In B2B marketing, the effectiveness of your content strategy often hinges on how well you tailor your messaging to the different stages of the buy cycle. Each stage also calls for specific content types to address the needs and questions of prospects. In other words, considering that the average B2B buyer consumes 13 pieces of […]
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Congratulations, your B2B is growing. Although you have the CEO position handled, what your business also needs at this stage is experienced leaders to steer your sales and marketing. However, can you afford the level of talent you need to take things to the next level? Rather than breaking the bank, or settling for a
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Let’s be honest—coming up with new and engaging social content can be a bit of a grind. While we know that social channels are an effective way to connect with customers and prospects, it can be time-consuming and even downright challenging to consistently come up with posts that resonate and support your business objectives. This
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Email Marketing Best Practices, Part 2: Last month, we shared our best practices for avoiding spam filters, helping ensure that your email marketing campaign reaches the prospect’s inbox. But getting past the gatekeeper is just part of things. Let’s set the picture: The average businessperson receives around 120 emails per day The average open rate
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A well-crafted style guide can serve as a roadmap for how your brand consistently presents itself—online, in print, and across marketing and sales content. But what exactly does a style guide include, and why is it such an important tool for your business? Hubspot defines a style guide this way: “Brand guidelines, also known as
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Email Marketing Best Practices, Part 1 Email remains an essential component in the marketer’s toolbox, as it enables the delivery of targeted content to drive engagement and nurture business relationships. In fact, half of marketers identify it as their most impactful channel. However, simply composing and sending an email isn’t enough. For starters, even the
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Imagine you’re panning for gold—you dip a pan in the water, then swirl it around until the sand and silt wash away. If you’re in the right prospecting area and repeat this process enough, you might eventually see some glimmering nuggets. This same prospecting principle applies to leads. While some will always be just names
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Think about it—just a few years ago we were in a global pandemic, with remote working and social distancing the new norms for conducting business. Webinars exploded in popularity as companies scrambled to maintain engagement in a world that had suddenly gone virtual by necessity. While this led to some temporary webinar fatigue, it would
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If you’re on LinkedIn, you likely receive regular messages requesting a connection from someone you’ve never met. And, once you’ve accepted the connection—whether out of curiosity or kindness—it’s quickly followed by a meeting request or sales pitch. Yeesh. Such requests typically have the opposite effect than the sender intended, making it less likely they’ll establish
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Hi, Andy! What can you tell us about yourself, career-wise? I’ve had a diversified career path as over the last 30-plus years I’ve done outside sales, commercial photography, co-founded a food/tech company (recently acquired by ButcherBox), and managed several successful runs in agency PR and marketing, where I am now. The work I enjoy most
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