The “old way of sales” for B2B on its way out—prospect, cold call, email repeatedly, hiding pricing info, and pressure to close. If you don’t believe me, consider this statistic: The vast majority of B2B buyers do research online before they contact a company and are 57% of the way through the...
Article by the Ironpaper team. Content marketers, beware: The people who buy technology products and services don’t care how many awards your company has won or how long you’ve been in business. Buyers crave valuable, educational content that helps them overcome challenges and make difficult...
By Arielle Hurst We hate to break it to you, but there aren’t any universal silver bullets that will instantly improve your conversion rates. Although some marketers may strike gold during an A/B test and announce, "Orange buttons tripled our conversions!" This dramatic boost is not guaranteed for...
While there are many types of content marketing imaginable and you are only limited by your creativity, sometimes it can help to start with ideas for inspiration. Content marketing doesn’t need to refer to just the written word (although “crawlable” text content is great for SEO.) Content can be...
Both landing pages and a strong homepage are necessary for your digital marketing strategy and website presence. But what is the difference between the two? It's a great question and one we can answer in a few different ways. In the landing page vs. homepage debate, landing pages are ultimately...
SaaS marketing should be used to generate leads and new users who are a qualified fit for your business. Unlike shorter term sales, SaaS companies need to generate a large pool of leads who have a clear problem that can be solved by an ongoing investment. Because of this, SaaS companies should take...
Iteration and optimization are the two words that should define your account-based marketing campaign. If you want to lower your cost-per-acquisition and scale up reliably, you need to be lean with your campaign launch and test from a few different angles. Not even the most seasoned marketers or...
HubSpot is not often advertised as a platform to support account-based marketing. Therefore, many businesses don’t consider it when transitioning into ABM strategies — targeting specific accounts rather than casting a wide net. But did you know HubSpot has a range of capabilities for ABM? Besides...
B2B marketing is a constantly changing game, and everyone has something to say about best practices. You can read thousands of blog posts about tips, listen to podcasts and webinars, and attend conferences for the latest industry news. But while it's important to stay up-to-date with the changing...
Simply speaking, SEO (search engine optimization) refers to improving your website for the purpose of generating organic traffic once people search for keywords in search engines like Google and Bing. On the other hand, SEM (search engine marketing) generally refers to the wider practice of using...