The Mx Group

AUGUST 24, 2018

91% of B2B businesses embark on content marketing in an effort to generate demand. Content marketing costs less and generates three times the leads compared to traditional marketing. But while we can all agree content marketing itself is a good idea, it doesn’t deliver leads automatically. And with good reason!

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Anyword

JANUARY 17, 2020

For content marketers specifically, A/B testing has another critical dimension: It can help them decide which content drives the most loyal audiences and delivers the best results. Content : Content marketing has become the backbone of many marketing strategies. Keep in mind though, A/B testing is a never-ending process.

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Contently

JUNE 25, 2020

.” Over the past few years, I’ve found that this problem plagues most organizations when it comes to content strategy. Everyone says they want to create data-driven content based on their audience’s interests, but many marketers have no idea what data matters or how to use it. That promise was flawed.

Work Management 203

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Top Rank Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2024

The state of B2B social media marketing 2023 saw a 20% increase in social media marketing investment by B2B marketers. And even as paid content distribution decreased overall (a drop of 14% from 2022 to 2023), the vast majority (85%) of those dollars went toward paid social media.

Social Media 92

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Liveintent

MARCH 30, 2022

You can use newsletter content and ad engagement data to build audience segments. By looking at how your readers engage with your content, you can segment your audiences by interests like sports fans, health & wellness aficionados, and finance enthusiasts, for example. First-party data and ad sales.

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Inbox Insight

MAY 24, 2022

It combines various different channels to communicate and distribute your brand’s message, aiming to deliver consistent messaging across all channels. What it comes down to, is the extent to which customers are able to recognize and recall a company simply by becoming familiar with their brand.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 12, 2021

As a content marketer, there are numerous channels and strategies at your disposal. One of the most critical aspects of using content marketing is managing your paid, owned, and earned media. In this post, we’ll break down each type of media, how to use them in content marketing, and which one provides the best ROI.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Their answers ranged depending on their industry, but we found that most were interested in attempting new strategies and techniques for the B2B market, like artificial intelligence, paid social media campaigns, and virtual reality, while others wanted to focus budget dollars on tried-and-true tactics that work.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MAY 29, 2019

Our previous blog post looked at how important strategic content is for your demand generation campaign. But it’s vital to remember that if you don’t get it in front of the right set of eyes, your content is useless. That’s why we’re going to focus on another essential part of your campaign: distribution.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Content, Search and Social Interplay. Session Details : The key to success is to create a continuous feedback loop between search, social and content. For example, if there is a spike in a particular search term or question, the Brand can create content that addresses it. — Site Reviews: Focus on Content.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 25, 2019

You know you have amazing content, but how do you drive traffic to it? I interviewed several top B2B marketers to see how they’re doing it, and learned it starts before the content is created and doesn’t end when you hit “publish.”. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Road Map to Success: Content Distribution Essentials That Win Eyeballs.

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Hubspot

MAY 11, 2020

But underpinning all of them is a much simpler question that gets to the very heart of what content marketing has always been about. Entire industries have been forced into hibernation in recent weeks, but this does not mean audiences' appetites for helpful content has gone away. Essential, in fact. Increasing Engagement Rates.

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Anyword

JANUARY 15, 2020

Leaning on two of their most valuable assets — storytelling expertise and hard-earned audience trust — many publishers have turned to branded content campaigns as a viable way to support their bottom lines. Branded Content on the Rise. Why Marketers Should Consider Branded Content Campaigns.

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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. But, don’t forget: it’s important to not do video just for the sake of creating video content. Here are 13 solid video content ideas to bolster your social media presence: 1.

Social Media 118

Social Media Traffic Top of Funnel Media 118

Contently

MARCH 11, 2020

We won Most Effective Agency Office in New York relying on the tried and true case study framework: objective, strategy, results. Because of my role, I saw firsthand why a good case study is arguably the most important piece of content you can create. But go out of your way to distribute it as well. Get permission first.

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Contently

MAY 26, 2017

As the SVP of enterprise content marketing at POP , a digital agency, I often think back to Tyson’s words. No matter how many marketers you speak to, no matter how many articles or books you read, nothing can really prepare you for how difficult it is to create excellent content that an audience cares about.

Marketing & Strategy 138

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Contently

APRIL 20, 2021

Contently Case Stories gives a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing work Contently’s customers are creating. But this isn’t another example of a financial services company co-opting a good cause to sell you things. A different kind of financial services content. A guide to C02 told by cats, cars, and kegs.

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Storytelling Paid Social Agency Content Differentiation 84

SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The lead source might be LinkedIn paid social (or just paid social if you're bucketing things), and then the conversion event, assuming that they downloaded that ROI calculator or filled out a form to get it, would be content download or the ROI calculator. Marketing Attribution Models to Consider.

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Oktopost

APRIL 21, 2020

There’s no doubt that when B2B marketers do social media right, they can be a great facilitator in staying connected with prospects and customers through content. Together, they unveil current trends emerging in the B2B marketing industry due to COVID19 and best practices to tighten B2B content strategies.

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EveryoneSocial

MARCH 13, 2018

Gaining Executive Support for an Employee Advocacy Program. Learn how to get executive support for an employee advocacy program and how to make sure leadership is on your side. Deciding to implement an employee advocacy program within your company is an exciting and sometimes overwhelming feeling. Tier 1: The Basics.

Budget Programs 69

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Sword and the Script | B2B

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

Paid Content 96

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 16, 2015

One of the biggest questions we get from our customers is how to get the most value from their content marketing budget. So like any decent and respectable content marketer, we do our best to answer our customers’ top questions. My biggest secrets for SEO and your content marketing budget? Duplicate content myth.

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 6, 2020

For many companies, this has shifted digital marketing efforts from promotion of physical event attendance to online webinars, participation in online industry events, and other virtual seminars or meetups. There are a multitude of event formats companies can choose from when hosting virtual events. Facebook Events. Live Streams.

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Inbox Insight

JUNE 7, 2020

By using metrics to track campaign success, engagement and revenue, B2B marketers can make a better case for their budget requirements and get support from key stakeholders. Around 85% of companies using inbound marketing see improvements in their traffic within seven months – sales growth can take even longer. Setting up your KPIs.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Google officially reclaimed its spot as the top source of referral traffic since Facebook overtook it in August 2015 , which means the world’s biggest social network has been pushing less and less traffic to content. Paid distribution is more important than ever. And that’s not just for B2C companies.

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Martech

JANUARY 11, 2022

The organization is presenting partner for the release of the IMAX documentary, Ireland , which features Liam Neeson as narrator and is produced and distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films (MFF), known for making IMAX docs like Everest and To the Arctic. Four traveling teenagers are also in the cast.

Advertising Agencies 93

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Paid Social Agency Planning 93

Circle Studio

JULY 17, 2019

As content marketing continues to grow in popularity, more and more content is competing for users’ attention, decreasing engagement. It’s not enough to publish content—even the highest-quality content—and hope that people will find it. Implement paid social media posts.

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 15, 2021

What does an effective digital content marketing strategy look like in 2021? Targeted paid social campaigns. Targeted paid social campaigns. Content marketing with a customer-centric focus. Get what you pay for with Paid Social Campaigns. An SEO-optimized website. How does your own inbox look?

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A common mantra at Content Marketing World, the aggressively orange extravaganza held in Cleveland every September, is that marketers need to think more like journalists. Content marketing remains obsessed with audience building. But for the past year, I’ve been a journalist trying to think more like a marketer.

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Martech

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Today, SEO includes everything from content marketing and distribution to user experience, and even the core job of gathering and interpreting search intelligence has become more challenging as the search engines continually change their display of results and port them over to other media like voice assistants.

Enterprise Management 138

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Contently

APRIL 28, 2017

After years of hot takes and hand-wringing, including from yours truly , what was once supposed to revolutionize digital content has instead been something of a dud. Most of the hesitation from media companies stemmed from ad load and a lack of options for calls-to-action. It was a seminal moment—or at least, it was supposed to be.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And we have found that most small to midsize organizations can do all that and more by focusing on content marketing. In looking across our clients and some of most successful brands doing content marketing today, we have found that number is around $8,000 a month. Paid advertising is somewhat of a dinosaur. Quick Takeaways.

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Metadata

AUGUST 24, 2021

This is the ninth post in our new content series, No Fluffs Given. We’re tired of the fluffy content in our LinkedIn feeds, with no real substance or actionable takeaways. Webinars are a way to learn from your audience and create community-led content that you can later distribute on other channels.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There are probably other companies that do the same thing. For example, if you run a B2B CRM software company that sells to small and medium-sized businesses, a CRM for enterprise clients would be your indirect competitor. For example, a Google search for “makeup brands” highlights a few of the world’s leading makeup companies.

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Litmus

MARCH 13, 2020

When you can’t meet face-to-face, your email program can quickly become your most effective channel to create personal connections, bridge social distances, and build lasting relationships. That’s precious time for a company that depends on email to build and maintain the trust they have earned from their 2+ million subscribers.

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Paid Social Agency Budget Programs Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 82

ClickZ

MARCH 16, 2023

So how can brands support consumers as they attempt to stay level in a world constantly telling them otherwise? Brands have opportunities to remind us why they are there, distribute that value in a new way, or enhance their offer with simple value-adds. Switching doesn’t always mean switching to the new; it can mean changing back.

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