Hootsuite

JANUARY 22, 2020

Many small businesses don’t have the time or the wherewithal to manage social media accounts—let alone the budget to hire a dedicated social media manager. But that doesn’t make social media management any less important. People expect to be able to connect with businesses on social channels, whether Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn—or even TikTok. Without an active presence, your company may be forgotten, lose customers to competition—or worse, look neglectful.

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Contently

JANUARY 24, 2020

Across the globe, many marketers are sabotaging their 2020 content marketing programs already. Their crime: failing to set goals. It’s nearly impossible to prove content marketing ROI if you don’t outline clear goals at the beginning of the year. Sure, you may be able to cherry-pick some numbers in December, throw them into a Powerpoint, and make a tenuous case to your boss. But you’ll be playing a dangerous game for two reasons: 1.

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The Mx Group

JANUARY 23, 2020

The post Millennial B2B Buyers: 3 Things You Need to Know! appeared first on The Mx Group

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Single Grain

JANUARY 24, 2020

Reporting has always been an integral part of search engine optimization. A quality SEO report is necessary to ensure that you or your clients can easily measure and compare (with previous reports) the ROI from their online marketing. That's how you know whether your business is growing or not. Generally, pulling a monthly report is sufficient – more frequently is a waste of time, and less frequently won't keep you on track as well.

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Speaker: Matthew Hawk, President of B2bTrainers

The term “sales enablement” applies to a dizzying array of best practices and technologies. In addition, there is tremendous competitive pressure not to fall behind. No matter where you are in your current sales enablement strategy, one thing is key: success ultimately rides on the habits of your sales managers & marketers. In this webinar, Matthew Hawk will lay out an in-depth schematic for your next-level sales coaching, demonstrate the key activities that comprise success, and walk you through several examples of sales coaching cadences that apply to all salesforce sizes.

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Liveintent

JANUARY 21, 2020

In the beginning, a third-party cookie was a humble tracking code with an adorable name. Marketers loved its potential and most web users didn’t really know what it was. It grew up to become the currency of digital advertising – but, today, it’s under attack. Customers finally found a cookie they don’t like and the industry is moving on.

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Brandwatch CX

JANUARY 24, 2020

Marketing

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Spiralytics

JANUARY 19, 2020

Content is king, let us not debate about that. The Internet was founded for the purpose of exchanging content. Sure, it already sprouted several other uses today— e-commerce and social media, to name two—but the need for information is still the foundation of every online move we make. We search, we click on links, we bookmark web pages—all to get the information relevant to our interests. Content Marketing SEO

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MarketMuse

JANUARY 23, 2020

Bewildered with the difference between topics and keywords. This post will clear up the confusion. The post The Difference Between Keywords and Topics appeared first on MarketMuse. Keyword Research

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Valasys

JANUARY 21, 2020

B2B Marketing is witnessing a sea-change & is profoundly being swayed by the blending of marketing & technology i.e. after the advent of the era of Martech. Almost every B2B marketing company these days is beholding technology in its rapidly evolving form & is assimilating it with their marketing endeavors. Martech is a catchword in the B2B marketing realm these days. It inferences the innovative practice resulting from the amalgamation of marketing & technology.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!

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SendX

JANUARY 20, 2020

Giveaways have always been popular with big brands and marketers. Giveaways are massive campaigns that allow brands to acquire new customers and boost sales. Now, brands are using Instagram giveaways to successfully grow their social media following, website traffic, and email lists. If you are a brand that uses email and social media to promote yourself, then an Instagram giveaway can be highly beneficial.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 21, 2020

I’ve already explained why I predict 2020 will be the year of the customer. The traditional, tried-and-true marketing methods of getting people to know about your brand and buy your products are no longer as effective as they once were. Successful marketing strategies in 2020 and beyond will focus on creating great customer experiences and building relationships with your audience.

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Oracle

JANUARY 22, 2020

In recent years, Account-Based Marketing has been noted as one of the biggest trends in marketing. However, this is no longer a new wave trend that marketers must use until the next best thing comes along. ABM is here for the long haul, as it is a holistic approach that has quickly become the gold standard for B2B marketing , allowing different facets of an organization to come together in a coordinated effort to engage, convert, and expand target accounts.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 21, 2020

As we move into 2020, B2B digital marketers are beginning to execute their social media strategies for the new year. In addition to basing your new strategies on past performance and competitors, it is important to incorporate new industry and platform trends. There are a few key trends to consider for your B2B social media strategy in 2020. In this post, we are sharing 4 crucial tips for your social media strategy, so that you can continue to refine your tactics and see optimal results.

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Speaker: Christopher Ryan, Founder and CEO of Fusion Marketing Partners

Sales & Marketing departments that work together guarantee higher acquisition, better nurturing, and more effective sales. Join Christopher Ryan for this insightful webinar, presenting the wide funnel lead nurturing model. Don't miss out on this opportunity to get your teams working together and your revenue performance optimized.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 22, 2020

It is an indisputable fact that people love personalization. We like just about everything to be personalized: napkins, silverware, sweaters, bags, license plates. So, it’s no surprise that modern customers also expect personalization from the companies who sell to them. In fact, 54% of B2B buyers say they want vendors to offer personalized recommendations across […]. The post 6 Times Marketers Won With Personalization appeared first on ZoomInfo Blog. B2B Marketing

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 21, 2020

Budgeting is never a fun process. It can be stressful and chaotic. However, it’s necessary to budget for your content marketing program, so that you’ll know exactly what funds and resources you’ll be working with in the new year. And you don’t have to start from scratch, as we’ll be sharing how to budget for your content marketing in 2020. With these tips and insights, you’ll be on your way to a budget that makes sense for your needs and can help you reach your goals.

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Oracle

JANUARY 23, 2020

Digital marketing success requires constant improvement, but it’s not always easy to determine best next step toward achieving that improvement. That’s why Oracle developed the Marketing Maturity Model, which helps you determine where your organization is in developing its various capabilities and what should be done to enhance those capabilities. Today, let’s look at your B2B audience building and segmentation capabilities.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 21, 2020

Guest post by Ludovic Rembert. If you run a small business, you probably feel that you’ve got plenty to worry about. Your daily to-do list likely includes an array of tasks, from producing video marketing to working out ways to drive more traffic to your website. Image credit: Jimmy Chan from Pexels. Consequently, protecting your network from cyberthreats isn’t always top of mind.

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Speaker: Jay McBain, Principal Analyst – Channels, Partnerships & Ecosystems

We are in the middle of a major transformation of how companies go to market – in fact, 76% of global CEOs feel that their current business models will be unrecognizable in the next 3 years. Join Jay McBain from Forrester as he unpacks these future trends.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 21, 2020

How to know if your marketing and sales efforts are eroding your growth. How would you describe your current marketing and sales motion? Do you have a finely tuned, highly repeatable, highly predictable model for generating demand and closing business? Could you easily turn the dial for demand up or down? If you had another dollar to invest in sales and marketing, do you know what impact it would have?

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 20, 2020

Content has the potential to be an incredibly effective marketing channel for healthcare organizations. Users search Google for health-related questions over 1 billion times each day , accounting for around 7 percent of the search engine’s total search queries. Google research shows that content is critical in the patient journey to researching and choosing a health facility.

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Oracle

JANUARY 19, 2020

Welcome to episode 18 of On the Fly , our new video series with small bites (two mins or less) of marketing advice and training from marketing experts, delivered while they are on the road, at the airport, or traveling somewhere. Our featured guest this week is Tom Martin , president and founder of Converse Digital , who brings us tips to “sell greatly” What does it mean to sell greatly?

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The Point

JANUARY 21, 2020

A client asks: “Should we be hosting our campaign landing pages in Marketo? We’ve always hosted them on our main site and simply embedded Marketo forms. Is there a big advantage to hosting them separately?”. This question comes up all the time in client work, and not just with Marketo customers.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Sales enablement is the strategic process of providing sales teams with the content, guidance, and mentorship needed to engage targeted buyers. It’s all about equipping sales professionals with the tools they need to put their best-selling foot forward. And if sales teams want to continuously sell better -- and faster -- their sales enablement process must have a game-winning strategy. It's time for you to start selling smarter - and hitting your sales number - with the best B2B database in the market. Get started today.

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Contently

JANUARY 23, 2020

Let’s say you’re the head of user experience at your company. Part of your job includes performing regular audits and checkups of your site. Since you’re interested in testing the load time of your web pages, you Google “test page load time.” ” That’s how you find Pingdom. Rich with reliable data and takeaways about the speed of any web page, Pingdom’s performance tool is useful for anyone who deals with website testing.

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Act-On

JANUARY 23, 2020

Read this blog to learn how marketing automation for wealth management helps financial marketers and advisors improve process efficiencies. Marketing Strategy

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Oracle

JANUARY 21, 2020

Ask any marketer how they plan to accomplish their goal of improving customer retention and loyalty and almost without exception they will say, “Better personalization and automation.” ” That’s code for “We’re not treating our customers like we know them.” ” In today’s world where personal curation of products is so high— Design your own tennis shoes! Watch anything, anytime, anywhere! Get vitamins personalized to your gene profile!—

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Biznology

JANUARY 24, 2020

The following has been curated by Consultants Collective member, Kevin Jordan. This edition is an eclectic mix of articles, two excellent and thought-provoking TED Talks and cultural insights and musings. I am particularly fond of the Wall Street Journal Op-Ed that provides “advice” for NASA’s star intern. As always, happy reading and listening! Articles. “From friendships to salary negotiations, 2020 can be the year you conquer work and your career.

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Speaker: Ruth Stevens, President of eMarketing Strategy

In a pandemic, it’s more important than ever to focus on retaining and expanding current customers. So, how can sales and marketing support the retention effort? Join Ruth Stevens as she dives into this fast-paced session and reviews the 7 key strategies for current customer marketing, to enable sales and expand customer value.

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