Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To inspire you to a more original small business content strategy that’s built to weather an era where literally every company blogs, Tweets, and pens eBooks, we’ve taken inspiration from some of the hardest-working companies on the block: B2B companies with brilliant content. With a sports theme, of course.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

In survey after survey, year after year, lead generation is a top priority for B2B brands. No matter how big or small, B2B businesses can’t survive without new leads. Generating high-quality leads is essential to get more sales and more revenue. No leads means no clients and therefore, no sales.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising. Image credit: WordPress VIP Not surprising: the top four goals of content marketing (like marketing in general) revolve around creating brand awareness, increasing brand credibility, and generating leads or sales.

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Sprout Social

JULY 1, 2021

But for business-to-business (B2B) companies, the strategy shifts from a broad audience to a very specific one. B2B SEO has a few basic areas that differ from B2C SEO. In this guide, we’ll outline those key differences and how you can better your own B2B SEO strategy. What is B2B SEO?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

For B2B brands, social media is growing in importance: 66% of B2B marketers report that LinkedIn is effective, 66% say they plan to boost their organic usage of Instagram, and 56% rate YouTube as important to overall brands success ( Articulate ). They then craft a strategy that will resonate. Source: Hubspot Facebook.

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Oktopost

MARCH 7, 2022

There is no shortage of imperative marketing tactics that if you don’t do right now, your B2B organization will crash and burn. In this piece, we’ll break down social listening, how it’s different from social monitoring, and the benefits and ways to use social listening for your B2B brand. What is Social Listening?

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Oktopost

JUNE 16, 2020

So to honor them… We’ve gathered some of the funniest B2B Marketing Jokes from around the web and sent CEO, Daniel Kushner and Managing Director EMEA, Colin Day , into battle to tell some of the best B2B Marketing Dad Jokes around. 14 of the Best B2B Marketing Dad Jokes: What is a pirates favorite piece of B2B marketing content?

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the world of B2B sales, this can be a complex and time-consuming task, as the buyer’s journey is often long and convoluted. Over 84% of B2B executives are using social media as a source for making a purchase decision, which shows that buyers are doing their research online before they make a commitment to a company.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 9, 2019

If you’re in B2B sales or marketing, you know how challenging it is to get the attention of today’s buyers. B2B marketers are struggling more than ever to get targeted prospects to engage; almost 60 percent say it’s a challenge for them to generate new leads, according to Chief Marketers’ 2019 B2B Marketing Outlook report.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 27, 2020

When it comes to B2B marketing thought leaders, the COVID-19 crisis has driven experts and influencers in the field further into the digital realm. But, before we deep dive into social profiles let’s take a step back and realize why is influencer marketing booming for B2B marketing? How we picked our top 10 B2B influencers.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In the US alone, research from Statista shows that B2B marketing spend has already decreased by over 50% in early 2020. Social media is the most popular platform for B2B marketing, says Content Marketing Institute: 83% of marketers are going this route. Today, the focus will be on Linkedin and how it can help B2B brands.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It helps you reach out to a wide range of people, generate new prospects, foster connection with your audience, increase brand loyalty, and of course, B2B’s ultimate metric — get sales. While influencer strategy is more commonly associated with B2C businesses, B2B has recently seen some potential growth in this strategy.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 17, 2014

Much has been written about how the internet in general, and the explosion of content marketing in particular, has changed the nature of b2b marketing. Today’s b2b buyers are typically 70% of the way through their purchase process before they contact a vendor’s sales team.

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Later

JUNE 28, 2021

LinkedIn is now a powerful business-to-business (B2B) marketing and sales tool. We’re highlighting 5 ways to level up your LinkedIn B2B marketing strategy in this blog post: What Is LinkedIn B2B Marketing? B2B marketing does exactly what it says on the tin. Optimize Your Company Page. Run Targeted Ads.

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Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Today, we examine the best B2B chatbots being used to drive business objectives. B2B Chatbot Examples. If there’s one B2B brand that’s investing in chatbots, its HubSpot. Hubspot has both a website and Facebook Messenger bot that it uses to capture leads and provide users with more information on its software.

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Oktopost

APRIL 18, 2022

Audio blogging”, the ancestor of podcasts, dates back to the 1980s. It’s no wonder that savvy B2B marketers are taking advantage of this popular and portable format to create value-packed audio programs. B2B podcasts are a powerful form of outbound marketing. Jump to Best B2B Podcasts. What is a B2B Podcast?

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Hitting targets and meeting sales quotas has become harder for most sales teams over the past year. The impact of the economy has slowed down the pace of B2B sales, leaving sales teams wondering how to meet their KPIs. So, in order to efficiently guide prospects to closed-won, nurturing relationships is key.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 6, 2019

A lot of B2B marketers make the mistake of thinking their brand has no place on Instagram. What people fail to realize is that Instagram is a rich resource for potential views and sales—that is, if one knows how to read the numbers and play the game. To call those numbers large is an understatement. Craft your Profile.

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Keyhole.co

JUNE 7, 2023

When we think of a B2B branding toolkit, the first thought to pop up in our minds is a handbook that contains the brand’s preferred tone of voice, colors, typography, imagery, vision, values, and messaging pillars. However, if this audience doesn’t have an interest in beauty products, targeting them won’t yield any sales.

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Oktopost

APRIL 21, 2020

There’s no doubt that when B2B marketers do social media right, they can be a great facilitator in staying connected with prospects and customers through content. Together, they unveil current trends emerging in the B2B marketing industry due to COVID19 and best practices to tighten B2B content strategies.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As noted in the 2016 B2B Marketing Trends report , B2B marketing strategies and practices are in the midst of significant change, driven by new technologies and evolving buyer expectations for more “consumer-like” experiences. B2B marketing budgets are shifting to digital and social. B2B messaging gets personal.

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Keyhole.co

JANUARY 27, 2023

Social media is quickly becoming the go-to method medium for B2B marketers looking to promote their business. In fact, a study by the International Data Corporation found that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make purchasing decisions. This has made producing social media content a top priority for 95% of B2B marketers.

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Oktopost

JUNE 18, 2019

The industries and markets that digital B2B businesses serve are undergoing constant, dramatic changes. The industries and markets that digital B2B businesses serve are undergoing constant, dramatic changes. Outbound marketing refers to endeavors that push your message “out” to potential leads in the wider world.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Instagram is a fantastic platform for B2B marketers. You need to be marketing to this demographic, which means you need to consider marketing on Instagram as a great opportunity to build your brand and generate leads. Here are seven examples of B2B brands doing Instagram marketing the right way.

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Oktopost

APRIL 28, 2022

CEO of TopRanks & B2B Marketing Influencer Lee Odden tackles influencer marketing. Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? Throughout the entire episode, Lee drops his best tips on how B2B organizations can work with influencers, and how to lead a successful influencer marketing campaign.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 23, 2011

It’s not that B2B companies aren’t finding success in social media marketing, but more (in my experience at least) that they are less willing to publicly reveal their strategies for competitive reasons. Recently, that’s begun to change a bit as blogs like TopRank and Marketo have highlighted b2b social media success stories.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 28, 2017

Making Social Media An ROI Positive Channel For B2B Businesses By Jingcong Zhao. alone last year , it’s clear that social media is being cemented as a marketing function in most B2B organizations. The biggest reason for this challenge has to do with the mindset with which B2B marketers have approached social.

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2023

Ah, lead generation – that everlasting conversation. For the past few years, a common thread in that conversation has been marketing – how involved is marketing, and how involved should the marketing team be in lead generation? Its centrality is a long-term market shift – one that any B2B enterprise should be working to keep up with.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

However, while most focus on brand awareness, it’s crucial to understand that brand awareness alone doesn’t create conversions and sales. Furthermore, more influence equates to more aspirational qualities, which leads to increased brand loyalty and more brand ambassadors. say strengthening their brand is a top business objective.

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Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

Now, as a B2B marketer , you might be quick to point out that, sure, a lot has changed. But, that’s consumers not B2B. Well, according to Google, more than half (52%) of all B2B purchases in 2019 were influenced by digital content and marketing. The 2020 buyer journey is an online journey. What about manufacturing?!”

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

On the other hand, a weak brand could lead to 10% more spending on each new hire. Recruiting practices have changed dramatically over the last ten years, and companies that stick to outdated tactics are quickly falling behind the competition. Having a great employer brand can make or break recruiting that next great candidate.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 4, 2023

Affiliate sales support independent publishing. The term “social media” implies connecting with others, socializing and sharing. While this is a reason one may engage with social media, from its earliest days other motives have driven users to partake. Let’s examine the top social platforms users associate with each drive.

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Oktopost

MAY 23, 2022

The eternal question for B2B marketers is: When is the best time to sell to buyers? But the longer your B2B sales cycle is, the more chances your buyers will lose interest and look elsewhere. The answer is when they want to buy, of course. Quick Links. What is intent-based marketing? What is intent data? Active Intent.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 16, 2010

In the last post we covered Social Media Listening for B2B Marketing and while providing outstanding customer support is always a good choice when it comes to building a business case that will stand up in the boardroom, another very fertile area to consider is creating a stream of leads from all those conversations out there.

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WebInKnow

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Marketers understand that content drives action and many organizations now create original content—websites, blogs, video channels, social feeds, podcasts, and the like—as an essential way to reach buyers. However, most B2B companies focus their content effort only to attract attention and generate sales leads.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 9, 2023

Firmbee.com on Unsplash As Norman Vincent Peale said, “All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do.” Or in the words of Ben Franklin , “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” What’s the best approach for creating that strategic plan?

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Sprout Social

MAY 25, 2022

Our Salesforce integration empowers your social, sales and support teams alike. Looking at the top challenges of B2B marketers , the growing need for social media CRM integrations is clear. Giving the sales team relevant content to engage target buyers (23%). This rings true for B2B and B2C alike. The good news?

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