Social media is, first and foremost, a way to stay in touch with friends and family. Yet, social media also fills spare time and helps people stay current on the news. No wonder, then, that marketers continue to embrace B2B social media as the second most effective channel for distributing content....
Business decision makers have to keep an eye on the bottom line. With marketing and sales so essential to revenue generation, closed loop marketing represents one way to effectively impact B2B marketing and sales ROI. Above: A depiction of the bi-direction information and insights feedback loop...
Thoughtful alignment of sales and marketing drives higher customer retention and increased sales. "Alignment between Marketing and Sales is potentially the largest opportunity for improving business performance today. When marketing and sales teams unite around a single revenue cycle, they...
Here’s a pop quiz. Sitting around the marketing strategy table, a successful inbound marketing team will ask: A. “What do we want to say?” B. “How should we communicate our brand message?” C. “What do our buyers want?” D. “What are our buyers’ challenges?” E. A and B. F. C and D. G. All of the...
We post. We tweet. We pin. Repeatedly. Therefore we are doing a great job on social media, right? If that’s your view of social media, you’re missing out on relationship-building and advocacy-building opportunities online. Monitor social media, too. Not only your accounts, but those of your...
B2B purchasers are the fish technology providers are trying to hook with their lead generation initiatives. A 2015 report found B2B buyers rely more on content to research and make purchasing decisions today and turn first to general web research before going to vendor web sites. Nevertheless,...
Attracting prospects to a brand’s digital channels is only one component of the inbound marketing challenge. Converting visitors into sales leads is what really matters to the bottom line. Sales enablement strategies can help convert a prospect to a qualified opportunity. Here are five simple ways...
No one likes to be told what to do. Successful B2B marketing, too, is driven by the knowledge that audiences don’t want to be dictated to and interrupted but rather informed, educated and delighted. While quality content is central to this audience engagement, too many businesses generate blogs,...
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...