RollWorks this week said it was aiming to address a common ABM challenge facing B2B firms with a machine learning model that could prioritize and score target account lists. The San Francisco-based firm said the predictive capabilities it is introducing in its Identification Solution would analyze data on a company’s closed deals or clients it […]
B2B marketers may be falling victim to third-party data providers that are similar to the mistakes that lead to the economic recession of 2008, according to senior executives from LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. Speaking at an event for its Canadian customers earlier this month, the LinkedIn execs described what they called the “subprime data crisis,” whereby […]
Once a week — usually on Saturdays, with his wife complaining in the background that this is supposed to be family time — Neil Patel writes the kind of blog posts that get noticed by marketers from almost every sector. Behind the scenes, however, his team at Neil Patel Digital is busily updating an average […]
Uberflip this week will use its Conex customer event to officially launch an app marketplace where B2B marketers can find software that works with its platform for designing and managing content experiences, according to its CMO. The Toronto-based company — whose customers include MongoDB, LeanData and Snowflake — already has about a dozen apps available […]
In just a few weeks thousands of marketers will be touching down in Cleveland for the annual Content Marketing World conference. B2BNN is a media sponsor for the second year in a row (use the code “B2BNN” at checkout to get $100 off your pass!), and to help set the stage we asked the Content […]
Mid-funnel performance can triple as marketing tactics are automated, despite the fact less than 20 percent of marketers are using technology to do so, according to research from Demand Metric and GetResponse on Wednesday. The two firms held a live webinar to discus the results of the research, dubbed the 2019 Funnel Friction Benchmark Study, […]
B2B marketers who focus on technology decision makers over-index on the power of conferences, roundtables and other in-person gatherings, according to a survey of more than 1,000 professionals by events software firm Bizzabo. In its 2019 B2B Tech Trends Report, which was published earlier this month, Bizzabo said the majority of leadership (VPs and C-Suite) […]
To all those suggesting “B2B” should morph into “human to human” or that enterprises should market themselves more like consumer brands, the CEO of an agency that works with the likes of IBM, GE and SAS has a counterargument for you. As the founder of Centerline Digital, Charles Long said he’s familiar with an increasingly […]
School’s been out for well over a month now, but even once kids find themselves back in the classroom, there likely won’t be many telling their teachers about their intentions to become B2B marketers. According to a U.K. agency called Rooster Punk, that’s an issue worth confronting, because the reality of the job could be […]
More than half of B2B marketers surveyed as part of a research project between PAN Communications and Heinz Marketing said their content marketing efforts aren’t being attributed to revenue, which may explain why less than 32 per cent said they feel confident in how they measure such work. Boston-based PAN Communications, which focuses on PR […]
The middle of July might not seem the ideal time for an organization to host its first Twitter chat, but G2 seemed to have no problem attracting comments from people who work at major B2B SaaS firms to weigh in at #G2Fireside. As might be expected, the peer-to-peer review platform decided to focus much of […]
A digital billboard set up across major tech centres in India is encouraging developers to solve a puzzle in an unusual recruiting campaign from a B2B commerce firm called SOLV. Running for several weeks this month in Bengaluru, including Manyata Tech Park this week, SOLV said the campaign would provide aspiring job seekers with a hashkey-based puzzle […]
Nearly 70 per cent of business professionals will watch a one-minute video all the way through, but stretch it to 20 minutes and only a quarter will do the same, according to data from Vidyard. Vidyard, based in Kitchener, Ont., recently released its 2019 State of Video In Business Report, which is based on qualitative research […]
So, you started a blog to boost your company’s profile and support your marketing efforts but it’s not generating any interest or leads? Guess what – it’s probably your own fault. Often people rush to post something without really thinking through the message they want to convey. They see it as a win if they […]
A self-oriented focus on products rather than customers, reliance on jargon and lack of a human voice meant only four out of 60 B2B web sites received a passing grade in an analysis of engaging online content experiences from Forrester. Released late last month, the market research firm’s report examined digital properties across 12 different […]
There is no specific mentions of its firewalls, SD-WAN or other data protection products, but a new TV commercial from Barracuda Networks has created a panorama of business environments that suggests IT security should always be running in the background. “Your Journey, Secured,” takes viewers from an airplane to under the car in a mechanic’s […]
Adding little clocks or other emojis before and after B2B e-mail subject lines like “Quick call next week” have a negative impact on reply rates, according to tests conducted by sales enablement firm Outreach. Using seven different variations featuring emojis that were subject to an A/B split, Outreach found an overall 42 per cent decline […]
IntentData.io will be using its own product to help identify B2B marketers who want to tap into its expertise in developing algorithms find customers ready to make purchases. Based in Boston, IntentData.io launched last week with what it has trademarked as Contact-Level Intent Data, which it said could reduce the length of sales cycles in […]
There is no mention of the words “Star Wars” and he’s walking on water rather than the desert planet of Jakku, but John Boyega still manages to walk with the confidence of a stormtrooper in the latest TV commercial from Cisco. In a 30-second clip titled ‘Unleash the Power of the Cloud,” the actor best known […]
The opening scene helps the viewer quickly answer a list of basic questions that give context for the story about to unfold. Where are the characters? Who are they, and should the viewer love them or hate them? Is the story going to be sad or scary or funny? Think of the opening scene in […]
