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7 Ways B2Bers Can Rock Lead Gen Via Social Media
Act-On
MAY 23, 2018
You knew that social media is a very affordable lead generation tool, but did you know that it’s rated third in effectiveness after email and your website?
May, 2018
What to Do When Great Content Falls Short of Your Content Goals
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 14, 2018
There’s a lot of pressure on your content to perform. After all, brands who get content marketing right are known to get 7.8 times the website traffic of those who haven’t yet cracked the content nut.
Will GDPR Burst the Martech Bubble?
Customer Experience Matrix
MAY 8, 2018
Some people have feared (or hoped) that the European Unions’ General Data Protection Regulation would force major change in the the marketing and advertising ecosystems by shutting off vital data flows.
How to Generate More B2B Leads with 6 Easy Strategies
B2B PR Sense
MAY 6, 2018
How effective is your B2B lead generation strategy ? We frequently hear from clients that their lead generation isn't producing the number of leads they need. To help you get off the lead gen treadmill, we've developed 6 easy-to-implement strategies to jumpstart your lead generation.
How B2B Marketing is Changing in 2018
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How Many Influencers Should You be Working with for Maximum Success?
Onalytica B2B
MAY 3, 2018
A common topic on people’s minds when starting out an influencer program is around the optimal number of influencers that they should be working with in order to achieve results. And it’s a good thing to be thinking about.
Is Content Marketing Now All About Pay to Play?
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 22, 2018
The signs are out there. The purist approach to content marketing – where relevancy, quality, and an experience customers want is enough to drive traffic, generate leads, motivate engagement and boost sales conversions – has been, officially, tainted.
9 Easy Ways to Get More Leads from Your B2B Blog
Act-On
MAY 17, 2018
Subscribers and shares are great, but let's dig into how you can grab more leads from your blog right now. Here are 9 easy ways to get more leads from your B2B blog. B2B Marketing Content Marketing Lead Generation B2B b2b blog lead generation leads
The Dismal State of B2B Email Creative
The Point
MAY 21, 2018
I review B2B email campaigns regularly in this space, and though I’m not one to be sparing in my opinions, I do try to be conscious of the type and size of company responsible for the campaign, with the thought, I suppose, that some marketers just may not know better.
Best Practices for Selling to Government Agencies
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The US government spends over $235 billion on goods and services each year. Because of this, selling your product or service to a government agency can be a great way to increase profits. A government buyer also offers consistency, at least for the duration of your contract. However, there are key differences between selling to a customer or business and selling to the government. MarketJoy VP of Customer Success, Curtis Bendt, has used his vast experience in sales industry to craft a list of best practices for selling to government agencies to give you a more specific idea of what the process involves. MarketJoy also provides you with several tips on how to increase your chances of success.
7 Quick Wins for Sales and Marketing Alignment
DiscoverOrg
MAY 23, 2018
We hear a lot about sales and marketing alignment: How important it is for B2B, and how so few of us are doing it right. SALES: Marketing leads are crap. MARKETING: Sales is lazy. You guys take forever to follow-up on our leads – and you wonder why they don’t convert? Rolls eyes.]
8 Tips to Increase Your Organic Page Ranking in 2018
Webbiquity
MAY 10, 2018
Guest post by Nathan Elly. Google has released a flurry of algorithm updates in the first half of 2018, which has made it difficult for SEO professionals to work out exactly which tactics are working to help sites rank at the top of organic search results.
B2B PR Trends: How to Give Journalists What They Really Want
B2B PR Sense
MAY 29, 2018
Journalism has been battered by major changes over the past few years. If you find yourself struggling to keep up with these changes, you're not alone. But to help you up your effectiveness, we've highlighted the key B2B PR trends you need to know to appeal to journalists.
7 Content Marketing ROI Templates and Tools
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 15, 2018
You know measuring the ROI of your content marketing is important. It’s the only way to quantitatively gauge the success and worth of your content. But, let’s face it.
Paradigm of Strategic Value-Based Discounting for the B2B Industry
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Competition has increased to new levels of intensity and organizations have begun to look for new ways to acquire customers. Discounted pricing is a strategic tool, which when used correctly can drive a variety of business goals, from marketing through to sales strategy
27 B2B Marketing Measurement Reports in Google Analytics
KoMarketing Associates
MAY 3, 2018
Google Analytics has over 100 different reports available out-of-the-box. Some reports require additional configuration, such as Events, Ecommerce, or Goals, but a majority of the reports will begin showing collected data on your site visitors and marketing behaviors immediately. For B2B marketing measurement , only about 25 percent of these reports will hold valuable insights into the effectiveness of your marketing programs.
Your online reputation abhors a vacuum in Google search
Biznology
MAY 22, 2018
Cygnus X-1. Before you embark on a costly campaign to repair your first two pages of Google search results after you, your company, your brand, or your product have been slandered or besmirched online, understand that it’s a life sentence.
The Startup’s 4-step Guide to Building Strong Sales Pipeline
DiscoverOrg
MAY 30, 2018
Sales and marketing event season just ended. If you weren’t overwhelmed with the number of technology choices out there, you didn’t go to the same events I did!
What’s So Funny About Digital Marketing? 2018 Edition
Webbiquity
MAY 15, 2018
Marketing can be is stressful. Take a break! Make the corporate web use hall monitors in IT and HR freak out and wonder what you’re up to. Visit one (or more) of the sites below for a quick laugh, smile, or at least a good eye roll.
The Account-Based Marketing Playbook
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15 Powerful B2B Lead Generation Tools You Need to Use
B2B PR Sense
MAY 21, 2018
B2B lead generation strategies include many moving parts, from creating attractive offers, calls to action, and landing pages, to nurturing leads after they download your offer.
7 Forms of Content Marketing That Can Help You Generate More Sales Leads in 2018
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 7, 2018
Your prospects are tuning out ads and fending off sales pitches. Here are 7 ways to reach them using content instead. The new year is a great time to take action and help your company reach its sales and marketing goals.
Facebook, Privacy, and the Future of Personalization
Customer Experience Matrix
MAY 1, 2018
Readers of this blog and the CDP Institute newsletter know that I’ve been fussing for years about privacy-related issues with Facebook , Google , and others. With the issue now attracting much broader public attention, I’ve backed off my own coverage.
Have you thought your CMS, SEO, and site-hosting strategy through?
Biznology
MAY 29, 2018
While tools like cPanel can install CMS platforms like Drupal and WordPress into $3.95/month web hosting services with the click of a button, there’s the cheap and easy way and there’s the right way. As they say, measure twice, cut once.
The Sales Enablement Handbook
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In the sphere of sales, it helps to get your definitions down. You might have thought sales operations and sales enablement are the same thing - but there are important differences. Both have the objective of improving sales performance, and although there is some overlap, they do this in different ways.
Study Finds Marketers Are Increasing Spend on Original Video Content
KoMarketing Associates
MAY 16, 2018
Marketers continue to increase the amount of money they spend on digital video content, but how much of it is original? To find out, IAB recently conducted the “Digital Content NewFronts: Video Ad Spend Study 2018” report. Statistics showed that marketers will spend upwards of $10 million on digital/mobile video advertising this year, and $4.7 million will go toward original content. This is a 68 percent year-over-year increase dating back to 2016.
Eight Common SEO Myths Busted [Infographic]
Webbiquity
MAY 3, 2018
Guest post by Imran Khan. SEO, when done properly , can be the most cost-effective marketing tactic in your arsenal. SEO, as an industry and practice, has certainly changed a lot in the last decade, but the basic and core principles remain the same.
4 Cold-Call Lines That Don’t Creep Out Your Prospect
DiscoverOrg
MAY 8, 2018
“HOW THE %$#@ DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER? Take me off your call list!”. … Not really the cold-call response you’re looking for! But you’ve been pursuing this company for almost a year.
You’re Only as Strong as Your Annual Marketing Plan
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 29, 2018
Your annual marketing plan is the all-important, over-arching benchmark for your marketing goals for the next 12 months. It reveals where you are now and where you want to be in a year.
7 Key Insights from the "How B2B Marketing is Changing" Report
Speaker: Tom Pick, Independent B2B Digital Marketing Consultant
What are the top priorities, challenges, and trends in B2B marketing as we head into the final stretch of 2018? We conducted in-depth interviews with senior B2B technology marketers to find out. The results included a few expected areas of consensus but also some surprising divergence of opinions. Content marketing, for example, is widely viewed as the most effective lead generation tactic and area for additional spending in the coming year. But doing it effectively to optimize results is also the top challenge marketers face. Meanwhile, marketers report conflicting views about and are seeking guidance on search engine marketing, live events, and inbound vs. outbound tactics. And there's one promising avenue many marketers may be under-investing in. This webinar not only summarizes the issues raised in the study but also offers guidance from multiple sources on how to address the challenges of today's B2B marketers.
3 Storytelling Tips for Marketers in the Age of Social
Modern Marketing
MAY 4, 2018
Humans love telling and hearing stories. From children’s nursery rhymes to week-long box-set binges. Stories define who we are and how we understand the world. And that is why storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to breathe life into a brand.
Social media marketing is Homo sapiens sapiens social
Biznology
MAY 1, 2018
Homo sapiens sapiens. I have been doing social media strategy and planning in one form or another for clients since 2003. Nothing at all has changed. In fact, nothing has changed since Homo sapiens emerged around 300,000 years ago.
Report: Transparency, Communication Critical to B2B Marketers’ Customer Relationships
KoMarketing Associates
MAY 29, 2018
New research suggests that transparency and communication are critical components to developing successful relationships between B2B businesses and their customers. To better understand the important factors of B2B customer relationships, Gyro and the Financial Times’ Commercial Insight Group recently conducted a study called “The Business Feeling Index.”
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