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Is Facebook Still Worth It for Content Marketing? Yes—But Not in the Way You Think

Content Standard

Facebook has led—even defined—the social media space for nearly 15 years. But, as all great dynasties must, is the platform’s prosperous reign finally coming to an end? Not quite. To start, let’s make one thing clear: Facebook is still very much head-of-the-pack for social media use. The Pew Research Foundation found that 68 percent of Americans report using Facebook, a figure only topped by YouTube at 73 percent.

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How The Buyer’s Journey Is Becoming More Like a Quest

Marketing Insider Group

Funnels, stages, paths, journeys, and more labels that suggest some form of a linear line of thinking has dominated marketing and sales for decades. Whereby the notion of awareness, evaluation or consideration, and purchase decision is built-in to these views. In reality, whatever labels have been applied, there are more similarities than differences.

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Why Are There So Many Types of Customer Data Platforms? It's Complicated.

Customer Experience Matrix

I spend much of my time these days trying to explain Customer Data Platforms to people who suspect a CDP could help them but lack clear understanding of exactly what a CDP can do. At the end of our encounter they’re often frustrated: a simple definition of CDP still eludes them. The fundamental reason is that CDPs are not simple: the industry has rapidly evolved numerous subspecies of CDPs that are as different from each other as the different kinds of dinosaurs.

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How to Build a 100-Day Plan to Grow Revenue

InsightSquared

We recommend that every quarter you pick one thing to improve about your sales process. If you improve the conversion rate during each key moment in your sales process by just a small percentage, you can end up doubling your revenue or more. But how do you know what key moments or metrics to focus on? In the past, we’ve discussed three key measurements: Volume based metrics (the change in amount at any given stage i.e. # of leads).

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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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Is it Fraudulent to Spend Money on Lead Gen Without an ROI?

ViewPoint

Thinking back on my career, I realized early on that marketing spending of any sort, whether for people or programs, must be rooted in my ability (and our marketing department’s ability) to justify the expense. Nothing else made sense to me then or now. If you intend to spend the investor’s money (AKA company money) based on notions and intuition, without a plan to report the results, you are misleading management.

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Microsoft CMO Scott Allen on the trends shaping the future of content marketing

Tomorrow People

“Transformation is the new norm — it’s about more than data and digital,” says Scott Allen, CMO of Microsoft. Your customers have fallen in love with tech, but that doesn’t mean you should rush to deploy more yourself. Successful transformation boils down to people, process and tools. Scott Allen, CMO of Microsoft shares his experiences. As a leading tech company, Microsoft and its CMO Scott Allen are at the heart of transformation.

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How to Navigate the Winding Road of Accountability

Vision Edge Marketing

The Marketing budget accounts for more than 10% of revenue in many companies today. As a result, CMOs are often under tremendous pressure to demonstrate their contribution and impact to the business. One proof point is the findings in our MPM Benchmark study Cook Up Your Best Marketing Performance , where 64% of the participants indicated that “the pressure for Marketing to measure its value, impact and contribution is on the rise.”.

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How Did We Do??!! How (Not) to Ruin the Customer Experience by Asking for Feedback

Webbiquity

For most of corporate history, most companies haven’t really wanted to hear from their customers. Not that the opinions of buyers didn’t matter ; of course, private enterprises have always thrived (or not) based on satisfying consumer desires. Companies for decades ran focus groups and test markets, and of course monitored sales success.

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How Great Brand Stories Connect You with Your Customers

Marketing Insider Group

Stories are all about the emotional connection they build. From an infancy spent toddling about, until the day we die, our hearts rise and fall with the heroes in our favorite stories. That’s why stories are such power-packed marketing tools when properly deployed. When your brand uses storytelling to convey a message, it bypasses the head […].

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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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How to Build a 100-Day Play to Grow Revenue

InsightSquared

We recommend that every quarter you pick one thing to improve about your sales process. If you improve the conversion rate during each key moment in your sales process by just a small percentage, you can end up doubling your revenue or more. But how do you know what key moments or metrics to focus on? In the past, we’ve discussed three key measurements: Volume based metrics (the change in amount at any given stage i.e. # of leads).

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Report: Increasing Viewability on Desktops for Display and Video

KoMarketing Associates

Marketers turn to both display advertising and video content when it comes to reaching out to their target audience, but which shows the most ROI? New research suggests that it’s not always video that outperforms display advertising. IAS recently published the “Media Quality Report H1 2018” to determine how video and display marketing performed in the first half of 2018 compared to last year.

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How to Get More Value From Your B2B Data Purchase

Zoominfo

Data is a big investment for any company— but, if you research vendors and invest intelligently, it can have a dramatic impact on your company’s financial success and growth. However, if you’re not smart about your purchase, bad data quickly becomes a costly mistake. Don’t let your data come back to bite you. Check out our tips for getting the most out of your next B2B data purchase. 1.

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What Is Customer Retention Rate & Why Should You Care?

Marketing Insider Group

Your customer retention rate (CRR) is a metric that reveals whether your marketing and customer care efforts are bleeding dollars or fortifying your business. Customer retention isn’t just about seeing how good of a job your marketing and sales teams are doing. When you track this number, you know when you’ll need to make vital […]. The post What Is Customer Retention Rate & Why Should You Care?

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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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Return on content: a review of how spending patterns on content marketing are changing

Tomorrow People

Content marketing is a growing sector, but are increased budgets leading to better outcomes? This blog summarizes some recent research from the Content Marketing Institute. There’s a famous four-box diagram called the Growth-Share Matrix , from the equally renowned Boston Consulting Group. It’s designed to help you work out which of your products to cull, improve, or invest in — by plotting the rate of growth in a market against your share of that market, divided into quadrants labelled dead dog

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47% of Customers Looking for a Personalized Buying Experience from Brands

KoMarketing Associates

Previous research has suggested that marketers are now focused on personalizing the customer experience, and new statistics indicate that customers are expecting a more customized experience when they do business with a particular brand. WE Communications recently published the “Brands in Motion” white paper and discovered that almost half (47 percent) of customers now believe that over the next few years, technology will allow companies to customize their buying experience.

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How to Build a Better B2B Sales Tech Stack

Zoominfo

B2B sales leaders are constantly looking for tools and technologies that offer insight into their team’s productivity—tools also known as Sales Force Automation (SFA). The problem is that SFA tools, particularly CRM, only facilitate measurement, rather than the sales process itself. This is not to say reporting and measurement aren’t paramount to achieving company growth; it absolutely is.

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Demystifying Tech Storytelling: No One Wants to Hear About Your Backend

Marketing Insider Group

You know what gets tech marketers really excited? Telling people in detail about the latest enhancement to their Whatever-as-a-Service platform that increases scalability and extensibility by 4 percent. Plus, the latest integration with Microsoft and the rollout of version 3.2 of their software. And bug fixes…don’t forget bug fixes. Spoiler alert: No one wants to […].

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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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Three annoying things about B2B marketing

Biznology

I’m always running around saying how much I enjoy B2B marketing , because it’s complex, high ticket, and the results can be really satisfying. That’s all true. But sometimes I find it annoying, too. There are things about B2B that just tick me off. Forgive the rant, but I have to get this off my chest. . Businesses play their cards close to the vest.

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5 Uses of B2B Marketing Beyond Lead Generation

KoMarketing Associates

Many companies and their executives recognize the power of B2B marketing to drive sales and conversions, but marketing actually has a lot of benefits beyond just bringing in revenue. Digital marketing should be a part of your organization’s regular and ongoing strategy. We’ve discussed the benefits of B2B content marketing in the past, but the benefits of an overall campaign strategy is more than lead generation.

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7 Ways to Improve Your B2B Job Descriptions

Zoominfo

As important as it is for job candidates to make a good first impression, it’s equally important for the hiring company to do so, too. To help you impress job applicants and attract top talent, we give you seven ways to improve your B2B job descriptions. With just a few small changes to your job descriptions, you can improve the quality of your candidates and the efficiency of the hiring process.

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The Evolution of Content Quality Criteria

Marketing Insider Group

For too many organizations I meet, content quality is assumed. Or, it’s delegated to those creating the content. Defined and documented content quality criteria don’t exist. They aren’t part of a service agreement with content creation teams. When content quality criteria do exist it’s typically defined at the lowest level of quality maturity. Of course, […].

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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The Art of Reconnecting with an Old Lead

Biznology

Most of the time, impatience is a good thing. Business owners and professionals of all ilks should feel motivated to identify problems and to solve them as quickly as possible. After all, modern companies need to react with great speed in order to satisfy the ever higher expectations of the contemporary consumer. Yet, certain problems require a degree of patience.

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7 SEO Performance Metrics That Matter to the C-Suite

KoMarketing Associates

It is no secret how significant SEO can be to a digital marketing program. According to a recent report from The Manifest, 36 percent of those surveyed planned on investing more in SEO next year. Perhaps more importantly, increased investments in social media, content marketing, and broader website initiatives, which all can have significant positive impact on SEO, were also top channels identified.

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Coming Soon: The 2019 ANNUITAS Demand Generation Performance Study

ANNUITAS

Revamping our Demand Generation Survey to Gauge How Effectively Marketing Helps to Grow the Business. Participate in our new study by clicking here. Request a copy of the results when it is completed by clicking here. Back in 2012, the Fournaise Marketing Group published results from a study that showed that 80% of CEOs do not trust marketers , compared to a 90% approval rating on trusting the CFO or CIO.

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9 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Designing a Brand Logo

Marketing Insider Group

A brand logo is ultimately a brand’s identity. See three stripes and we instantly recognize it as Adidas. The Golden Arches will brew a rumble in your stomach. Some logos will signify quality, happiness, cool, a small icon which portrays ‘the best’. Many others won’t. Which is why getting your brand logo right and on […]. The post 9 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Designing a Brand Logo appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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 Ciena Used Interactive Marketing to Double Global Usage of its Mobile App

Kaon

Augmented and virtual reality allows products to be displayed within 3D environment. There are a lot of ways technology can solve a problem – whether it’s in our everyday lives or in business. But, one unexpected fix that’s making waves in the enterprise is augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Piper Jaffray estimates that more than 500 million VR headsets could be sold by 2025.

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How The Top Video Marketers of 2018 Use Video to Generate More Pipeline

Vidyard

Bunnos. Beef Loving Texans. Personalized videos to battle GDPR. Two minutes in the pool. And tens of millions of dollars in new pipeline. The 2018 Video in Business Awards had it all, and we’re thrilled to share the stories of this year’s Video Marketing winners so we can all learn from their video awesomeness. Online video is changing the way that brands communicate with audiences.

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Is Your Client Newsletter a Marketing Albatross?

Marketing Craftmanship

Client newsletters are the most widely used, often abused and hotly debated marketing tactic for professional services firms of any size. Here are three highly subjective myths and realities to help your firm determine whether it’s a worthwhile tool, or how to improve your current newsletter. MYTH #1: Your B2B Firm Needs a Client Newsletter. Marketers want you to believe that your firm needs a newsletter.