In a previous post, I shared a four-step process for creating in-depth B2B buyer personas. In this post, I’ll discuss how the details of a buyer persona inform a content marketing strategy. With the wealth of information gained during the process … [Read more...]
Create B2B Buyer Personas that Inform Content Marketing Strategy
While 89% of B2B marketers have embraced content marketing, only 37% have a documented content marketing strategy, and only 22% say they are extremely successful with their overall approach to content marketing. Successful content marketing … [Read more...]
The Value of ABM Goes Beyond Marketing
Pushing product: it’s what B2B companies have been doing for years. Even if we say we’re putting the customer front and center, usually we’re not really walking the talk. We have all these meetings and mandates about what the company wants to … [Read more...]
A Lack of Customer Advocacy Could Make B2B Buyers Walk Away
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...]
Content Marketing Operations Halts Random Acts of Content
One of the biggest values that come with content marketing operations maturity is the ability to say “no” to ad hoc content demands. As B2B marketers have adopted content marketing, many have found themselves on the hamster wheel of content … [Read more...]
