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How Speaking Opportunities Support B2B Companies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Some companies in the B2B tech space who have just begun to use strategic public relations may not be know the full value that conference speaking engagements and industry awards offer. In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. The B2B buyers’ journey is famously long-tailed and competitive.

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B2B Marketing: When You Finally Achieve Thought Leadership, Don’t Let it Slip Away

Sword and the Script

True thought leadership is hard to achieve, not because it’s hard, but because some in B2B just can’t get out of their own way. She works for a B2B tech company that “doesn’t believe marketing” but she knows they need it desperately. A blog with B2B sales attribution. Check out our services.]. I didn’t pitch it.

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How to Build Thought Leadership

Landis PR

Thought leadership is more than just “blowing your own horn.” An active thought leadership program needs a content calendar that is eminently doable. Are you a B2B company? Say yes to the virtual or in-person panel discussion or guest blog post. What Is Thought Leadership, and Why Does It Matter?

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Better Ways to Spend a Little Slice of the B2B Marketing Budget Designated for Display Ads

Sword and the Script

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . Numbers like these from eMarketer make my head explode: “US B2B display ad spending on LinkedIn will total $3.01

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How SaaS companies are using case studies to drive results [benchmarks]

Sword and the Script

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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Thought Leadership Actually Requires Thought and Leadership

Sword and the Script

Erick Sherman , a prolific freelance journalist, beautifully summed up what I believe is central to the TechCrunch conundrum in an Off Script interview, the Q&A series for this blog: “Companies also have to invest their own time. It’s like asking someone to come in and write a thought-leadership piece and then have no thoughts to offer.”.

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Get a Big Picture of the PR Landscape with these Notes from 10 Industry Surveys

Sword and the Script

Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. More: 3 Studies Demonstrate How Earned Media Drives Behavior and Credibility 2.

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