B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

When it comes down to it, PR can be far less expensive than advertising and offer more benefits. B2B PR in particular creates a patina of thought leadership and generates interest and awareness. For example, a PR agency can obtain media coverage that shines a positive light on your brand.

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Contently

AUGUST 22, 2017

Let’s talk about the content marketing industry’s favorite chart. It pops up in about 75 percent of all content marketing talks, showing the explosive growth in searches for “content marketing” this decade. We love this chart! I use it in three different presentations.

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Companies need many things to thrive: Visionary leadership, a compelling offering, exceptional service, and much more. But in today’s noisy marketing landscape, what your brand really needs is a story. Stories make for better marketing because they elicit emotion. Even B2B brands are taking this indirect approach.

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ClickZ

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

30-second summary: Following a survey and some editorial research, we have highlighted 10 people we think are either respected industry guardians, or are making some noteworthy contributions to the marketing technology space. Nearly every person in our survey had him as one of their top five leaders in marketing technology sector.

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sagefrog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Many industries are marked by rapid technological advancements, changing regulations, and increased competition and standing out in a crowded market has never been more challenging—or critical. The key to thriving is a multifaceted marketing strategy that aligns with your brand’s core values and resonates with your target audience.

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Contently

JUNE 29, 2021

Contently Case Stories gives a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing stories Contently customers are telling. Dell Perspectives launched in 2017 to showcase the company’s thought leadership and attract the attention of business leaders across the globe. Immediately, the content was a hit. Recovering Together.

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Walker Sands

MAY 8, 2024

I caught up with Annie to chat about her new role, her vision for PR at Walker Sands, and her insights on the evolving media landscape. Chapter one was simply learning how to do the job of a PR professional and learning the ins and outs of the media landscape. can successfully enhance a brand’s storytelling efforts.

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Companies need many things to thrive: Visionary leadership, a compelling offering, exceptional service, and much more. But in today’s noisy marketing landscape, what your brand really needs is a story. Stories make for better marketing because they elicit emotion. Even B2B brands are taking this indirect approach.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2015

No, it’s time for content prognosticators and marketing futurists to get out their crystal balls and start predicting the biggest trends for content marketing for 2016. Most of these predictions were much slower to come to pass than I thought. Here’s a quick review: My Previous Marketing Predictions.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 8, 2019

Data and content: often these two seem to butt heads, mostly because at their core, they are very different. Data without content makes the data not actionable and storytelling in content marketing without data makes it directionless. However, one can argue that one without the other would be entirely useless.

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Atomic Reach

JANUARY 3, 2019

Considering how ad-heavy our world is today, it is likely that you have. It is also very likely that an ad alone is not going to engage you enough to purchase the item or service. This is where content marketing comes into play. For the foreseeable future, content will remain as king. Through j effbullas.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 8, 2022

When I first took on this assignment to find — and write about — influential women in the content creation/content marketing world, my first thought was: “Eh, piece of cake.” Once upon a time, finding a professional woman writer was akin to searching for that infamous needle in its equally famous haystack.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 22, 2018

To the uninitiated, a content marketing initiative can seem like an old-school, Dungeons and Dragons-style quest. Every creative asset you produce needs to be supported by strategic decisions – from crafting ideas into a cohesive message to selecting the content types and distribution formats that let your ideas work their magic.

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Valasys

JULY 15, 2020

Content development strategy involves end to end content creation for a website. It involves researching, publishing, and producing valuable pieces of content to meet the bottom-line goals associated with your content strategy, and is a crucial aspect of every company’s online marketing game. Goal Setting.

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ANNUITAS

MARCH 26, 2013

I was lucky enough to catch up with Joe Pulizzi, author, speaker and founder of the Content Marketing Institute and known to many as @juntajoe to talk all things content marketing. Here are a few of Joe’s answers to some of my burning questions about content marketing today.

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Circle Studio

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As we enter the New Year, A/E/C firms have made (and are still making) plans for where and how to spend their marketing time and budgets in 2019. Just as people everywhere are making resolutions to improve their lives—both personally and professionally—in 2019, why not do the same for your firm’s marketing efforts?

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Biznology

APRIL 11, 2013

Content creation goes by many names, but one of the most intriguing is a relatively new term called “brand journalism.” In truth, brands have long been integral to the media as the advertisers who paid the lion’s share of the cost of newsgathering. Photo credit: inju. What would brands be doing in the journalism business?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

It can teach marketers valuable lessons about appealing to consumers’ emotions through interactive storytelling and creating a holistic, cross-channel campaign. It’s hard to open an internet browser, scroll through social media, or walk down a sidewalk without hearing the latest game updates. What is March Madness?

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Vidyard

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Some of the brightest minds in B2B marketing have turned their attention to creating videos that inspire, thrill, educate, and yes, build pipeline and revenue. So without further adieu, here are some of the best examples of video marketing campaigns and programs from B2B in 2019! Put Your Videos to Work. Sign Up Free.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Few would argue about the power and value of educational content – whether a blog, an e-newsletter, a white paper, or a how-to video. Renasant Bank: Marketing strategy takes step above boring classes. “For Creating educational #content can differentiate your brand, says @johnoxford1. It’s a key market for us.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Content marketing is a great way to do so: When you generate informative, useful, and interesting content for your audience, you can also directly or indirectly sell your products or services to them. Content marketing can give B2B companies a truckload of options to keep their audience engaged.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Author: Lizzy Funk Whether you like to write a blog post here and there, or you get paid to write ebooks all day, every day, we all have a little love for content marketing in our blood. Like most other types of marketing, each person has a different approach that works best for them.

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Content Standard

OCTOBER 22, 2016

When I told my sister over dinner that I had been at a B2B marketing conference, she asked what my job had to do with apiaries. In this wrap-up post, we’re sharing top tips from speakers at MarketingProfs B2B Marketing Forum 2016. How do you make B2B history? Embrace thoughtful and deliberate marketing.

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Exo B2B

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Content marketing and artificial intelligence should be the main B2B marketing trends in 2019. We covered these topics in November and December 2018 (screenshot below), and most marketing gurus are saying the same thing. Content marketing dominates. By using paid content distribution ?

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Sword and the Script | B2B

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It starts with defining product-market fit. Then we have to hire and scale sales and marketing pipeline to acquire new customers. Companies have embarked on a content-based B2B digital marketing strategy in order to find, win, and retain new clients. Simply put, the market potential is huge.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Chances are, not every digital marketing channel available to you will benefit your business. It all depends on your marketing goals, target audience, resources, budget, industry, and competition. Some decisions are more obvious than others for most B2B businesses – like having a responsive, active website and a social media presence.

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SalesIntel

MAY 7, 2024

With each passing year, new technologies, consumer behaviors, and market dynamics reshape the landscape, creating challenges and opportunities for marketers. Content marketers are very excited about what the future holds. If you can meet them there, you’ll already be ahead of most other marketers.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 5, 2019

By Matt Heinz, President of Heinz Marketing. The show is less than 30 minutes long, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. Get the free 2019 content Fitness Report HERE. Spotify , iTunes , Blubrry , Google Play , iHeartRADIO , or Stitcher.

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Golden Spiral

APRIL 16, 2019

He has built a career around human-focused marketing. What first defined your marketing journey? In addition, they had to be semi-cool graphics, because our target market — teens and college kids — wouldn’t come to something that wasn’t semi-cool or better. And it’s the mistake of so many marketers.

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Oktopost

MAY 13, 2021

B2B marketers know that social media is where people share their thoughts and opinions. Customers expect brands to put themselves out there for scrutiny: 39% will only trust a brand once they’ve had some interactions with it on social media. What is Share of Voice?

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Martech Advisor

JANUARY 28, 2020

B2B content marketing is defined as a set of strategies centered around distributing content to drive brand awareness, engage your audience, generate and nurture leads, and ultimately boost sales. Table of Contents. What Is B2B Content Marketing? What Is B2B Content Marketing?

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ClearVoice

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

B2B content marketing has many moving parts. Building an audience of that size requires an enormous amount of quality content with broad appeal. Such content often comes at a cost, but InVision instead turned to user contributions to power its blog, with only 5% of output coming from paid creators.

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Brandpoint

JANUARY 12, 2024

Branded content. What is branded content, exactly? How does it differ from branding or traditional advertising? Branded content is a form of marketing that involves sharing content, like articles, infographics, videos, social media posts and more, that tells a story about your brand.

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Single Grain

JULY 6, 2021

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is a crucial position for every organization, but hiring a CMO is more challenging than any other C-level position. A chief marketing officer , or CMO , is a member of the C-suite responsible for all marketing activities in the organization. CMO vs VP of Marketing. Let’s start!

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Brandpoint

JUNE 21, 2019

People don’t like advertisements; there’s even research to back it up. According to the Advertising Association in December 2018 , public favorability of ads have hit a new low. Consumers are increasingly bombarded by ads and are averse to messaging that they deem unhelpful. Source: BuzzFeed.

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Content Standard

JANUARY 24, 2018

Hoping to offer a contrast to these narratives, Detroit is creating its own version of brand storytelling. “There’s a lot more to Detroit than bankruptcy, and the Detroit media focuses on food, crime and sports,” Foley told the Guardian. ” Detroit’s dilemma should be familiar to content marketers.

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