Let’s face it. B2B buyers are self-focused. There's a gap between what buyers want and what B2B marketing content is giving them. There’s a reason that WIIFM has become an evaluation factor for content prior to publishing. “What’s in it for me?” … [Read more...]
Get Your B2B Buyer Persona Effectiveness Score
Does your buyer persona have what it takes to contribute effectively to content relevance that delivers increased marketing performance? According to the Benchmark Study on Understanding B2B Buyer Personas released by Cintell, less than 30% of B2B … [Read more...]
Great B2B Customer Experiences Require Customer-Centric Marketing
Only 12% of B2B marketers rate themselves as “very effective” at delivering a great customer experience. No, that’s not a typo. It’s a finding from the 2016 B2B Customer Experience Benchmark Report from Kapost. The report defines customer … [Read more...]
Content Marketing Operations: Best Practices to Calm the Chaos
The formation of a content marketing organization should result in individual roles that are beautifully synced. At least that’s the gist of how Jason Miller—who’s in charge of leading global marketing for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions—phrased it in a … [Read more...]
Shift from More to Better for a Marketing-Driven Customer Journey
Content marketing isn’t about creating and publishing more content; it’s about creating relevant, lasting relationships that result in profitable outcomes for your company—from awareness to advocacy. But, as in many things in marketing, “more” has … [Read more...]