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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. It helps give products and services an identity. Many think marketers have always been storytellers and that they truly understand what it takes to create an emotional, authentic connection in the stories they tell. MORE
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. Ready to get fired up? With the constant development of social media , online tools and resources, and new B2B lead generation strategies, B2B companies don't lack for lead generation opportunities. MORE
How strong is your organization’s digital marketing strategy?We We all know how important a well-documented strategy is – only with a clear plan mapping out the pathway to your goals can you ever hope to achieve them.If your organization veers on the vague end of the strategic planning spectrum, you may want to take your digital […]. The post Need a Better Marketing Strategy? Use a Digital Strategy Template appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Content Marketing MORE
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. And, for every dollar spent, a content strategy generates three times as many leads as traditional marketing can. But, what do […]. The post What to Do When Great Content Falls Short of Your Content Goals appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Content Marketing MORE
The rules of the game have changed—having the best software is no longer enough. Instead, delighting customers throughout their buying journey is the only way to meaningfully engage and retain them in today’s marketplace. A recent study by Walker predicts that “by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator.”. MORE
As an email marketer, it’s your job to recognize and pay attention to the needs of your subscribers. When someone signs up for your email list, it’s because they expect to get something worthwhile in return from you. To succeed in email marketing, you have to live up to the promises you make to your […]. The post How to Make Your Emails More Relevant and Effective appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Content Marketing MORE
Most likely you have already interacted with an online chatbot or automated phone system for getting product information or resolving a support issue. The majority of these systems use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to understand your questions and predict what you are looking for to provide you with accurate and useful information in a user-friendly way. MORE
In the 1994 film Angels in the Outfield, a disembodied voice talked Kevin Costner into building a baseball field with some of the worst marketing advice of all time: “If you build it, they will come.” Success in advocate marketing takes way more than just launching a program. No team of ghostly heroes will materialize. MORE
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. No matter how evolved, enlightened, and space-age we feel we are in today’s modern Internet era, we possess the very same human nature we’ve always had. MORE
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? Demand & Lead Generation Social Media Marketing demand gen demand generation lead lead gen lead generation leads social marketing social media social media marketing MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
?Lillian Pierson, P.E. – Founder at Data-Mania | Data Strategist, Trainer & Biz Coach to Tech Professionals. Key Topics: AI, IoT, Big Data, Data Science. Location: Global with a predominantly US audience and client base. Bio: Lillian Pierson is a Data Strategist that specializes in training and advising. She’s a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida, with 6 years of experience working as a data professional. MORE
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. Whether a website has been practicing white hat, grey hat, or even black hat SEO, the entire industry has been affected by the recent updates. MORE
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. While your initial contract with me or another ORM shop will be expensive and lock you into a year, it doesn’t stop there. MORE
My days are divided between teaching professionals how to change their careers and teaching companies how to change their cultures–both of whom want to embrace digital marketing. But it takes more than giving it a big hug. I actually find that attitudes are the most important thing to change in both cases. Here are a few attitudes that often get in the way: I don’t have enough expertise. MORE
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. MORE
Struggling to devise a marketing strategy as a one-person startup? We’ve compiled the best advice to help you stop making excuses and create that perfect marketing plan for your startup today. There are well over 22 million one-person businesses in the U.S., and this figure is only expected to grow. Not all startups will get off the […]. The post The One-Person Marketing Plan for Startups appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Marketing Strategy MORE
It’s a perennial fixture in any marketer’s calendar that, every so often, the boss will decide that it’s time to drop the proverbial gloves and go after the competition. There are many, legitimate reasons for why it may make sense to mount a concerted, integrated campaign to target a competitor’s customer base: A competitor gets acquired. Their flagship product is being end-of-lifed. The company suffered a data breach. And so on. MORE
To grow your ecommerce business in 2018, you have to be willing to invest in email marketing. As industries become more saturated and competition heats up, you have to work harder and harder to establish and nurture real relationships with your leads and customers. Email is one of the most powerful channels you can leverage […]. The post The Advanced Guide to Email Marketing for Ecommerce appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Marketing Strategy MORE
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. That doesn’t mean we have to march with our heads hung low back to the ad age. […]. The post Is Content Marketing Now All About Pay to Play? appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Content Marketing MORE
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.” MORE
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. I’ve generally been more sanguine, suspecting that some practices would change and some marginal players would vanish but most businesses would continue pretty much as they are. MORE
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. That said, poorly written and poorly designed B2B emails are not difficult to find these days. MORE
By Neil Sholay, VP of Digital – EMEA, Oracle. With GDPR compliance now mandatory, European businesses are razor-focused on their data protection measures, and with good reason. The regulation brings some long-overdue structure to today’s data economy, and the public is clearly eager for greater transparency into how their information is being used. How did we get here? When did data make the leap from static figures in a spreadsheet to one of our most valuable sources of capital? MORE
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. MORE
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? Demand & Lead Generation Social Media Marketing demand gen demand generation lead lead gen lead generation leads social marketing social media social media marketing
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. And, for every dollar spent, a content strategy generates three times as many leads as traditional marketing can. But, what do […]. The post What to Do When Great Content Falls Short of Your Content Goals appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Content Marketing
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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. I’ve generally been more sanguine, suspecting that some practices would change and some marginal players would vanish but most businesses would continue pretty much as they are.
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. Ready to get fired up? With the constant development of social media , online tools and resources, and new B2B lead generation strategies, B2B companies don't lack for lead generation opportunities.
Speaker: Jay McBain, Principal Analyst – Channels, Partnerships & Ecosystems
We are in the middle of a major transformation of how companies go to market – in fact, 76% of global CEOs feel that their current business models will be unrecognizable in the next 3 years. Join Jay McBain from Forrester as he unpacks these future trends.
Biznology
MAY 2, 2018
My days are divided between teaching professionals how to change their careers and teaching companies how to change their cultures–both of whom want to embrace digital marketing. But it takes more than giving it a big hug. I actually find that attitudes are the most important thing to change in both cases. Here are a few attitudes that often get in the way: I don’t have enough expertise.
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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.
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. That doesn’t mean we have to march with our heads hung low back to the ad age. […]. The post Is Content Marketing Now All About Pay to Play? appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Content Marketing
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 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. That said, poorly written and poorly designed B2B emails are not difficult to find these days.
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In today’s climate, it’s more important than ever for SaaS companies to build rock-solid financial models on which they can operate and make key business decisions. The teams at SaaSOptics and Burkland have teamed up to create a comprehensive guide to the most difficult aspect of financial modeling: revenue forecasting.
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.
Oracle
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. It helps give products and services an identity. Many think marketers have always been storytellers and that they truly understand what it takes to create an emotional, authentic connection in the stories they tell.
Onalytica B2B
MAY 29, 2018
?Lillian Pierson, P.E. – Founder at Data-Mania | Data Strategist, Trainer & Biz Coach to Tech Professionals. Key Topics: AI, IoT, Big Data, Data Science. Location: Global with a predominantly US audience and client base. Bio: Lillian Pierson is a Data Strategist that specializes in training and advising. She’s a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida, with 6 years of experience working as a data professional.
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 7, 2018
How strong is your organization’s digital marketing strategy?We We all know how important a well-documented strategy is – only with a clear plan mapping out the pathway to your goals can you ever hope to achieve them.If your organization veers on the vague end of the strategic planning spectrum, you may want to take your digital […]. The post Need a Better Marketing Strategy? Use a Digital Strategy Template appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Content Marketing
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Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!
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. No matter how evolved, enlightened, and space-age we feel we are in today’s modern Internet era, we possess the very same human nature we’ve always had.
The Point
MAY 16, 2018
It’s a perennial fixture in any marketer’s calendar that, every so often, the boss will decide that it’s time to drop the proverbial gloves and go after the competition. There are many, legitimate reasons for why it may make sense to mount a concerted, integrated campaign to target a competitor’s customer base: A competitor gets acquired. Their flagship product is being end-of-lifed. The company suffered a data breach. And so on.
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.
Oracle
MAY 23, 2018
Most likely you have already interacted with an online chatbot or automated phone system for getting product information or resolving a support issue. The majority of these systems use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to understand your questions and predict what you are looking for to provide you with accurate and useful information in a user-friendly way.
Speaker: Christopher Ryan, Founder and CEO of Fusion Marketing Partners
Sales & Marketing departments that work together guarantee higher acquisition, better nurturing, and more effective sales. Join Christopher Ryan for this insightful webinar, presenting the wide funnel lead nurturing model. Don't miss out on this opportunity to get your teams working together and your revenue performance optimized.
Influitive
MAY 16, 2018
In the 1994 film Angels in the Outfield, a disembodied voice talked Kevin Costner into building a baseball field with some of the worst marketing advice of all time: “If you build it, they will come.” Success in advocate marketing takes way more than just launching a program. No team of ghostly heroes will materialize.
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 9, 2018
To grow your ecommerce business in 2018, you have to be willing to invest in email marketing. As industries become more saturated and competition heats up, you have to work harder and harder to establish and nurture real relationships with your leads and customers. Email is one of the most powerful channels you can leverage […]. The post The Advanced Guide to Email Marketing for Ecommerce appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Marketing Strategy
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. While your initial contract with me or another ORM shop will be expensive and lock you into a year, it doesn’t stop there.
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. Whether a website has been practicing white hat, grey hat, or even black hat SEO, the entire industry has been affected by the recent updates.
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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.”
Oracle
MAY 24, 2018
By Neil Sholay, VP of Digital – EMEA, Oracle. With GDPR compliance now mandatory, European businesses are razor-focused on their data protection measures, and with good reason. The regulation brings some long-overdue structure to today’s data economy, and the public is clearly eager for greater transparency into how their information is being used. How did we get here? When did data make the leap from static figures in a spreadsheet to one of our most valuable sources of capital?
Influitive
MAY 30, 2018
The rules of the game have changed—having the best software is no longer enough. Instead, delighting customers throughout their buying journey is the only way to meaningfully engage and retain them in today’s marketplace. A recent study by Walker predicts that “by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator.”.
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 1, 2018
Struggling to devise a marketing strategy as a one-person startup? We’ve compiled the best advice to help you stop making excuses and create that perfect marketing plan for your startup today. There are well over 22 million one-person businesses in the U.S., and this figure is only expected to grow. Not all startups will get off the […]. The post The One-Person Marketing Plan for Startups appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. Marketing Strategy
Speaker: Ruth Stevens, President of eMarketing Strategy
In a pandemic, it’s more important than ever to focus on retaining and expanding current customers. So, how can sales and marketing support the retention effort? Join Ruth Stevens as she dives into this fast-paced session and reviews the 7 key strategies for current customer marketing, to enable sales and expand customer value.
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