PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

Have you ever worked at a company that doesn’t have at least some sort of customer service system in place? This is why so many B2B organizations put a major focus on customer experience (CX). Six Rules for B2B Customer Experience. Working Ahead of Your Delivery. It’s not a fun experience. Be a Human.

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Rules Ad Building B2B Transparency 62

Martech

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Today, B2B marketing teams must tackle the challenge of handling intricate workflows, enhancing communication and fostering efficient collaboration. Traditional project management tools might not fully meet the requirements of B2B marketing teams. That’s where marketing work management solutions step in.

Work Management 124

Work Management Marketing Management Resource Management Allocation 124

Hinge Marketing

JUNE 20, 2019

Any executive or marketing director working in professional services knows how rapidly change occurs in B2B marketing. And of the various spaces included in most marketing plans, B2B social media wins the superlative for most likely to change again tomorrow. Rule #1 – Be Human. Rule #2 – Be Helpful.

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Rules B2B Social Media Advertising Agencies 91

Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

The way B2B buyers consume content has changed significantly in the past two years. But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. B2B tech buyers most highly value product demos, factual product information, and free trials. No surprise there.

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Research B2B Marketing Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel 350

The Lead Agency

APRIL 2, 2024

How to improve SEO for B2B blog writing In the digital marketing landscape, nothing stays the same for too long. Search engine optimisation (SEO) may still be paramount to business-to-business (B2B) blog writing, but my oh my, how the rules are constantly changing. B2C strategies are all about the purchase.

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Lead Scoring Lead Ranking SEO B2B 118

Martech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Google defined bulk senders in an early-October announcement as “those who send more than 5,000 messages to Gmail addresses in one day,” which caught the attention of email marketers in both B2B and B2C circles. The post New rules for bulk email senders from Google, Yahoo: What you need to know appeared first on MarTech.

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Rules Google Marketing Automation Services Paid Search Agency 134

Heinz Marketing

JULY 30, 2022

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the web each week. Schramm emphasizes the important of expressing gratitude, often just in small ways, as many can simply focus on only the negative criticism of their work or performance.

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Paper Work Management B2B B2B Sales 95

KoMarketing Associates

JULY 2, 2020

B2B advertising has a reputation for being dull, but it doesn’t have to be – especially when you’re advertising on social media. The more relaxed nature of social media platforms gives B2B marketers a valuable opportunity to be more approachable and relatable. A great deal of B2B marketers do use LinkedIn ads, for sure.

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Social Media Paid Search Agency Advertisements Advertising 290

Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2024

When done properly, sending cold emails—that is, messages to people or companies with whom you have no prior relationship—is still one of the best tactics for B2B lead generation or making direct sales. In B2B, your audience will most often be those individuals who make or have a say in the company’s purchasing decisions.

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Email Marketing Work Management B2B Marketing Marketing Management 167

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 13, 2022

While growth is the primary objective of most B2B businesses — or any business, for that matter — there is such a thing as scaling too quickly. You’re frequently at full capacity: As a B2B business leader, you’re likely to find yourself regularly reaching — or exceeding — your full capacity. Guest post by Alex Daintith.

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Work Management Marketing Management B2B Terms and Conditions 259

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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Top of Funnel SEO Long Tail Marketing B2B 106

Martech

MARCH 20, 2024

Here are seven critical lessons learned from my 15 years of experience guiding global B2B technology companies through rebranding initiatives, as an internal team member and external consultant. Work with outside experts If you’re changing the company name, work with a branding agency. Agent Gibbs’ rule No.

Enterprise Management 114

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Brand Identity 114

KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 30, 2021

Tracking B2B lead generation metrics is important for B2B marketing – of course. But it applies to B2B marketers’ decision-making, too. And while most B2B marketers know “more is NOT better” when it comes to data, many of us are still conflicted about which B2B lead generation metrics to track. But so is clarity.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads 223

B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 5, 2023

In 2021, The B2B Institute , a think tank supported by LinkedIn, published a report featuring several papers authored by researchers with the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science. The main topic of Professor Dawes' paper was how advertising works, but he began by describing what he called the 95:5 rule.

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Rules Paid Search Agency Companies Paper 52

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 19, 2022

Choosing the right stack of MarTech solutions can be a difficult task for B2B marketers, especially for those working in cybersecurity, who may have a more complicated sales cycle, changing regulations, and other obstacles. So being able to create personalized experiences at scale and test what works best can be extremely powerful.

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Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing 248

NetLine

APRIL 19, 2022

This past summer, LinkedIn’s B2B Institute published a study in unison with the University of South Australia’s Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science. It means that advertising mostly hits B2B buyers who aren’t going to buy anytime soon.” . More Than 5% of B2B Buyers Are Ready to Make a Purchase. Add in a matching 7.6%

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Intent Data Buyer Intent Rules Intent 72

KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Instead of planning for 2018 when you’re already starting it in January, the most prepared B2B marketers already have priorities identified and plans for execution come January 1. We reached out to B2B marketers across different industries and asked them the following question: What are B2B marketers prioritizing in their 2018 budget?

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Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing AI 439

BOP Design

MAY 20, 2019

Over the course of my creative career, I’ve worked on hundreds of logo redesign projects. To help simplify and smooth out the logo selection process, I’m sharing 4 rules for picking the right logo for your B2B firm. Rule #1 – There is no such thing as a perfect logo. Want to know what else makes a good logo?

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Rules B2B Verticals Consulting 69

LeanData

JULY 13, 2020

As Eric Wittlake, senior analyst at TOPO Research, puts it: “In order to deliver an end-to-end customer experience, B2B organizations need a comprehensive view of activity and engagement. Together, it’s time to start re-writing the rules of engagement for marketing and sales.

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Rules Account Based Marketing ABM Buyer's Journey 81

Martech

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The race that we are engaged in is B2B. Click here for survey The race to B2B profitability There are three legs in this race: 1. Working hard but going absolutely nowhere. It takes work to make it come true. After all that hard work, you deserve the brass ring. I’ll run you a race and prove it.”

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COA B2B Sales B2B Startups 114

The Marketing Blender

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the fast-paced realm of B2B marketing, change is not just inevitable—it’s the key to staying ahead of the game. Today, we’re diving deep into the transformative shifts in B2B marketing that might be jeopardizing your pipeline. Marketing has become more critical than ever, and its significance will only continue to grow.

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Planning B2B Marketing Marketing Plans Work Management 98

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the B2B selling world there is near universal appreciation for the value of sales coaching. Recording Sales Conversations A colleague of mine was working with a mega software company and their sales training vendor. One of the principles they were working on was the importance of salespeople listening more than talking.

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B2B Sales Effectiveness Work Management Marketing Management 172

Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 11, 2023

MarketingCharts TikTok Adds New Required Labels for AI-Generated Content TikTok in March implemented rules requiring the identification of AI-generated content on the social platform, and it recently rolled out greater enforcement of those rules, aiming to more prominently label AI-generated realistic scenes, TikTok recently announced.

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Buying Cycle B2B Marketing Demand Generation Agencies Studies 92

Biznology

AUGUST 2, 2021

The yawning gulf between sales and marketing is a fact of life in B2B companies. We grab onto new strategies like account based marketing (ABM) in the hope that this will be, at last, where the two functions will finally work together in harmony. Sales without marketing… marketing without sales… the truth is that B2B firms need both.

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B2B Sales Account Based Marketing B2B Marketing Cost per Lead 197

Martech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This data-driven guide dissects the science behind powerful B2B calls to action along with insider tips and winning examples. While I can’t guarantee you overnight success, I promise you’ll walk away inspired and armed with powerful tactics to take your B2B outreach to the next level. Why such CTAs can make it: Urgency triggers action.

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Urgency Marketing B2B Allocation CAN-SPAM 115

Martech

JANUARY 26, 2024

Generating revenue growth is the ultimate goal for any B2B founder. Let’s look at exactly what an ICP is, how to create an effective one for B2B and common mistakes to avoid. Also, many B2B companies have a buying committee of 6–10 people each having a specific role. Do you know what drives revenue growth?

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Ideal Customer Profiles Profiling Enterprise Management Work Management 124

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. Focus on the Buyer. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency.

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Resource Management Demand Generation Agencies CMS Development Work Management 360

LeanData

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Assignment rules are a powerful feature within Salesforce to assist your team’s automation of its lead generation and customer support processes. For case assignments, a company might establish one case assignment rule for weekdays and another assignment rule for weekends and holidays. . How to Define Assignment Rules.

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Rules Marketing Analytics Tools Leads Lead 52

Zoominfo

JUNE 25, 2019

Because of this, many organizations are working with a B2B database that is cluttered with outdated, invalid, or incomplete contacts. Don’t Let B2B Business Data Decay Ruin Your B2B Database. Up to 25% of B2B database contacts contain critical errors. Key Takeaways About B2B Database Marketing.

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Database Marketing B2B Marketing Zoominfo B2B 213

Martech

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Let’s explore why B2B marketers may want to rethink TikTok as a viable option. Dig deeper: TikTok is setting the ground rules for social media 3. TikTok isn’t just for young people A common misconception among B2B marketers is that TikTok is just for young people. There’s no 20% rule of text on images.

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B2B Marketing B2B Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 120

Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Many thanks go to all the people who are actively sharing knowledge about content marketing in 2023 by engaging and working to elevate others with insight and expertise on the social web. And How Does It Launch the Success of B2B Brands? This list is just a starting point to help expand your own content marketing learning.

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While AI-related buzzwords are now more common than morning coffee, differentiating B2B brands through authentic thought leadership has never been more important. This sentiment is very much in line with what I’ve shared in my own presentations on AI and B2B content marketing. At Content Marketing World in Washington D.C.,

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The Point

MAY 16, 2019

One of the real-life campaigns I included in my presentation last week – A Crash Course in B2B Email Creative – at SiriusDecisions Summit in Austin, was this Webinar invitation from Marin Software. I’ve written often about the dismal state of B2B creative , so it’s good to see at least one B2B company get it right. .

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Webbiquity

JULY 2, 2019

Cats rule the internet—so much so that the topic has its own Wikipedia page. B2B marketing can be tough, especially when so many campaigns look the same. Even in B2B, buyers are actual humans with feelings. If you’re using social media as part of your B2B or account-based marketing strategy (and who isn’t these days?),

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B2B Marketing Godaddy B2B Paid Search Agency 236

Valasys

MARCH 27, 2020

The first quarter of the year 2020 witnessed the outbreak of COVID-19; the situation being so severe that WHO officially declared the phenomenon a global pandemic on March 12 – causing thousands of employees in the B2B industry to work either remotely or from home. It’s said that those who know how to bend can’t be broken.

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Work Management B2B Allocation Marketing Management 59

Velocity Partners

AUGUST 16, 2023

But spotlighting the ways AI fails to totally replace creatives obscures how it could help them do better work, faster. The implications here are pretty clear: right now it’s relatively easy to use generative AI to deceive audiences and steal (and profit from) other people’s work. Can I talk about the data set I used transparently?

Design 75

Design Generation B2B Ethics 75

Velocity Partners

MARCH 13, 2024

Even before AI and Google SGE came gunning for everyone’s search traffic, B2B was struggling with SEO. Actually, our CEO Stan recently wrote an article on the B2B SEO malaise , and SGE is just a part of it. What took six months to build might be undone in a week’s worth of work by someone churning out GenAI content.

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SEO B2B Paid Search Agency Aggregators 87