When I immigrated to the United States from the United Kingdom 34 years ago, I quickly realized that while we share some things in common culturally, in reality, a common language separates us! One of the first differences I noticed, and that still persists today, is how many American pop culture references—from television, movies and sports—creep into business conversation.
Four Marketing Lessons from Television’s “Golden Age” Read More »
When you dine at restaurants, good servers will converse with you to learn more about your tastes so they can recommend dishes that appeal to you. Unless you are a regular customer, it’s unlikely that they know enough about what you like to provide you with a tailored recommendation. Fortunately, B2B marketing and sales representatives don’t have this problem.
My Name is Marketing, and I’ll Be Your Server Read More »
We all have them—those periodic major announcements that give us something to really blow our horns about. But what do you talk about in the lull between the “big stuff” like new product launches, key customer wins or industry partnerships? To augment those major announcements you have a time or two each year, it’s important to generate a secondary, regular flow of interesting content to keep your marketing momentum going in between.
Keep Marketing Momentum Going In Between the “Big Stuff” Read More »
I recently saw a fantastic infographic that illustrates how video is becoming an exploding medium for b2b marketers in 2015. With dramatic statistics—like 70 percent of b2b marketers are starting to use video, and 58 percent of them describe their previous experience in video marketing as successful—it’s clear more b2bs will soon be going “in front of the camera” to reach their customer audiences.
B2B Video Doesn’t Have 2B Boring Read More »
Do you remember playing hide ’n’ seek or catch ’n’ kiss when you were a kid? If you really wanted to get caught, you’d make it easy for your friends or that cute girl or boy to find you, right? Now that you’re a sales or marketing whiz, don’t you wish your customers could find you as easily?
Integrated Content Campaigns Can Help Your Customers Find You Read More »
Sales development representatives (SDRs) face challenges every day to connect with prospects and convince them to take some type of action. Actions can include viewing a product demonstration, scheduling a future conversation or agreeing to subscribe to an email newsletter. Measured by generating meaningful interactions and moving prospects through the buying cycle to create sales
Overcoming Sales Obstacles Read More »
Today, we’re featuring a guest blog from Kathy Berardi of Red Clip Video, a strategic multi-media services partner to Carabiner. If you’re focused on incorporating video into your marketing plans this year but are finding it difficult to get started, Kathy offers a “TIP” for kick-starting the process: 1. Talk: Consider the wealth of knowledge you could gain by simply
A “TIP” for Keeping Your Video Resolutions in 2015 Read More »
How does marketing come up with all of those creative campaigns that deliver compelling content that resonates with prospects? Do marketing professionals develop these ideas by themselves or in groups made up of other marketers? I hope that’s not the case because if it is, then it’s likely that these campaigns fall short of engaging
Sales-Driven Marketing Read More »
A funny thing happened recently when I was attending one of my son’s baseball games. My husband was out-of-town due to work, so I decided to text him real-time updates on our son – messages like “he’s up at bat,” “first base” or “he struck out.” I’d neglected to bring my reading glasses to the
Planning Your 2015 Content Marketing Strategy Read More »
As B2B companies continue to look for ways to stay relevant and top of mind amid the sea of information and content being generated daily, more and more are taking a page from their consumer-focused counterparts and turning to memes to help drive marketing and PR effectiveness. In its simplest form, a meme is a
This Ain’t Your Mama’s Meme: How B2B Marketers Can Successfully Tap into this Trend Read More »
