Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2023

A study including behavioral data and a poll of 38,000 B2B professionals finds the more B2B content your “audience consumes, the more likely they are to be closing in on a purchase decision.” million B2B professionals that downloaded and engaged content on its syndication and leadgen platform.

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B2B Study Consumer Report 153

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 21, 2014

This week I was reminded of a post I wrote back in March on jumpstarting your B2B content. MarketingProfs’ latest B2B Content Marketing 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends report. The report provides some great insight into how B2B marketers are thinking about content and where they’re stuck.

Content Marketing 160

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Measurement 160

5W PR

MARCH 26, 2024

In the rapidly changing arena of B2B tech , sound, and engaging communication plays a pivotal role in success. Audience The B2B tech landscape varies, each audience segment has unique needs and ways they prefer to communicate. Channels Selecting the best channels to spread the message is key in B2B tech PR.

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B2B Strategy Communications Case Study 78

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2023

Studies show B2B buyers are getting younger and want to engage with companies on social media; B2B marketers are finding social media supports both leads and revenue About one-third of respondents find new products and hear about brands for the first time on social media. Stay with me, I’ll bring this back to B2B in a moment.

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B2B Social Media Marketing Media 127

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2024

Sometimes statistics shared on social media take on a life of their own – that’s a problem if we don’t understand the source and methodology; here’s the source on the “95:5 rule” Only 5% of B2B prospects that vendors are trying to reach are in the market for a product. >>> Need an extra pair of hands?

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B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 135

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 16, 2024

Business-to-consumer (B2C) influencer marketing tends to receive greater focus due to its potential for generating immediate sales. However, a quiet revolution is happening in the business-to-business (B2B) marketing world, where influencers are reshaping the landscape in new and interesting ways.

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B2B Marketing Measurement Social Media 94

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

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Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 1, 2023

With the clarity and impact of marketing content playing such an impactful role in B2B industries, senior business technology decision makers are viewing this content more critically—and new research from business technology market insights firm Informa Tech uncovers the disparity between existing content marketing practices and these tech leaders’ (..)

B2B 125

B2B Marketing Technology Content Marketing 125

Ronn Torossian

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

According to Content Marketing Institute’s recent research, it’s lead generation. The post What’s The #1 Priority Of B2b Marketers? The post What’s The #1 Priority Of B2b Marketers? A whopping 85% of respondents said so with only 41% reported feeling confident generating leads. RX Of Lead […].

B2B 195

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Report 195

Garrett Public Relations

APRIL 18, 2024

My book, B2B PR That Gets Results, is ON SALE NOW! B2B PR That Gets Results gives straightforward public relations tips and advice that you can plug right into your program today – and, if you don’t have a PR program, the book will tell you where to start.

B2B 78

B2B Publicity Small Business Content Marketing 78

Sword and the Script

JULY 25, 2023

Brand building is increasingly important as B2B prospects come to a decision before ever talking to sales, yet a new report finds 69% of CFOs view brand marketing as a cost center Most searches are zero-click searches. Prospective B2B buyers do their own research and have all but made a decision by the time they speak to a salesperson.

B2B 100

B2B Brand Branding Marketing 100

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

Content Marketing 138

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 138

Cision

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Twedt has experience creating content for, and managing, social channels for one of the most successful publications in the PR industry. He was kind enough to share what he has learned when it comes to content marketing on social media. What does #280characters mean for content marketers on Twitter? CisionChat.

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Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 0

Cision

MAY 5, 2015

The same holds true with your B2B brand. Don’t share that message with the same, old content marketing tactics. To “spice up” your B2B content creation , consider these five tips: 1. It determines the shape that other content marketing pieces take. Choose content channels. Try something new.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Instagram 120

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 11, 2024

If you work in B2B tech marketing, you probably have a little crush on your products. Of course, it’s not a job requirement to believe in the technology you market. The problem is, this little love affair can lead to navel-gazing—and irrelevant content. Plus, your job would be a slog. Artificial intelligence.

B2B 52

B2B Marketing Enterprise Survey 52

Inbound PR

APRIL 30, 2019

Content Marketing has been around for quite some time. We use it in inbound marketing, we use it in inbound PR , we use it in internal communication, we use it any time we need to interact with an audience. Content has become a business asset. 6 Key Facts About the State of Content Marketing.

Infographics 67

Infographics Content Marketing B2C B2B 67

Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2020

There’s an opportunity for content marketing as audiences become fatigued with Coronavirus news and marketers reallocate live event funding One of the goals of content marketing is attracting an audience of likely buyers to your web properties and giving them a reason – and the means – to return regularly.

Trade Shows 121

Trade Shows Content Marketing Conference Marketing 121

Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Business communicators are scaling and optimizing their content marketing strategies, finding even more ways to make it valuable and effective for strengthening brand positioning, building engagement and generating qualified leads.

Content Marketing 78

Content Marketing B2B Trends Marketing 78

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

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B2B Study Blogging Marketing 155

Critical Mention

JUNE 19, 2019

Did you know that over 60% of businesses don’t have a documented content marketing strategy according to CMI and MarketingProfs? Without a plan, you risk all of your content efforts going to waste. We have 10 steps on how to create your next content marketing plan: What exactly is content marketing?

Content Marketing 128

Content Marketing How To Marketing B2B 128

Stern + Associates

MAY 8, 2023

Social media has become an essential integrated marketing channel for B2B companies. According to a survey by Content Marketing Institute, 95% of B2B marketers use social media to distribute content. For example, let’s say you’re a B2B company that sells cybersecurity services.

B2B 113

B2B Social Media Company SMB 113

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

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.

Content Marketing 65

Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 65

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

When we talk about content marketing ROI, we often ignore one of the biggest opportunities in front of us: sales enablement. As I wrote about in this Ask a Content Strategist column , content marketers have a tendency to stop thinking about ROI after lead generation. The Hidden ROI of Content Marketing Platforms.

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Content Marketing Case Study Marketing B2B 145

Contently - Strategy

JULY 27, 2020

In-person events make up over 20 percent of B2B marketing budgets on average, and upwards of 50 percent inside many organizations. Smart marketing leaders are planning to shift that budget to content, as it’s more or less impossible to do good digital marketing without great content.

Content Marketing 145

Content Marketing Marketing Creativity Technology 145

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute Research Director Lisa Beets ( @LisaBeets ), “Nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers—90%—put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message.”. Today, more B2B marketers than ever rely on a content marketing approach.

Content Marketing 81

Content Marketing B2B Trends Marketing 81

5W PR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The same thing goes for content marketing, which is frequently praised for creating more leads compared to other strategies. When it comes to content marketing, it’s a top-down communication method – and it can be promoted business to business (B2B) or business to consumer (B2C).

Content Marketing 88

Content Marketing Leadership Marketing B2C 88

Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make a splash in their respective markets. They’re raring to go with branded content about who they are and promotional materials about what makes their product great. This type of content simply isn’t relevant to their audience – at least not yet.

B2B 180

B2B Company Marketing SEO 180

Agility PR Solutions

JULY 31, 2018

Eighty-seven percent of B2B audiences find business content online through search engines, according to a new survey from B2B research, ratings, and reviews firm Clutch. B2B audiences also use social media (85 percent) and companies’ websites (75 percent) as sources of business-related content online.

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing B2B Marketing SEO 68

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2021

To that end, and assuming there’s a business strategy and marketing strategy in place, those priorities should be as follows: Owned – website, blog, newsletter. When I pitch this to clients and prospects in B2B marketing , I’ll often present it in a linear graphic like this: Why am I so keen on owned media first?

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B2B Marketing Content Marketing Course 148

Sword and the Script

APRIL 14, 2020

A study by Edelman and LinkedIn connects B2B thought leadership to trust and sales; and what it takes to be effective Effective thought leadership content is a staple of B2B marketing. That’s my analysis of the 2020 B2B Thought Leader Impact Study by Edelman and LinkedIn. Give our services a try.

Leadership 196

Leadership B2B Marketing Study 196

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2020

One of the biggest mistakes I see in content marketing is when organizations and businesses do not treat it like a distinct channel. This boxes your approach to content marketing into a corner and removes options. >>> Related: Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other.

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Content Marketing How To Marketing Leadership 124

5W PR

MARCH 2, 2020

Marketers who are successful in connecting with their target audiences would also attest to that, but is it happening? Content Marketing Institute recently weighed in on the matter by sharing results of its research of folks who work at B2B and B2C companies. Content Marketing. Why the contrast?

Content Marketing 97

Content Marketing Marketing B2C Exercises 97

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 27, 2019

Content marketing could quite possibly be the most misunderstood concept in marketing today. Most confuse content marketing as synonymous with content, which is a solid way to make sure your content marketing program underperforms, or worse, fails. So, what is content marketing?

Content Marketing 87

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Web 87

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

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

B2B 89

B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 89

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

When I started as an editorial intern at Contently, the first thing I realized was that I had a lot to learn about content marketing. Like many people entering the job market, I wanted to write and edit, and I was interested in exploring different ways to make a living with those skills.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Video 111

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 30, 2024

B2B spends too much to be careless with unsubscribe In B2B marketing , we spend a lot of time and money getting an email address. There’s an old Salesforce statistic that says B2B marketing spends $150 for every email address it acquires. A subscribed audience is what distinguishes content marketing from marketing.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 122

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Because I’m interested in it, I study the market almost daily and I’ve worked with many solution providers in legal tech – enough to make some important observations about content marketing. And the six tips? I’ve embedded such a tweet below to make it easy. If you do read it, please do let me know what you think.

Content Marketing 96

Content Marketing Marketing Print Software 96