Thu.Jun 18, 2020

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How COVID-19 Continues to Impact B2B Content Consumption

NetLine

We’re more than 3 months into our new “normal”, whatever that means for each of us, collectively. Before we released our 2020 State of B2B Content Consumption and Demand Report for Marketers , we shared how COVID-19 had impacted B2B content consumption , reporting on the trend of total content consumption, the initial run on Coronavirus content, and which states and job levels were most active.

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How To Start Crafting a Content Strategy

Content Science Review

Get easy-to-follow steps to kick-start your content strategy, and important insights for along the way.

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How to Approach Advertising and Marketing During a Recession

SmartBug Media

In every adversity, there is opportunity. The uncertainty of a recession and COVID-19–related market disruptions is undoubtedly daunting, but you can’t hide from it. Here’s a nugget of truth that serves as good news: When a recession happens and causes everyone to panic and shrink their advertising budgets, your marketing voice naturally grows louder.

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Report: 93% of B2B Marketers Say Personalizing Content Has Boosted Company Revenue

KoMarketing Associates

While many B2B marketers are still on the hunt for new ways to resonate with their target audience, new research shows that several have turned to content personalization, and it’s boosting their company revenue. Episerver recently conducted the “2020 B2B Digital Experience Report,” and statistics showed that the majority of all B2B marketers (93%) say that personalizing content has increased their organization’s revenue over time.

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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Five Reasons to Use Your Customer Advocacy Platform as a Prospecting Engine

Influitive

Why can’t a customer advocacy platform be used to drive engagement with prospects? That’s what many of our customers have been asking us lately, particularly in light of the global pandemic and their apprehension of trying to drum up new business in the middle of it using traditional demand generation methods. I can’t think of […]. The post Five Reasons to Use Your Customer Advocacy Platform as a Prospecting Engine appeared first on Influitive.

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Five Reasons to Use Your Customer Advocacy Platform as a Prospecting Engine

Influitive

Why can’t a customer advocacy platform be used to drive engagement with prospects? That’s what many of our customers have been asking us lately, particularly in light of the global pandemic and their apprehension of trying to drum up new business in the middle of it using traditional demand generation methods. I can’t think of […]. The post Five Reasons to Use Your Customer Advocacy Platform as a Prospecting Engine appeared first on Influitive.

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What Does It Mean to Create Engaging Content? via @seocopychick

Search Engine Journal

What is "engaging" content? Go beyond traffic generation and create content that drives social shares, clicks, subscriptions, and more. The post What Does It Mean to Create Engaging Content? via @seocopychick appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Virtual Prospecting: Meeting Buyer’s Evolving Expectations

Influitive

While there’s no denying that prospecting has changed significantly over the last few months, many of the changes we’re seeing today have been brewing for some time. According to Forrester B2B research data, buyers expect to be treated as equal partners through a lifecycle of empowered experiences provided by vendors that are open, connected, intuitive […].

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Settle Smarter Settle Smarter with Dana Look-Arimoto (Season 1, Episode 1)

Biznology

This week’s guest is Gary Campbell, CEO of Johnson Health Center, Lynchburg, Virginia who discusses a number of career-related topics. Dana also shares a “client success story” and breaks down the Five Facets as well as her definition of “settling” with show Producer, Paul Godwin. The post Settle Smarter Settle Smarter with Dana Look-Arimoto (Season 1, Episode 1) appeared first on Biznology.

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The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers

In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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Virtual Prospecting: Meeting Buyer’s Evolving Expectations

Influitive

The post Virtual Prospecting: Meeting Buyer’s Evolving Expectations appeared first on Influitive.

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Measuring SEO Value Beyond Rank & File: How to Attribute Content Value via @andybetts1

Search Engine Journal

The value of content shouldn't be measured by SEO metrics only. Learn why and how you should look at content from a customer-centric perspective. The post Measuring SEO Value Beyond Rank & File: How to Attribute Content Value via @andybetts1 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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3 Steps Financial Services Marketers Need to Take in 2020

Brandpoint

As the business world continues to work its way through the effects of the coronavirus, savvy financial services providers are switching up their marketing strategies to reflect new priorities. Some of those changes will be temporary pending a time when financial transactions can again be handled live and in person. Others may be adopted permanently as the business world adjusts to the “new normal” following the advent of COVID-19.

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Five Things to Know About Working with a B2B Marketing Agency

Golden Spiral

The Article in 60 Seconds. Hiring a B2B marketing agency as a means of accomplishing your goals is a wise move and not a sign of weakness. It’s a power move to surround yourself with those who will push you, to put more smart people in the room, and will drive you forward. Companies that partner with agencies receive five major benefits: Objective thinking.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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What social teams can learn from internal communications about effective COVID-19 messaging

Sprout Social

If there’s one thing that’s true, it’s that social marketers know how to roll with the punches. Given how many curveballs 2020 has thrown at us so far, it’s more important than ever before for marketers to maintain their agility and adaptability. The COVID-19 crisis has certainly put social marketer’s flexibility to the test. Faced with a global crisis, social marketers have had to rethink their entire strategies and even scrap whole campaigns that no longer feel relevant.

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Grants and Resources for Minority Business Owners

ClearVoice

As an African American woman and business owner, my heart aches and rejoices for the civil discourse currently happening around the world and in our backyards — right here in America. As we vocalize what has been silenced for years, we’re also addressing the systematic injustices that are so deeply rooted in our culture, our workplaces, and our communities.

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10 Email Preview Tools For Different Inboxes

Hubspot

You know the expression, "What you see is what you get" ? Well, when it comes to email marketing campaigns, that might not always be the case. Since everyone uses different email providers such as Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo, emails can appear differently for various subscribers. Sometimes images are blocked, alt text is missing, or fonts won't render.

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6 Inspiring Virtual Tours to Beat Writer’s Block

ClearVoice

We imagined our summers would be spent hopping on flights, touring through cities, exploring nature, and going off the grid. But our summers are actually being spent working through deadlines, finding new ways to reinvent our businesses , getting creative with at-home entertainment, and managing different layers of anxiety and stress. The pandemic can put a significant wrench in our productivity and our ability to use our imagination. 6 virtual tours that will help you beat writer’s block.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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Sales Scoop: Humanizing the Prospecting and Selling Process to Stand Out

DemandBase

“Hope all is well.”. “Happy Monday.”. “Did you have a good weekend?”. If at any point in your professional career you’ve found yourself reaching out to somebody in which there is a lack of prior rapport, there is a high probability that you’ve used one of these phrases as an introductory filler statement. And you’re not alone! What better way to jump into your ask than by filling the literary void with a mundane, albeit weightless sentence to break the ice?

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5 Tips for Content Marketing Success in Changing Times

ClickDimensions

Raise your hand if you’re tired of seeing the word “unprecedented” in brand communications. Just as I thought. Lots of hands raised. Like so many other businesses (maybe yours too?), here at ClickDimensions, we have used this word a time or two in various communications to our audience when describing the current state of the world in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How AI empowered CDPs are bridging the gap between marketing data and true marketing intelligence

ClickZ

30-second summary: While CDPs have always been a useful marketing tool, they’re typically only as good as the data they are fed, ultimately leading to the generation of incomplete customer profiles. Enter artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) which are revolutionizing CDP analytics. By giving these programs access to multiple data points, across business silos, a more accurate customer profile and effective campaign suggestions that will result in loyalty and sales are generated

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3 Competitive Strategies for Professional Services [Video]

Hinge Marketing

Competitive advantage is everything. So, in this video blog, Liz Harr is going to talk about three competitive strategies in particular. TRANSCRIPTION: Competitive advantage is everything. It’s how you win new business. It’s how you thrive and stay alive in the marketplace. And a competitive strategy is one that helps you bring visibility to those advantages that you’ve developed.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Email Authentication in the Time of COVID

SendGrid

Learn about the recent statement on COVID email from the Messaging, Malware, & Mobile Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG), and what it means for email authentication. The post Email Authentication in the Time of COVID appeared first on SendGrid.

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Demandbase Acquires Engagio

Valasys

On the 16 th of June 2020, Demandbase announced the acquisition of Engagio to promote coalition, Precision, and clarity in the B2B marketplace. The prime focus of both companies is account-based marketing (ABM). ABM is a marketing approach wherein the focus of marketers is one a few high-value customers and marketing and sales teams put in integrated endeavors to drive engagement with the high-value accounts and convert them into the sales prospects.

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Complete Your Mobile SEO Strategy With This Guide

Brightedge

4 min read Beginning in September 2020, Google will be switching to mobile-first indexing for all websites. Currently, 70% the sites appearing in Google SERPs are already mobile-friendly. Is your site ready for mobile-first indexing? What is mobile SEO? Mobile SEO is the practice of optimizing your site to perform well in mobile search and on mobile devices including smartphones and tablets.

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Make Room in Your Budget for Marketing Automation

BenchmarkONE

It seems like the scope of marketing just keeps expanding, with no additional hours in the day to get it all done. Feeling like you have too much to do and not enough time to do it comes with the industry. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t figure out how to overcome it to make as much of an impact as possible. Efficiency is important, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of your marketing strategy.

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The AI-Enabled CMO: Practical Tips for Today's B2B Marketers

Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

On October 11th, understand how to navigate the AI landscape confidently, turning insights into groundbreaking strategies that set you apart. Why attend? You'll learn: Practical applications/Use cases How to find and assess the right AI technology Prioritizing quick wins Mastering prompt engineering Solving marketing challenges efficiently Strategies to launch pilot programs Case studies of B2Bs building smarter businesses with AI Exclusive bonus content: Actionable frameworks to get started qui

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Our New CMO Shares His Why

Sharpspring

I set out to write about how excited I am to join SharpSpring as their CMO. I am! Also, I intended to discuss how their incredibly powerful marketing automation platform is ideal for agencies and small businesses that need to manage leads and drive growth. I will get to that in just a bit. First, I need to acknowledge what else is on my mind… and most everyone’s mind: the state of the world.

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How to Use SaaS Marketing Metrics To Track Your Growth

Directive Agency

Key Points: We outlined 8+ different SaaS marketing metrics you must track. Learn how each of these SaaS metrics can help you make better decisions that lead toward growth. Understand where each of these SaaS metrics fit into various and real financial situations. See the SaaS marketing template our team utilizes: the LTV:CAC method. Review how our team incorporates these metrics into our real strategic decision-making process.

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Millennials and Gen-Z are winning. what you need to learn from them? (Cue TikTok)

Leading Results Rambings

I'm not going to sugar coat this. A lot has been said about millennials and a lot has been said by Generation Z. Many stereotypes deem them lazy, uninspired, and entitled.