CEO and Founder of Ironpaper, Jonathan Franchell, discusses what’s to come for B2B companies in 2023. His predictions center around a changing economic climate and other market forces that are forcing buyer behaviors to change. Jonathan explores what B2B businesses can do to work smarter, support...
By Chantel Hall, Content Specialist In 2021, 67% of content teams were asked to do more without additional resources.1 Unfortunately, this trend is likely to continue as recession looms and buyers experience uncertainty in the marketplace. Instead of working longer hours and eventually burning out,...
By Jenny Goldade, Content Specialist The buyer’s journey doesn’t end with a lead converting to a customer. After someone becomes a client, the goal is to turn them into a promoter of your brand. This way, they help your business bring in more leads. To turn a customer into a promoter of your...
By Jenny Goldade, Content Specialist The solution for how identifying customer pain points is right in front of you. By using the resources available to you, it’s easier and less time-consuming to find pain points. Then, you can use them to create buyer-focused content for all stages of the buyer’s...
By Daniel Traicoff, Digital Marketer, and Chantel Hall, Marketing Content Specialist Last week Google hosted Search On 22, an annual event that covers updates and new features in their search engine. This year’s topics emphasized making search more natural and intuitive. For B2B marketers who want...
By Eddie Becker, Senior Content Specialist 78% of salespeople engaged in social selling are outselling their peers who are not.1 That stat alone tells us that the days of social media being nothing but a hub for cat videos and funny memes are long gone. If B2B companies aren't embracing social...
By Matt Pilon, Content Specialist Your B2B marketing team just launched a gated e-book through paid Google and LinkedIn campaigns, and leads are starting to roll in. Now what? First things first: Don’t just forward all those contacts to the sales team. More work is needed to whittle down the list...
By Steven Rafferty, Content Specialist Demand generation is a more comprehensive approach to marketing than traditional lead generation strategies. It can deliver significant benefits by generating awareness and buzz about a brand or product. Effective demand generation increases a brand's reach...
By Robert Leonard, Senior Content Specialist Almost half (49%) of DemandGen’s 2020 Lead Nurturing Survey respondents indicated that their lead nurturing efforts need improvement, and only 8% of them claimed their lead nurturing efforts were “excellent.”1 Lead nurturing is a challenge even in the...
By Lindsey Glorioso, Digital Marketer, and Chantel Hall, Marketing Content Specialist An estimated 15% of the global population — roughly 1 billion people worldwide — has a disability, according to the World Health Organization.1 The conversations around disability are often framed in terms of...
For clean energy companies, increasing demand for renewable solutions should feel like a win—but the reality is more complex. The surge in market entrants has made it more challenging to stand out, leaving even innovative providers fighting to avoid...
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...
Most B2B marketers know how to communicate value. ROI, outcomes, transformation, and goal alignment are all necessary components of strong messaging. But in a high-risk market, logic alone won't move buyers. Messaging must lower the stakes. Buyers...
Most marketing playbooks assume a return to normal. Pipeline softness is temporary, budgets will bounce back, and next quarter will bring clarity. But what if the volatility isn't temporary? We're in an economic era of perpetual disruption, not...
Unpredictable markets cause rigid marketing strategies to fall apart. Long planning cycles, disconnected campaigns, and reactive tactics don't align with changing buyer behavior. The B2B companies that continue to grow aren't simply fast. They're...
Most marketing playbooks assume a return to normal. Pipeline softness is temporary, budgets will bounce back, and next quarter will bring clarity. But what if the volatility isn't temporary? We're in an economic era of perpetual disruption, not...
The B2B buyer's journey has become more complex with the rise of generative AI. Buyers are relying on AI-driven insights before visiting a company's website or speaking with sales. This shift challenges traditional inbound lead generation and...
Marketing healthcare technology presents unique challenges that differ significantly from other industries. The complexity of medical products, the stringent regulatory environment, and the diverse needs of healthcare providers create barriers that...
Many, if not most, IT companies struggle with marketing. Despite having state-of-the-art products and services, their marketing efforts often fall short. Below, we explore some critical marketing issues that lead to underperformance among IT...
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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