September, 2023

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6 ways millennials are reshaping B2B marketing as they move into leadership roles

Sword and the Script | B2B

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. People saw how easy consumer technology was to use – the iPhone is the quintessential example – and wanted the same in technology designed for business.

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Top 50 B2B Content Marketing Influencers and Experts To Follow #CMWorld 2023

Top Rank Marketing

Content Marketing World 2023 takes place September 26 – 28 both in-person in Washington, D.C. and online, and as the biggest content marketing conference in the world, CMWorld annually brings together a fantastic group of top-notch professionals sharing their curiosity for future trends, marketing insight, and aspirations for elevating the industry.

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The Role of AI in Predictive Analytics for B2B Marketing

Heinz Marketing

By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing As we navigate the landscape of B2B marketing, it becomes increasingly evident that leveraging technology is not just beneficial but essential. A significant development steering this narrative is the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with predictive analytics, a collaboration that promises to add value to businesses by offering deeper insights and facilitating informed decision-making.

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Why Human Content Plus AI-Driven Distribution Is The Future of Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Robots aren’t here to take our jobs. But, they are playing a significant role in the future of content marketing. In fact, 52% of business leaders have already implemented AI content generation tools into their content marketing strategies, and 64.7% will have tried it by the end of 2023. So, if you want to keep up with the competition and continue to thrive in the digital space , the key is understanding this: It’s not about handing the reins over to artificial intelligence, but rather knowing

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The AI-Enabled CMO: Practical Tips for Today's B2B Marketers

Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

On October 11th, understand how to navigate the AI landscape confidently, turning insights into groundbreaking strategies that set you apart. Why attend? You'll learn: Practical applications/Use cases How to find and assess the right AI technology Prioritizing quick wins Mastering prompt engineering Solving marketing challenges efficiently Strategies to launch pilot programs Case studies of B2Bs building smarter businesses with AI Exclusive bonus content: Actionable frameworks to get started qui

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Email Spam Trigger Words: How you can avoid spam filters

Vision6

According to Google, Gmail blocks more than 100 million emails as spam worldwide each day. Which potentially means all your tireless efforts spent crafting the perfect campaign may be undone by simply using spammy words in emails. Fortunately for you, spam filters can easily be avoided if you know what they’re looking for. Spam filters learn what characteristics are “spammy” by looking at spam emails.

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The Power of Audience Analysis

Leading Results Rambings

In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses face an unprecedented challenge – capturing the attention of their target audience amidst a constant flood of advertisements and promotional messages. To succeed in this hyper-competitive landscape, understanding your target audience is not just an advantage; it's the key to unlocking success. At Luna Creative Marketing, we recognize the power of audience analysis and the immense value it brings to our clients' marketing efforts.

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Two-thirds of marketers report mid-year budget cuts

Martech

Two-thirds of marketers are facing reduced budgets in the second half of the year, according to new research from email management software company Exclaimer. Also, many marketers are out of sync with how customers want to hear from them — focusing on social media instead of email. Budgets. Most marketing budgets as they stand prioritize email — a good start.

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The 5 Things Every B2B Tech CEO Should Know About Drip Marketing Campaigns

Launch Marketing

When it comes to nurturing leads and keeping potential clients engaged in the ever-evolving landscape of B2B tech digital marketing, drip marketing stands out as a game-changer. But what is drip marketing and how can you leverage it? Let’s plunge in! Understanding the Fundamentals of Drip Marketing Drip marketing is an automated set of emails sent out at specific times or based on specific actions.

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5 Types of AI All Marketers Should Know About

Marketing Insider Group

AI has caused a seismic shift in the marketing world over the past several years—and we’re talking about way more than ChatGPT. Today, AI is nearly as intertwined with marketing as traditional technology tools, like CRM systems and email marketing platforms. To stay ahead, it’s critical for marketers to know the different types of AI impacting the marketing world and how to use them in practice.

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Let's Get Physical: How to Blend Direct Mail Marketing with Your Digital Strategy

Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital

⭐ Are you ready to boost campaign success? Consider the untapped potential of integrating direct mail marketing seamlessly with digital marketing strategies. Combining the physical, tangible impact of direct mail with the dynamic reach of digital marketing can be a game-changer, significantly increasing your ROI when done right. Direct mail grabs attention, making it great for reaching your target audience 📩 Digital marketing keeps the momentum going, driving action 📲 So.

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LinkedIn Advertising Best Practices and Advanced Tips

Webbiquity

LinkedIn Ads are one of the most effective channels for reaching highly targeted groups of B2B buyers. Unfortunately, their interface is anything but intuitive, and it’s easy to make small mistakes that can cost big money. Here’s a set of basic tasks, best practices, and advanced tips that can help you optimize your results and ROI from advertising on LinkedIn.

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10 Things to Do When You Get Home From an Event

Zoominfo

Professional events can generate loads of opportunities in a very short period. But it’s imperative to act fast so your warm leads don’t cool down. We’ve put together a list of the 10 most important post-event priorities to help you turn attendees into prospects and customers. Here’s what to focus on once you’re back in the office, and how ZoomInfo can help: 1.

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12 Opportunities to De-Risk Your Strategic Planning and Execution

Vision Edge Marketing

[link] Business leaders must continuously engage in strategic planning to steer their organizations toward growth and success, especially when facing a dynamic and unpredictable environment. In this episode of What’s Your Edge , we’ll explore 12 ways you can de-risk your strategic planning and execution. Strategic planning has both advocates and detractors, especially as to whether it positively impacts operational performance.

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A guide for finding product-market fit

Lenny's Newsletter

👋 Hey, I’m Lenny and welcome to a 🔒 subscriber-only edition 🔒 of my weekly newsletter. Each week I tackle reader questions about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. Subscribe now Welcome to part five of our ongoing series on how to kickstart and scale a B2B business: Part 1: How to come up with a great B2B startup idea Part 2: How to validate your idea Part 3: How to identify your ICP Part 4 : How to find and win your first 10 customers P

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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How to Drive AI and Data Success with Salesforce Certifications

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

The new Salesforce Data Cloud Consultant Certification How to become a Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant The new Salesforce AI Associate Certification How to become a Salesforce Certified AI Associate Why these new certifications matter Get started today Salesforce is helping customers understand artificial intelligence (AI) and Data Cloud by delivering two new certifications that objectively validate individual skills and experience that team members need to build trusted AI and data s

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What Can Content Aggregator Services Do for Your Brand?

Marketing Insider Group

As a marketer, it can feel like getting your brand noticed in today’s crowded digital landscape requires a herculean effort. Content aggregation is one powerful solution that many are using to earn more traffic and leads. It works like this: A content aggregator funnels content into a content aggregation platform, then uses algorithms to decide where it should be distributed on other websites around the web.

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DemandScience’s Dedication to CAN-SPAM Act Compliance

PureB2B

Discover how DemandScience rigorously adheres to the CAN-SPAM Act, ensuring the highest standards in commercial electronic communication. Dive into our commitment to transparency, quality leads, and unmatched data privacy.

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An Interview with Kristi Marquardt: Her Thoughts on 22 Years at Brandpoint

Brandpoint

In 2002, Kristi Marquardt started her journey with Brandpoint. Almost 22 years later, Kristi stands as a Senior Business Development Executive and an integral part of the company’s success in the public relations industry. As one of the longest-tenured employees at Brandpoint, Kristi has not only navigated the industry’s shifts but also thrived within them.

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Enablement Woes: Put an End to Content-Related Frustrations

Content frustrations are all too real and it’s time to tackle them head on. Let’s start with marketing. How many times do you use limited resources to create content sellers ignore, while outdated, off-brand materials and messaging continue to be shared? And sellers - how many selling hours do you spend hunting for just the right content, and if you find it, tailoring to specific buyer’s needs becomes your next challenge.

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Generative AI Waging War on B2B Marketing Jobs?

Envy

Generative AI is a big elephant in marketing rooms around the globe. For years experts have predicted the potential disappearance of traditional jobs due to AI and automation. Did you hear about the robot that can make cocktails?! Whatever next? Next is that many marketers are asking valid questions: Is my job at risk? Can (or will) robots and ChatGPT effectively replace us?

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5 Content Discovery Trends To Inform Your Marketing Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

Content consumption patterns have stayed mostly the same in recent years. Content discovery hasn’t. Consider these five trends as you plan your content and strategy for 2024.

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Get Hands-on with MuleSoft Automation and Integration Skills with Trailhead

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Learn MuleSoft skills on Trailhead with new hands-on challenges Get more feedback with Enhanced Quizzes For the first time ever, you can now learn MuleSoft skills and get hands-on experience for free on Trailhead , Salesforce’s online learning platform. Gain access to a free test version of MuleSoft, including the same tools you’ll use on the job, so you can confidently take charge at work, add new skills to your resume, and help your company succeed.

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Inclusion and Vulnerability: The Keys to Leading a Great Marketing Team

Marketing Insider Group

Ask any marketer what it takes to be a great leader, and you’ll probably get some predictable responses. Things like creative vision, decisiveness, and data-driven decision making are common leadership traits that marketers fixate on at the moment. It’s true that these are important for successful marketing. But when you’re talking about leading marketing teams, there are two absolutely critical traits that can’t slip off of the radar: inclusion and vulnerability.

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Is Your ESG Communication a Walking Red Flag?

One moment, you're proudly releasing your annual report, and before you know it, six months have passed and attention has shifted. Not communicating your impact consistently to key stakeholders is what we call an ESG communication red flag. Think of red flags as common mistakes that hinder stakeholder engagement. While these slips in communication are rarely intentional, they can have a significant impact on how your ESG efforts are perceived.

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The Untold Story of OptinMonster’s 10-Year Journey (and how we ALMOST didn’t make it!)

Optinmonster

Hey everyone – Thomas here from OptinMonster. Today, I have the incredible privilege of celebrating OptinMonster’s 10th birthday with you! Honestly, it feels surreal typing this out. Blessed beyond measure doesn’t begin to describe the immense gratitude and thankfulness in my heart. If you would’ve asked me where OptinMonster would be now 10 years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to fathom what it has become today.

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3 reasons why customer journeys are the key to better experiences and profits

Martech

Organizations that want happier customers should look holistically at the entire customer journey. It’s not enough to target individual touchpoints for improvements. Marketers need the big picture when it comes to customer experiences. “The ability to focus on customer journeys and reorient your organization around customer journeys is the great ‘unlock’ for companies that are struggling, perhaps, to make progress with their customer experience scores and their programs,” said Joana de Quintanil

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7 Secrets Every Tech Company Must Know to Skyrocket PPC Conversion Rate

Launch Marketing

The digital realm is vast and includes many competitors, especially for tech companies. Amid the chaos, your brand deserves to shine. One powerful approach to do so is through top-notch pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns. These can be intimidating at first, but when planned and executed correctly, can yield some impressive results, such as boosting brand awareness by nearly 80% and doubling website traffic.

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Elevate B2B Marketing News Weekly Roundup: Experiences Drive Brand Success, New Dall-E 3, & X’s Paid Future

Top Rank Marketing

B2B Content Promotion in 2023: Channel and Format Trends [Report] 97.7 percent of B2B content marketers used LinkedIn to amplify their organization’s content during 2023 — up 4.7 percent from 2022, with 67.4 percent using Twitter/X having — an 18.6 percent decrease, while the leading content types being promoted were blogs, social media, video, white papers, and case studies — three of numerous findings of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-published report data.

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Redefining the CDP: 8 Data-Driven Designs for Successful Customer Journeys

In this guide, discover 8 use cases for how a customer data platform can tackle common challenges faced by marketing, commerce, service, and sales teams. With helpful diagrams and simple explanations in each use case, see how Salesforce’s CDP, Data Cloud for Marketing, powers personalized, real-time experiences across marketing, with capabilities that include: Optimizing ad spend Powering dynamic website content Increasing upselling and cross-selling Resolving service cases with marketing data B

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: A World Without AI Will Soon Be Unthinkable

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

It’s unthinkable for any company, anywhere, today to not have a robust website and mobile presence, right? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it’s becoming similarly unthinkable for AI-based intelligence to not be baked into every product and service. “This will be a big shift in how we interact with the world and technology,” said Altman, whose company created the wildly popular AI chatbot ChatGPT.

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Becoming evidence-guided | Itamar Gilad (Gmail, YouTube, Microsoft)

Lenny's Newsletter

Brought to you by Ezra —The leading full-body cancer screening company | Vanta —Automate compliance. Simplify security | LinkedIn Ads —Reach professionals and drive results for your business — Itamar Gilad is a career coach, author, and speaker with over two decades of experience in senior product roles at Google, Microsoft, and various startups.

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Boosting Sales and Conversions

Leading Results Rambings

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, businesses face numerous challenges when it comes to achieving success and growth. One of the primary goals for any business, whether it's an e-commerce store or a service-based company, is to boost sales and increase conversions. In this chapter, we will explore the significance of driving sales and conversions and how Luna Creative Marketing can help your business achieve remarkable results.