For industrial companies trying to break into a digital market, there are plenty of opportunities for your manufacturing marketing strategy: lead generation, customer conversion, and brand awareness. However: According to the CMI, only 1% of manufacturing marketing teams rate their marketing as...
Is your website measurably driving B2B lead generation, increasing sales opportunities, and deepening engagement with your target prospects? If not, when was the last time you conducted a digital marketing audit? It's critical to assess web performance and identify your strengths, weaknesses, and...
The IT services marketer must become a knowledgeable tech expert. And a marketing strategy for information technology services requires you to understand why your prospects value your solution, too. So, to create an effective plan, marketers must align with sales and product insights to meet...
In the B2B space, you need technology content marketing to attract leads, convert customers, and win over advocates digitally. It's important to stand out as a thought leader, and you probably want your content to help your website rank in major search engines, too. 57.5% of SME owners plan to...
IoT companies are no strangers to data. Because of this, they are the market leaders in data-driven technology. But what about using marketing data to drive growth? For many IoT companies, they ignore or underutilize marketing data entirely. However, the next big opportunity for IoT marketing is...
As a B2B technology marketer, you no doubt want the best tools to measure, boost, and grow your marketing efforts. Thankfully, we live in an era of innovative marketing tech. And you can invest in tools for important B2B marketing functions: like content marketing, lead data, website metrics, and...
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...
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...
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,...
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...