I was interviewing a client’s customer a few days ago for a persona project and something he said made me stop and think. What he said can be paraphrased as: If there is no buzz about your company online, I won’t consider your product as a viable … [Read more...]
The Value of Content Operations for Committed B2B Marketers
Nearly all B2B companies are using content marketing to attract and engage buyers. We’ve been doing this for quite some time. But getting it right is still a struggle for a majority of companies. This is because we haven’t formalized content … [Read more...]
The State of the B2B Conversation: Disconnected
Corporate Visions recently surveyed more than 400 B2B organizations to find out how one statistic is creating challenges at the intersection of content strategy, sales enablement, and lead conversion. The result is its State of the Conversation … [Read more...]
How to Hack Content Creation for Stretched-Thin Marketing Teams
A review of research on B2B content marketing over the last five years shows that the same problems persist—problems that continue to limit B2B marketing effectiveness. One of the biggest challenges? Content creation. Consistently producing engaging, … [Read more...]
The Push-Me, Pull-Me of B2B Sales and Marketing Alignment: Macro vs. Micro
As I prepare for a panel discussing the critical gap between sales and marketing on Wednesday, a few thoughts occur about B2B sales and marketing alignment. B2B sales and marketing alignment —or the lack thereof—is something that’s been talked … [Read more...]
