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  • SMS has grown to become a popular form of communication, and savvy marketers are figuring out how to use this channel for lead generation. The catch? People interact with SMS differently than with other channels, so be sure you're using SMS the right way.

  • Generating qualified leads remains a top challenge for B2B marketers. Here's how you can address three key B2B buying trends to earn buyers' attention and trust—and improve the quality of your lead generation.

  • Perry Marshall, business consultant and best-selling author of books on sales and Google AdWords, shares valuable insights from his book 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More.

  • Marketers need to understand customers and offer truly personalized experiences, delivering the right content or services to the right people at the right time—i.e., the right context. Here's how to lay the foundation of a customer experience program and team.

  • Video plays an important role in driving consumer purchase decisions, so using your YouTube channel could be a great way to drive sales. But how can you convert subscribers into customers?

  • Why is it that some brands seem to achieve success with social advertising, whereas others struggle to find the right formula? Read on for five secrets from Facebook marketing pros to learn how your Facebook ads can have real impact on your bottom line.

  • Deciding where to focus your marketing and sales efforts in the coming year can be hard. So we reached out to experts, practitioners, and analysts and asked a simple question: How are you positioning your sales and marketing teams for success in 2018?

  • An event attendee's experience doesn't start and end when the doors open and close. Vendors can build relationships before, during, and after events—and the right content is key to doing that. Check out the infographic for tips on how to use content to boost the impact of your event presence.

  • Pow! Bam! Knock those sales goals down next year! An infographic by the RAIN Group Center for Sales Training offers nine ways to be a sales hero in 2018.

  • Consumers say detailed product descriptions, images, and customer reviews are the three content types that most influence their purchases on e-commerce websites, according to recent research from Clutch.

  • Inbound marketing isn’t a tactic, but a process. It’s how you approach customer relationships. It requires an understanding of your company’s buying cycle, ideal customers, and the power of quality content, plus an acknowledgement that, as a marketer, you’re not in control—the customer is.

  • Wendy Connell, vice-president of marketing at digital media company Storyblocks, shares tips for acquiring new customers, retaining existing customers, minimizing churn when you operate on a subscription model, and more.

  • This article provides a tool for B2B marketers—the "event effectiveness matrix"—to evaluate events and choose the one with highest lead-generation potential.

  • In a world of mass emails and stimulus overload, personalization has become critical to B2B marketing. Buyers are becoming harder to identify and increasingly like consumers: They want personalized outreach and one-to-one interaction...

  • Marketing Smarts celebrates a major milestone: the 300th episode of the show! To mark the occasion, we bring back our very first guest, Lou Imbriano—strategist, author, and former vice-president and CMO of the New England Patriots.

  • The right booth space and location on the exhibit floor are vital for maximizing event ROI. The location selection process, however, can be complicated. So here, in a handy guide, are all the important factors you need to take into account.

  • So how do you stand out from the crowd as a B2B social media marketer? Here's the advice you need to ensure your company engages with potential customers and develops a social media following that converts into what you really want—sales!

  • B2B buyers say the factors that most influence their purchase decisions are the total cost of ownership and whether a solution supports their business goals, according to recent research from Aberdeen and PJA Advertising.

  • How can you overcome a fear of public speaking? How can you deliver a winning presentation that encourages your audience to applaud, give you high marks on post-presentation surveys, and seek you out for a chat after the microphone is turned off? Here are a few recommendations and best-practices.

  • Creating a lead-generation strategy doesn't have to be complicated. This infographic walks you through four basic steps to get started.