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...
A blog strategy puts a ton of work on your marketing team. You need to write (and edit!) constant articles, find or create visualizations, research trends, and analyze results — not to mention promote your work. So it makes sense that you want return on your blog. Thankfully, a blog can be an...
If you're really savvy with SEO, you know that there are different techniques to get your website found in search engines. Many marketers are most comfortable with on-page SEO: creating content for keywords, then optimizing that content (like adding header tags, alt text, etc.) to be crawled in...
By now, you've probably heard the buzz about "growth hacking." It sounds catchy, but it's no magic — it's more of a data-driven science experiment. So what are growth hacking strategies, and how can this method grow your B2B technology company? Growth hacking is a process of rapid experimentation...
Editor's Note: This post was originally published on Oct, 2016 and has been updated with new statistics and insights. Content still matters deeply to B2B business. In fact: A Regalix 2016 survey found 96% of marketers identifying content marketing as a core part of their strategy. But what is the...
Giving back is growing, much to the delight of nonprofits. It's more important than ever for marketers to keep up with new nonprofit marketing ideas. In fact: Total giving is expected to increase 3.6% in 2017 and by 3.8% in 2018. As a way to appeal to a larger audience, nonprofits have turned to...
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...
Choosing where to host your website? As you know, it's a huge decision, and many decision-makers wonder: HubSpot COS versus WordPress — which is better? "Users produce about 76.9 million new posts and 41.4 million new comments on WordPress each month." – WordPress If you don't make the correct...
Inbound marketers spend many hours generating content to raise awareness, nurture leads, convert sales, and encourage brand advocacy. Inbound focuses heavily on making content a key ingredient for driving engagement, advocacy, and customer acquisition. For many teams, content management can get out...
“In a crowded market, having a website that simply serves as a brochure is no longer competitive.” — 2016 Small Business Marketing Trends Report Defining the market There were 320 million Internet users in North America as of June 2016. When those users are looking to buy or research, websites...
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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