Convince & Convert

JANUARY 19, 2014

Now we talk to a real person as a last resort , after we’ve kicked the informational tires so thoroughly that we absolutely must reach out to get our final questions answered, pre-purchase. This is most egregiously true in a category where the transactional stakes are often the highest: business to business marketing.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Employer branding is the marketing of the experience your employees and potential candidates have through your recruiting, employment, and ending of professional relationships with employees. In such a competitive, fast-paced market, inefficiencies in your hiring workflow could turn off top talent. What Is Employer Branding?

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

But, at the end of the day, they need to generate “leads” that get fed into some kind of offline sales process—just like most b2b [and many b2c] companies do. These are usually the same people who say something like, “We don’t sell anything online” when I ask them about their internet marketing strategy.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 2, 2010

But the question has long been 2 fold: 1) How do you create engagement and 2) How do you measure it. You can call it Inbound Marketing (like the folks at HubSpot do) or you could call it Content Marketing (like the folks at Junta42 do) but whatever you call it this is the basis for all your online activity.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

For today’s marketing teams, it’s nearly impossible to do your work and stay agile without marketing automation. There has never been more customer, competitor or industry data available to marketing teams. In this article, we’ll walk through what marketing automation is, how and why to use it and examples of tools.

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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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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Blogging is often viewed as the core component of a B2B social media marketing strategy, and other than discussion forums, it’s the most mature component of social media. Research from HubSpot shows that small businesses with blogs have twice as many Twitter followers as those who don’t. There’s much more.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Whether you’re pursuing an inbound or outbound marketing strategy, lead generation is a constant struggle. In fact, 37% of B2B marketers rank it as their number one challenge. Any good B2B marketing campaign will attract the attention and leads but at different stages of the funnel. What are qualified leads?

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Oktopost

APRIL 26, 2021

B2B companies are especially guilty of this — but they don’t have to be. Nicole Votolato Montgomery, Associate Professor of Marketing at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia agrees: “The number one thing that brands are doing wrong on social media is trying to push product. The converse is true as well.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. The next time you write marketing copy: Use “you” instead of “we”. Ask questions on social media.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Akeeme Hogg Social Media and Email Marketing Lead, ServiceMaster Brands. The classic marketing funnel looks straightforward but in reality, every customer journey is different and some can be much longer than others. Share of voice compares your brand’s market share on social to its top competitors. Fans beget more fans.

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Oktopost

JULY 22, 2021

B2B marketing campaigns tend to be more like a marathon than a sprint. Finding success at the end of the long B2B sales cycle means knowing your customer and meeting them where they’re at, which is why Customer Relationship Management tools are so essential.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions.

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Social Media B2B Sentiment How To 62

Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2021

As a marketer, you know getting customers’ attention can be tough, but actually closing those customers is just as much of a struggle for sales reps in your org. And that’s where marketers can save the day. Again, the average B2B buyer’s journey is growing longer. What is sales enablement, anyway? Blog posts.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 17, 2015

This week I had the pleasure of reading a new report from Smart Insights on the State of Digital Marketing 2015 and decided to dig in a bit further with an interview. 1) What do you think the biggest change to Digital Marketing for B2B firms will be in the next year?

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The reality is that the best LinkedIn users are marketing machines. I've built real friendships with the best B2B marketers in the world and I’m on a text-message basis with countless founders, CEOs, VPs, and executives. They use the platform as a content distribution system, not a resume builder.

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agora pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How do you measure your brand’s progress on social media and make sure you’re on track to reach your marketing goals? With analytics, your brand can also achieve more advanced goals like increasing return on investment (ROI), getting more value from campaigns, and integrating social media marketing goals with business goals.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2012

Recent research from MarketingProfs shows that 84% of B2B companies use social media marketing in some form, and the figure is likely higher for B2C firms. In fact, another recent study from HubSpot reveals that 63% of B2B companies aren’t generating leads from social media at all.

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Writtent Blog

APRIL 3, 2013

There’s a lot that goes into effective content marketing. I scoured the web to find the best resources on creating buyer personas and aligning them with your content marketing. 9 Questions You Need to Ask When Developing Buyer Personas from HubSpot. Remember to ask open ended questions like “Why?” BuyerPersona.com.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

Whether you are a CMO’s of a B2C or B2B Marketing team the key in this next decade is sharing and the key to sharing is Content! Some people call it Content Marketing (Junta42) some people call it Inbound Marketing (HubSpot) but the meaning is basically the same. &# And I couldn’t help but agree.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It’s fantastic when marketing gets a good number of leads and passes them over to sales to ultimately convert into Sales Qualified Opportunities and finally closing a sale. However, not all leads marketing hands over should have been handed over. Sales and Marketing Are One. This is particularly so for sales teams.

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Writtent Blog

APRIL 25, 2013

If you answer “Yes” to at least on of these questions, our collection of blogging statistics will definitely be of great help to you. Tweet (Source: Hubspot ). Tweet (Source: HubSpot ). Tweet (Source: HubSpot ). 7) B2B marketers who use blogs generate 67% more leads than those that do not. 9) 61% of U.S.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As a provider of B2B software, Sprout’s frontline teams often get asked the question: what integrations and partnerships do you provide? It’s a common and necessary inquiry for any brand or agency selecting a software vendor, particularly in the marketing technology space.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Find the answers to those questions and others here in more of the best guides to business blogging of 2010 so far. Meaningful Metrics for B2B Blogging by Proteus B2B Marketing. 4 Business Blogging Best Practices by HubSpot Blog. How can you get more links to your blog? Google Analytics ) to the lesser-known (e.g.,

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2010

Can the financial return on expenditures for social media business activities– in marketing, PR, customer support, HR, product development or other areas — be accurately measured? Chris Bennett lays out the list of metrics he uses to analyze, track and “prove ROI’ from social media marketing.

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ROI Social Media Vocus Metrics 193

Sprout Social

APRIL 15, 2020

As brands planned their strategies, they could not have predicted the way COVID-19 has quickly swept up global markets and conversations. In the wake of the crisis, some brands and social marketers find themselves pivoting away from the social strategies they worked so hard to plan. However, not all is lost nor does it have to be.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 31, 2011

According to a recent presentation from HubSpot , “selling is 10X easier once you have established trust.&# The agency I work with, KC Associates , is a full service marketing and PR agency (of which there are zillions) but focused exclusively on b2b technology clients; the focus sets the agency apart. • Be transparent.

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Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Try answering these questions to get a grip on your current status. After surveying 1200+ marketers, Hubspot says this: 6-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays are the least preferred posting days by marketers because: Mondays are the week’s start, and people go to work, which does not sound like Friday. to 6:00 p.m.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. participating in groups and answering questions). by My Venture Pad.

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LinkedIn Tips B2B Findability 189

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 3, 2011

The answer may come from the email marketing field. Many of these were other B2B marketers, but others were social media experts, journalists, PR professionals, or just plain fascinating personalities. This list will be posted on Cheryl Burgess’ Blue Focus Marketing Blog. What is it? Jennifer Aaker. Allison Mooney.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Although the framework has been for the most part enthusiastically embraced (and dozens of people have downloaded the framework white paper ), a few people on Twitter questioned the need for a “new” marketing concept. Content Marketing. Inbound Marketing. Image credit: Ajax Union.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

B2B buyers are bombarded with information daily, and only so many brands can stand out. 64% of CMOs feel that brand marketing should be given higher importance, but CFOs aren’t entirely on the same page: only 26% agree with further investments in this area. What is a brand marketing solution?

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 31, 2022

Although it’s the ideal platform for reaching your target audience, the problem is that 96% of B2B content marketers are already using LinkedIn for organic social marketing. Fortunately, there are some advanced ways of using LinkedIn as a powerful B2B marketing tool. Image credit: StockSnap on Pixabay.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 1, 2014

That happened to me – and you’re damn right I dad-milked that sucker – when it was announced last week that (among digital marketers) I am the most retweeted and most mentioned person on Twitter (PDF). How is Pharrell the #10 most mentioned person on Twitter among digital marketers? That guy is EVERYWHERE!

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Rebekah Radice

JULY 15, 2019

You can even do an interview with a fellow expert or colleague in your niche like Jessika Phillips and Mike Gingerich do with NOW Marketing Group. When creating thought leadership videos, the most important thing is to start with research and know exactly what your audience needs and what questions they want answered. Brand Videos.

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Writtent Blog

MAY 26, 2014

SEO and blogging form the backbone of content marketing, something that every serious business and marketer should be doing today to grow their online presence. Are you taking full advantage of these marketing practices? Businesses that make blogging part of their online marketing strategy get significantly more sales leads.

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Buffer Social

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

There’s a significant shift from simply broadcasting marketing messages to engaging fans. While Facebook and Instagram had received the attention of most marketers (including ourselves) in 2017, LinkedIn has steadily grown its user base to more than 500 million members. What are some questions that your customers often ask you?

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