Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I cannot exactly remember when I started working with ITSMA, and leveraging their work in B2B solutions and services, but it was sometime in the mid-2000s when I led the SAP Services Marketing team for SAP North America Field Marketing. For me that is ITSMA , a confluence of all three.

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Integrated B2B

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

There’s a seat for everyone at the Thought Leadership table, says Morten Floee Knudsen, Thought Leadership Content Manager at global engineering company FLSmidth. In a highly competitive market with discerning buyers, thought leadership is an important tool in the B2B marcomms toolset. Be curious.

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Hinge Marketing

MARCH 11, 2021

research from our own Hinge Research Institute shows that referrals are down and face-to-face conferences, trade shows, and speaking events have a way to go before people are comfortable attending them again. Most marketers and business professionals think of research as a tool to make better business decisions.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Gartner research indicates that a significant portion of B2B buyers use social media to inform their purchasing decisions, with the top channels being YouTube (65%), Facebook (60%), Instagram (55%), X (48%), and Linkedin (43%). You may be wondering why financial institutions need to participate in employee advocacy to begin with.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

But B2B companies are now understanding another fact: employees can provide much more than their base job productivity. Statistics on Social Selling and Thought Leadership. The State of B2B Social Media Marketing Report ). Hinge Research Institute ). Jump to a section: Top Employee Advocacy Statistics. LinkedIn ).

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In this article, we look at some B2B content marketing data to point to the biggest trends. The State of B2B Content Marketing Let’s look at why most B2B companies are using content marketing. You may assume B2B companies are all in with content marketing. Almost 88% of B2B Companies use content marketing.

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Trade Press Services

JANUARY 2, 2024

LinkedIn is still the quintessential B2B social media platform. With more than 930 million members, it makes sense that 96 percent of B2B marketers use LinkedIn for social marketing and B2B brand communications. As we close the book on 2023, it’s an ideal time to reflect on what we learned, experienced and observed last year.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

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Hinge Marketing

JUNE 1, 2017

This is the first, in a three-part video series on how professional services executives, specifically those selling technology services, can make their thought leadership more visible. And one of the best ways to promote your expertise is through thought leadership. This video explores the first strategy, Direct Contact.

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Hinge Marketing

MARCH 6, 2023

Thought leadership is one of those inherently appealing ideas. Who doesn’t want to be a thought leader? And for many B2B and professional services firms this makes a lot of sense. Thought leadership can provide the credibility and visibility for your offering.

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Chris Koch

APRIL 10, 2009

The questions display a healthy distrust for accepted wisdom, which I like, and provide a good test of the thinking behind thought leadership marketing. See what you think of my answers: How did thought leadership initiatives in companies begin? The journals have boards made up of top academics in a given field.

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Heinz Marketing

JUNE 7, 2021

The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. We talk to some of the best leaders in B2B sales and marketing every day. If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio , or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m

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Hinge Marketing

MARCH 14, 2023

Situations like these are exactly why the Hinge Research Institute conducts its annual High Growth Study of the consulting industry in partnership with Deltek. In the figure below, we see that High Growth consulting firms grew four times faster than their Average Growth peers. We call these organizations “High Growth Firms.”

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

B2B buyers must understand how you will help them achieve their business objectives, and that can only be realised by investing in the emotional relationship between the client and vendor. B2B customers will review you — not just consumers. Don’t be fooled into thinking that reviews are left for the hospitality and service industry.

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xiQ

APRIL 29, 2020

The core objective of B2B content marketing is to engage and influence prospective buyers early in their decision making cycle. One that is not overtly branded and is based on neutral thought leadership content that inspires, educates, and informs. What is Trojan Horse Content Marketing? i2c’s Objectives. Generate Demand.

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B2B Digital Marketer

JUNE 6, 2024

Aaron shares his extensive experience in B2B marketing, offering insights from his journey from co-founding a web development and digital marketing agency to leading corporate marketing efforts for high-tech and cybersecurity companies. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to justify marketing budgets and demonstrate value.

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Circle Studio

JANUARY 10, 2020

As firms look to optimize their marketing efforts in 2020, it’s imperative that business-to-business (B2B) marketers are laser focused on doing what is most likely to drive growth and make an impact. Here are five to consider: Myth 1: B2C marketing has little relevance in B2B. Myth 2: Content marketing = thought leadership.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. In a new report that collected data from hundreds of B2B marketing professionals, the ways in which B2B marketing teams across the nation operate as a majority were brought to light. It’s the foundation, after all. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Partner with a Marketing Agency.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

In this article, we look at some B2B content marketing data to point to the biggest trends. The State of B2B Content Marketing. Let’s look at how much B2B companies are using content marketing. Let’s look at how much B2B companies are using content marketing. Few companies have too much product content.

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The research became a key part of Verint’s marketing strategy, helping understand its customers and putting them at the center of its work. The research became a key part of Verint’s marketing strategy, helping understand its customers and putting them at the center of its work. We all know the value of listening to the customer.

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PathFactory

APRIL 3, 2019

The report sheds light on some interesting findings to help marketing leaders better understand how their peers buy and provides insight for marketing teams on how to improve their marketing as a whole. Have you ever stopped to wonder how your process compares to your peers? Marketing leaders share their thoughts. I know I do.

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Inbox Insight

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What’s more, according to our report The Holy Grail of B2B Marketing Segmentation , 90% of business professionals believe that there is usually or always one member of the decision making unit (DMU) who will try to influence the decision to match their own. Their peers? Building strong engagement with a prospect is key.

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Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2023

For over 22 years , TopRank Marketing has had the honor of helping a diverse selection of the world’s top B2B marketers and major global brands elevate beyond merely being competitive, to truly standing out from the crowd with creative and award-winning successes.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2020

Fred Isbell, Research Director Dresner Advisory Services, High technology Veteran and former Senior Director SAP Global Marketing. Their “outside in” perspective is critical, with the ability to keep a pulse on the marketplace with regular insights and research from experts with deep expertise in specific areas of focus.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 1, 2013

Last month, Content Marketing Institute (CMI) released its report , “B2B Software Content Marketing: 2013 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends – North America,” sponsored by the International Data Group (IDG). The report, which highlights responses from more than 1400 B2B software marketers across the U.S. Percentage of the Pie.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

Marketing Isn’t What We Thought It Was. So, what’s the answer to marketing in the age of disruption? Marketing isn’t a function. It isn’t a department, either. It’s a process, a voice, and a conversation. Quick Takeaways. Most marketing is still stuck in traditional mindsets. The world is chaotic.

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Marketing Craftmanship

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

In new business development efforts, B2B firms of all types are often challenged by prospective clients with this question: “Do you have any experience working for companies in my industry?”. And although this may be true, that response typically fails to convince the prospect, and can even backfire.

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EveryoneSocial

JANUARY 7, 2020

While influencer marketing has been a dominant strategy for B2C brands, its B2B organizations that are realizing the value now. In fact, influencers are just as — if not more important for B2B companies than B2C. And these B2B influencers have the greatest impact on your company’s marketing and overall brand reach. McKinsey ).

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Onalytica B2B

AUGUST 23, 2017

Last week we published our white paper called The Definitive Practical Guide to Influencer Relationship Management. First thing’s first- what does the white paper cover? This guide is both definitive and practical (yes you guessed it- hence the name). Dare we call this the influencer marketing bible? So, what is influencer marketing?

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Trade Press Services

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Evoking empathy in B2B buyers, however, isn’t always easy. Evoking empathy in B2B buyers, however, isn’t always easy. Empathy is not the same as sympathy, says Mark Marone , former director of research and thought leadership for Dale Carnegie. What Is Empathetic Marketing? An empathetic approach is one of action.

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xiQ

APRIL 29, 2020

The core objective of B2B content marketing is to engage and influence prospective buyers early in their decision making cycle. One that is not overtly branded and is based on neutral thought leadership content that inspires, educates, and informs. What is Trojan Horse Content Marketing? i2c’s Objectives. Generate Demand.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 4, 2017

As marketing technology and information access continues to evolve, B2B buying behavior changes as well. For example, recent research suggests that marketers may want to shift to shorter pieces of content to reel in B2B buyers. B2B buyer personas become critical in connecting the dots of this process.

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Strategic-IC

JANUARY 13, 2021

90% of B2B decision-makers “never” respond to cold outreach, which means traditional sales methods like cold calling simply aren’t going to cut it! Because 97% of buyers are turning to social media to research brands before buying. What is Social Selling and why should it form part of your ABM strategy? Let’s keep imagining.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

By experimenting with a TikTok marketing strategy we’re poised to be an early leader and a source of data, inspiration and thought leadership within our industry. By experimenting with a TikTok marketing strategy we’re poised to be an early leader and a source of data, inspiration and thought leadership within our industry.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

As we all struggle to stay competitive in a fast-moving world, the topic of leadership is a really important one. At a recent meeting I attended with some of the best minds in B2B Marketing, I was introduced to Columbia University’s Center For Creative Leadership whitepaper on Learning Agility by my friend Carla Johnson.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

There are some exciting predictions about what lies ahead for marketing in my news feeds these days. Like many of us, I’m clicking and reading quite a few of these futuristic articles because I want to be aware of how marketing will innovate in 2025 and beyond. It’s no longer realistic to lay out a locked-in, year-long strategy.

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NetLine

JULY 27, 2023

Jacqueline Schklar is an experienced marketing director with a proven track record in B2B and tech. How Jacqueline Schklar Builds B2B Buzzword-Less Strategies Cutting through marketing buzzword noise and delivering big results to companies has earned Jacqueline a reputation as a skilled and dynamic B2B marketer in the cloud and SaaS space.

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