3 Ways to Future-Proof Your B2B Marketing Measurement

By Aaron Mahimainathan Measuring B2B marketing ROI has been an age-old challenge for marketers. And that challenge has only gotten both more complex and more important in today’s crazy, unpredictable world. Consider what we’ve all been through the past few years and how these changes have affected how we live and work: A pandemic, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical instability, economic headwinds, rising interest rates, bank failures and the list goes on and on. These […]

Content Marketing Assets: A Primer

Content marketing was created for companies rooted in science, medicine, technology, humanities and the arts. These are products and services that can’t be encapsulated in a jingle or slogan. Companies rooted in the adventures of the intellect and imagination have to be explained. It’s an education for customers, potential customers, future employees and possible partners. […]

Seismic: Three Steps for Harnessing the Power of Content Analytics

Today’s B2B revenue teams are likely still working from home, and by now, have transitioned to the all-virtual selling and customer communications environment. Sales and marketing teams — who used to rely on buyer feedback via real-time conversations in the boardroom, face-to-face coffee meetings, industry conferences, and client dinners — must now depend on data […]

Q+A: Content marketing asset management with Bynder VP Brad Kofoed

  Content asset management and measurement continues to be a challenge for B2B marketing and b2c marketers alike. How does the new Bynder/Salesforce integration, announced last week, change things? Brad Kofoed, Senior Vice President, Global Alliances and Channel at Bynder, answered our questions.   How is this integration different from other DAM platforms?    Email campaign […]

Bynder Announces Salesforce Cloud Integration

Note: we’ll have an interview with Brad Kofoed, Bynder VP, about this integration, in the next ten days.  Bynder announced today its Connector for Salesforce Marketing Cloud, currently live on the Salesforce AppExchange. The integration is intended to empower customers to bring their marketing campaigns to market faster, with ready-to-use content marketing assets directly available […]

Seismic: Fall 2020 Release Extends Content Analytics Capabilities

Seismic Gives Customers Unparalleled Abilities to Explore, Customize and Share Actionable Insights on Campaigns, Content, and Deals Seismic, the industry-leading and award-winning sales enablement and marketing orchestration platform provider, today announced new content analytics capabilities that boost marketer and seller effectiveness, drive revenue team alignment, and help organizations deliver exceptional buyer experiences. In today’s world, […]

6 Often-overlooked or forgotten ways to promote B2B content

Content marketing might bring more leads than traditional outbound marketing, but only if your customers and prospects consume it. You’ve probably addressed this by covering the basics, from creating a variety of assets (like blog posts, infographics and videos), and using a mix of paid channels like LinkedIn and getting the attention of buyer-centric sites […]

CMI B2B Content Marketing 2020

CMI B2B survey suggests marketers should look deeper in the funnel at loyalty and audience growth

Less than half of B2B organizations are using their small, often one-person content marketing resource to grow an audience of subscribers and only 52 per cent are using it to drive attendance at the in-person events that tend to drive revenue, according to the most recent research from the Content Marketing Institute. The Cleveland-based organization […]

Secrets to writing B2B business articles (that people will really want to read)

In a world of spell-check, autofill and auto-correct, it’s easy to underestimate the importance of good writing. Short-form text messages, videos, and infographics tell the story, right? Wrong. Good writing matters more than ever. Short attention spans and the massive volumes of information available online mean your writing must be clear and crisp – or […]

Pearl Collings Contently

Contently’s new CEO Pearl Collings: ‘There’s  room to move in any which way’

Contently’s new CEO Pearl Collings is focusing on moving the firm from break-even to full profitability by deepening its strengths in core subject areas, growing its services business and network of freelancers. Collings, who formerly served as the chief business and sales officer at Time Inc., was formally announced as CEO of Contently last week. […]