What are the big communications trends over the last 12 years? Our newest installment of the B2B Storytelling Infographic picks up in 2014 and shows the trends that shaped corporate communications, and what lies ahead for 2017.
Infographic: Highlights from the Last Dozen B2B Storytelling Years Read More »
Learn how to put social selling and content marketing to work for your business, making your social network a driving force behind bringing leads through the sales pipeline.
Put Social Selling to Work Read More »
As technology drives us ahead, Peter Baron provides advice to the marketing strategist on embracing new ideas and keeping an eye towards the future, considering both sides of the coin and the tech impact on long-range plans for business.
Driving with an Eye to the Future Read More »
With 2015 quickly winding down, we have taken a look at what’s in store for marketers as we move into next year. We turned to some of our favorite reads for insight into the trends that will shape your marketing in 2016.
Are You Ready for the New Year? Top Trends Shaping Your Marketing in 2016. Read More »
The holidays are an ideal time for communicating your gratitude or well wishes for a joyful season to your clients, partners, prospects and other key audience members. Using video is a sure way to emotionally resonate with your target audience. Here are three quick-start ideas on how to use video in your holiday communications.
Three Ways to Use Video This Holiday Season Read More »
These days, we know that content is essential for building your business. But what kind of content should you create? Infographics or web-based video? Case studies or white papers? Which work best?
Three Golden Rules for Effective Content Marketing Read More »
Nothing says Fourth of July like fireworks, especially those large-scale displays at theme parks and shopping malls. If you pay close attention to such displays, you’ll notice that you’re not seeing just one type of pyrotechnic, but a multitude integrated together for maximum impact. Like pyrotechnicians, marketers increasingly understand that just one form of outreach is no longer adequate for fully grabbing the attention of busy buyers these days.
The Most Bang for Your Buck: Create Fireworks with a Strategic, Integrated Marketing Mix Read More »
Year over year, use of video among B2B U.S. companies is steadily climbing. The 2015 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends survey found that 76 percent of B2B companies in North America are using video, compared to 63 percent the year before. Clearly, savvy marketers are incorporating video into the marketing mix and reaping the benefits. But it’s not always easy to get it right.
5 Tips to Produce Interview-Style Videos Like a Pro Read More »
We all have them—those periodic major announcements that give us something to really blow our horns about. But what do you talk about in the lull between the “big stuff” like new product launches, key customer wins or industry partnerships? To augment those major announcements you have a time or two each year, it’s important to generate a secondary, regular flow of interesting content to keep your marketing momentum going in between.
Keep Marketing Momentum Going In Between the “Big Stuff” Read More »
I recently saw a fantastic infographic that illustrates how video is becoming an exploding medium for b2b marketers in 2015. With dramatic statistics—like 70 percent of b2b marketers are starting to use video, and 58 percent of them describe their previous experience in video marketing as successful—it’s clear more b2bs will soon be going “in front of the camera” to reach their customer audiences.
B2B Video Doesn’t Have 2B Boring Read More »
