Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

B2B companies always have to think a step ahead. Great content has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. ” There are only 214 million for “b2b software.”

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Cision

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Last week, I attended MarketingProfs B2B Forum, a place specifically geared to educate business-to-business marketers. I decided to compile five of the best quotes from the forum for some B2B marketing inspiration. Image: TopRank Online Marketing ( Creative Commons ).

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Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers. But, if you fail to make an internal case for your content, your plan will never get the buy-in or budget it needs to succeed.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

B2B marketers say too much work, too few resources and too much interference forces them to choose between quality and completion. Most B2B marketers aren’t thrilled with their own content. According to a survey by Radix Communications , “68% of B2B marketers are not proud of their own content.”.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

B2B PR in particular creates a patina of thought leadership and generates interest and awareness. Handpicked Related Content. How to Pick the Right B2B PR Agency For You. Handpicked Related Content. How to Score in B2B Media Relations. Content marketing. Handpicked Related Content.

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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.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Through this collaboration I learned of Stone Temple’s very creative use of video. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. By 2014 it was obvious that video was the rising star of content marketing. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

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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.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Whitepapers.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

B2B companies always have to think a step ahead. Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Interactive Tools Give Brands a Creative Edge—and Empower Buyers. ” There are only 214 million for “b2b software.”

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

It’s far too easy to say that B2B technology is dull. Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. The vast majority of B2B content centers on features, functions and benefits. 1) Creating Quality Content Starts with Why.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 18, 2015

Content marketing surveys consistently demonstrate the biggest barrier facing marketer is feeding the content monster. There is a straight forward answer to this problem: Upwards of “60-70% of content produced by B2B marketing goes unused,” according to a white paper by Kapost which cites research by SiriusDecisions.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism. Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. Trusted sources of B2B information.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 11, 2021

An edcal is a content roadmap that ensures a steady flow of media coverage, even absent major news announcements. It’s like an unsung hero of the public relations world — not flashy or creative, but vital to a robust media placement schedule. What is an editorial calendar?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. It’s like trying to lay down pipe before you even dug a ditch.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

1) Content marketers as librarians . “If That’s how Jimmy Daly begins his piece – 5 Content Marketing Power Laws – for Animalz a marketing agency and it had me hooked as a reader. They end up publishing way too much content in an attempt to maintain traffic. Does Blockchain Really Have Marketing Potential?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 20, 2021

True thought leadership is hard to achieve, not because it’s hard, but because some in B2B just can’t get out of their own way. She works for a B2B tech company that “doesn’t believe marketing” but she knows they need it desperately. More than a proactive partner: an extension of your marketing and PR team.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 23, 2024

You probably remember learning about the concept of the marketing funnel and the need to create content for the different stages of the buyer journey. And you’ve likely either used the funnel — or may at some point — when building a content strategy or planning a marketing campaign.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. CSR Is a Popular Use Case That Often Lacks Creativity.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Following is a list of 15 content marketing metrics that you should measure: 1.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2019

This is particularly successful in B2B PR campaigns, where the sales cycle is long and the products complex. Tactics like content marketing, earned speaking opportunities for C-level executives, and feature articles work together to boost visibility for a brand or situation that the brand solves.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Creativity and risky marketing efforts don’t always find receptive purse strings in B2B, but it could well be the only thing left in “a sea of sameness.”. Much of the marketing follows suit, and in some cases amounts to little more than fearmongering – using the same statistics every other vendor is also citing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

My B2B clients are more open to sponsored content. Another trend that grew in ’21 is authentic, purpose-driven marketing. It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ Dorothy Crenshaw , CEO, Crenshaw Communications .

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. 2) The marketing budget as a percentage of revenue.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 25, 2017

In person events like trade shows and conferences usually rank high on the list of priorities for B2B marketing organizations. For example, the most recent B2B lead generation report by Chief Marketer listed live events as the second top source of leads. 12 Ways to Leverage Your Existing Investment in B2B Webinars.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Whatever your process is for sharing content on the web, content that’s been effectively repurposed provides the opportunity to run through the process again. Most B2B marketing organizations don’t do this enough. Research shows more than half of all B2B content goes unused. Others are good at earned media.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

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. Studies have shown that somewhere around one-fifth of companies identify related metrics such as customer retention as a content marketing objective.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Campaigns sometimes become the foundation of marketing activity. Creative briefs. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: 3 benchmarks for your B2B marketing budget as a percentage of revenue The post Build marketing and PR programs rather than executing campaigns appeared first on Sword and the Script.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 20, 2016

There may well be a disconnect between strategy and execution in B2B marketing. It seems to me B2B spends a lot of time perusing whatever tactics are on sale at the discount store. It’s been a trend in content marketing too. Marketing output volume is to scale what shouting is to intelligence.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Overall, the study found roughly one-fifth (22%) of 1,102 B2B marketers based in North America that answered the annual survey described their content marketing as “extremely successful” or “very successful.” Page 4 shows us why these B2B content marketers are successful. Not marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale. There are several platforms out there to simplify and manage B2C influencer marketing, such as Paladin, Heepsy, HypeAuditor, and InBeat. But B2B influencer marketing works completely differently.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 20, 2017

A new survey of 2,400 B2B marketers suggests content marketing is the top priority this year – and by a wide margin. According to Marketing Charts , 37% of the respondents cited content marketing as the most important initiative. Also see: How to Get the B2B Marketing Persona Right [UML].

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

C ontrary to many marketers’ beliefs, B2B (business to business) content doesn’t have to be boring. Creative content should be a key element of your marketing strategy as it has the power to build trust, gain new customers, and convert them to leads. Be as creative as possible. Simplify your message.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As an integrated PR consultancy based in Leeds, we advise big brands on how to use public relations, social media, and content marketing effectively helping them to increase online engagement, raise their profiles and in turn improve their overall business performance. Creativity and imagination. What will I get at Prohibition?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

But B2B businesses aren’t changing the way they plan and shape their marketing strategy quickly enough, and are left feeling the effects of staying behind the times. In fact, 47 percent of B2B marketers close less than four percent of marketing-generated leads. Plan to Succeed. Get our recent white paper today!

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Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

But becoming overly reliant on Facebook marketing techniques isn’t simply keeping up with the times — it’s lazy. And it’s killing your ability to be creative with your campaigns. Owned media, like content marketing, may be more of a long-term game, but that doesn’t mean the game isn’t worth playing.

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