An Ironpaper Client Success Story. Arago (www.arago.co) has an underlying mission to give people back the time they are currently spending in mindless processes—helping to drive more value from human endeavors. What they do with operations automation is reminiscent of what Ironpaper does for its...
IT and technology companies are challenged to generate sales in an industry being reshaped by non-stop disruption. With pressure on the IT company evident in shifts in software and services delivery, new business models, the buzz of big data, and a demand for constant innovation, marketing for IT...
Earning customers is a challenge in every industry. But marketers make their job even more difficult when they purchase names and send unsolicited promotional communications. By purchasing email lists and sending unsolicited emails (spam), you are putting your business in a league with some truly...
Industrial manufacturers are under pressure to improve plant productivity, enhance competitiveness, and meet customer demands for innovation. Yet some manufacturers may be reluctant amidst market uncertainty and memories of 2001 and 2008 economic hits. These 5 sales generation tips for industrial...
The 20% of your customer base that are loyal customers drive an additional 80% of business. — Gartner With all the attention paid to lead generation and sales nurturing, it is easy to lose sight of customer retention. The B2B marketer can’t afford to overlook the importance of fostering brand...
The information technology sector has an important cascading effect on the global economy. Generating revenue and employing workers at a relatively high median wage, the IT sector also helps other sectors “improve productivity, operate more efficiently and innovate faster,” per CompTIA. Not to...
As the marketplace has changed, so has the sales process. The dynamic between sales teams and buyers has shifted; salespeople are no longer the information gatekeeper. This forces sales and marketing to become more agile, data-driven, and timely. Sales enablement tools can help these teams...
Lead generation was the most important content marketing goal for 85% of B2B marketers surveyed in 2016 by the Content Marketing Institute. Yet even though lead generation is essential to marketing and sales efforts to grow revenue, marketers continue to make mistakes that hurt effective lead...
The Value-Added Reseller (VAR) drives business value through software, hardware or networking products. Yet communicating that value is essential for the VAR to capture leads and sales opportunities. Amp up the next marketing campaign with these five inbound best practices for IT Value-Added...
For those wondering how to nurture sales leads into greater opportunities, we round up five tactics that work--distinctly helping to drive leads further into the buying process. Here are five tips on how to nurture sales leads: #1 Use progressive profiling Trying to capture all of a lead’s...
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 Updated December 2024 The Information Technology (IT) landscape is experiencing rapid growth and intensifying competition. IT spending is projected to reach nearly 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024, a...
Updated December, 2024 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...
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...
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...
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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