Every year, Content Marketing Institute and Marketing Profs release their latest B2B marketing research. This year the report includes a chart of current B2B content marketing challenges. A few of them surprised me as I thought (or hoped) we had … [Read more...]
Point of View in B2B Content Changes the Game
Since the start of the pandemic, content has flooded digital channels trying to gain the attention of self-reliant buyers. The noise is deafening. And much of the B2B content produced is leaving buyers cold. Edelman and LinkedIn recently released … [Read more...]
Stop Asking B2B Buyers to Take Leaps of Faith with Content
The content we use to engage B2B buyers must resonate and be relevant. Unfortunately, this is a challenge that marketers continue to struggle with. And that’s not surprising given the rate things change in today’s market landscape. However, … [Read more...]
Why Sales Shuns B2B Marketing Qualified Leads
I read an interesting exchange on LinkedIn recently. The post asked about how sellers engage with prospects who don’t yet either know they have a problem or understand the problem or how they want to solve it. The sales folks who answered the … [Read more...]
Marketers Need a Mindset Reset for B2B Personalization
Personalization in B2B marketing has been on an upward intention trend for a while now. But it’s not working out very well. Despite marketers’ best intentions, nearly half say delivering personalized and relevant content is a top business … [Read more...]