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B2B Customers Want Thought Leadership

Sword and the Script

Thought leadership is usually associated with top-of-the-funnel as far as marketing outcomes are concerned, but there’s evidence to suggest it meets the needs of existing customers. Yet for many companies, content programs intended to help existing customers is an afterthought. Marketing as a Bona Fide Profit Center.

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Shopping for Content Marketing in the Discount Store [UML]

Sword and the Script

In other words, we spend lots of time mapping what content is needed, for what persona, at what stage – and then wind up sending more emails offering discounts. It’s been a trend in content marketing too. B2B marketers seem to think that buying content by the pound and then throwing it at Google is the path to scale.

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The two brands leading the way with brand journalism during COVID might surprise you

Communications Conversations

But, they haven’t exactly been well-known for groundbreaking social media marketing or content marketing in the past. ” According to Salesforce, this is a “series for senior executives, small business leaders, and those in between.”

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Digital Marketing Transformation Webinar for Insurance Sales Reps Pros

wiredPRworks

Feeling overwhelmed, confused or frustrated about the best way to market today? According to an AMA study, marketers’ top three least confident areas include: 33% Senior management sufficiently understands social and digital marketing. 25% Receives sufficient training on marketing in a digital age.

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How Stone Temple Kills it with B2B Marketing Videos

Flack's Revenge

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

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Highlights from the State of Blogging in 2017 Survey

Sword and the Script

Entrepreneurship and small business ranked second and third respectively. Marketing ranked sixth, which I’d have guessed would have ranked higher. I found clear lessons for corporate blogging , which I’ve weaved into the summary of the study below. Don’t miss these posts: B2B Customers Want Thought Leadership.

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The Top 50 Social Media Influencers on Twitter

Cision

68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker. Demand generation content marketing for B2B high tech industry. CEO at TopRank Online Marketing. Andre F Bourque ?