May 22, 2018 by Tom Pick Every B2B marketer knows we are in a period of rapid change. But questions abound, and many aren’t sure where to focus their attention or efforts. Marketing technology (martech) is advancing quickly. But which developments are real and imminent, and which are hype? Or at least, not important yet? Image credit: KoMarketing Company leadership …
Five Ways to Keep Your Marketing Plan on Track
January 11, 2018 by Dean Kaplan As a business owner, I really enjoy working with my marketing team. I find their creativity and flexibility to be inspiring and they work hard to develop great strategic plans with detailed timelines. But we all know that sometimes schedules go off the tracks and I admit that often it’s due to company leaders …
Five Tips to Help You Write Outstanding Content For Your Blog
February 28, 2017 by Jessica Kane Content is king, and blogs often make the best castles. Unfortunately, many people struggle to consistently write the type of high-quality content that attracts and holds readers, and stands out in search. These five tips can help you more dependably write outstanding content for your blog. Organize Your Content Poorly organized content is difficult to follow, …
12 Lessons I’ve Learned From Writing 1,000 Blog Posts
January 10, 2017 by Tom Pick In Taekwondo, students are taught they must perform each kick at least 1,000 times before they can safely say they have learned the kick perfectly. I’m not sure I craft “perfect” blog posts even after writing 1,000 of them—but I’ve certainly learned a few things. (For the record: I wrote 440 posts on the Blogger-based …
5 Essential Elements to Include in Every Sales Pitch
July 19, 2016 by Ken Sterling Effectively closing sales is the bread and butter of your business. Here’s how to hit a home run every time. According to researchers at the University of Florida, 20% of all salespeople make 80% of all sales (also known as the 20/80 rule or the Pareto principle), which makes securing a spot in that top …
The Basics of B2B Social Media Marketing Strategy
June 28, 2016 by Tom Pick Although more than three-quarters of B2B technology marketers use social media to market their products, less than half say they can tie social channels to revenue generation for their businesses. This may be a problem with measurement, or with setting the wrong objectives for social media marketing (it’s far more effective for customer service …
The 14 Best Content Planning and Research Tools
May 26, 2016 by Tom Pick With 93% of B2B marketers now using content marketing to build brand awareness and generate leads, success going forward will require producing higher-quality content—not just more of it. Creating high-quality content starts with planning (deciding what to write about) and research (determining what to say about those topics). Those decisions will start with your …