If you know me, you know I’m all about creating and using B2B buyer personas to drive content marketing strategy. I’ve created more than 400 buyer personas over the last four or five years. When built with both qualitative and quantitative data they … [Read more...]
Is Your B2B Audience Engaged or Committed?
B2B marketers wax prolific about the concept of engaging their buyers and customers with content. But engagement isn't really the end goal, commitment is. People who engage with your content are interested in the topic at hand. An audience that is … [Read more...]
Marketing Automation is NOT the Silver Bullet for B2B Marketing
Earlier this year, Ascend2 asked B2B marketers how successful they considered their use of marketing automation. Only 25% said they were very successful, yet 91% of them agreed that marketing automation was very important to the overall success of … [Read more...]
The B2B Funnel is More Like a Pinball Machine
I was watching the video for the second roundtable video that I participated in at Content Marketing World and Nick Panayi from CSC said, "the B2B funnel is more like a pinball machine, with leads bouncing everywhere" - I'm not sure that's verbatim, … [Read more...]
Use Content to Help B2B Buying Committees Reach Consensus
B2B marketers know there are a number of people involved in a complex buying decision. What often goes overlooked is understanding not only who the marketing programs can reach and engage but how content gets shared among the buying committee. It's … [Read more...]
