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. So how do marketers adapt and generate more visibility, leads, and trust in these unprecedented times?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

As data analytics grow in sophistication, measuring the results of your marketing efforts becomes even more critical to your company’s success. So why, then, do 44% of all B2B companies not even bother to measure their content marketing ROI? After all, what’s the ultimate goal of content marketing? So, show them the money.

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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. Not long after, I attended my first ITSMA Marketing Vision event.

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Content4Demand

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Nearly half (47%) of the 200 senior-level B2B marketing professionals surveyed in the 2019 Content Preferences Survey Report cited case studies as the most valuable influencer content format—the top choice. Why Case Studies? Use Case Studies to Seal the Deal. Create Case Study Portfolios.

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Content Standard

JANUARY 18, 2019

The company’s new ad campaign hopes to change that, as CEO Brian Moynihan “picks up the mic” and adds his voice to the brand’s content marketing thought leadership efforts. That makes CEO leadership and trust more important than ever. The Pathway to Thought Leadership.

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B2B Digital Marketer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Join us as we engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Julian Lumpkin, the founder of Success Kit, a marketing agency specializing in case studies and video testimonials. Julian Lumpkin emphasizes the crucial but often misunderstood role of customer success stories.

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Exo B2B

JUNE 5, 2018

As experts in marketing strategies, ExoB2B recommends, in some cases, to assert itself as such through an inbound or inward marketing strategy, to demonstrate thought leadership and, to be integrated into a process of digital transformation. The Thought Leadership approach according to ExoB2B.

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Hinge Marketing

JUNE 25, 2020

Conducting prospect research can help you alleviate their concerns. The more you know about a prospect’s business, industry and role, the greater your chances of building an emotional bridge with them—and the easier it will be for them to trust you. What Is Prospect Research and Why Is it so Important? You’ll earn their respect.

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Top Rank Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In this environment, marketers are under pressure to drive impact and bolster the pipeline. In turn, LinkedIn’s research found that 18% of these leaders felt “uncertain or pessimistic about the likelihood of their marketing team’s efforts to drive revenue next year, higher than all other industries.”

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Hinge Marketing

JUNE 14, 2021

High quality premium content is arguably one of the most important elements of a successful content marketing strategy. For example, buyers today are much more likely to research potential solutions to a business problem online than rely on a sales person to guide them. . Premium content is commonly used in content marketing campaigns.

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Heinz Marketing

MAY 22, 2023

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, video marketing has emerged as a dynamic and engaging medium for businesses to connect with their target audience as opposed to traditional methods. The main objective is to drive immediate sales and create brand loyalty.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Heck, not all marketing people are content people. So whether you’re here because you’re a content person looking to enhance your business case for more content dollars or because a content person wants you to understand their perspective on why content is (still) queen, you’ve come to the right place. Here we go!

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Thinkers360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the ever-evolving B2B landscape, cultivating strong relationships with industry analysts and thought leaders (B2B influencers) is crucial for establishing brand awareness, achieving thought leadership status, and ultimately driving sales growth. The two are related, but distinct marketing disciplines.

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Top Rank Marketing

MAY 29, 2024

It’s not too hard to see why social media marketing is often associated with the B2C realm. But make no mistake: social media marketing can be extremely effective in B2B, helping marketers drive awareness, build community, establish credibility and much more. Do you need an Instagram strategy?

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 6, 2020

LinkedIn is undoubtedly one of the best social platforms for B2B marketing. With 675 million monthly users and 30 million companies active on the platform, it lends itself well to promoting business services, networking, building an audience, and content marketing. Content marketing. Industry news and research.

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Hinge Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

At the same time, technology & software firms operate in a crowded market place with relatively low barriers to entry, and services are often viewed by buyers as commodities. About the Research. Our research found that the perception of a highly visible firm fell from 23.1% Case studies are only part of the equation.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2023

When McConaughey and team return to their spacecraft, he is greeted by the one team member who stayed behind to study the planet from above. The mysterious force of gravity is the most vivid analogy I can use to describe the power of a successful inbound content marketing plan. What is Inbound Content Marketing?

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BOP Design

DECEMBER 21, 2021

At Bop Design, we are big proponents of inbound marketing for lead generation. A major component of inbound marketing is content marketing and content creation. In this article, we take a look at B2B content marketing practices that work and why they are effective. Thought Leadership Articles.

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Tiecas

MARCH 11, 2024

These essential questions are not simply a marketing exercise. Your website must become a trusted resource to establish credibility before any sales contact occurs. Providing CAD files is a powerful “sales enabler” – according to a study by CADENAS PARTsolutions , a staggering 82% of CAD/BIM downloads convert into actual sales.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Businesses should strive to build trust by being ethical and responsible in deed – and candid, consistent and reliable in content. However, there’s been a flood of worthy ideas and studies on the topic of trust in business. So, trust is the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML].

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Content Standard

MARCH 9, 2017

It’s a lesson that’s just as true for objects with mass as it is for marketing audiences—and brand marketing professionals who have to constantly contend with audiences that hate to sit still. Imagine, for instance, that you’re the director of marketing at a finance-based company.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By Matt Heinz , President of Heinz Marketing If you’re not already subscribed to Sales Pipeline Radio or listening live every Thursday at 11:30 a.m The show is less than 30 minutes, fast-paced and full of actionable advice, best practices and more for B2B sales & marketing professionals. I’m your host, Matt Heinz.

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Hinge Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

Expertise alone won’t make you a thought leader. According to our study of 220 visible experts , no other technique can boost visibility as much as speaking engagements do. Download the Visible Expert Study: Research Summary. Download the Visible Expert Study: Research Summary. A thought leadership trail .

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Content Standard

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A Content Disrupted podcast with Dusty DiMercurio, Senior Director of Industry and Portfolio Marketing at Autodesk. At Autodesk, content marketing started as a program to drive demand within a new audience segment. Dusty DiMercurio is the Senior Director of Industry and Portfolio Marketing at Autodesk.

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Hinge Marketing

APRIL 8, 2021

Expertise alone won’t make you a thought leader. According to our study of 220 visible experts , no other technique can boost visibility as much as speaking engagements do. Download the Visible Expert Study: Research Summary. Download the Visible Expert Study: Research Summary. A thought leadership trail .

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The value of authority is difficult to quantify, but think of it this way: When a customer is looking for recommendations, they turn to those they trust. If a customer knows they can trust your brand to be a voice of reason in the decision-making process, that’s invaluable for both them and your brand. Accurate (i.e.,

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ATAK Interactive

JULY 21, 2020

82% of B2B buyers today spend more time in the research phase, extensively evaluating a product or service before purchasing. So with sales enablement, the marketing and sales teams are able to work together to deliver this value and convert their prospects into actual buyers. B2B businesses today operate in a new reality.

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Tiecas

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Industrial marketing for manufacturers is complicated, with many moving parts that must mesh together to produce measurable and sustainable results, i.e., generate better quality leads that turn into sales opportunities. Industrial marketing for manufacturers offers solutions that allow us to maximize our resources.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

At this point, there’s no denying that content marketing is being used by most companies. In this post, we’ll be looking at how to tell if content marketing saturation has hit your industry. Content marketing is highly prevalent in just about every industry, making it hard to cut through the noise. Quick Takeaways. Image: CMI.

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Trade Press Services

MARCH 4, 2024

It also helps companies position themselves as experts in their fields, building credibility and trust with target audiences. The type and the timing of content delivery matters, especially when marketers leverage it to move a prospect through the sales process. This is a key attribute of any thought leader.

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Content Standard

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

I imagine they dreamed of some future world where we each held seats in the UN or served non-profits or spearheaded thought leadership that might change the world for the better. This is the interesting place that thought leadership has landed in today. The Essentials of Thought Leadership. that’s it.

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Hinge Marketing

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Even without a global pandemic, economic unrest, and increased competition, there is a dilemma sweeping the globe and taking a toll on thousands of marketers. Marketers know that they have to tolerate this dilemma because content development is proven to generate awareness, thought leadership , leads, engagement, and sales opportunities.

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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? Is it only focused in knowledge intensive industries?

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SalesGrape

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Does account-based marketing work for long sales cycles? Understanding the Role of Account-Based Marketing in Long Sales Cycles Account-based marketing (ABM) has gained significant popularity in recent years as a highly effective strategy for targeting and engaging key accounts. This is where ABM comes into play.

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ATAK Interactive

JULY 21, 2020

82% of B2B buyers today spend more time in the research phase, extensively evaluating a product or service before purchasing. So with sales enablement, the marketing and sales teams are able to work together to deliver this value and convert their prospects into actual buyers. B2B businesses today operate in a new reality.

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 10, 2018

Editor’s note: Glenn LaFollette is a finalist for 2018 Content Marketer of the Year. We’ll share insights from CMY finalists in the blog before the winner is announced at Content Marketing World this September. JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich thought this tone reflected the collaborative, curious, and confident nature of the company.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

When the pandemic started, our content marketing agency actually gained customers. The reason was mainly due to unspent marketing budget. Marketers, SaaS founders and startup CEOs were pulling their money from ads and events and doubling down on content marketing. Now we ARE a little biased. Not one lead.

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