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11 Tactics To Create Highly Shareable Content

Marketing Insider Group

Content marketing is about getting a potential buyer’s attention and turning that engagement into quality leads, with the ultimate goal of converting them into customers. But getting people’s attention is becoming harder nowadays. Why is that? Every minute, more than 277,000 tweets are sent out. 2.46 million pieces of content are shared on Facebook. 204 million […].

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An Allbound Marketing Approach Closes Your Revenue Gaps

ViewPoint

How to drive revenue from all sources is the second 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 previous blog in the series we discussed the importance of creating a universal lead definition and why that process cannot be delegated to marketing and/or sales.

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B2B Content Marketing Strategy Should Focus on Developing Lead Intelligence

Sales Engine

In the context of digital marketing and demand generation, lead intelligence is the sales rep’s ability to predict high probability pain points that a prospect may have before trying to establish contact so that they may have a more fruitful consultative conversation. This is a primary role for content marketing programs in the B2B space, especially when an outside sales force is being deployed to sell a complex product or service.

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FlipMyFunnel Conference on Account-Based Marketing Comes to Austin on June 7

Customer Experience Matrix

I’ll be joining an all-star cast of Account Based Marketing experts when the FlipMyFunnel Festival visits Austin on June 7. You can register here – it’s free. My own talk, not surprisingly, will be about the technology behind ABM – or, more precisely, how to build an ABM marketing technology stack. The joke in that is, there’s no such thing: you’d no more want a separate ABM stack than you’d want a stack for people in California or customers in the insurance industry.

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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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25 Content Marketing Tools To Jumpstart Your Content Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

Creating and finding good, relevant content to share with your target audience is hard work. But thankfully there are lots of great time-saving content marketing tools out there to make this process easier for you. I have listed some of my favorite tools below to help you brainstorm content ideas and put together great content […]. The post 25 Content Marketing Tools To Jumpstart Your Content Marketing Strategy appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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How Many Leads Does Your Sales Team Need?

Sales Engine

Marketing automation and lead management systems have allowed for a near-scientific breakdown of the sales funnel. Leads in each stage of the buying process meet very specific criteria and behave in certain predictable ways. Technological tools allow marketers to score leads and move them through the buying journey with the help of nurturing content.

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The 14 Best Content Planning and Research Tools

Webbiquity

With 93% of B2B marketers now using content marketing to build brand awareness and generate leads, success going forward will require producing higher-quality content —not just more of it. Creating high-quality content starts with planning (deciding what to write about) and research (determining what to say about those topics). Those decisions will start with your company’s content strategy and collaboration between marketing, PR and sales.

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Your Must-Have Marketing Technology In 2016

Marketing Insider Group

The average marketer today is far different than the average marketer of ten, or even five, years ago. Take a minute to think about what you do each day and what you need to be effective in your role. Now consider how much of that was around as little as five years ago. The rise of […]. The post Your Must-Have Marketing Technology In 2016 appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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9 Content Marketing Gems Hidden Within Game of Thrones

KoMarketing Associates

I was more of a Tetris than a Dungeons & Dragons type of kid. I never really got into Lord of the Rings and found that goblin man more than a little creepy. But I’ll be the first to admit I’m fully entrenched in Game of Thrones. Why? Because it’s badass. And also because it always — always — surprises me. Red Wedding, much?

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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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Observations on the State of Content Marketing

ANNUITAS

I spent this morning reviewing the B2B Enterprise Content Marketing report published by Content Marketing Institute. There is so much good data in this report, but one thing that stands out to me is that B2B marketers are still struggling to get a firm handle on strategic content marketing and in large part, have little to show for their increased efforts over the past few years.

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Incentives in B2B market research

Savanta

One of the toughest aspects of conducting a B2B research study is securing the support of a hard-to-reach target audience. B2B decision makers are time poor, under pressure and protected by Gatekeepers (e.g. their PA). These are all features which make them less likely to take part in surveys and interviews, but with the right approach B2B respondents can be persuaded to take part in research.

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25 Content Marketing Tips Every Marketer Needs To Know

Marketing Insider Group

Content marketing has become a big part of consumer engagement and attracting the attention of the right audience online. That means that a lot more companies are doing it, and it’s getting harder to stand out amid the sea of audio, video, images, documents, blogs, and more. To make matters worse, virtually every marketer and […]. The post 25 Content Marketing Tips Every Marketer Needs To Know appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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5 Key Steps to Consider When Guest Blogging

KoMarketing Associates

Earlier this year, a Backlinko study analyzed one million Google search results and uncovered that “the number of domains linking to a page correlated with rankings more than any other factor.”. However, as we know, Google is now better than ever at detecting “spammy” links, putting a halt to link-building strategies that simply take an “I’ll take whatever I can get” type of approach.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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A CMO’s Guide to Conversion Metrics with Google Adwords

NuSpark Consulting

Google AdWords continues to expand and improve conversion tracking metrics, and without a full understanding of the data provided, your firm may not be optimized with regard to generating efficient quality leads and sales. Obviously search advertising is a must when the goal is to capture prospects in active research or buying mode. You can target top and bottom funnel.

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10 secrets to research the best SEO keywords

Biznology

SEO is a puzzle to some. Researching the best SEO keywords is an essential part of your online strategy, that is, if you want to be seen. Before slapping content up on a website, be sure you’ve done your keyword research. As a content marketer, you easily find that search engine optimization (SEO) can kill your online sales and prospects if not executed properly.

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How to Create Minimalist Content

Marketing Insider Group

In a world where everyone is screaming at everyone to turn on notifications, and “like” each other to death, where is the love for less? We’re screaming “more” without truly knowing what’s at our core. As a society, we need to break identifications with power and status. But it’s hard to do when we’re living […]. The post How to Create Minimalist Content appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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How To Integrate Influencer Marketing Into Your Marketing Mix

Onalytica B2B

A presentation by Tim Williams, CEO of Onalytica on how to integrate influencer marketing into your marketing mix, including the business case for influencer marketing, engagement models and how to measure success. First presented at Marketing Week Live in the brand engagement and innovation theatre, 28th April 2016, Kensington Olympia in London. The post How To Integrate Influencer Marketing Into Your Marketing Mix appeared first on onalytica.

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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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Infographic: Top 10 B2B Paid Search Mistakes

The Point

If your Google AdWords campaign isn’t generating the type of lead volume, lead quality, or ROI that it should, it’s highly likely that the campaign is suffering from common missteps that plague many B2B paid search programs. By adhering to a few basic principles, even the most lackluster campaign can be improved significantly, primarily by eliminating wasted spend and unqualified traffic, and by ensuring that clicks convert to measurable leads at the highest possible rate.

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Full time, internship, or freelance?

Biznology

Whenever I’ve needed to bring more hands on deck to support my business in the past, I’ve often found myself stuck in analysis paralysis. It’s never simply the choice of who to bring on—it’s what type of engagement, and what standards and boundaries are going to define that relationship. Different types of hired help come with different risks, benefits, and liabilities.

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6 Ways to Improve Your B2B Content Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

A B2B content strategy is the key to your lead generation system. Content is made to attract, acquire, engage a clearly defined customer audience – and then drive profitable customer action. In order to build a successful content strategy your team needs to develop a larger, more cohesive story for your organization to share. It […]. The post 6 Ways to Improve Your B2B Content Strategy appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Kaon Interactive WINS the 2016 SBANE Innovation Award!

Kaon

And the Winner is … Kaon Interactive! 20 Finalists, narrowed down from 188 nominees, presented to a panel of 66 judges on April 7th at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, MA as part of Phase 2 of the competition. After the presentations, the judges chose four winners in the “Profit” category and two in the “Non-Profit” category.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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

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How to Win Your CEO’s Trust

Hive9

Marketers have always had an uphill battle to climb to prove our worth to skeptics. If you encounter someone out in the world that doesn’t really get the value of marketing, it’s not a big deal. But when the person doubting marketing’s worth has control over your budget, the stakes are high.

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Speed up your sales with scientifically proven writing tips

Biznology

In this webinar with Heather Lloyd-Martin of SuccessWorks, she discusses tips for writing better sales copy. You’ve struggled over your sales copy, created what you thought was a persuasive page, and waited for conversions to start clicking. But now, you find your copy isn’t converting. Instead of making massive sales, your sales pages are falling flat… and you don’t know why.

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Content Strategy Competency – Understand Audiences (Buyers)

Marketing Insider Group

For most B2B selling companies, content strategy is developed and executed at the functional or even tactic level. These strategies naturally focus on the requirements and audiences of each function. Few companies have a universal, business level content strategy. The functions we’re talking about engage some version of the company’s “customers,” with messages and content that […].

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Influencer Marketing: The Better Practice Guide

Onalytica B2B

Purchasing decisions are more often influenced by expert or thought leader recommendations than traditional advertising. As a direct result of this many organizations are now placing influencers in the centre of their marketing strategy. They have realised that influencers can spread and amplify their messages and allows brands to increase pageviews, lead gen and ROI.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Spring Flowers

Ambal's Amusings

The more often we see the things around us – even the beautiful and wonderful things – the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds – even those we love. Because we see things so … Continue reading Spring Flowers.

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Your experience and qualifications are not differentiators!

Biznology

I recently started a discussion within different LinkedIn groups where I asked consultants , sales, and marketing leaders how they were differentiating themselves from others in their industry. One consultant mentioned that her differentiation was defined by her extensive experience and her successful professional achievements, which contributed to the development of a variety of sectors.

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When Location Matters: How to Reach Customers by Region on Social Media

Marketing Insider Group

Web searches continue to increase in sophistication, with results often mirroring exactly the information a customer needs. If someone wants to find a great restaurant nearby, search algorithms can immediately determine that person’s approximate location and deliver results to match. Even social media searches have gradually moved toward location-based results.