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...
Nonprofits need to be careful stewards of their money. A reluctance to take money away from the mission can stand in the way of implementing best marketing practices or embracing marketing automation technology that can help extend reach and win new advocates. Yet most nonprofits already recognize...
Twitter enables the open exchange real-time information with the world in quick, frequent messaging. This is exactly what makes Twitter great, but also challenging for marketing. How does a company or brand stand out? Hashtags are the main way for people to find what they are looking for. Putting...