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Survey Analysis: Competition in B2B Content Marketing Heats Up

Sword and the Script

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. 50% say improved distribution.

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How to Make an Email Newsletter That Builds Trust and Drives Leads

Contently - Strategy

Nearly five years ago, I wrote about why the email newsletter is the most important part of content marketing. Damn near every marketer uses email as a marketing channel. For us at The Content Strategist , that’s content marketing and content strategy best practices. That’s okay.

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Change Agent Spotlight: Content Marketing Institute Leader Gives Inside Look at Model Inbound Approach

PR 20/20

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

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In Content Marketing, Marketers Might be Losing Their Way

Sword and the Script

Content marketing is blending the functions of marketing and sales to the extent, marketing has lost its focus on creating demand. That’s my take after listening to Tom Webster evolve a concept over couple of podcasts on The Marketing Companion and finally rendered in a more polished format on Mark W. I sure have.

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How To Connect Your Content Strategy to the Buyer's Journey

PR 20/20

The funnel model also excludes the impact of evolving technologies as it relates to the buyer journey. Find out what they do and don't like on your site and how they interact with current content offerings. Most downloaded content pieces. Most shared posts / content pieces. Is your marketing plan ready?

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The Comprehensive Marketing Audit: 21 Questions to Guide Strategic Planning

PR 20/20

For the full 40+ questions, download our Comprehensive Marketing Audit Template. What are the roles and responsibilities of the existing marketing team? Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends.

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3 Cases Studies of Augmented Reality in B2B Marketing [UML]

Sword and the Script

The first example comes from a white paper by the website B2B Marketing called 6 great examples of VR and AR in B2B marketing. The asset is gated, but I download it and found it to be an interesting read with a solid B2B example from Cisco, which is better known for its routers and networking gear.