Metadata

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Refuse to be B2B-oring Most B2B marketers read from the same script: LinkedIn ads with similar messaging. Refuse to be B2B-oring Most B2B marketers read from the same script: LinkedIn ads with similar messaging. Marketers are stuck swimming in a sea of sameness, and that’s making B2B marketing oh-so-bland.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Advertisements Advertising Peer-to-peer 52

Contently

MARCH 1, 2022

In a web awash with looted ideas, what pitfalls do content marketers face when looking for a cheap, viral fix? The Instagram account, founded in 2011, was charging advertisers tens of thousands of dollars for access to its 14 million followers. As a result, the original creators began to kick up a media stink.

Thought Leadership 211

Thought Leadership Aggregators Paid Content Ethics 211

Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you haven’t come across it yet, it’s an insightful framework that challenges the outdated strategies we B2B marketers have relied on to spur growth over the last decade. Something is shifting in the realm of B2B marketing It’s hard to put your finger on it just yet, but it’s there, quietly brewing beneath the surface.

Paid Content 78

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Planning 78

The Lead Agency

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Businesses will have to update their go-to-market strategies to match these evolving buyer preferences. B2B buyers across industries are looking for ease of access to product information and validation from peer reviews. This is a generation of digital natives who want to conduct most of their research anonymously.

Work Management 62

Work Management Trends B2B Marketing Marketing Management 62

Contently

JANUARY 26, 2023

Any organization can deliver thought leadership content if it has a system for generating ideas and a process for turning them into engaging assets. The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. Those ideas can really move the needle.

Thought Leadership 218

Thought Leadership Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer Digital Marketing Funnels 218

ClickZ

AUGUST 30, 2021

30-second summary: Breaking the status quo while intriguing and interesting, takes some serious marketing chops if you’re a challenger brand. Senior marketers from challenger brands Yazzo and Vital Farms outline three trends that will pack a punch for your 2022 digital strategy. Media effectiveness.

Trends 124

Trends Marketing Budget Brand Identity Branding 124

EveryoneSocial

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Businesses turn to social media to build a loyal audience they then leverage to boost sales and generate new leads. Other than the considerable investment of time and resources required to make corporate social media initiatives succeed, social media costs nothing to use.

Paid Social Agency 67

Paid Social Agency Paid Search Agency Advertisements Advertising 67

Martech

MARCH 2, 2023

And although marketing budgets, as a share of revenue, rebounded last year to more than 9%, according to the 2022 Gartner CMO Spend and Strategy Survey , they are still lower than they were in 2020, forcing CMOs to achieve more with less. What is marketing mix modeling? or “How will a 10% change to upper-funnel media impact bookings?”

Marketing Mix 107

Marketing Mix Marketing Attribution Lead Ranking Planning 107

Metadata

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Paid social advertising has changed a lot since Facebook (now Meta) introduced ads at an event in 2007 featuring executives from Blockbuster, CBS, and The Coca-Cola Company. Mobile optimization allows marketers to reach people on the go, and interactive ad formats allow them to captivate people in today’s fast-moving world.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing ABM Demand Generation B2B Marketing 52

ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Go-to-market strategy and execution is rapidly evolving – driven by a combination of customer drivers, technology innovation and changing organizational strategy. Wordstream’s annual Google Ads benchmarks study for 2023 reported that average paid search conversion rates went down 10% and cost per lead increased 20%, year-over-year.

Marketing Analytics Tools 130

Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 130

Metadata

APRIL 8, 2024

I used Metadata for the first time in 2021 when I worked at Armorblox (now a part of Cisco), and it instantly made me a better B2B marketer. I wore many hats there, but the core of my role was developing and executing their paid ad strategy. I wasn’t any less skeptical of paid social, I knew a test run of Metadata wouldn’t hurt.

Cost per Lead 52

Cost per Lead CPO B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies 52

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Social media for financial services is a rapidly growing sector. In an industry that was previously slow to adapt to digital marketing, the pandemic sparked an economic downturn, which spurred a newfound urgency to meet customers online. Over 70% of that amount will be spent on mobile advertising – an increase of 13% to $13.9

Social Media 86

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Service 86

Sprout Social

MAY 26, 2022

With engagement like this, the network is quickly moving away from the fringes of the social media landscape and into the center of forward-thinking brands’ strategies. Between its rapidly growing global user base and its investments in brand features, there are a number of reasons to use TikTok for marketing in 2022. Learn more here.

Campaigns 140

Campaigns Examples Design Planning 140

seo.co

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Content marketing is always changing to reflect the latest technologies and the latest trends in consumption. Content is a broad term, referring to anything from simple social media comments to extensively detailed whitepapers, and everything in between. New Mediums For Content Marketing.

Advertising Mediums 98

Advertising Mediums SEO Top of Funnel Peer-to-peer 98

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

And despite any reservations you may have, social media can help you get ahead. By better understanding their customers’ purpose within each community, marketers can construct the right strategy to both engage and assist.” Trend #1: Social media is being used more and more by professionals for decision making.

Social Media 100

Social Media Peer-to-peer Social Marketing B2B Marketing 100

Buffer

JUNE 6, 2022

” This is perhaps one of the best examples of the possibilities of user-generated content. When consumers post about a brand on social media, they can influence their followers’ buying decisions. 85 percent of people say UGC is more influential than content made by brands directly, according to Adweek.

User-Generated Content 77

User-Generated Content Paid Content Generation Viral Marketing 77

Sprout Social

MARCH 15, 2024

And YouTubers have consistently built full-blown brands, media careers and product lines. And this speaks to the power of YouTube influencer marketing and sponsored content for brands. Table of contents: Who are YouTube influencers? Beyond paid partnerships, many creators will serve as affiliates for brands.

Youtube 104

Youtube Viral Marketing Peer-to-peer Impressions 104

Martech Advisor

JANUARY 6, 2020

Real estate social media marketing is an essential process for realtors to reach out to their target audience. In this article, we discuss what real estate social media marketing is, advantages of using social media, and six best practices for realtors to follow while using social media to promote their brand and products.

Social Media 110

Social Media Social Marketing Practices Media 110

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Ad blocking has been a super hot topic in marketing this year. And become the hottest topic in marketing the last week or so as Apple released the latest mobile OS for iPhones and iPads that allows mobile ad blockers. Ad blockers quickly rose to the top of the app charts all around the world. So go get ’em!

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Ads Advertorials Mobile Advertising 100

Crimson Marketing

APRIL 15, 2015

Popular content research sources for B2B buyers are: whitepapers – 78%. Most important of all is the trend towards user generated content: 97% of #B2B buyers trust content more if its #UGC and peer reviewed Click To Tweet. Of course, do not forget about content marketing. webinars – 67%.

Trends 100

Trends Peer-to-peer Paid Social Agency Case Study 100

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There’s no time like the present to reach consumers through social media. Social shopping is the intersection of social media and online shopping. Social shopping is the intersection of social media and online shopping. What social media shopping does for brands. The different types of social shopping.

Peer-to-peer 107

Peer-to-peer Top of Funnel Paid Social Agency Tips 107

SendX

AUGUST 31, 2021

As marketers, we need a daily dose of inspiration to deliver delight to our customers and get the ROI on email marketing efforts for our business. These are handpicked from our own inboxes so you can be sure that these follow the latest design trends and best practices. But it's hard to find emails when you are looking for them!

Email Marketing 253

Email Marketing Campaigns Examples Enterprise Management 253

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 6, 2015

55% of B2B marketers say it is unclear what effective content marketing looks like at their organizations. This was one of the key highlights of the sixth annual B2B Content Marketing: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report from Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and MarketingProfs released last week.

Allocation 100

Allocation Research B2B Marketing Effectiveness 100

Oktopost

MARCH 22, 2022

Using peer-to-peer referrals to promote a business’s products and services is an excellent way for individuals to market to the people in their professional and personal networks. People are more likely to buy products they learn about from trusted friends rather than those they see in ads. Quick Links.

Peer-to-peer 89

Peer-to-peer Word of Mouth Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 89

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a socially distanced year, businesses witnessed firsthand what a crucial role social media plays in connecting brands with their customers. This year also confirmed just how important social media marketers are—and the many hats they’re expected to wear. For many social marketers, 2020 was filled with burnout and stress.

Social Media 135

Social Media Social Marketing Media Work Management 135

BenchmarkONE

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

For a business, there is no better advertisement than a passionate, satisfied and happy employee. Employee advocacy is contemporary influencer marketing. It has been around for decades in various forms, but the internet and social media have revolutionized it. Employee Advocacy on Social Media. But, first…. Here is why.

Social Media 76

Social Media Media Peer-to-peer Word of Mouth 76

Martech

AUGUST 2, 2021

Join us online at SMX Convert , August 17, for just $149 to learn actionable tactics that drive more organic and paid conversions … no matter your KPIs. After a few focused hours, you’ll be ready to identify top converting queries , optimize on-page copy and site navigation, and craft compelling ad copy that engages and converts more users.

Peer-to-peer 106

Peer-to-peer PPC Landing Pages Bundling 106

Sprout Social

MAY 2, 2018

But if your practice wants a piece of the profit, it’s incredibly important to start a social media marketing plan for dentists and your specific industry. For decades, dentists relied almost exclusively on reputation and word of mouth marketing to help them build their practice. When was the last time you changed yours?

Social Media 111

Social Media Paid Content Social Marketing Media 111

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Our #SproutPartner MVP actively supports their agency peers and community by facilitating important conversations, providing insights and sharing resources as well as their expertise. For anyone active in the community, it is no surprise that this year’s #SproutPartner MVP is none other than Talissa Beall, Social Media Manager at Idea Grove.

Advertising Agencies 106

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Paid Social Agency Ad Agencies 106

seo.co

MARCH 12, 2021

When you think about marketing, what comes to mind? For most business owners and marketers, traditional strategies and textbook campaigns are first up. For many, guerrilla marketing is the answer. What is Guerrilla Marketing? The concept of guerrilla marketing is derived from the idea of guerrilla warfare.

Astroturfing 98

Astroturfing Creativity Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 98

ClickZ

JULY 7, 2022

Penguin Random House Associate Director of Social Media Alyssa Castaneda, and Associate Director of Digital and Social Media Marketing Felicity Vallence share their own story of TikTok success, breaking down their strategy, the role of influencers, and scaling this success across multiple teams. Building an Audience on TikTok.

Paid Search Agency 135

Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer Companies Social Media 135

KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 1, 2015

As more B2B marketers embrace content marketing, they are learning what makes it a successful component of their overall strategies. About 44 percent of B2B marketers claim that they are gaining a better understanding of what content marketing effectiveness looks like. Factors for Content Marketing Success.

B2B Marketing 120

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Planning B2B 120

Content Standard

APRIL 26, 2019

Social media marketing tactics have been a rollercoaster in recent years as people shift between which platforms are the most engaging, user-friendly, and trustworthy, and new apps are developed every day. It’s difficult for social media marketers to keep up with all of these shifts. We really have no choice.”

Distribution 111

Distribution Social Media Paid Content Advertising Channels 111

Crimson Marketing

MAY 1, 2015

Improving and creating effective marketing strategy means marketers need to thoroughly understand the B2B buying process and how it is evolving. B2B marketing technology is developing rapidly. ” Connecting with your customers throughout all stages of the buyer’s journey requires a diversified content offer.

Peer-to-peer 100

Peer-to-peer Buy Process Top of Funnel 100

EveryoneSocial

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Before I learn about EveryoneSocial, do I even want any more social media in my life? ” Shouldn’t we be stuffing social media back into the early-aughts Pandora’s Box from which it sprung? Social Media in the Workplace. We all have our “reasons” so let’s get to the points! MSLGroup ).

Peer-to-peer 104

Peer-to-peer Buy Word of Mouth CAN-SPAM 104

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This approach helps companies accelerate sales and grow revenue without adding to their headcount, a move that’s increasingly important during economic uncertainty. Whether you’re launching a channel to scale more efficiently, tap into new markets, or meet customer needs, this guide can help. See how it works What is channel sales?

Enterprise Management 111

Enterprise Management Work Management Advertising Channels Marketing Management 111

Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2022

As high school seniors look toward the future, they’re also looking to social media to share their excitement and celebrate their success—and their future alma maters are joining in on the fun. In honor of the almost-holiday, we’re breaking down some of the top social trends around College Decision Day. Those efforts paid off.

Education 84

Education Peer-to-peer Planning Viral Marketing 84