To appropriate Star Wars, “The Force is Strong” with some on social media. Known in marketing as influencers, these are the people you want to identify to enhance your B2B marketing. Influencers have the power of a social media force (the Yoda-side, not Sidius), to make a difference in terms of...
Any marketer recognizes the importance of a strong value proposition. Yet, the stakes are even higher in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Differentiation is key with the IoT. A value proposition is a clear statement of what is offered, how that offering stands out in its market, and how the...
The 6 D’s of Content Marketing for B2B Technology Providers Lead generation is a top goal of B2B technology providers, and content marketing is vital to driving more leads, visibility, and sales opportunities for enterprises in the field. Generating and nurturing tech buyer leads for each stage of...
Only 30 percent of B2B marketers describe their organizations as effective at content marketing. That’s down from 38% in 2015, according to the Content Marketing Institute. The respondents in the 2016 study reporting greater effectiveness were those that had documentation, clarity around success,...
IT service companies know their supported technologies, security, cloud computing, data storage best practices, and sometimes virtualization. Yet many do not yet know and appreciate the importance of defining a value proposition that positions their brand in the marketplace. Value proposition...
When it comes to lead generation, there are many studies and resulting statistics available online. There are even a number of different definitions of a lead. How about thinking of a lead as an identifiable person who has expressed interest in your product or service. Here, we use some of them to...
Too many B2B marketing teams fail to consider the bigger picture. The main mistake is focusing on just one relationship stage in the marketing-to-sales lifecycle. Successful inbound marketing assesses customer experience at each stage in the buyer journey. In defining your enterprise's...
Have a goal in mind. How are you going to filter out the relevant conversations from all of the online noise. In its social insight analysis, Mashwork focuses on a theory to either validate or discredit, the firm’s CEO, Jared Feldman, told TechRepublic. Related article: Using Social Media Data to...
With 93% of buying cycles beginning with an online search, a business website needs to efficiently communicate value proposition, aesthetically appeal to users, and offer optimal user experience — across devices. After all, 40% of smartphone and tablet owners search for B2B products on those...
How does an institution stand out in the glutted higher ed market? These 5 inbound marketing best practices can help. Michael D Beckwith. The Leeds Library. Flickr. Image was cropped from original. Inbound Marketing for Higher Education Search Engine Optimization (SEO). More prospects and their...
by Jonathan Franchell, CEO of Ironpaper - For more tips and hacks: Need to remove a new line after h1 tags? Both web designers and SEO practitioners need to employ headline tags: H1, H2, H3 in several ways to improve web page structure and tag...
The Crowded Arena of the IT Marketplace The Information Technology (IT) landscape is experiencing rapid growth and intensifying competition, with IT spending projected to reach nearly 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024, a significant 29% increase...
The field of digital marketing is evolving rapidly in response to new technology and changing buyer expectations. To help career-minded marketers, we’ve rounded up the top 10 skills needed to succeed in the field. These are skills marketers should...
By Nicky Capella, Content Strategist The role of marketing within an organization has undergone a significant transformation over the past several years. As businesses increasingly focus on customer experience as a competitive differentiator,...
2022 was a wild year for the job market. From on-the-spot offers to mass resignations, we saw a seismic shift in how employees articulated what matters to them in the workplace. Companies that offered limited flexibility lost out on talent, while...
The digital privacy landscape has been shifting more towards the individual's right to privacy for years, and digital marketers need to ensure they can work effectively without access to third-party data. Sam Ward, Associate Director; Tim Maurizio,...
Content marketers in 2023 will consider changing buyer behaviors, privacy concerns, and the need to measure content’s impact. We know that content marketing is no longer optional, but this method of reaching buyers will become increasingly important...
B2B buyers are inundated with repetitive marketing messages and surface-level content. Generative AI has contributed to this oversaturation by enabling brands to produce content faster. However, are brands considering how this oversaturation impacts...
Hiring great talent is vital to business success, but it’s not an easy feat. Many companies turn to recruiters to help fill open roles. It’s expensive, and it doesn’t foster a strong connection between the company and the candidate. But what if...
Navigating the evolving landscape of technology can be like traversing a veritable minefield. This is especially true in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). For business leaders, understanding and implementing IT transformation in the age of AI...
Many consumers have Internet of Things (IoT) products in their homes, like Alexa or smart thermostats, but B2B is perhaps the more transformative space for IoT. B2B IoT is reshaping traditional business models, driving operational efficiency, cost...
The Internet of Things is reshaping and defining markets, so much so that it has been dubbed “the next Industrial Revolution.”
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