By providing an incentive in the form of gated content, you can increase your opt in form conversions by 300%. – JustUno 80% of B2B content marketing assets are gated. – Starfleet Media 61% of marketers say lead generation is their top priority for 2015. – Conductor Gated content is a piece of...
Amongst best-in-class B2B content marketers, 71 percent tailor content to the profile of the decision maker. – The Content Marketing Institute By 2018, 70 percent of B2B e-commerce sites will offer personalized features for customers. – Gartner By 2018, B2B companies with effective personalization...
The internet of things is already upon us. To be convinced of this, all one has to do is visit an Apple Store and browse the connected home section to see IoT permutations made for consumer play. The internet of things is simultaneously hyper-local and global, and its implications for business are...
If your B2B enterprise hasn’t yet adopted a clearly defined Facebook marketing strategy, it’s time to start. "75 percent of B2B buyers use social media to support purchase decisions." -IDC "83 percent of B2B enterprise marketers use Facebook." -Content Marketing Institute "43 percent of B2B vendors...
Although manufacturing companies tend to get the majority of their business via loyal customers, word-of-mouth, and partnership deals, it’s critical that they don’t overlook the importance of online marketing. At IronPaper, we’re seeing an increasing number of manufacturing companies prioritize...
What is Social Selling? Social selling: Connecting with prospects via social tools, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. In action, it looks like answering prospect questions and sharing helpful, timely content. These consistent interactions nurture prospect relationships until they are ready...
Inbound marketing is about attracting qualified leads to your company by creating content designed specifically for your target market. Inbound marketing focuses on being helpful and relevant over being disruptive and invasive. Once these leads find their way to your site, your content keeps them...
Local Marketing Tips For B2B Franchise Businesses Owning a B2B local franchise business has its fair share of perks. And while advantages like instant brand recognition and an established business model give you an edge in the marketplace, they’re not the whole story. You still have to invest in...
So, what is Lean marketing? Lean process represents a fundamental change in the way companies build websites, software, products and manage marketing. Lean is about validating hypotheses and iterating to reduce the size of failures and increase the possibilities of success. The Lean marketing...
What is Marketing Automation? Marketing Automation: The automating of time-consuming sales and marketing activities, so you can reach a larger group of consumers more efficiently and via multiple channels online (such as email, social media, websites, etc). “The reality is the best marketers are...
B2B growth often breaks down between marketing and sales. Marketing may be generating leads and engagement. Sales may be working opportunities and pursuing revenue. But when the two functions operate with different definitions, data, messaging, and...
High-performing teams do not treat demand generation as just another campaign function. They treat it as a system that supports how complex buying groups evaluate change. Organizations that consistently generate pipeline design their systems around...
B2B buyers are exhausted. Their inboxes are full. Their feeds are flooded with ads. Worst of all, everything sounds the same. Generic messaging makes it difficult for buyers to understand what makes brands different from each other, creating...
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...
Customer-centric messaging — where narratives center buyer needs and concerns over descriptions of the product or the brand — is an effective way to engage buyers navigating complex market forces.
Buyer expectations have shifted. Traditional tactics may still capture attention, but they fail to create the clarity buyers need to move forward. Lead generation isn’t underperforming because of a lack of effort or tools. It’s struggling because...
Lead generation used to be a numbers game. Push traffic, capture form fills, and hand everything to sales. But the modern B2B landscape is more complex than ever. Marketing and sales teams are battling longer sales cycles, intensified risk-aversion,...
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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