Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 19, 2018

Marketing is all arts and crafts. Marketing is a cost center for my organization. If you haven’t heard these things at least once as a marketer, you’re in the minority. What’s more, until the digital age, arguing against these statements was near impossible. Top of Funnel KPIs. ” Middle of the Funnel KPIs.

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The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. This knowledge forms the foundation of your digital marketing efforts.

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ClearVoice

JULY 18, 2023

Both content marketing and traditional advertising fall under the global umbrella of “marketing.” Let’s take a deep dive into content marketing vs. traditional advertising in finance. Today, businesses have another option: content marketing. Plus, how to decide which is best for your company.

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Contently

JANUARY 26, 2023

The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. Both require organizations to create content on topics relevant to the target audience. It should work hand in hand with other content marketing initiatives.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 12, 2018

If you’ve tuned into the Content Marketing Institute for any length of time, you are no doubt familiar with the importance we place on the idea of developing a documented, strategic plan. In the 2018 B2B research , 62% of the most successful content marketers have a documented strategy vs. 16% of the least successful.

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Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Marketing is complicated. As the new year looms, planning your marketing budget and activities is top of mind for B2B marketers and leaders. When looking at your long-term marketing strategies and long-term marketing goals for the year ahead, there are probably many questions your organization will be looking to answer.

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ClearVoice

APRIL 20, 2022

When most people think of content marketing, they think of creating content that serves a keyword strategy or data-based marketing plan. This is the premise of empathy marketing. What is empathy-based marketing? Marketing in the digital age is often about numbers and data.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

The head of marketing is tasked with modernizing the marketing strategy but with limited to no budget or resources to do so. This scenario is exactly what happened when I was asked to take on the job as SAP’s very first Vice President of Content Marketing. It’s a common scenario in the business world.

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Circle Studio

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs recently released their B2B Content Marketing: 2018 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America research. The eighth annual report is packed with findings collected from B2B marketers representing a full range of industries, functional areas and company sizes.

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FunnelEnvy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence is the big news for B2B SaaS marketing and sales in 2024. Yet while generative AI is transforming B2B SaaS marketing, the other big news is not about tech disruption but about people – specifically about the sales experience buyers want now.

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Martech Advisor

JANUARY 24, 2020

Content marketing is a vast discipline under digital marketing that consists of strategizing, writing, storytelling, distributing content, analyzing results, and a little bit of search engine optimization (SEO) and design. Content Marketing Course - HubSpot.

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Top Rank Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

B2B Video Is Bringing in Customers [Report] 91 percent of B2B marketers have said that their organization has used video in marketing efforts, with 90 percent noting that video has helped increase traffic, while 71 percent of B2B brands have used videos created especially for social media, with 70 percent having utilized explainer videos — three of (..)

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

It’s that time of year for creating your marketing plan. If you are looking for a more formal approach, check out The Marketing Leadership Council which offers a marketing planning tool called MarkPlan and recently held a series of workshops on marketing planning. You know how to get started.

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Inbox Insight

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Sales literature, demo videos and case studies – good content has always had a place in B2B marketing. But modern, digital and data-driven content has impacted companies beyond the marketing department. It seems a lot to demand of one marketing channel, but when done right, content really can be that powerful.

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Scoop.it

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You have audiences distributed across every stage of this customer journey, represented by a marketing funnel. Below is a great visual representation of what the funnel looks like. So, disseminating one content type across the levels is not advisable. Focus on Informative Content. See an example from scoop below.

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Brightedge

MAY 16, 2021

Reading one of the best marketing books listed below is likely to change and improve the way you market. While there are many classic marketing books that could make a best-books list, the recommended reading list below focuses only on marketing books published within the last 5 years.

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Marketing AI Planning Paid Search Agency Enterprise Management 142

PureB2B

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It’s no mystery that 2021 was hard on digital marketers. The reality is Demand generation has never been an easy process to plan and execute for. On top of that, you’re more than likely testing out multiple strategies centered around building engagement at different points of the marketing funnel.

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nDash

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Jessica is a a full-time freelance marketing writer and strategist with eight years of expe rience specializing in personal finance, small business finance, and digital marketing. Thinking about investing in content marketing to grow your business? How do I get a business loan for content marketing?

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nDash

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I’ve published in outlets like Forbes, The Hill, and Digital Journal, and have been cited as an industry expert from sites like TechRepublic, CIO, and Time Magazine. And while I love numbers as much as the next marketer, I believe data has limits. I’m a professional writer with a background in technology, journalism, and marketing.

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Our attention in 2022 was on: Making the most out of current economic situation Expanding our value-driven marketing strategy. Companies are trying to maximize their marketing budgets when markets slow down. In contrast to the first few months of COVID-19, most businesses are not completely reducing their marketing spending.

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Contently

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Assess how your content performed. Analyze and Optimize Your Content. Content Marketing Institute (CMI) predicts that companies will spend less on paid content and focus more on organic ways to gain audience share in the new year. But it does tell you where you stand with your content marketing programs.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 10, 2018

Every B2B marketer knows we are in a period of rapid change. Marketing technology (martech) is advancing quickly. But how can B2B marketers most effectively achieve those results? Content has to be high quality and laser-focused to cut through the noise. But which developments are real and imminent, and which are hype?

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SWZD

MARCH 10, 2017

Let’s huddle in here, fellow B2B marketers, and have a moment of honesty. Sometimes in the midst of sales requests, jam-packed campaign calendars, client requests, determining content marketing ROI, data analysis and creative brainstorms, we forget why we do what we do. Also, current clients often devour educational content.

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DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? Spikes in content consumption—either on your website or on third-party websites. This is the data you directly collect across your marketing tech stack.

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Outgrow

JANUARY 9, 2021

How to Create Content Engagement Strategy With the Right Metrics. Content engagement is often taken as the holy grail for many marketers. Looking at content analytics can help determine if a strategy is working and make any adjustments necessary. But they can be valueless if they don’t fit in your marketing funnel.

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Directive Agency

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

There has never been a better time to utilize content marketing to drive business, create high-quality marketing initiatives, and provide long-term value to your customers or clients. Simply put, content marketing has exploded in the past several years. Leverage the Top Marketing Channels with Your Content.

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PureB2B

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It’s no mystery that 2021 was hard on digital marketers. The reality is Demand generation has never been an easy process to plan and execute for. On top of that, you’re more than likely testing out multiple strategies centered around building engagement at different points of the marketing funnel.

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Demand Generation Demand Top of Funnel Planning 62

Content Standard

MAY 8, 2018

Best practice and all the gurus in the world tell us that content marketing is a long game—that it takes time to bed in and start to see results. Some leading marketing thinkers even say that a one-year marketing plan is in fact a redundant strategy because things change so quickly in the modern marketing world.

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Top of Funnel ROI Planning Content Marketing 71

Stevens & Tate

JUNE 16, 2023

Your advertising strategy is part of your comprehensive marketing plan. They must align with your company goals and objectives and can be a mix of digital and traditional marketing channels. Your marketing objectives can also inform your choice of advertising platforms, as different channels have varying outcomes.

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Launch Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Making sense of marketing and engagement data is not easy. Before marketing automation, companies tracked data in various places. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance. These challenges make it impossible to analyze their data to gauge marketing performance.

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sagefrog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The healthcare industry is fiercely competitive, making impactful marketing an absolute necessity. With the growing contest between heavy-hitting brands, capturing attention in a saturated atmosphere can be challenging for B2B healthcare marketers. What Makes B2B Healthcare Marketing Important?

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Traditionally, marketing plans layout these steps, but we need to dig a little deeper. This is where a go-to-market (GTM) strategy comes in. What is a Go-to-Market Strategy? Evaluating the resources used on customers (old and new) within marketing and product development teams will help with overall GTM execution.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 2, 2014

According to new research from Formstack , 35% of universities currently have a Chief Marketing Officer, or CMO. In this relatively new role, CMOs are changing how higher education approaches marketing. With the right digital priorities, CMOs can have a forward-thinking impact on higher ed marketing.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It’s a unique, product specific, customer focused go-to-market strategy. From poorly thought out plans to unidentified buyer personas, a small crack in the foundation can lead to the crumbling of the entire structure. A go-to-market strategy , more than anything, is a plan. GTM motions can fail for a variety of reasons.

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Are your leads ready for market? The age-old conflict between sales and marketing appears to always come down to one thing: leads. While marketing teams have historically been judged on the amount of demand they drive, sales teams are frequently seeking for more quality prospects to sell to. Lead Scoring And MQLs.

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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. Savvy professional services firms and other expertise driven sales teams develop content specifically to educate potential clients and showcase their expertise and areas of focus.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership 144

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. annual turnover rate.

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