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...]
3 Pivots B2B Marketing Strategies Need to Create Compelling Experiences
The difference between a drive-by view and a meaningful engagement with your audience is based on the perceived value of the experience—by the audience. Unfortunately, customer experiences are often defined by the experience we want our customers to … [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...]
B2B Marketers Must Develop Conversational Competence
In this excerpt from my book, Digital Relevance, I discuss the need for marketers to re-discover the beauty of conversation and how it translates into more relevant online engagement with buyers and customers. Conversational competency is a content … [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...]
