Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Content marketing ain’t easy… but isn’t that why it’s so valuable? Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. Are you meeting their needs?

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Rev

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Companies can’t survive without customers. And every customer is a “converted” lead. Some may not fit your ideal customer profile and others may not be ready to buy. That’s where marketing qualified leads, or MQLs, come into play. What is a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? How do you identify an MQL?”

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The Point

APRIL 16, 2019

Thanks to Spear Digital Media Director Tim DiSabatino for authoring this week’s post. Because costs per click in B2B search campaigns can often be extremely high when companies compete the for same keywords, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for B2B advertisers offers its own very unique challenges.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Part one: The promise The birth of marketing technology brought so much potential to the marketing department. I was a young, freshly minted MBA with a background in computer science, and a two-year stint doing software marketing at IBM. Plus, marketing was getting some extra respect in board meetings.

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SmarkLabs

JUNE 13, 2022

Feeling bamboozled by marketing tactics, channels, and buzzwords? There’s a lot to navigate when searching for the best marketing practices for your emerging company. Knowing when and how to get a realistic and effective marketing strategy off the ground may even seem daunting. Start-Up Marketing Fundamentals.

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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If you haven’t come across it yet, it’s an insightful framework that challenges the outdated strategies we B2B marketers have relied on to spur growth over the last decade.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.

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EveryoneSocial

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There are a million ways you can go about saving money on paid advertising, but I want to focus on the most impactful strategies. I’ve been a paid search specialist for more than six years, and – using the tactics I’ll discuss in this blog — I’ve helped accounts improve their campaign cost per conversion by as much as 50%!

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Account-based marketing or ABM is a B2B marketing strategy that aligns sales and marketing efforts to deliver targeted advertising, as well as personalized content and messaging, to high-value accounts. It has been used by B2B marketers for well over a decade. ABM isn’t new, though.

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Contently

MAY 26, 2020

When I was making the transition from journalism to marketing, my first big epiphany came from a caveman cartoon. You make content, people click on it, and then—BOOM—they immediately buy something or fill out a demo request form. After all, if our search ads work that way, shouldn’t content work that way too?

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 21, 2020

However, it’s necessary to budget for your content marketing program, so that you’ll know exactly what funds and resources you’ll be working with in the new year. And you don’t have to start from scratch, as we’ll be sharing how to budget for your content marketing in 2020. Not all content marketing efforts cost money.

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Metadata

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Audience targeting has always been a B2B marketer’s kryptonite. Complex buying processes with multiple decision-makers, long sales cycles, and the limitations of native ad channels all play a part. Here’s a call to all B2B marketers: Targeting doesn’t have to be a nightmare. That doesn’t cut it in my book. Not even close.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 15, 2021

The world has been stirred up by a global pandemic, most of us are still working from home, and digital marketing strategies have become a critical part of every company’s survival. When it comes down to it, one of the most important things marketing organizations are tasked with is generating marketing qualified leads (MQLs).

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Televerde

MAY 31, 2022

Social media began as a way for people to connect with each other, share content, and network. Now, it’s become an effective aspect of a business’s digital marketing strategy. In today’s market, one way to drive business is through social media lead generation. What Exactly Is Social Media Lead Generation?

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The ABM Agency

JANUARY 8, 2021

Experienced B2B marketers understand that no two campaigns are identical; each one requires a customized approach in order to reach a target audience and achieve the desired results. Programmatic display advertising—also referred to as programmatic marketing—is one way to create an effective touchpoint with the customer.

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Metadata

JANUARY 18, 2023

Based on Silvio Perez’s DEMAND session: “Building a Paid Media Strategy in a Down Economy.” Was Sun Tzu, the famed Chinese military general and author of The Art of War , talking about paid media strategies when he said, “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity?” No, but he could have been.

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Contently

MAY 23, 2018

Contently Case Stories is a series highlighting some of Contently’s most successful clients. In today’s digital media landscape, content distribution is often the step brands overlook the most. But as more content floods the internet, that calculus has changed. Fixing the Funnel.

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Envy

AUGUST 18, 2020

We’ve all been there: Crafted our content plan to include a remarkable eBook, meticulous landing page and paid ads to die for. It happens so often in B2B tech companies when sales marketing are not fully aligned on their goals, messaging and who precisely they’re targeting. The sales team isn't happy with the leads.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 4, 2023

You can build your pipelines with the right prospects that fit your ideal customer profile (ICP), and utilize the insights each prospect’s LinkedIn profile holds about them to tailor your outreach. LinkedIn Sales Navigator’s advanced search filters help you find prospects that specifically fit your target market.

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Metadata

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Just as CMOs and other marketing leaders started reaching into their pockets after more than two years of pandemic-restricted spending, they’ve hit another flaming hoop: uncertain macroeconomic conditions. Insert the collective sighs of marketers.]. Rank and segment your audience by ICP. Please, don’t do that.

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Only B2B

APRIL 24, 2024

Among marketers, few topics spark as much debate as the comparison between demand generation and inbound marketing. Conversely, inbound marketing predominantly relies on passive techniques to draw in potential leads. Here are some metrics to consider: High-intent Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs).

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Inbox Insight

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the realm of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), two terms frequently arise that B2B marketers often struggle to comprehend – demand generation and lead generation. While these two concepts may seem interchangeable, they in fact serve unique roles in any B2B marketing strategy.

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Martech

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If your customer is a business, there can be multiple decision-makers and influencers within an organization to engage. That’s why many teams implement an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. This means organizing a strategy around the various levels of engagement that your marketing team reaches with their target.

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As a public relations and digital marketing agency owner, I often hear about numerous tips, tricks, hacks, and workarounds to build massive social media success. We've put 10 social media statements to the test, and our findings may be surprising. General social media statements to verify or debunk. It’s no secret.

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 5, 2023

As Earth perishes from drought and famine, the protagonist played by Matthew McConaughey embarks on a time-sensitive journey across the universe in search of a new home for humanity. The mysterious force of gravity is the most vivid analogy I can use to describe the power of a successful inbound content marketing plan.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Content should be designed to create and refine audience interest and trust. In fact, content that answers questions and provides valuable insights is especially helpful. Your content will not reach much of an audience if it isn’t promoted. As with content creation, promotion should be an ongoing process.

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Martech

APRIL 26, 2022

You’ve heard about the results companies are getting with account-based marketing (ABM) and you want to know what it will take to make it work for you. Like any digital marketing campaign, the cost of running ABM campaigns consists of multiple components with multiple line items within each component. Budget for the expertise you need.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 7, 2020

In the industry of social media marketing, jargon is used loosely and things can change quickly. Social media is the thing that every brand acknowledges they need, yet many companies struggle to crack the code of success or lead conversions on the platforms. General social media marketing terms.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 25, 2024

There are social media templates available for virtually any task you can think of—from content production to reporting to team onboarding. Consider this: When you spend an hour formatting a spreadsheet, you’re losing an hour that you could have spent on your social media marketing strategy.

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Envy

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

When you're working in B2B tech marketing agency, it can feel like you're drowning in a sea of TLAs (three-letter abbreviations) and technical B2B marketing terms. Marketing terms. Account Based Marketing ! B2C customers are consumers, and B2B customers are companies. Did we miss any? Churn rate.

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Schubert B2B

JUNE 22, 2023

For years, social media has been viewed as a platform used primarily by B2C businesses. However, in our today’s world, social media has become a vitally important tool in B2B inbound marketing as well. But, what really is the role of social media in b2b inbound marketing?

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NetLine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Buyer-level intent data, specifically, is sourced from dozens of intent signals that are gathered from multiple touch points throughout the customer journey, from the content prospects consume to the conferences they attend. This data enables sales teams to focus marketing spend on prospects who are actively ready to buy.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Higher ROI- By bringing in higher-quality leads and shortening their time in the sales funnel, you’ll see higher returns on your marketing spend.

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The ABM Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Reading Time: 10 minutes Account Based Marketing (ABM) is a powerful strategy for B2B organizations that can be used to drive demand and increase customer loyalty. In this blog post, we will explore examples of account based marketing campaigns and strategies that have been successful in increasing engagement with target customers.

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Valasys

JULY 20, 2020

Any businesses can construct online media accounts and post the articles, products, and services through content or video clips. The real challenges for brands in social media include crafting techniques and implementing a profitable marketing strategy that levitates sales and revenue. Leveraging Referral Traffic.

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The ABM Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Reading Time: 10 minutes Account Based Marketing (ABM) is a powerful strategy for B2B organizations that can be used to drive demand and increase customer loyalty. In this blog post, we will explore examples of account based marketing campaigns and strategies that have been successful in increasing engagement with target customers.

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Paid Content ABM Sales Management 52

Metadata

MARCH 25, 2021

Our favorite kind of blog posts are the ones that 1) come from happy customers and 2) were unsolicited and 3) we didn’t have to write ourselves. We had a good understanding of what our ideal customer profile (ICP) looked like, and the places they hung out online. After all, isn’t ABM just better marketing ?

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Martech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Marketing departments have near-term and long-term responsibilities to the corporation. Near term is entirely driven by the needs and maturity of marketing operations. Long term, marketing is responsible for developing the intelligence, systems, and processes to drive continuing viability and profitability. Market introduction.

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