Wed.Mar 12, 2025

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The social media landscape is being upended: Don’t wait to make a move

Sprout Social

We know that social media moves fast. And frankly, marketers don’t have time to consume the same watered down, not-so-takes about the state of the industry. That’s why we’re launching this new series, @MeNextTime, where we’ll invite Team Sprout and some of our favorite social experts to share how they really feel about the latest trends.

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How to inflation-proof your marketing in 2025

Martech

Marketing budgets are doing two things right now tightening and transforming. With consumer spending power squeezed and C-suites scrutinizing every expense, businesses and the marketers who support them have come to a critical inflection point: adapt to inflation or watch your ROI evaporate. Simply cutting costs won’t cut it. As inflation stubbornly hovers at 3% and reports reveal consumers’ disposable income is up just 1.8% year over year the weakest pace since December 2022 busi

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Expanding Markets, Growing Pipelines: 5 Sales Success Stories

Zoominfo

Winning in today’s markets takes more than just raw effort. Sales leaders need to make sure that every interaction counts and that means understanding which accounts are the best fit, when to reach out, and how to solve customer challenges. Thats where Go-to-Market Intelligence enters the picture. Beyond providing basic company and contact information, GTM Intelligence combines the worlds deepest, most accurate B2B datasets with real-time buying signals and AI-fueled insights.

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3 high-impact email automations you need to drive revenue

Martech

You open your email automation platform and instantly feel overwhelmed. Dozens of workflows stare back at you welcome series, abandoned carts, nurturing sequences, anniversary triggers the list goes on. But here’s a hard truth: most email automations are just noise. They drain your resources, confuse your audience and deliver little real value.

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Making the Moment: The Art of Creating Events That Drive Results

Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.

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Autonomous vs Assistive Agents: Which is Right for Your Small Business?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Spoiler alert: The answer is, you need both agents. 90% of SMB owners are already using AI to automate customer interactions. Technology is becoming more innovative with every passing day. One of the most exciting developments in technology is the rise of autonomous and assistive agents. Agents are running business operations smoothly with limited human oversight where tasks are executed flawlessly without lifting a finger.

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How to Use Webinars for Lead Nurturing in B2B

Only B2B

Are webinars just another passing trend in B2B marketing? Absolutely not. Webinars are not just populartheyre one of the most effective content formats in B2B marketing. With a single webinar, you can repurpose content into six different assets , making it a highly cost-effective strategy. And yes, webinars drive serious lead generation. 73% of B2B marketers and sales leaders say webinars help generate high-quality leads (Source: Content Marketing Institute ).

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Why Is Engineering Marketing Such a Hard Sell to Engineers?

Marketri

Engineering firms have historically operated on a seller-doer model, with the most experienced staff responsible for both drumming up new business and getting the work done. Many still rely mostly on networking and referrals, with little interest in proactive, strategic marketing. That approach might have worked for years, but it doesnt anymore. Theres too much competition for lucrative clients and projects.

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SNAP Selling: Simplifying Your Sales

Hubspot

Being a salesperson today feels like trying to get someones attention in Times Square; buyers are swamped with choices, blinking lights, and loud pitches from every direction. One word: Overload. The internet makes research a breeze until youre drowning in options and cant tell whats worth your time. As a copywriter, Ive been there, wading through endless tabs, trying to separate the gold from the noise.

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B2B Advertising: What Channels Work Best and How You Can Generate More Results

Launch Marketing

Advertising is a staple of B2B marketing, driving measurable results for organizations. As buyer expectations and behavior change, new channels emerge and content preferences evolve, advertising must transform accordingly to continue to generate results. In this blog, we highlight key considerations for ensuring B2B advertising is effective, including goal setting, channels to use and how to be successful in each platform.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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Marketing with the door open, part three: Measuring B2B brand strategy impact

Velocity Partners

Measuring the direct commercial impact of a campaign isnt necessarily easy, but the steps are at least well-known ( we covered them in our last blog in this series ). If nothing else, trying to connect lead-gen to revenue is a well-trodden path. Thats not as true for brand-lift. But were trying to prove in this series that brand-led activities A) matter as much to revenue as lead-gen, and B) are measurable in their success.

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B2B Marketing: What NOT to Do

Navigate the Channel

B2B marketing strategies , tactics, and techniques revolve around attracting business decision-makers, generating leads, and nurturing those leads into paying customers. This is distinctly different from B2C marketing, in which businesses sell products and services directly to end users. Decisions are often easy and low risk and they can happen after just one encounter.

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Overcoming Email Fatigue with AI and Automation: Keeping Your Audience Engaged

Learn from the Pros

Lets face it: most inboxes are war zones. Over 100 emails a day land there, competing for attention, with the vast majority destined for the delete button. For B2B marketers, the challenge is clear: how do you keep your emails from becoming just another casualty? At Vende Digital, we believe the answer lies in a balanced mix of AI, automation, and the occasional dash of humor.

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Smart Paid Advertising for Architecture Firms

Navigate the Channel

Marketing an architecture firm presents unique challenges and opportunities. Unlike other industries, your potential clients already know what theyre looking for. They wont randomly call you for unrelated services but will approach you with very specific needs. The question ishow do you ensure your firm is the first one they see when they search for solutions?

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Campaigns that Click: Practical Personalization Strategies to Boost ROI

Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified

Marketers know that personalization is the key to engagement—but with limited budgets and time, how do you prioritize what, where, and how to personalize? Aligning your content, campaigns, and buyer experiences requires a deep understanding of customer needs. In this new webinar with expert Jennifer Hodroge, we’ll explore how to leverage insights and customer journey mapping to build personalization strategies that deliver real impact.

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Breaking into the Work Chat: How Creators Can Help B2B Brands

B2BMarketing.net

B2B marketing is not corporate or dare I say it boring anymore. For buyers and marketers alike, the world of B2B has become a buzzing marketplace. Discovery is social first, and decision-making has turned digital. In fact, so much has changed from the profiles of B2B buyers to how they research and discover potential vendors that most B2B marketing playbooks need a rewrite.

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Financial Services Consumers Are Ready For an AI Revolution — Are You?

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Excellent customer service and smooth online experiences have become table stakes for financial services institutions (FSI) to attract and retain customers. While competitive rates, fees, and pricing are key factors in driving loyalty to an FSI, customers expect more digital-first experiences. Moreover, interactions need to be quick, personalized, and available 24/7 on mobile apps, websites, and social media.

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The Benefits of B2B Blogging for Your Business

sagefrog

B2B blogging has become a keystone marketing strategy amid the ever-evolving and increasingly competitive era of digital marketing. B2B blogging can bring your companys industry authority and marketing reach to the next level, strategically placing you ahead of the competition. Helpful, engaging, and informational blog content housed on your website has been proven to largely influence customer behavior.

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AI Can Predict Customer Churn, But Can It Build Trust?

CMSWire

Brands racing to adopt AI in marketing are finding that human insight holds the key to turning automation into lasting customer loyalty. Continue reading.

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Top B2B Email Marketing Tactics to Drive Engagement and Pipeline in 2025

Speaker: Speakers:

Ready to become the email wizard your team didn’t know they needed? Join our live webinar to uncover the secrets of mixing AI magic with human flair, crafting emails so good your audience can't help but write back. We'll spill the beans on: Scaling personal touches Tracking metrics (like revenue, duh) Building smarter campaigns that actually work Oh, and we’re throwing in multi-channel tips too—think LinkedIn ads and webinars that wow.

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B2B Marketing Deepens Strategic Partnership with Inflexion Group

B2BMarketing.net

B2B Marketing today announces a strengthened strategic partnership with Inflexion Group , bringing enhanced benefits to both B2B Marketing’s Propolis community members and Inflexion Group clients. The partnership includes: ABM Academy courses are now available via B2B Marketing’s website and Propolis community, with members receiving 10% discount on live courses starting before September 30, 2025 Joint research initiatives producing ABM benchmarking reports and webinars for Propolis

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B2B SEO Strategies: How to Rank for High-Value Keywords

Valasys

SEO for B2B businesses works differently from B2C. The sales cycle is longer, decision-making involves multiple stakeholders, and the keywords that drive conversions often have lower search volumes but higher intent. Ranking for high-value B2B keywords requires a focused approach that targets business buyers actively searching for solutions. Many businesses fail in B2B SEO because they focus on high-traffic but low-intent keywords or apply general SEO tactics that do not work for business-focuse

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Fuld & Company Joins SCIP as an Official Affiliate to Strengthen Competitive Intelligence

Fuld & Company Blog

We are pleased to announce that Fuld & Company has joined the Strategic Consortium of Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) as an official Affiliate. This partnership reinforces SCIPs mission to foster collaboration among intelligence-driven organizations and advance the use of data and intelligence for strategic decision-making. For over 40 years, Fuld & Company has been a pioneer in Competitive Intelligence, helping Global Fortune 1000 companies, Private Equity firms, Investment Banks, and

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Ways of Improving Student Management for Driving Schools

Valasys

Imagine a world where everybody knows how to drive safely. Driving schools are working hard to make that vision a reality, one student at a time. For a driving school to thrive, it’s essential to get student management just right – that means attention to a long list of details, big and small, from day one. What if your driving school could manage students with greater ease and finesse, freeing up instructors to focus on what matters most teaching?

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Healthcare Research Essentials: Health & Life Sciences Conference Directory – 2025 

Fuld & Company Blog

The ultimate guide to 2025 healthcare and life sciences conferences Stay ahead of the latest developments and networking opportunities in the health and life sciences sector with Fulds 2025 Health & Life Sciences Conference Directory. This comprehensive resource provides a detailed calendar of key healthcare conferences happening across the US and Europe in 2025, all in a single, easy-to-access document.

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10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2025

Visitor Queue

After a whirlwind of a year, 2024 is quickly coming to an end. That means its time to start preparing for the B2B marketing strategies that your company is going to implement in 2025. It can be difficult to research and understand marketing initiatives that are going to thrive over the next year. This is […] The post 10 B2B Marketing Trends for 2025 appeared first on Visitor Queue Blog | Identify Website Traffic.

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Leverage, Not Luck: Why Most Marketers Stay Stuck

Ahrefs

This is a sweeping generalisation, but its a useful one. You probably deserve a promotion, but on its own, thats rarely enough to actually get you promoted.

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Maximizing ROI with Marketing Automation: A Guide for B2B Companies

Roketto

Increase your B2B marketing automation ROI with targeted content, automation best practices, and strategic optimizations. Dive in now!

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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As AI Reshapes Customer Support, Does Your Knowledge Base Keep Up?

CMSWire

Integrating AI isnt enoughbusinesses must structure, train and continuously refine their knowledge bases to ensure accuracy, usability and painless CX. Continue reading.

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GEO: Generative Engine Optimization, the new frontier of SEO

Exo B2B

With the rise of artificial intelligence, search engine optimisation is no longer limited to traditional search engines such as Google and Bing. Now, generative engines such as ChatGPT, Claude, SGE, Gemini and Perplexity are shaping the way information is found and consumed. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is a new approach that aims to optimize the content of a website so that it is more visible in these AI engines.

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CMO Circle: Inside Grammarly’s Leap From Consumers to Enterprises

CMSWire

How Grammarly is making the leap from consumers to enterprises with AI-powered communication and a B2B marketing strategy that keeps it human and engaging. Continue reading.

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