Oktopost

MARCH 15, 2021

B2B marketing has felt these shifts as much as any other field. Conferences and trade shows may be fading into memory, but new ideas and opportunities are emerging in their place. As the source of more than 80% of their social media leads , LinkedIn has always been the bright center of the universe for B2B marketers.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 5, 2017

2018 is creeping upon us and what a better way to start the new year than with some conference warm-up? As a CMO, you’re probably looking to be ahead of the industry, gain multi-channel expertise, and as always, improve your marketing ROI; in which case, conferences provide all of this under one roof. In addition, […].

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

For years, B2C brands have used online video as a marketing tool to reach their target audiences and deliver important brand messages, and consumer-facing brands have benefitted from numerous conferences and resources to help them along their video journeys. As a result, many of them continue to struggle to see the return on.

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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. As speaking opportunities at events and conferences dried up, online channels took front and center for influencers across industries. . How we picked our top 10 B2B influencers.

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Oktopost

JUNE 18, 2019

With all that available, there’s no excuse for running a business-to-business marketing campaign that can be accurately described as, “throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks”. For digital marketers, that’s even more important. These days, marketing initiatives have to justify their existence by showing measurable results.

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Oktopost

JULY 30, 2020

Remember conferences and meetups?! I can only vaguely recall my last conference. So many B2B deals closed, and so many connections made. Back in the B2B world, companies are increasingly shining a spotlight to online lead generation and engagement. Should you use a dedicated B2B webinar software? What are webinars?

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Just when B2B marketers feel they have finally proven ROI with a solid social strategy, along comes another social media platform to shake things up. Connect with other B2B companies in your industry with a similar audience profile. Tip #1: Build the Right Audience. What is working for your competitors? What is working less?

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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.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Darrell Alfonso, Marketing Operations leader at Amazon Web Services, takes the hot seat today. Listen to the podcast: For more thought leadership on marketing ops, check out our Radically Transparent podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or LinkedIn. And if you’d like to join our marketing team, Oktopost is hiring!

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Listen to the podcast: For more thought leadership on marketing and technology, check out our Radically Transparent podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , or LinkedIn. Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned marketing leaders? Ryan is a skilled marketer, technology consultant, and Google Ads, specialist.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The pandemic has given B2B marketing leaders a golden opportunity to rethink the culture of their marketing teams. Rather than worrying about how to recover , the best B2B marketers are thinking about how to get stronger. This post originally appeared on MarketingProfs. Do you have a development plan?

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Upskilling your marketing team is always a good idea. And who can marketers of any level turn to define or refine an ideal marketing job or career in today’s climate? He has been building marketing teams, strategies, and solutions for over 25 years in agency, SaaS, and academic environments. Like What You Heard?

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Oktopost

APRIL 2, 2020

Times are evolving for B2B communication. B2B companies have been struggling with it well before Covid-19. For example, before shelter-in-place went into practice, conference calls were a popular form of business communication. In the B2B space, internal or customer facing relationships matter.

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Oktopost

APRIL 1, 2021

Listen to the Podcast: For more episodes on MarTech, subscribe to B2B Marketing Now for free wherever you listen to podcasts or catch us on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or follow Oktopost on LinkedIn. Jon is a marketing entrepreneur and thought leader. Episode Summary. More about Jon Miller. Like What You Heard About MarTech?

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Marketers, PR professionals, bloggers, and journalists have traditional been heavy users. Case in Point: Event Marketing. What can Twitter do from a marketing perspective? Lots of things.

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Oktopost

JULY 18, 2019

At the Facebook annual developers conference in April, Instagram officially confirmed their plans to implement this change with a trail among Canadian users. The same holds true for B2B organizations, who use Instagram to effectively display the more human, cultural, and light-hearted side of their company. . Up your content-game.

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yMarketingMatters

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Last week I attended Ramon Ray’s SmartHustle Small Business Conference in New York City. He is a marketing genius. He has a deep understanding of the human psyche which is a winning formula for successful marketing. It’s very important to focus on a niche market as opposed to a broad market or industry.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 4, 2010

Facebook made its initial announcement of Project Titan to the market on February 5th and was candidly thought to be a Google Gmail killer. I still get questions from B2B firms asking if they should start a presence in Facebook and the answer is unequivocally YES. Back in October of 2007 at a MarketingProfs conference I.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In that time, I had never been to Content Marketing World. My Greatest Takeaways from Content Marketing World 2023 The Monday after returning home, my boss asked me a simple question: What were your biggest takeaways from the conference? Heck, why does content marketing even exist if not for this very reason?

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Oktopost

MARCH 5, 2019

Staying relative has always been a challenge for marketers. Attention spans decrease and the public becomes desensitized to marketing messages. This means marketers need to to up their game. Done right, real time marketing (RTM) captures (and holds) the attention of your target audience. What is Real-Time Marketing?

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 28, 2017

Making Social Media An ROI Positive Channel For B2B Businesses By Jingcong Zhao. Billion spent on social media marketing in the U.S. alone last year , it’s clear that social media is being cemented as a marketing function in most B2B organizations. Yet, 61% of marketers claim measuring ROI is a top challenge.

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Pixlee

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We previously posted a list of the top 10 Digital Marketing Conferences occurring from January through June of 2018. Below are the conferences to consider in the second half of 2018 if you’re looking to expand your knowledge of digital marketing, learn from the best in the industry, and network. July 9-11, 2018.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2017

B2B companies have an attention problem. As marketing technology has improved over the last few years, marketers have fallen back on uninspired tactics like formulaic outbound emails and lackluster drip campaigns. Account-based marketing opens up room for innovation and risk-taking. Clorox, Cleaning Up at the Conference.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Jason Miller, Marketing Director at CreativeX takes the hot seat on slaying mediocrity. Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned marketing leaders? Jason is currently serving as the Marketing Director at CreativeX , an AI-powered technology company that helps organizations measure the impact of creative decisions.

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Social Media Marketing

APRIL 13, 2011

It is now popular wisdom that Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin are good places for businesses to market their products and services. When it comes to B2B social media uses like privileged discussions between manufacturers and resellers or internal discussions between sales and marketing personnel, you'd need a more intimate social network.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Digging into your competitor’s approach through a marketing competitor analysis is critical to putting together or updating your brand’s marketing strategy. It is the key to your business’s future success because when you look more closely into your competitors’ marketing, you learn from their successes and mistakes.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Ardath Albee, author, persona creator, and digital story strategist, was running a tech start-up in 2000, during the first-ever iteration of marketing automation. Ardath joins us on the Business of Story to share the amazing wisdom she has gleaned from her 30+ years of marketing insight. It’s All About the Customer.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Here you will find a summary of our latest webinar “From the Experts: Constructing the Social Bridge Between Sales and Marketing hosted with our good friend Megan Thudium, Senior Consultant, Content Marketing & Founder, MTC The Content Agency. Covid has been a huge transition for the B2B marketing world.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? Within the first few minutes of this episode, Matt Bailey, President of SiteLogic, will have you hooked as he cautions marketers to beware of trends and be confident when it comes to working with data. He is currently serving as President of SitelLogic Marketing Consultants.

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

No one needs conferences more than digital marketers. Inbound marketing is a rapidly-changing field, which is why opportunities to learn the latest strategies and best practices from thought leaders are invaluable. The 2014 Carnegie Conference – January 30-31, 2014. SXSW Interactive – March 7-16, 2014.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I frequently receive email marketing pitches. But a growing percentage of marketers understand email messages must be short and to the point, and they also realize by sending a targeted message to a blogger they can receive positive awareness. Reasonable requests, I thought, once I learned the conference objectives and its speakers.

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Writtent Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Marketers worldwide are still buzzing about Inbound 13, the world’s largest inbound marketing conference. HubSpot’s annual gathering, held in Boston, drew an astounding 5,300 marketing professionals from 34 countries worldwide. Inbound Marketing. What do these factors have to do with inbound marketing?

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Oktopost

MARCH 23, 2020

B2B marketing and sales professionals are fighting a daily battle to convert a finite number of leads. This is why automation of B2B marketing and sales activities appears inevitable. It’s clear that organizations looking to scale up embrace automation tools and solutions to boost their marketing and sales operations.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

And you’d certainly never talk about your brand or product at a business conference or networking event…while wearing noise-cancelling headphones. There is no more powerful form of marketing than word of mouth: happy customers singing your praises to friends, family, and peers. But failing to do it can be very costly.

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Socialized

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It astonishes the number of marketing strategies out there. Word of mouth marketing. Traditionally, it is the most important form of marketing. Viral marketing. And sometimes marketers create promotional content so nice that people can’t help but share. Social media marketing. PR marketing.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Starting your own social media marketing agency. Here are five tips for starting your own social media marketing agency: 1. Your agency can be industry specific (B2B, tech, beauty etc) or platform-specific. For example, many TikTok marketing agencies specialize in creative productions and talent management.

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Oktopost

APRIL 30, 2020

In a survey of more than a thousand mid-level and senior marketers taken last year, 41% listed live events as “ the most critical marketing channel ” for their business objectives. With conventions and conferences on hold, marketers are looking for tools to help them explore digital alternatives.

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