.

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Martech

OCTOBER 18, 2024

LinkedIn is the largest social network for businesses and business people and an essential site for B2B marketing. Companies can showcase products and services, generate leads, build brand awareness and establish “thought leadership” within their industry. There are 17 million opinion leaders on LinkedIn.

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Marketing Craftmanship

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Traditional thought leadership – whether it’s delivered through owned media or earned media – most often involves showcasing your own ideas and opinions, those of a client, or of an individual within your organization. Branded Interviews serve as inherent 3rd party endorsements from credible opinion leaders. Hands down.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 16, 2021

B2C and B2B influencer marketing are similar in some ways, and not so much in others. More generally speaking, the similarities and differences between B2B and B2C marketing overall were detailed previously in B2B vs. B2C Marketing: Four Myths, Six Differences, and One Key Similarity. Image credit: Product School on Unsplash.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 9, 2023

B2B businesses encourage audience engagement by creating high quality content and experiences that capture and keep the attention of their audience. Image Source: 99 Firms If you’re new to B2B marketing , focusing on value and trust may not seem like that big of a deal. Established thought leadership.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 12, 2019

Consumer (B2C) content marketing is often viewed as “sexier” than B2B. B2B can seem dry, even boring, in comparison. Actually, B2B content can be emotive, intriguing, and engaging. B2B audiences don’t consume content the way that B2C audiences do. B2B audiences want data. They want proof of concept.

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Contently

AUGUST 12, 2020

The discourse around tech—specifically B2B tech—often comes in the form of thought leadership content. It’s vital that we ask these questions, but there’s a disconnect in the way B2B marketers are answering them. This is a structural problem that plagues a lot of B2B content marketing.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 22, 2025

B2B brands cant afford to put off their LinkedIn content marketing strategy. Having a LinkedIn presence is an expectation for B2B brands. Building brand credibility and thought leadership Consistent, high-quality content on LinkedIn is crucial for establishing trust. You need to mind how you approach the platform.

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Top Rank Marketing

JUNE 24, 2024

B2B thought leadership shows potential buyers that your brand is a credible authority. The 2024 Edelman-LinkedIn B2B Thought Leadership Impact Report shows that thought leadership is more crucial now than ever. What Makes B2B Thought Leadership the Most Effective?

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 9, 2018

Many brands recognize the critical need for strategic thought leadership content to sit alongside product- and purpose-oriented messaging – content that establishes the brand as an authority in a specialized field or a line of business and deeply engages decision-makers. What’s lacking today is not the thought, it’s the leadership.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

What content marketing channel do B2B marketers pretty much all agree is highly effective? And what potentially powerful B2B marketing strategy is perhaps the most overlooked? The webinar detailed seven conclusions from the report, which was based on in-depth interviews with senior B2B marketing professionals.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 8, 2021

Quick takeaways: Content marketing shouldn’t be thought of as an isolated strategy from other marketing tactics or business objectives. Publish meaningful and thoughtful content. Guest Post Thought Leadership Content in the Right Places for Growth. Stick with authoritative thought leadership.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 8, 2021

Content marketing with a thoughtful strategy and plan doesn’t usually provide the ROI (return on investment) expected. Goal : Raise Brand Credibility with Thought Leadership Content. In a CMI (Content Marketing Institute) B2B Content Marketing report , they ask this question. Goal : Boost Customer Engagement.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 13, 2020

LinkedIn is one of the best places to attract and engage with a B2B audience. This length may be more suited to a message from your CEO, a quick piece of thought leadership, or the announcement of a new product line or service. Thought leadership. Got an opinion you want to share? Closing Thoughts.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 27, 2021

Social media and influencer marketing have each significantly impacted the work of B2B marketers. But the two combined have changed B2B marketing in profound, evolving, and still not completely understood ways. B2B marketers started to realize they needed to produce content people actually wanted to read.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Influencer marketing is increasingly popular in the B2B space, for the simple reason that buyers trust experts more than ads. But many B2B marketers are approaching it in the wrong ways, missing the mark with both the influencers and their audiences. A new report offers a wealth of guidance for doing B2B influencer marketing better.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet another post about 2018 B2B marketing trends? Most “top trends” posts either tell what the blogger thinks (good), or curate the opinions of multiple experts (better). ” — 2018 Trends: B2B Marketing , Edelman. . ” — 2018 Trends: B2B Marketing , Edelman. Yes, but wait—this one is different.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The main rule of content marketing continues to be: Give buyers engaging, compelling, thoughtful stories and they will gladly give you their attention, respect, and business. Quick takeaways: Content marketing shouldn’t be thought of as an isolated strategy from other marketing tactics or business objectives.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Integrated marketing and genuine thought leadership defined successful marketing teams from the unsuccessful in a year where B2B marketing was chronically underfunded Regular readers know I frequently dive into data studies and marketing surveys. Read more: Study says B2B marketing is more reliant on gated content 4.

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Inbox Insight

MAY 14, 2025

But for todays B2B tech buyers, finding trustworthy content is a major challenge. This growing trust gap is forcing a shift in how B2B brands approach demand generation. Thats why more marketers are turning to thought leadership and influencer marketing to help bridge the divide.

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ClearVoice

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Many businesses aspire to be thought leaders in their industry. Customers view thought leaders as experts in their field and look to them for advice and insights. Building thought leadership takes time and effort, but it can be valuable for your business. What is Thought leadership? Drives sales.

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sagefrog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Success in B2B marketing isnt just about delivering the right message. B2B buyers engage with brands across multiple platforms, making consistency and strategic coordination essential. Steps to Build a B2B Integrated Marketing Strategy Building a B2B integrated marketing strategy requires a structured and comprehensive approach.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 7, 2021

Their thought leader publishes an opinion piece in a big-name guest blog – you gather a list of pitches for that guest blog site. Look at all those potential niches to dig into: healthcare, small business, B2B, startups, ecommerce, nonprofits, and more. Develop Your Thought Leadership Voice.

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Contently

JUNE 12, 2017

Thought leadership gets a lot of flak in marketing circles. “Thought leadership” is jargon for something companies have done forever: trying to position their executives as influential leaders. Thought leadership has fundamentally changed in the age of smartphones and social media.

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MarketJoy

JUNE 12, 2025

Studies show that B2B websites converting from search see stronger deal size and better lead quality than from social media. It’s a space for thought leadership, content distribution, and soft calls-to-action. Final Thought This isn’t a channel-versus-channel game. You’re planting a seed, not closing the deal.

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ClearVoice

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Yes, I’m talking about original thoughts that could only come from the writer (or executive you’re ghosting for) making that content truly one-of-a-kind? As I browse the current line up of posts, I see topics ranging from corporate social responsibility to a reflective piece on B2B decision-makers. I share inspiration.

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Oktopost

JULY 2, 2025

In the era of AI search, B2B marketers face a new mandate: you need to optimize not just for search engines, but for more machines that humans trust. In this article, we explore: How AI search visibility is changing the way B2B buyers discover vendors. LinkedIn : Especially valuable for professional and B2B content.

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Ivan Guzenko - Forbes

JUNE 16, 2025

Opinions expressed are those of the author. Membership (fee-based) Jun 16, 2025, 06:00am EDT Share Save Hari Sonnenahalli is a thought leader and seasoned enterprise architect at NTT Data Business Solutions (NDBS). Leadership has blind spots. Imagine a B2B SaaS firm using an AI-powered forecasting tool.

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CMSWire

JUNE 13, 2025

Our dedicated editorial and research teams focus on bringing you the data and information you need to navigate today's complex customer, organizational and technical landscapes. Contact center providers who have no plan for copilots should re-evaluate. We serve over 5 million of the world's top customer experience practitioners.

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B2B Manufacturing Marketing Insights

OCTOBER 30, 2024

When you hear the term thought leadership, what immediately springs to mind? What is Good Thought Leadership in the B2B Manufacturing Ecosystem? When you hear the term thought leadership, what immediately springs to mind? But what constitutes effective thought leadership, exactly?

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