Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Let’s start this with a statistic that should by itself be enough to have any small business owner invest in digital marketing. It’s a massive market size to not be a part of, and definitely, the biggest reason why you should invest in digital marketing. Smart small businesses do not make assumptions.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MARCH 2, 2022

Let’s see how the information we’ve gleaned from these small business statistics can better inform us now. Get insight from 2500+ small and medium businesses worldwide. Read what’s top of mind for small businesses who have grown and pivoted their business. Read the report.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2023

Adobe’s Future of Time Study of over 1,000 global small business employees found that just over half (55 percent) said that at least half of their company’s work is still paper based. With many small businesses still relying on outdated processes, it’s no surprise that workers’ digital literacy is struggling to keep up.

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ClickZ

JANUARY 22, 2020

30-second summary: Marketing automation offers a variety of benefits, including time savings, the ability to drive more meaningful customer interactions that lead to transactions and the opportunity to gain customer feedback and track behavior. Can help guide sales and marketing teams to work together for a common goal.

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Sharpspring

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Often, a small business’s biggest challenge is attracting enough customers to ensure a constant stream of revenue. Marketing” refers to a broad universe of tactics, tools, and theories, but when it comes to marketing strategies for small businesses, the most effective ones truly prioritize customer relationships.

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Moz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

72% of consumers believe they will frequent neighboring businesses more after the crisis is over, but that will take all of us doing our part now to ensure as many SMBs are still there to greet us when better days return. What is Small Business Saturday? Small Business Saturday’s date this year is November 28th.

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Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2021

However, enterprise sales strategy differs vastly from self-service, SMB (small-medium business), or mid-market sales. Someone interested in paying you $100k annually likely won’t follow the same sales process as a prospect interested in a $50 monthly plan. SMB and Mid-market Transactional Sales.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The internet is a loud, busy place — especially if you’re a small- or medium-sized business (SMB) competing with big players for your share of the market. And the market is big: In 2021, the number of digital buyers is expected to reach an incredible 2.14 Looking for more commerce insights to drive growth?

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Thought leadership content marketing is one of the most effective ways of establishing your name and company as an authority in your industry. Thought leadership marketing means going beyond the same blog posts and regurgitated ideas that everyone seems to be publishing. But what exactly is thought leadership content marketing ?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As a small business leader or a midsize business executive, it’s your job to consider what you and your sales teams can do for customers. Read research from our free Small and Medium Business Trends Report. If a customer has an urgent business need that translates to a sale, that’s great.

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Outbound Engine

MARCH 29, 2019

In February 2019, OutboundEngine conducted a survey of more than 350 small and medium business (SMB) owners throughout the U.S. We asked them about revenue growth, stress, what is prohibiting them from meeting their business goals, which marketing tactics were most effective for them in 2018, and more.

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BenchmarkONE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Effective small business marketing requires a savvy mindset. It also requires having a proper hold on your priorities, including what you should be spending on marketing and where you should be spending it. A small business marketing budget tends to be limited — but that’s okay!

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Delivra

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

To get where they are today, big companies once relied on innovative products and SMB marketing. Even Google, now one of the most influential companies in the world, used creative marketing to garner interest. This article will explain how using creative SMB marketing campaigns can help your small business earn more revenue.

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Vision6

APRIL 30, 2024

The Small Business Now: The State of SMB Marketing report from Constant Contact , found that ANZ SMBs are cognisant they need to do more on the marketing front this year, with an uncertain economy spurring many of them to double down on marketing in 2024.

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BenchmarkONE

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Did you know that solid branding can actually make your small business money? Small businesses can be fragile. As a business owner, your success rides on many factors, but if something like branding can make a difference for your bottom line, then it makes sense to prioritize it. . Figure Out Your Brand Identity.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JUNE 10, 2024

Running a business, let alone hiring, growing your brand, and finding and keeping customers, may be the most challenging thing for an entrepreneur yet. Small and medium-sized business ( SMB ) owners — looking for advice as you navigate a limited budget, growing pains, or find new business?

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Go Beyond SEO

MAY 14, 2022

Many small business owners, this year especially, are still trying to get a grip on what works and what doesn’t. All the marketing goals in the world are only as good as the direction and leadership of the marketing efforts coming from the top. Did your marketing efforts pay off during the first quarter of this year?

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Hubspot

APRIL 5, 2017

When it comes to marketing, small businesses need a lot of bang for their buck. Basedon on a recent Gartner CMO Spend Survey , marketing budgets now account for 12% of company revenue, a steady increase from 2010. For small businesses, this money is a precious chunk of change.

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BenchmarkONE

JANUARY 13, 2021

Selecting the right marketing automation software shouldn’t be like trying to solve a confusing and complex math equation. You also shouldn’t have to spend an arm and a leg to get the right tools to grow your small business. . Marketing platforms come in many different shapes and sizes. Content Management .

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Tony Zambito

MARCH 18, 2012

This is part 1 of a series on the challenge of targeting SMB markets and how the use of target buyer modeling and buyer-based marketing help organizations to grow their SMB customer base. . Challenging Dell and its’ low cost entry strategy for small to mid-size businesses.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 5, 2023

If your prospect is in marketing, you'll want to take marketing courses so you can talk to them about what they're doing in their roles — which can help build trust and demonstrate your expertise. For Buscemi, this includes requiring everyone on his team to take a number of marketing courses. Already a HubSpot customer?

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Outgrow

MARCH 11, 2020

7 Ways to Put Teeth into Your Organic Marketing Strategies. Organic marketing strategy can help you thrive only if you do it right. Ideally, marketers would like to generate more leads and convert more customers with easy organic marketing strategies. Organic marketing strategies should be just that — strategies.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We also spoke to our savviest small business experts to gain deeper insights into the data. Let’s get into our top three predictions for growing businesses. Spoiler alert: it’s all about focusing on the people who make your business go — employees and customers alike — and investing in technology to support them.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2017

And while some of the changes leave me standing on my front porch, yelling at kids to get off of my lawn, many have me excited, both as a user and as a marketer. Though Facebook was quick to clarify that they have no plans to roll this out globally, the reality is organic reach for Facebook has been on the decline for years.

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BenchmarkONE

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Marketing automation comes with an array of competitive advantages, all of them geared toward helping you accomplish more while putting in less work. According to recent research, 91 percent of marketers who use automation report that it’s crucial to the overall success of their digital marketing endeavors.

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Biznology

JUNE 28, 2013

If you had $1,000 to spend as a marketing challenge, how would you spend it? As a business owner, what would you do with $1,000 to spend on marketing? If you don’t make a plan for your marketing spend, the money will vanish into thin air. Email Marketing. First, Look at Priorities. Next, Start with Free.

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Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Marketing automation software tools are defined as comprehensive platforms that enable marketers to execute, measure, and analyze all marketing efforts efficiently. Let’s take a look at the ten best marketing automation platforms for 2020. What Is a Marketing Automation Tool? billion by 2025. Integration.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

APRIL 16, 2024

You’ve probably heard this before: Many small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) have great products and services, but struggle to be seen. Digital marketing for small businesses can be tricky at first, but it’s a crucial skill that helps SMBs connect with their community and customers.

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SendX

JANUARY 8, 2020

It really doesn't matter whether you are running an e-commerce shop or are a small real-estate company. Whether you are a professional blogger or just getting started with your SAAS software businesses. Marketing your business online is always going to be hard when you are getting started. Convert Visitors to Subscribers.

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Hubspot

MARCH 18, 2020

Companies are taking note of inbound marketing and revamping their strategy and talent pool to generate higher quality leads at about a 60% lower cost per lead than outbound marketing. SMB (Small to Medium Sized Business) = Somewhere between 5-100 Employees. Marketing Department Structure.

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Seismic

AUGUST 17, 2020

This integration turns into an incredible timesaver for the banker and provides an impressively tailored experience for small to medium-sized business (SMB) clients. While time is money in the business world, time-saving technology also appeals to bankers’ inherent desire for convenience. Highly relatable content.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) represent a huge opportunity for sellers. Small Business Administration (SBA), 99.9% of U.S. businesses are small businesses. But winning an SMB sale isn’t as easy as picking up the phone. What are the benefits of selling to SMBs?

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

IT solution providers are quickly reacting to the pessimistic forecasts with a sales and marketing strategy rethink – trying to appeal to today’s more stressed and frugal buyer. Hiring demands are increasing at the same time, from a low of only 20% planning staff additions in the latter half of 2010, to 31% currently planning staff additions.

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Outbound Engine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If you’ve ever spent time in the world of email marketing, you already know that a great subject line can be the difference between a campaign that drives results and one that flops. We create and send email campaigns on behalf of our small business customers throughout the year — roughly 114 million emails , in fact.

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Outbound Engine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If you’ve ever spent time in the world of email marketing, you already know that a great subject line can be the difference between a campaign that drives results and one that flops. We create and send email campaigns on behalf of our small business customers throughout the year — roughly 114 million emails , in fact.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2016

Most businesses now use social media for marketing and those efforts are expected to continue to increase, yet many marketers and top executives alike find the business value difficult to quantify. 46% of B2B marketers say they’re not sure whether any social channels have generated revenue for their businesses.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

MAY 13, 2024

Do you have a killer idea that you think would be perfect for launching a small business? But in the real world, launching a small business can be a bit more challenging. Successful small business owners are constantly learning from their mistakes — and improving their ideas and dreams along the way.

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