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Content Promotion Tips to Save Time and Do Better Marketing

In the inbound marketing world, we should all take a second look at the advice “work smarter, not harder" — because if we did, we'd all spend a lot more time on content promotion. Just think of how much time a marketing team spends to publish relevant, informative, and entertaining content. Content...

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IoT Marketing Strategy and How to Understand the IoT Buyer

The Internet of Things (IoT) is quickly becoming a reality. In fact, Cisco estimates that there will be 500 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2030 (compared to 15 billion today). The IoT is growing 2X year-over-year. — Cisco With this growth, opportunities abound. But providers need to...

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3 B2B Marketing Tips to Help You Understand Your Prospects

It's important for all businesses to understand their prospects, but this is especially true for B2B companies. These three B2B marketing tips can help you speak your prospects' language and create relevant brand touch points. Why is prospect research especially important for B2B companies? Modern...

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4 Ways HubSpot Workflows Will Nurture Your Leads Better

HubSpot is an incredible tool for lead nurturing. But few marketers know how to use HubSpot workflows to their full capabilities. Why not use all the tools in your toolkit? Here, we'll show you the best ways to improve your lead nurturing campaigns with HubSpot workflows. Businesses that use...

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How to Define Buyer Lifecycle Stages

Phrases such as “buyer’s journey” and “customer lifecycle” are recurring buzzwords in marketing today. Yet how many marketers know how to clearly define buyer lifecycle stages? According to B2B Marketing Research, 68% of marketers have not defined their funnel. Defining lifecycle stages brings a...

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Using Inbound Marketing to Drive Nonprofit Donations

More nonprofits are using inbound marketing to drive nonprofit donations than ever before. Yet only 26% of nonprofit organizations at a sophisticated/mature level of content marketing maturity, according to the Content Marketing Institute’s (CMI) 2016 Nonprofit report. The majority are in the early...

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Lead Generation

Closed Loop Marketing Tactics for Nonprofits

Closed loop marketing aligns marketing and sales to share information and insights in a closed feedback loop. But it's not just a tactic for B2B marketing teams: For nonprofits, closed loop marketing can generate leads and raise donations thanks to data-driven decisions. This blog post outlines...

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Website Metrics That are Critical to Sales Growth (And Measuring Website ROI)

According to a Statista report, 92% of SMEs consider their own websites to be the most effective digital marketing tactic. But which website metrics are these SMEs monitoring— and do they really indicate sales growth? To tackle this question, we'll cover the 4major website metrics you should be...

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Inbound Sales: A Complete Guide for CMOs

The sales process is changing dramatically, and to keep up, CMOs should now take an active role in major inbound sales functions. In fact, companies with a strong sales and marketing alignment achieve 20% annual growth rate, according to Kapost (referencing an Aberdeen Group study). Conversely,...

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HubSpot Funnel: Why It's Important for B2B Success

HubSpot is a powerful marketing technology. Yet many marketers who pour resources into the marketing tool don't set up a HubSpot funnel to convert contacts into customers. According to Econsultancy's Conversion Rate Optimization Report, for every $92 spent acquiring customers, only $1 is spent...

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