There are lots of consumer-oriented companies celebrating Pride Month in their marketing right now, but those driving along Highway 101 in the Bay Area of California recently have seen how a B2B technology company like Snowflake Computing can offer a unique take on a powerful message. “THE DATA IS IN: LOVE WINS,” proclaims the billboard, […]
You would think after having the good fortune of sponsoring Serial, the podcast that became so popular it almost single-handedly defined the genre — MailChimp could have counted on some pretty strong name recognition. The company’s ads, however, tended to reflect a some common mispronunciations, with people walking around calling it “MailKimp.” According to Tom […]
It’s been called the world’s oldest content marketing vehicle, so David Jones is not surprised when people look at The Furrow and ask the publications manager at John Deere for the secrets of its success. “We do things consistently and we do things well, and we do things consistently well,” he told the audience Wednesday […]
LookBookHQ on Tuesday launched an application to help B2B marketers get more insight to improve their content marketing efforts called PathFactory Engine, the first word of which will also serve as the firm’s new name as part of a rebranding effort. The company will be showcasing PathFactory Engine and speaking at the Sirius Decisions Summit […]
A successful marketer is the one who thinks of the future. Voice content marketing is the future of content marketing and B2B marketers need to realize it’s importance sooner. Voice search is constantly growing and it has been estimated that by 2020, 50% of all searches will be voice search. These are big numbers and […]
When it comes to your B2B content, you may have an outside copywriter write it for you. Or, you may try to follow all of the tips and insights out there and write it yourself. Either way, when was the last time you reviewed your process? What are your response rates on your call-to-action? Do […]
McAfee has unveiled its first B2B ad campaign in more than 15 years, including a TV commercial and other assets that aim to shift its perception as an antivirus software provider to a firm that protects business professionals’ information from their devices to wherever it might reside in the cloud. The 30-second spot shows people […]
You write and post blogs on a regular basis, but nothing happens. They just sit there and you waste time, money and effort. What’s going on? Well, it can be simple to turn your blog content into sales with these three simple tips… 1. It’s Boring. Does your blog provide value to your target market? […]
The increased willingness of fintech startups to work with banks and other traditional financial services firms may be hampered by attitudes about their agility and ability to execute on innovative ideas, according to a global survey from CapGemini and LinkedIn released Wednesday. World Fintech Report 2018 was originally released late last month, but executives from […]
They’ve produced all kinds of blog posts, infographics and other forms of storytelling for marketers, but now two of Contently’s senior leaders have turned to one of the most venerable mediums of all: a printed book on how to create great narratives for brands. In The Storytelling Edge, Contently Co-founder Shane Snow and Editor-in-Chief Joe […]
Saying that content is king truly makes sense today. But this wasn’t a case just a few years ago when content was literally molested, being created only to be overstuffed with keywords and fulfill blunt SEO needs. It’s the first and last thing that modern marketing is and will be all about. It seems that […]
Is your content really working for your business? Do you spend a lot of time writing blogs and website content to boost sales for your B2B? That’s great. But, if your target market doesn’t see your content, you just waste time and effort. It’s one thing to create good content. It’s another thing to actually use […]
Today’s top B2B brands tend to rely on seven types of marketing content to generate the majority of their leads. These content types include, in order of effectiveness, email marketing, content marketing social media marketing, landing page and website optimization, SEO, paid search, and webinars or virtual events. Before your organization starts putting these […]
A content creation company called nDash is seeking to set itself apart from competitors by encouraging its stable of freelance writers to pitch to an entire industry rather than individual B2B brands on its platform. Based in Boston, nDash works much like Contently, Skyword and other startups in the content marketing space by helping brands […]
You’ve seen the news, and you know that technology is taking people’s jobs at factories, fast food restaurants, and more. Is your B2B career next? According to McKinsey Global Institute’s latest report, “Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation”: “Automation and AI will lift productivity and economic growth, but millions of […]
Destination Canada has launched a network to collect, manage and share user-generated photos and videos with other travel and tourism marketing organizations, offering an example of how non-competitive firms in the same industry can work together to solve content marketing challenges. Based on technology from Toronto-based CrowdRiff, the user generated content (UGC) network pulls in […]
The new chief marketing officer for business software and review comparison site G2 Crowd plans to elevate its content market strategy by targeting buyers who don’t even know they’re going to want applications and services. Chicago-based G2 Crowd brought on Ryan Bonnici, most recently the senior director of global marketing at Hubspot, as its CMO […]
‘A rational framework with no space — at least or less space — for emotions.’ This is a much-believed formula most business-to-business marketers follow without really questioning it. Marketing driven by emotions is considered to be the something that belongs mainly business-to-customer (B2C) marketers, whereas B2B firms rely on logical strategies and appeals to reason. That’s […]
Cisco is using market research from a survey of knowledge workers across 10 countries to demonstrate potential interest in having virtual assistants take over some of the most mundane administrative tasks in the enterprise: running meetings and conference calls. The networking giant this week released the data as a followup to the launch of Cisco […]
It’s much harder to find a nonfiction book in a library than a fiction book. Why? Because the author is the main search element in fiction, books are usually arranged alphabetically by author last name, sometimes by title. This makes finding what you’re looking for relatively simple if you know some basic information. Sometimes, fiction […]
