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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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In an age where the allure of artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the attention of so many of us in the B2B marketing industry, the essence of authentic human connection in storytelling is more important than ever. “81% of marketers think content writers jobs are at risk because of AI.

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Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

B2B CRM Users Are Highly Focused on Nurturing Leads and Customers 33 percent of B2B sales and marketing professionals have focused their customer relationship management (CRM) usage on the customer service, up-selling and cross-selling portion of the buyer journey over the past 5 years, closely followed by 32 percent who have targeted mid-funnel lead-generation (..)

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 3, 2018

Some reports require additional configuration, such as Events, Ecommerce, or Goals, but a majority of the reports will begin showing collected data on your site visitors and marketing behaviors immediately. That’s why I’ve pulled together this collection of 27 Google Analytics reports that are sure to provide value to B2B marketers.

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FunnelEnvy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is one of the top goals for B2B marketers. It can feel overwhelming to keep track of everything, and even the most seasoned marketers fall prey to the top mistakes in B2B lead generation CRO. Helping simplify the overwhelm is where Funnel Envy can help. Where to start?

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Lead Generation Lead Ranking Generation Ideal Customer Profiles 123

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Websites are foundational to most B2B lead generation strategies. This is the place where all your marketing efforts culminate, so it’s understandable that inbound web traffic is like a pile of gold for marketing teams. The difficulty in segmenting anonymous web visitors into high-value versus low-value traffic.

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B2B Digital Marketer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Five things every B2B marketing funnel needs to have. By analyzing your B2B sales funnel , you will not only be able to generate more sales, but it also enables you to improve your sales processes, which will enable you to understand your customers better. The 5 Musts of B2B Marketing Funnels.

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Trade Press Services

MARCH 11, 2024

Industry editors and society directors, they have 37 years of B2B publishing experience between them. Cory Sekine-Pettite Cory Sekine-Pettite is president of ASBPE and an award-winning, Atlanta-based editor with more than 25 years of experience in traditional news reporting and B2B publishing.

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Brandpoint

APRIL 13, 2023

It’s no secret that video content is the name of the game when it comes to generating social media impressions, engagement and traffic. Marketers have been preaching its rising value for years, and the statistics overwhelmingly affirm the medium. 91% of businesses use video as a marketing tool – an all-time high since 2016.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

B2B Video Is Bringing in Customers [Report] 91 percent of B2B marketers have said that their organization has used video in marketing efforts, with 90 percent noting that video has helped increase traffic, while 71 percent of B2B brands have used videos created especially for social media, with 70 percent having utilized explainer videos — three of (..)

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FunnelEnvy

APRIL 4, 2022

Search engine optimization is a widely-promoted marketing discipline in part because of how impressive it looks to generate traffic increases. As you evaluate elements of your website and marketing campaigns, remember to view them through the scope of these steps. Their current place in the process will govern their intent.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 14, 2020

Here are just some of the ways B2B sales will change as a result of this pandemic. Buyers demands are changing their needs from B2B businesses. Suppliers who provide an excellent digital experience are twice as likely to be chosen as a primary supplier over those who gave average or poor experiences. Be alert for unmet needs.

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Biznology

MAY 16, 2019

We’re in the process of joining Conductor’s partner ecosystem because our clients see the value of the intersection of SEO and behavior-based personalization to improving mid-funnel progression. According to a 2017 report by Demandwave, only email (73%) rivals SEO (70%) as a source of lead generation for B2B companies.

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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. However, advancements in technology have paved the way for more innovative approaches like digital marketing.

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Top Rank Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

TopRank Marketing has worked with clients in both the B2B and B2C realms over the last two decades. In that time, we have definitely witnessed the much-discussed convergence of these two previously diametric categories; the so-called consumerization of B2B. Address the full funnel with your SEO content.

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Webbiquity

MAY 16, 2023

end of Google’s Universal Analytics (UGA) rapidly approaching, digital marketing professionals are frantically seeking alternatives. To be fair, GA4 covers the basics: traffic by source, top pages, comparisons by custom time periods, and conversion tracking (if you can get that to work). With the long-awaited (dreaded?)

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Webbiquity

MARCH 10, 2022

For any B2B company, it takes planning and a solid strategy to establish a successful brand. In fact, 54% of B2B companies have a brand program to measure their brand perceptions. For B2B companies, it’s likely that many of your prospective customers find you by searching for your business online and on social media.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

That’s what we’re aiming for in B2B marketing. Imagine B2B emails that ditch the generic approach for something as personal as a gallery owner’s welcome. Advanced strategies for personalizing B2B email campaigns B2B marketing emails are often lost in the mountain of the daily inbox, but they don’t have to be.

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Binary Demand

JUNE 7, 2023

[ps2id id=’overview’ target=”/]In the ever-evolving world of B2B marketing, harnessing the power of automation is paramount. Let’s start with a glimpse of what B2B marketing automation is, then explore its working, importance, distinction from CRM, and other insights.

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The Lead Agency

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic that has dominated our lives for the last 18 months has changed how we live both professionally and personally, and the B2B landscape is no different. To succeed with marketing campaigns in 2022, businesses will have to continue to adapt their strategies to suit buyer trends. Shift to A Digital Reality.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. If your company isn’t harnessing the potential of content marketing , then you could be losing valuable opportunities to attract, interest, and convert buyers. We Live in a Digital Marketplace.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Engaging, mobile-friendly, and easy to consume, online video has become a mainstay for B2B marketers. According to recent research , 81% of businesses now use video as a marketing tool, and almost 77% say they are getting results with it. Google loves it, too: video can increase organic search traffic by as much as 157%.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey. And influencing buyer decisions is what marketing is all about ! It is a top tactic.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 1, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) serve as metrics that measure team-wide performance — and are great for digital marketing teams. In fact, 65% of B2B marketers use KPIs to measure their content performance. If you’re not entirely sure what’s working and what’s not for your marketing team, add KPIs into your strategies.

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Lead Ranking Paid Content Marketing Qualified Leads Cost per Acquisition 207

Oktopost

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Social selling has emerged as a powerful strategy for B2B organizations to engage with prospects, build relationships, and drive sales. To effectively gauge the success of social selling initiatives, you need to employ robust analytics and track your prospects as they move through your sales funnel.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 4, 2022

The digital marketing landscape is more competitive than ever — and if you’re not prepared, you’re already behind. Here are four B2B marketing trends to implement (or at the very least, be on the lookout for) in 2022. Forrester also predicts that marketing tech budgets will increase from 19% to 25% in 2022.

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Circle Studio

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As we approach the end of 2020, it’s time to take a look at key 2021 B2B marketing trends that will emerge in the year ahead. Continuing a pattern from previous years, 2021 will see the ongoing evolution of many B2B marketing trends from recent years, and the increasing influence of B2C marketing will make a big impact.

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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. Don’t be afraid to get creative and lean into the unknown.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 10, 2018

Every B2B marketer knows we are in a period of rapid change. Marketing technology (martech) is advancing quickly. But how can B2B marketers most effectively achieve those results? How can marketers efficiently meet both buyer expectations and their own corporate objectives? Or at least, not important yet?

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FunnelEnvy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

From the time of Don Draper in the hit show Mad Men to mega Super Bowl ad spends in the 1980s, marketers traditionally relied on demographics and social trends to target and segment broad audiences. In the 2000s, digital marketing revolutionized marketers’ ability to reach more specific segments.

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Schubert B2B

JULY 14, 2023

Inbound marketing focuses on attracting potential customers through valuable content. Furthermore, inbound marketing is often less risky and inexpensive than outbound marketing. Let’s dive deeper into inbound marketing strategy for b2b companies and take a closer look at each element for a successful program.

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We’ve had a busy year at ONLY B2B. Our attention in 2022 was on: Making the most out of current economic situation Expanding our value-driven marketing strategy. Strategies For Generating B2B Leads In 2023. In general, B2B businesses prioritize producing high-quality leads above a large volume of leads.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Business owners and marketers have had to quickly and repeatedly adapt their strategies , redefine how they do branding , and adjust their infrastructure in these unprecedented times. Among the aspects proving to be particularly challenging is content marketing. Content drought and lower ROI in the world of B2B marketing post-COVID.

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FunnelEnvy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We see this mirrored in B2B landing page performance with annoying popups and premature calls to action (CTAs) that don’t offer prospects what they need when we need it. For digital marketing, integrating customer journey and intent into landing page design is essential for its success. It’s the Call to Action (CTA).

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Inbox Insight

MAY 24, 2024

Without vetting potential vendors, there’s a tangible risk of allocating budget towards low-quality leads, affecting your sales funnel. B2B targeting and segmentation One of the most important factors in lead generation success is properly defining and targeting your ideal customer profile (ICP).

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Webbiquity

MARCH 28, 2023

A well-rounded content marketing strategy will rely on several different types of content to achieve its goals. 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. Guest post by Natasha Lane.

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Outbrain

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

45% of small businesses are using it already, and this year in the US, nearly $233 billion is forecast to be spent on digital ads. As websites compete more fiercely for traffic, costs are rising. That’s why marketers must be smarter about which paid traffic sources they are using and when, and how much to invest in each.

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