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How to Build a Marketing Dream Team in 2018

Every year brings with it new and exciting developments for marketers. As it is, marketing is a fast moving industry
Why Sales Reps are Your Smartest Marketers

Crappy in-house marketers are expensive. They charge you more money than they should, and they bring in fewer clients than
Why You Should Ditch Your Traditional Marketing Funnel (And Do This Instead)

Most marketers use the same funnel. It’s a funnel that starts with awareness and ends with conversion and retention. One
Why A Good SEO Agency Won’t Implement Your Keyword Suggestions

That’s a provocative title, isn’t it? It blatantly implies a few things. First, that you don’t know what you’re doing
Part 4: B2B Content Marketing

A common thread for many B2B buyers is the search for knowledge. For every challenge they face, they want information
Focusing Your Brand’s B2B Content (Part 3)

How does your audience perceive your B2B brand? The answer to that question will determine the success of all of
An Innovative Approach for Aligning Marketing with Sales

Not all clients are created equal. You’ve witnessed this first-hand as a B2B marketer. The number of prospects that tell
The Hard Truth About CTR

Click-through rate (CTR) is one of the first metrics on the monthly report. Everyone obsesses over it, wondering why Campaign
Monthly Reporting Is Not Enough

How many leads did you reach this month? If you’re a marketer, chances are you already have a report handy
Got Your Budget Cut? Here’s What to Do About It

While the majority of marketers are expecting increases to their marketing budget this year, 14% are bracing for a cut.
B2B Marketing Basics: Understanding Your Audience (Part 2!)

Effective B2B marketing is kind of like the third date. You’ve gone out twice before, each time carefully gathering and
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The Recipe for a Winning B2B Facebook Ads Strategy

While a majority of B2C companies are crushing the social media marketing game, many B2B organizations are lagging behind. Even
Don’t Start a Campaign without these 11 B2B Marketing Tools

High conversion rates aren’t an accident. There’s nothing fluky about them. Yet only 22% of companies feel that their conversion
5 B2B Marketing Strategies to Show Up on the First Page of Google without Ranking Organically

There are absolutely no guarantees with SEO. You could spend thousands of hours (and dollars) trying to organically rank for
3 Marketing Activities to Increase Your Google SERP CTR

Keyword rankings used to be more important than they are today. The vast majority of clicks went to the first
Why Monopolizing SERPs is Your Next Best B2B Marketing Tip

Today’s SEO is far more nuanced and sophisticated than even just a few years ago. That’s because search engines are
Why Your B2B Marketing Plan Stalls: How to Break Down the Silos in Your Organization

Digital marketing has been run in silos since the beginning of time. The SEO people “do SEO.” The PPC people
Email Blast Examples: The B2B Guide to Email Marketing

These days B2B marketers have to choose from a seemingly endless selection of different campaign options. There’s the usual assortment
Our Unique Approach to Content Marketing in 2017
You've probably read time after time that in order to build your company’s brand, the least you should have is an active blog
9 B2B Directories to Generate Demand and Leads
Being listed on the right industry directories has always been so important.Ever since the Yellow Page, it's been important to show up where
Complete Guide for Guest Blogging on Your Industry’s Top Blogs
Let's dive into my process for publishing on Moz, Wordstream, Marin, Raven, Acquisio, Wordtracker, Convince & Convert, Kissmetrics, and more.
Why Bother Getting AdWords Certified + How To Do It
There are many resources available that will help you not only pass the Google AdWords Certification exam but more importantly, excel at AdWords.
B2B vs B2C Marketing: The Differences Every Search Marketer Should Know

If you’ve spent any time reading up on digital marketing trends you’ve probably run into the terms B2B and B2C
B2B Marketing Segmentation for Every Stage of the Funnel

As a company grows, their digital marketing strategy must grow with it. Demand may increase, visibility may grow, and your
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