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“A thought leader is someone with proven expertise and experience who isn’t afraid to share it with the world without direct compensation.” ~ Jay Baer. Mr. Baer makes a fine point. The best thought leaders don't expect compensation for contributions to their industry. MORE
Here’s a simple fact: the human brain is wired for reciprocity—the need to give back after we receive. Take this example: a collaborative study done by researchers from four universities documented how bringing candy to a table after a meal influenced the value of tips that servers received. MORE
Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. In the last blog in this series we discussed how to keep leads from being ignored and going into a black hole by using something I call the judicial branch. MORE
While everyone in your marketing department is ultimately working toward the same goal, different people and teams have unique priorities and sub-goals. Too many businesses treat dashboards as a data dump – everything you have goes into one place, with little rhyme or reason. Hive9 MORE
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Content Marketing World, the largest Content Marketing event on the planet, returns to Cleveland, Ohio for a 6th year! We’ll be there, and would love to see you! It takes place September 6-9, 2016, so mark your calendars. And, um, have you heard? MORE
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Webbiquity
MAY 31, 2016
Great content—the kind that resonates with your audience—starts with great topic ideas. Often, the best ideas come from talking with your customers, or with customer-facing employees in your organization, like people in sales or customer service.
Industrial Marketing Today
JUNE 1, 2016
My conversations with distributors about industrial content marketing almost always start with them needing help in growing their sales. That should come as no surprise. The real problem however lies in the definition of the problem itself. Most distributors define their problem as “lack of sales.”
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KoMarketing Associates
JUNE 2, 2016
A few weeks ago, we covered the “ 2016 State of B2B Digital Marketing ” report from Ascend2 and Marketo. Even though the most significant barrier to B2B digital marketing success relates to inadequate marketing budget, 84 percent of B2B marketers still believe their strategies are successful.
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 28, 2016
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Onalytica B2B
JUNE 2, 2016
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KoMarketing Associates
MAY 31, 2016
Last week, during Google’s Performance Summit , the company announced a series of exciting changes to their online services. The focus of the Summit was how mobile is shaping user behavior on Google around the world.
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 2, 2016
You want customers to love your brand. Well, loyalty doesn’t happen overnight. It starts with building a quality relationship with your consumers. To reach “cult loyalty” status, like Apple’s fanatics, customers must identify with your brand on a deeper level.
bizible
JUNE 2, 2016
One of the clearest advantages we, as marketers in 2016, have over the traditional marketers of decades before is the ability to track online behavior.
B2B PR Sense
JUNE 3, 2016
“A thought leader is someone with proven expertise and experience who isn’t afraid to share it with the world without direct compensation.” ~ Jay Baer. Mr. Baer makes a fine point. The best thought leaders don't expect compensation for contributions to their industry.
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Writing on the Web
MAY 30, 2016
Are you starting a new blog ? What should you include in your blog if you want to use it to attract clients? I’ve been talking about how to start a blog in my recent series of posts.
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 30, 2016
The average click through rates for display advertising is now at a disappointing 0.06%. And with the rise of social media and new technologies like ad blockers, more and more brands are finally embracing and shifting their investments to content marketing.
Sales Engine
JUNE 2, 2016
Content marketing is the way to go, right? You’re competitors are doing it, and it seems easy. Write some blogs and drive traffic to your site—then just convert them into leads.
Biznology
JUNE 2, 2016
To motivate business buyers—especially in digital channels, where you have just a few seconds to catch their interest—it helps to base your message on a powerful, proven copy platform. A copy platform encapsulates the key benefit to the prospect. It answers the questions, “Why should I care?”
Speaker: Pam Didner, Marketing Consultant, Author and Speaker
Pam Didner, B2B tech marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Effective Sales Enablement and Global Content Marketing, will present the essential marketing trends you need to know in 2020. She'll discuss digital challenges that marketers commonly face and share actionable solutions and templates you can apply to your job in real-time.
DiscoverOrg
JUNE 2, 2016
In the race to grow your company, defeat your competition, and dominate the marketplace, it can sometimes feel like the most important parts of the SWOT analysis lie in the externally-focused quadrants: Opportunities and Threats.
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 3, 2016
CMI’s 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Survey found that 88% of B2B companies are using content marketing. Because it works. Content improves customer and brand relations. It can influence purchasing decisions. It can rank in the search results and drive qualified traffic to your site.
Sales Engine
MAY 31, 2016
Demand generation is about creating a presence in the minds of your prospective buyers, connecting them with your brand as a solution for specific problems, and ultimately about being on their short list when they’re ready to purchase.
KoMarketing Associates
JUNE 1, 2016
On May 24, Chinese search engine Baidu made significant changes to the configuration of its paid advertising, including limiting the amount of ads that appear on the search engine results page. These changes will have lasting implications for B2B marketers. The move was not unexpected.
Thought leadership is a highly effective marketing strategy that highlights an organization’s talent, experience and passion while answering the most pressing questions faced by its target audience.
ViewPoint
JUNE 2, 2016
Nurture leads until they’re ready to turn over to sales is the sixth of 7 Truths about Sales and Marketing that CEOs need to know. This post is part of a series about the CEO’s role in eliminating wasted marketing spend and increasing sales results. In the last blog in this series we discussed how to keep leads from being ignored and going into a black hole by using something I call the judicial branch.
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 1, 2016
When you hear visual marketing, does it make you want to scream and run away? As marketers, we all know that today’s audience needs more than just valuable content that educates and informs. They also want visual content to entertain and delight them.
Direct Response Coach
JUNE 1, 2016
Are you familiar with Account-Based Marketing? It’s a hot new trend in marketing these days. It’s a marketing strategy designed primarily for B2B companies that sell into larger companies (defined any way you want).
bizible
MAY 31, 2016
Welcome back to our final lesson on marketing operations success. In previous lessons we covered, how to become the marketing technology consultant , and how to use the scientific method in b2b marketing.
Speaker: Kathleen Booth, VP of Marketing at Prevailion
Until recently, getting to position #1 on the search engine results pages (SERPs) was the holy grail of digital marketing. Now, Google has introduced featured snippets - effectively creating a “position zero.” Through real-world examples and case studies, learn why owning the featured snippet is so important, how to dominate position zero, and what impact it will have on your traffic and leads as the future of search continues to evolve.
Modern Marketing
JUNE 3, 2016
Did you know that businesses that use marketing automation to nurture prospects experience a 451% increase in qualified leads? According to the State of B2B Event Marketing study , events are the most effective tactic for B2B marketers to increase their sales pipeline and generate revenue.
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 31, 2016
Content Marketing World, the largest Content Marketing event on the planet, returns to Cleveland, Ohio for a 6th year! We’ll be there, and would love to see you! It takes place September 6-9, 2016, so mark your calendars. And, um, have you heard?
Hive9
JUNE 3, 2016
While everyone in your marketing department is ultimately working toward the same goal, different people and teams have unique priorities and sub-goals. Too many businesses treat dashboards as a data dump – everything you have goes into one place, with little rhyme or reason. Hive9
Influitive
JUNE 2, 2016
Here’s a simple fact: the human brain is wired for reciprocity—the need to give back after we receive. Take this example: a collaborative study done by researchers from four universities documented how bringing candy to a table after a meal influenced the value of tips that servers received.
Attending trade shows helps your business find new prospects and make connections. By downloading this white paper, you will learn how setting goals and adding pre-planning to every trade show and industry event you attend makes a considerable difference.
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