As social media, streaming and subscription services grow, so does big data. Big data is the driving force behind providing full customer definition, segmentation, and personalization services, allowing businesses to spot business trends, determine the quality of research, provide target...
Many prospects fail to view more than the first page they land on when visiting your website from an advertisement. If, upon this first impression, the prospect doesn't like what they see they will leave. Landing pages are direct and tailored messages for helping B2B organizations acquire leads....
Social media marketing is not about driving direct sales. Instead, social businesses build and nurture relationships with prospects, leads, customers, advocates and partners. If you apply a pure, sales-driven mentality to your social media marketing campaigns, you will most likely be let down....
In the age of big data, it is easier than ever to compile information to create your own infographics. Nowadays, you don’t have to be a designer to create a high quality and effective infographics, as platforms such as Infogr.am (which is free), Piktochart, and InfoActive exist to help users easily...
To utilize all aspects of social media for digital marketing purposes, companies should first become familiar with the many different and popular social media apps there are currently available. Facebook is pretty much a no-brainer with few restrictions – marketers can use all links, videos,...
Why is digital advocacy important for nonprofits? Donations and soliciting volunteers are just two forms of support that nonprofit organizations can build online, but narrowly focusing on these two may cause a nonprofit to miss the true opportunities available to them online. 42% of online adults...
There are many tools in the digital marketing arsenal for corporations and enterprises, but perhaps none as important as the corporate website. Websites play a role in lead generation, brand visibility, PR, customer nurturing, sales and sales nurturing, partner communications, internal...
Having a Facebook page and occasionally posting, uploading pictures, or replying to comments does not a successful social media push make. If you wouldn’t simply push content and hope for the best in the non-digital marketing world, why would you attempt to do so in the realm of social media and...
Video can be a highly effective tool for B2B marketing. It's important that the videos an enterprise creates are useful, educational, or interesting to potential prospects, customers, or influencers. "Approximately 75% of online viewers interact with video ads in a month." -- Tremor Video Word of...
Website performance is a critical part of user-experience, but many web designers forget many website performance best practices. Following these best practices for website performance can help to dramatically improve a site's user-experience, scalability and SEO. Website performance best practices...
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...
Most companies say they want to improve customer experience. Few start with the most critical piece: the words they use. Buyer-centric messaging is not about slogans or clever language. It is a system that helps buyers move from curiosity to...
Most B2B marketers know how to communicate value. ROI, outcomes, transformation, and goal alignment are all necessary components of strong messaging. But in a high-risk market, logic alone won't move buyers. Messaging must lower the stakes. Buyers...
Most marketing playbooks assume a return to normal. Pipeline softness is temporary, budgets will bounce back, and next quarter will bring clarity. But what if the volatility isn't temporary? We're in an economic era of perpetual disruption, not...
Unpredictable markets cause rigid marketing strategies to fall apart. Long planning cycles, disconnected campaigns, and reactive tactics don't align with changing buyer behavior. The B2B companies that continue to grow aren't simply fast. They're...
Most marketing playbooks assume a return to normal. Pipeline softness is temporary, budgets will bounce back, and next quarter will bring clarity. But what if the volatility isn't temporary? We're in an economic era of perpetual disruption, not...
The B2B buyer's journey has become more complex with the rise of generative AI. Buyers are relying on AI-driven insights before visiting a company's website or speaking with sales. This shift challenges traditional inbound lead generation and...
Marketing healthcare technology presents unique challenges that differ significantly from other industries. The complexity of medical products, the stringent regulatory environment, and the diverse needs of healthcare providers create barriers that...
Many, if not most, IT companies struggle with marketing. Despite having state-of-the-art products and services, their marketing efforts often fall short. Below, we explore some critical marketing issues that lead to underperformance among IT...
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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