Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

What does the future of B2B influence look like, and how will top global brands succeed with B2B influencer marketing in 2024 and beyond? In the B2B space, we need real people to give their opinions and perspectives about challenges and solutions. No one wants to buy from an AI that hasn’t done the work or used the product.

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Outgrow

APRIL 29, 2024

No business can afford one-time customers after their marketing and branding efforts. And, to get returning and loyal customers, they need to establish trust and credibility amongst their audience. Now that we know the types of social proof, let us look at some ways to use social proof in the real world and their use cases.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, they can complement your other marketing strategies in substantial ways. Instead, you can gather opinions related to your products/services through surveys, and then utilize them to adjust the overall marketing campaign accordingly. Remember, though, that you don’t have to pitch to them.

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Content Standard

MARCH 9, 2017

It’s a lesson that’s just as true for objects with mass as it is for marketing audiences—and brand marketing professionals who have to constantly contend with audiences that hate to sit still. Imagine, for instance, that you’re the director of marketing at a finance-based company. What happened?

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Onalytica B2B

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Of course, nothing beats being in the room in and amongst the atmosphere, but Onalytica are all about educating and helping the industry to not just do influencer marketing, but to do it well. This is a great analogy of how lots of brands first approach influencer marketing. Have a clear direction.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 30, 2021

When you hear the phrase “product marketing,” what are some of the first brands that come to mind? Product marketing is all about the consumer. To be a successful product marketer, you must pull the consumer into your narrative. Product marketing is where sales, marketing, and product development overlap.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. If your company isn’t harnessing the potential of content marketing , then you could be losing valuable opportunities to attract, interest, and convert buyers. Quick Takeaways. B2B Buying Isn’t Linear. Conversions.

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B2B Marketing Directions

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Earlier this month, the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs published the findings of their latest B2B content marketing survey. CMI and MarketingProfs made a fairly significant change to their methodology for this survey. One of the more interesting findings in the latest survey deals with buyer trust.

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B2B Marketing Directions

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The 2021 B2B Buying Disconnect report is based on two surveys that were conducted in September of this year. One was a survey of 907 individuals who are involved in making business technology purchases for their organization, and the second was a survey of 227 individuals who work for technology vendors in a sales or marketing capacity.

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SendX

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Once you’ve gained your readers’ trust, you can have a conversation with them, gather their opinions, continuously get readers on your new content and sell your products and services. That’s why the potential of email marketing is huge – up to $40 ROI per $1 spent. It can take ages to gather such a list. But it doesn’t have to.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In a world oversaturated with digital communication and never-ending pings and dings and notifications that are — for the most part — ignored, there is still one, albeit a little old, way to get through: email marketing campaigns. Marketers and consumers. And because it works.” — Content Marketing Institute. Everybody uses it.

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Inbox Insight

MAY 31, 2024

With global forecasts predicting economic downturns, businesses, especially larger ones, faced tightened budgets affecting marketing efforts. According to Marketing Week , nearly half (47.7%) of marketing teams reported experiencing reduced budgets in the last 12 months, underscoring the need for marketers to adapt and innovate.

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EveryoneSocial

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Marketing might be busy going after traditional outlets like paid search and organic traffic, but a powerful strategy that can’t be ignored is word-of-mouth marketing. That’s why businesses must focus on word-of-mouth and more marketing teams must prioritize how to influence this channel. What Is Word-of-Mouth Marketing?

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Heck, not all marketing people are content people. So whether you’re here because you’re a content person looking to enhance your business case for more content dollars or because a content person wants you to understand their perspective on why content is (still) queen, you’ve come to the right place. Here we go!

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2021

Are you using empathy in your marketing ? Because marketing isn’t something you do to people; it’s something you do with people. The problem with modern sales and marketing. I see with marketing (and sales) this: we get clinical and treat our customers as objects to convert rather than people who need help. The result?

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B2B Marketing Directions

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Numerous research studies have shown that millennials are now playing pivotal roles in B2B purchase decisions. Many marketing industry pundits contend that millennial buyers have distinctive characteristics that require a different approach to marketing and sales.

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Scoop.it

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While it’s an extremely valuable marketing tool, it’s time-consuming, to say the least. Content curation can relieve unnecessary pressure off your marketing team and free up company time and resources — especially when your “marketing team” is just you. Build trust in customer relationships. Let’s take a look.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There lies the magic of B2B influencer marketing. Influencer marketing has long been a staple for business-to-consumer (B2C) brands looking to cultivate more authentic connections with their audience. In this guide, we’re diving into the essentials of B2B influencer marketing. What is B2B influencer marketing?

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Influitive

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Marketers know that finding ways to increase customer engagement is good for the bottom line. In today’s hyper-connected world, people aren’t shy about sharing their opinions—and B2B buyers are listening. If B2B marketers don’t get in the game early, they risk having others drive the conversation around their products and services.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 25, 2021

Perhaps you can even have your support people ask the customer about their opinions after solving an issue (always a good time to ask). You can create a survey where you will add a field for a short testimonial, or you can go more direct and send personalized emails, openly asking them for a favor. Image credit: ShowMojo.

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Golden Spiral

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s always been a good bet to trust the wisdom of the crowd, because large groups of people almost always choose the safe option. Product managers trust the opinion of other product managers. Case Studies. That means detailed case studies that support a desirable outcome with real data. Trust Icons.

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Hinge Marketing

JUNE 14, 2021

High quality premium content is arguably one of the most important elements of a successful content marketing strategy. Despite all these advantages, premium content is often misunderstood as a marketing concept and poorly applied in practice. Premium content is commonly used in content marketing campaigns.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. The Most Effective B2B Marketing Strategies. Have a Formal Marketing Plan. Partner with a Marketing Agency. Ride the Rise of Mobile.

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Stevens & Tate

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Today, online content plays a critical role in marketing your business. Additionally with attraction marketing , what you put out there affects how you look. Remember, every new prospect is a potential customer, so your content needs to make a good first impression and build trust. Leads do not instantly become sales.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 1, 2023

Everyone—from marketers to social media users—loves creators. According to a Q1 2023 Sprout pulse survey, over two-thirds (79%) of marketers plan to spend up to 50% of their total social budget on content creators. Another 39% of marketers work with creators on a monthly basis. your potential customers) can come in handy.

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PureB2B

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Data grabs your audience’s attention faster than opinions and it adds credibility to your story. SurveyMonkey was so confident that people preferred consuming content with data that it conducted a survey (go figure) to prove it. To start, solid numbers give a premise or opinion a bit more legitimacy. Everyone loves data.

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Hubspot

MAY 21, 2020

When Larry Drebes, CEO of Janrain, set out to study online consumer experiences earlier this summer, he knew that relevant content would be at the forefront of consumer minds. To put it plainly, consumers don't just like personalized marketing experiences. Benefits and Challenges of Personalized Marketing. They expect them.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2021

Are you using empathy in your marketing ? Because marketing isn’t something you do to people; it’s something you do with people. The problem with modern sales and marketing. I see with marketing (and sales) this: we get clinical and treat our customers as objects to convert rather than people who need help. The result?

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ClearVoice

JULY 9, 2021

As digital marketers , our job is to join the conversation and be the medium to help our clients meet their goals. Now, there is influencer marketing which is a newer piece to the unfinished digital puzzle. Here, we have rounded up the most completing influencer marketing statistics for 2021. Influencer Marketing Hub ).

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6sense

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Brass tacks: Marketers and salespeople don’t have the kind of control over the buyer’s journey and sales process like they used to. According to G2 , 92% of buyers are more likely to purchase a product or service after reading a trusted review. And more opinions will emerge as they continue to use the product or service.

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Trade Press Services

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In fact, research shows that 92 percent of B2B decision-makers are more likely to make a purchase after reading a trusted review. Five Ways to Maximize Your Third-Party Reviews Third-party reviews are most valuable when strategically incorporated into your marketing tactics. Leverage reviews in marketing. Encourage reviews.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 25, 2023

Marketers need intuition. To use their intuition effectively, marketers need to respect it and take it seriously, but not trust it unconditionally. Today's marketers have access to an immense amount of data about customers, potential buyers, and the performance of marketing programs. Data Rules! Or Does It?

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TrustRadius Marketing

MAY 15, 2019

Big tech has played a starring role in the trust crisis. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have all made headlines for breaches of trust , ranging from data leaks to fake news , fake reviews, planned obsolescence , tax breaks , employee protests , poor working conditions , and leadership scandals. So what’s the net-net on trust?

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Optinmonster

APRIL 9, 2020

Email marketing is a great way to share your brand’s message, connect with your customers, and turn leads into subscribers. With these email marketing content ideas, you can keep your newsletter content strategy exciting and your subscribers will love seeing your new messages in their inboxes. Case Studies and Testimonials.

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Outgrow

MARCH 17, 2022

How Content Marketing and Public Relations Go Hand-in-Hand? Nothing in marketing can work in silos. You have to constantly use that creative head to figure out how to cross-connect different marketing areas. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Go Together? How Does PR Support Content Marketing: Key Formulas.

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Fount Media

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The same thing happens in the case of contacts. Content marketing – the big bully. In this case, you need to consider the long-tailed keyword – software for b2b companies rather than just considering softwares. You will choose the 1st case because of his punctuality and regularity. Fix your contacts.

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Hubspot

JULY 28, 2020

The only exception is when I'm shopping from a brand I trust. In some cases, I don't even question a new launch from those businesses — I purchase the new items knowing I'll be satisfied. It's not that hard to trust a company that has never disappointed you. In your opinion, that business has positive brand equity.

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