Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

The way B2B buyers consume content has changed significantly in the past two years. No surprise there. But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. Previous research detailed here found that: When live events first shut down in the spring of 2020, B2B marketers quickly shifted the majority of planned event budgets to online events and content development, followed distantly by search advertising and paid social media.

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Contently

MARCH 22, 2022

It seems simple at first—at least that’s what most brands think when it comes to SEO strategy. First, you find the lucrative keywords in your niche through a tool like Ahrefs, and then scan and skim the articles on the first page of Google. Then, you create similar content by following the “10 ways to do X” format if the first page is littered with that approach.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 22, 2022

Gated content is the most common way for manufacturers to generate leads from industrial websites. If you are not familiar with the term gated content, it refers to content that needs the reader to fill out a form and submit it before either downloading or reading the full version. Obviously, you can’t gate all your. [ This is only a content summary.

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Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

B2B Growth Marketing, Demand Generation, Field Marketing—however you badge it, it’s a numbers game. We are here to drive revenue. We are judged by results and the decisions we make about where to invest to get the highest return. The last few years have been tougher than ever. Traditional channels that used to be our ‘bankers’ disappeared overnight.

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Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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Benchmark Email

MARCH 15, 2022

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Email marketing is a great way to nurture your prospects and keep them engaged with your products or services. However, if your email copy is uninspiring, you run the risk of making your audience apathetic to your drip marketing efforts and either ignore your outreach or unsubscribe to your campaigns. Now, coming… The post How to Use AI Copywriting Tools to Level Up Your Email Marketing appeared first on Benchmark Email.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 10, 2022

Guest post by Dylan Berger. Branding is one of the most important aspects of business success. Building a strong brand creates awareness and credibility, making your company top of mind when your customers and prospects think about the types of products and services you offer. Image credit: Patrik Michalicka on Unsplash. For any B2B company, it takes planning and a solid strategy to establish a successful brand.

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Contently

MARCH 1, 2022

In a web awash with looted ideas, what pitfalls do content marketers face when looking for a cheap, viral fix? Is there any such thing as a free meme? FuckJerry was a meme juggernaut. The Instagram account, founded in 2011, was charging advertisers tens of thousands of dollars for access to its 14 million followers. By 2019, however, it had a problem.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 1, 2022

Andrew Davis walks you through his video creation process from start to finish. He also shares tech tips and tactical shortcuts to level up your content without maxing out your video budget.

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Oktopost

MARCH 7, 2022

There is no shortage of imperative marketing tactics that if you don’t do right now, your B2B organization will crash and burn. As marketers, we know the MarTech space is crowded. It can be hard to figure out what’s really important, and what are buzzword trends. We also know the world of social listening is one that can make or break our brand’s reputation.

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Martech

MARCH 9, 2022

“Today, A/B testing is thriving — it’s been a huge improvement from non-A/B testing,” said George Khachatryan, CEO of AI company OfferFit, in a recent webinar. “At the same time, the people performing these tests every day recognize that’s it’s a lot more difficult than it may seem.”. Designing A/B tests, determining samples sizes, and deploying them takes up a lot of time and resources, and analyzing the findings requires high levels of precision.

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Search Engine Journal

MARCH 23, 2022

An optimized Google Business Profile helps local customers find you. Check out these tips for boosting your GBP presence and turning more searchers into customers. The post 4 Quick Tips To Boost Your Google Business Profile Visibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 8, 2022

Guest post by Mitt Ray. There are lots of helpful articles sharing digital marketing tips online. They’re useful, but most focus on basic techniques such as developing a strategy, creating content, choosing the right platforms, and using your analytics. Image credit: Possessed Photography on Unsplash. This guide focuses instead on some newer, lesser known digital marketing techniques you may not have used before.

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Contently

MARCH 30, 2022

Sales teams face intense pressure to appeal to today’s info-hungry buyers. Over 60 percent of all buyers have already done their own research on your company, your products, and your competitors before they even speak to you. Therefore, sales teams need to have the right knowledge and information at their fingertips when speaking to prospective customers.

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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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Unbounce

MARCH 17, 2022

In a market where it takes so much work to gain customer trust, what can you do to become a trustworthy brand? According to the Gustavson Brand Trust Index, brand trust fell to an all-time low in 2020. But the following year , the same researchers discovered a trait that could help you bring that trust back: authenticity. Brand authenticity and brand trust have a major relationship going on.

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Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

CMO Jason McClelland of Algolia takes the hot seat! Listen to the podcast: Or catch us on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or YouTube. Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? Catch all episodes here. Episode Summary. Jason McClelland, CMO of Algolia , talks through the challenges of building and maintaining company culture in a full-remote setting for the long haul, and how to align marketing and development teams.

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TrustRadius Marketing

MARCH 11, 2022

As technology has rooted its way into our day-to-day existence, education has been changed. Long gone are the times of thumbing through an Encyclopedia. With information at the tips of our fingers, learning is now boundless. Improving education is a huge issue for our society. Test scores, our perceived performance against different nations, and different elements have pushed education to the bleeding edge of national legislative issues, directly behind healthcare reform.

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Search Engine Journal

MARCH 14, 2022

If you don't have a dedicated local SEO strategy, you could be missing out on valuable opportunities to get found and engage customers. Here's why. The post What Is Local SEO & Why Local Search Matters appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

Guest post by Sumeet Anand. B2B marketers are expected to wear many hats. They must manage multiple campaigns simultaneously, while working effectively with partners across the globe. They need to know what content is promising results and what isn’t. They need to manage their marketing budgets prudently and make sure every dollar is spent wisely. Image credit: Kaleidico on Unsplash.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 9, 2022

The most powerful email you send may not be controlled by sales and marketing and it may not be a campaign-focused type of email like a newsletter. According to Campaign Monitor’s Email Marketing Benchmark metrics, marketing emails have an open rate, on average, of 21%. When slicing this data into various industries, there are differences, but most hover around the 21% rate.

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Unbounce

MARCH 1, 2022

Unless you’re looking over your customer’s shoulder, you’re never going to be able to see exactly how they navigate your page. (OK, that’s a bit extreme, but you get the idea.) That’s why your best friend is going to be a little code called click tracking. Click tracking shows where visitors click and how much time they spend looking at each element.

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DivvyHQ

MARCH 31, 2022

Are you looking to improve conversions on your landing pages? Even small content changes can make a big impact. In today's article, we're digging into some data, the pillars of conversion-centered design, and useful tips to consider. Let's go!

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Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Martech

MARCH 24, 2022

3D e-commerce technology company VNTANA announces a platform integration with Meta that brings 3D ads to Facebook and Instagram, and automates the creation and publication process of the ads for advertisers. The integration was developed with access to the alpha version of Meta’s augmented reality publishing API. To use this technology, brands upload their existing 3D designs, and in VNTANA they get converted to Facebook and Instagram standards.

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Search Engine Journal

MARCH 15, 2022

WordPress announced an official plugin that helps speed up websites. Publishers can test the new beta features and offer feedback. The post WordPress Releases a New Performance Plugin appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 17, 2022

Evergreen content hits may show up in your content library by chance. But when you plan to create evergreen pieces (whether from scratch or by repurposing), you make your content marketing strategy’s success more likely than lucky. Here’s how to start.

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Benchmark Email

MARCH 31, 2022

Think of a day you willingly shared your email address on a website. What drove you to share the email without hesitation? Chances are that you shared the email in exchange for value: to get a helpful piece of information or make the most of an irresistible offer. You can use the same principle to… The post 6 Types of Content to Create That Will Grow Your Email List appeared first on Benchmark Email.

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Launch Marketing

MARCH 17, 2022

In remote and hybrid working environments, webinars have become increasingly popular due to the ease of access and ability to watch on-demand, any time. Most webinars are also free of charge, saving you and your team money versus if you were to attend a conference or tradeshow that would take up some marketing budget. While webinars are being utilized across all industries, B2B webinars have certainly become one of the primary ways to distribute information, and even gain quality leads.

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Brandpoint

MARCH 3, 2022

The 2022 Beijing Olympics have been tainted by many issues; since the start of the games we’ve witnessed a Russian Olympic Committee figure skater Kamila Valieva face drug use charges, athletes unable to perform due to COVID-19, protests about environmental concerns with China as a host country and calls for boycotts in relation to the Chinese repression of the Uyghurs.

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Martech

MARCH 25, 2022

The other morning, I woke up in a foul mood. I had the perfect storm of not enough coffee coinciding with weather that wasn’t warming up fast enough and a vacation that felt a long way away. And then I went into my inbox, and I got aggravated all over again. I saw everything I hate about email. And that kicked off this rant. I can hear you saying, “Come on, Ryan.

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