June, 2020

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Report: Why Demand Marketers Should Expand their Focus Beyond the Lead

The Point

B2B marketing has seen a dramatic change in the last decade, driven by radical advances in marketing technology and the emergence of new channels. Even if you acknowledge that change as fact, however, it’s easy to become cynical (as I have) when vendors and thought leaders are constantly proclaiming the “death” of the old ways. If we’re to believe the experts, the following is true: * Email is dead. * Cold-calling is dead. * Content marketing is dead. * The MQL is dead.

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21 Traits of Poorly Designed Websites

Hinge Marketing

Business leaders all across the professional services world are waking up to an indisputable truth: Your firm’s website matters more than ever. . But the role our websites play in our marketing and business development efforts continue to evolve. What worked five years ago to separate your firm from your competitors may not work today. At Hinge, we audit hundreds of professional services websites a year.

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Five examples that demonstrate the value of AI for B2B marketers

ClickZ

30-second summary: The global AI software market is expected to reach nearly $23 billion by 2025, according to data from Statista. AI offers several powerful functionalities within in ABM platforms to facilitate selling. Predictive analytics, which uses historical data, machine learning, and statistical algorithms to predict future outcomes, it’s particularly useful for campaign planning and optimization.

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11 Ways to Make Your Content Memorable

ClearVoice

According to studies, when we are surprised, our brains cause us to physically freeze for 1/25 of a second. Following that initial freeze, the emotions we feel intensify as much as 400 percent. This means that if we are surprised with something positive, the sense of joy or elation we feel will be greatly magnified, according to Tania Luna, author of ‘Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected.’ Consider for a moment how this relates to your content creation and

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

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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How to Make Money While You Sleep With Affiliate Marketing

Optinmonster

Affiliate marketing is about making money. Gobs of money. Money for doing nothing. At least that’s what a quick Google search would have you believe, but as usual, the truth is a little more complex than that. Yes, you can make money through affiliate marketing. Good money. And, yes, you can even make money while you sleep. In this post, we’re going to teach you how to generate passive income with successful affiliate marketing.

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Content Marketing and SEO: 2 Disciplines, 1 Strategy

BuzzSumo

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Empathy in Marketing: Why It’s More Important Than Data

Marketing Insider Group

Data has revolutionized marketing and become a valuable asset in improving targeting and personalization. It’s a key tool in decision making for any company, but it doesn’t necessarily lead to connections. Understanding your customer does. That’s why it’s critical to infuse empathy in marketing, delivering a true customer-centric approach. That sentiment is echoed loudly in an article by Noah Fenn, “ Despite All this Data, Empathy Is the Greatest Tool in a Marketer’s Toolbox. ”.

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How to Prepare to Hire Again After the COVID-19 Outbreak

Webbiquity

Guest post by Kate Russell. As rate of new novel coronavirus infections declines and we learn more about how to limit the spread of COVID-19, economies are beginning to reopen. This may enable businesses to begin a transition to a new normal. Image credit: Free To Use Sounds on Unsplash. While the rates of infection may fall, the global pandemic is expected to have lasting effects on businesses.

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3 Data-Driven Content Strategy Solutions for the Next Era of Content Marketing

Contently

In 2017, I shared a stage at Collision Conference with Alicia Hatch, the CMO of Deloitte Digital, when she captured the biggest problem plaguing most marketing teams. “They’ve got all this data at their fingertips,” Hatch said. “And yet, the organization doesn’t know how to use it effectively.” Over the past few years, I’ve found that this problem plagues most organizations when it comes to content strategy.

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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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Audience Segmentation with Predictive Audiences | AI for All

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

We talk a lot about marketing challenges and, oftentimes, those challenges relate to marketers of certain maturities, industries, strategies, etc. But what is one universal challenge for all marketers? Audience segmentation. With our Predictive Audiences capability coming soon, Marketo Engage is transforming this fundamental piece of marketing in the most powerful way – through artificial intelligence.

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How to Be Comfortable on Video: 16 Fool-Proof Tips

Vidyard

We’re all on video more than ever before—whether we like it or not. From video conferencing and webinar panels to shoot-and-share social videos and company productions starring employees , video is everywhere in today’s businesses. If you’re camera shy, an introvert, or just plain uncomfortable on video, it can be a real nightmare. But it doesn’t have to be.

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Driving Strategic Value Creation through Access Creation & Integrated Marketing

B2B Marketing Zone Submitted Articles

I have been in the marketing industry for over two decades now. After working at Oracle, Microsoft, Meylah, and Women in Cloud I have personally experienced consistent changes in how marketing programs and campaigns shape the society.

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The Future of Marketing: 50 CMO Quotes On How Marketing Has Changed

Marketing Insider Group

During an unpredictable and chaotic event like the Covid-19 outbreak, many adjustments need to be made in the world of marketing. Way back in 2012 and 2013, I interviewed some marketing influencers and leaders in the field to understand what they thought the Future of Marketing would look like. Some of the predictions on the rise of thought leadership, empathy , and culture were spot on.

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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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How Industrial Marketing Strategy Must Change to Fill Pipelines Again

Industrial Marketing Today

Your industrial marketing strategy may have changed recently because of the coronavirus. I don’t think manufacturers have much of a choice because the pandemic has negatively impacted their sales pipelines. There is no getting around that fact. Some of these changes may be permanent, while others have become necessities at least for the foreseeable future.

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No More Hidden Gems: How to Hook Consumers and Avoid Travel Content Clichés

Contently

In this age where “must-see places with breathtaking views” are listed everywhere, it’s easy for travel content to get lost in the noise. Marketing copy heaves with destinations that are “state of the art,” “off the beaten path,” or “sun-kissed”—phrases with no function other than to add bloat. Some are so common that they’ve spawned satirical blog posts, such as Grumpy Traveller’s The 65 Greatest Cities of Contrasts.

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Trade Shows Need to Evolve | Here Is Why and How to Drive the Change

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

I have a love-hate relationship with events. Particularly trade shows. Too big, too hot, too much travel, too expensive, not enough food, never enough sleep. If I’m there as an exhibitor, my colleagues who were so keen to attend often disappear halfway through the day. If I’m there as a delegate, beyond the main exhibitors the low level of effort that’s gone into making the place look nice never fails to disappoint.

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Producing Consistent Content with Limited Resources: An Interview with Liz Wassmann of Farmer’s Fridge

Brandpoint

Liz Wassmann, Brand Manager at Farmer’s Fridge, oversees social media, email programs, content, copy and brand partnerships for this growing food delivery start-up. Prior to Farmer’s Fridge, Liz spent time working at an ad agency creating email strategies for brands like Crate & Barrel. She also spent a couple years working in social media and writing content for big names like Randi Zuckerberg!

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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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How to Develop a Social Media Policy for Employees in 2020 and Beyond

Oktopost

A decade ago Zappo’s had a social media policy for employees that was more or less the industry standard: “Be real and use your best judgment”. Ten years ago this policy might have been enough. But with the metaphorical and literal explosion of social media, defining “best judgment” and “be real” has gotten a lot less straightforward. The need for an effective social media policy for employees, however, has become more pressing than ever.

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What’s the Essential Ingredient for Effective Marketing in the Coming Decade?

Marketing Insider Group

As someone who does content marketing for a living, AdAge is practically required reading. Not so much for what it teaches us about modern marketing. More so for the comic material it provides that marketing is so much more than advertising. As I sat down to leaf through the articles one August afternoon in 2016, something unusual caught my eye. An article – in the old school marketing industry’s bible – that questioned the validity of excessive marketing.

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Best Cloud Storage Services

The Daily Egg

The best cloud storage service is Google Drive. For a more in-depth look at the best cloud storage services, check out reviews of our five favorites below. Looking for a way to save room in your office? Or maybe you want to be able to access files remotely? Or maybe you just need a place […]. The post Best Cloud Storage Services appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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How to Spread Change and Inspire Action, According to Neuroscience

Contently

How do you spread messages of change? And how do you inspire people to act on them? That’s a question many people in America are asking right now. We’ve seen calls for an end to discrimination and police brutality everywhere from small town protests to massive marches here in New York to black squares in our social media feeds. We’ve seen people across age brackets, racial identities, and religions ask: How can I get others in my network to understand and care?

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Data-Driven Personalized Content | Build Customer Trust and Loyalty

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Challenging times provide opportunities for those who seek (and see) them — opportunities for companies to show their customers and the rest of the world that they are there to help when it matters most. Sometimes the course of action is obvious, but reaching each of your customers with authentic and meaningful offers requires data-driven personalized content.

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Artificial Intelligence Will Change How You Do Marketing in 2021

Unbounce

How often do you reflect on the ways technology changes your life as a marketer? I’m not talking full-on paradigm shifts here. (“We do our marketing… on the internet.”) I mean the sly, step-by-way manner in which new tech slides neatly into your existing stack and subtly reframes the game on you. These changes don’t always alter your job in dramatic ways, but they eliminate the hassles and headaches.

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How to Use Google My Business to Boost Your Content & SEO via @sallworth

Search Engine Journal

Leverage Google My Business to give your content (and SEO) a boost. Here are tips and tools to help promote your business with GMB. The post How to Use Google My Business to Boost Your Content & SEO via @sallworth appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Why CMOs Must Master Empathy Now

Marketing Insider Group

A modern CMO needs a lot more than just marketing skills. In Chapter 4 of Mean People Suck , I explore the problem that many brands are facing these days: Consumers are becoming increasingly turned off by traditional marketing and are abandoning brands that don’t have a mission bigger than trying to sell their products. To succeed in these challenging times, brands must forge a real and meaningful connection with their customers.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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The Only SEO Checklist You Will Need in 2021: 41 Best Practices

SEMrush

If you are looking for an SEO checklist that will help you to increase your site‘s organic traffic and rank on Google, you have just found it. We have put together the ultimate checklist that you need to follow to drive SEO success in 2021, covering 41 best practice points and tasks that you need to know about.

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How to Do Diverse and Inclusive Content Marketing That Matters

Content Marketing Institute

Truly diverse and inclusive content marketing – the kind that resonates with your audience – requires far more than an image. It requires deep thinking, from audience research to team structure, from a style guide to user experience. Continue reading → The post How to Do Diverse and Inclusive Content Marketing That Matters appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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6 Marketing Skills in the New Decade | How to Stay Relevant

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Recent reports have shown that many companies plan to reevaluate their budgets with a focus on eliminating non-business essential marketing. Therein lies the keyword that will guide marketing in the post-COVID era – business essential. It’s proven that in a time of crisis, marketing budgets are first to be axed, and now more than ever, the spotlight is on demonstrating value.

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