Biznology
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
I know that many people specialize in either B2B or B2C marketing, but I have done both in my career, with more emphasis on B2B. I am glad that I have B2C in my background, however, because it has helped me to notice a few really important things that B2C marketers focus on that B2B marketers are a bit slower on the uptake for: Customer experience matters.
DiscoverOrg
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
First things first: People buy from people first, product second , according to Director of Sales Steve Wernke. They want to feel good about who they’re buying from, and they want to walk away feeling good. As they negotiate, they want to feel like they won. So how can you make sure your customer-to-be wins – and feels like they won – while winning business yourself?
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Marketing Insider Group
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
At one point, there was such a thing as separation between your work life and your social life. For many professionals, this is no longer true. This is why more and more thought leaders, business consultants, and influencers are choosing to focus on personal branding: it’s not enough to be a nameless part of a […]. The post Personal Branding – Why Now Is The Time To Build Your Personal Brand appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Customer Experience Matrix
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Third party data is not dead yet. It was supposed to be. The culprit was to be the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, which would cut off the flow of personal data to third party brokers and, even more devastatingly, prevent marketers from buying third party data for fear it wasn’t legitimately sourced. The expectations are real. A recent Sizmek study found that 77% of marketers predicted data regulations such as GDPR would make targeting audiences with third party data increasingly diffic
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Webbiquity
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Guest post by Brian Mechem. Recent years have seen an explosion of direct online sales in the global B2B sector. The shift from brick-and-mortar to ecommerce that’s been playing out over the past two decades in the B2C world is increasingly impacting B2b vendors. Giants like Amazon have also launched Amazon Business to reach small and medium enterprises.
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Marketing Insider Group
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Thought leadership is a powerful tool. Some might argue that overuse of the term has relegated it to jargon status, but the value of thought leadership done right is anything but empty. In fact, authentic thought leadership remains a driving force in successful companies across almost every industry. The future of thought leadership is bright, but it’s […].
Customer Experience Matrix
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
My wanderings through the Customer Data Platform landscape have increasingly led towards the adjacent realm of Master Data Management (MDM). Many people are starting to ask whether they’re really the same thing or could at least be used for some of the same purposes. Master Data Management can be loosely defined as maintaining and distributing consistent information about core business entities such as people, products, and locations. ( Start here if you’d like to explore more formal definitions
InsightSquared
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
It’s that time of year again and here at InsightSquared, we are gearing up for our sixth annual Dreamforce. As part of our 2018 presence, we are partnering with our customers, industry leaders, and the revenue ops community to host two break-out sessions, as well as sponsor Ops-Stars. These sessions and our sponsorship booths will provide sales, marketing, and business ops professionals alike with actionable takeaways to help solve business challenges and grow revenue.
KoMarketing Associates
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Link building is not something B2B marketers think about regularly. While most marketers realize the importance of links for search engine optimization, experience has shown that link building does not often stay top of mind with everything else that commands attention in a B2B marketing program. Here are nine places in traditional marketing campaigns where we tend to find B2B marketers forgetting to either add or emphasize inbound links for their websites.
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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.
Influitive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
As great Canadian poet Aubrey “Drake” Graham once declared, “Toronto is the greatest city in the whole world.” We couldn’t agree more—with its vibrant multiculturalism, bustling art scene, and internationally renowned tech community, we’re proud to call this city home. In Drizzy we trust And we know you’ll love it too. We can’t wait to.
Marketing Insider Group
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
In today’s world, your business simply must exist and be active on social media if you want to succeed. Being on the most popular social media networks is essential, one of these networks being Instagram. ‘’The Instagram platform isn’t just for photographers and teens. Right now, it is the most promising network to build your […]. The post 8 Instagram Tools for Social Media Marketers appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Zoominfo
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
If you’re dealing with a sales objection… congratulations! You’re working with a decision-maker who has some skin in the game — and they’re taking your proposal seriously. That’s exactly where you want to be. “We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , ZoomInfo’s Vice President of Sales. “You might think that positive language is a good thing, but it’s not.
KoMarketing Associates
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
As the MarTech landscape continues to evolve, new research suggests that marketers believe it is changing quickly. Over the past three years, 48 percent of marketers believe that the landscape has “evolved rapidly,” according to a report titled the “State of Martech 2018” from Walker Sands. How are marketers keeping up with the changes and adjusting their strategies accordingly?
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Contently
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Ten years ago this week, I created my first content marketing campaign. I was running an upstart news site, and a company asked us to write a series of articles to promote the launch of their new platform for crowd-sourced inventions. We were broke —like “eating at the $5 Chinese buffet once every two days” broke—so we said yes. We decided to get weird.
Marketing Insider Group
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
There’s no getting around it – today’s multi-channel marketing landscape is complex. But, instead of getting wrapped up in the ‘multi’, it can be productive to take a step back and look at what is actually working for high performing brands and focus on it. Today’s consumer wants more value from the brands they engage with. This […]. The post The Best Marketing Channels in 2018 Offer a World of Value appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Zoominfo
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Consider this scenario– you’re taking a road trip to a destination you’ve never been before. You think you know the directions, so you take off without a map or navigation system. Before you know it, you’ve gotten lost—and wasted time and money in the process. Attempting to grow your business without market intelligence is a lot like driving without directions.
DiscoverOrg
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Welcome to another Whiteboard Wednesday! I’m David Sill , Head of Sales Enablement at DiscoverOrg. Today we’re going to be discussing emotional intelligence; more specifically, four things that you can try to marshal your emotions towards greater sales success. Check out the video version on YouTube ! As sales leader Jeb Blout says about sales emotional intelligence : “Mastery of sales-specific emotional intelligence (Sales EQ) explains why one person becomes an ultra-high sales perf
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.
KoMarketing Associates
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
As marketers continue to implement new tactics into their strategies, new research suggests that social media is playing a more prominent role. The American Marketing Association, Deloitte and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business recently conducted “The CMO Survey,” and discovered that spending on social media has increased more in the last year (between August 2017-2018) than in any prior survey year.
Marketing Insider Group
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A positive relationship with clients is one of the most important parts of a successful business, and according to one survey as reported by Oracle.com, 86% of consumers will pay more for a better experience. That translates to business-to-business relationships too, in any industry, with companies having the potential to make billions more simply through […].
Zoominfo
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
As a marketer, you must have a clear understanding of your audience’s needs and interests to remain current, improve customer experience, and ultimately grow your business. Unfortunately, many businesses are working with an outdated or surface-level view of their customers. But, we have a simple fix—surveys! Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals.
DiscoverOrg
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Reading Time: 7 minutes Welcome to another Whiteboard Wednesday! I’m David Sill , Head of Sales Enablement at DiscoverOrg. Today we’re going to be discussing emotional intelligence; more specifically, four things that you can try to marshal your emotions towards greater sales success. As sales leader Jeb Blout says about sales emotional intelligence : “Mastery of sales-specific emotional intelligence (Sales EQ) explains why one person becomes an ultra-high sales performer while anoth
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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission
KoMarketing Associates
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
As organic search visits continue to grow, new research shows that marketers may want to shift their focus toward mobile, rather than desktop. Merkle recently published its “Digital Marketing Report” for the second quarter of 2018, and statistics showed that total site visits driven by organic search rose 2 percent year-over-year in Q2 2018, up from flat growth a quarter earlier.
Marketing Insider Group
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
New ideas and innovation are often shot down because decision makers think it’s wise to just give consumers what they want. They’re partially right — a brand only succeeds if it fulfills its customers’ expectations. However, what they actually mean is that they want to keep doing what’s worked in the past rather than rock […]. The post This Is the Secret to Giving Customers the Product They Want appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Biznology
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Clients ask us all the time to help them with the right characteristics for personas–which are essentially market segments. We use what we call the A2G framework to help you think through all the characteristics that might be helpful: Attitudes : What are the visitor’s psychographics? Sometimes called attitudes, these characteristics include Personality, Values, Interests, Lifestyles, Purpose, Feelings, and more.
DiscoverOrg
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Reading Time: 8 minutes First things first: People buy from people first, product second , according to Director of Sales Steve Wernke. They want to feel good about who they’re buying from, and they want to walk away feeling good. As they negotiate, they want to feel like they won. So how can you make sure your customer-to-be wins – and feels like they won – while winning business yourself?
Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO
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Act-On
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Add video to your content marketing mix to bump your results in the right direction. Learn 4 high-profile use cases and 4 tips for success.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Content marketers have so many questions and hesitations during their day. Did I include the target keywords in the text and title frequently enough? Did that guest blogger really write that piece? Or did they pull all of the copy from another site and try to pitch it as their own? Is this blog long enough? Too long? Is this too tough for my readers to understand?
Biznology
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
I know it’s human nature to look for the “easy wins,” or the “low-hanging fruit,” or <fill in your own cliche here> It’s not just marketers and it’s not new. New York Yankees’ owner Jacob Ruppert presided over the the famed “Murderers’ Row” teams that obliterated opposing ballclubs.
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