{"id":15911,"date":"2019-03-15T19:49:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T19:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/?p=15911"},"modified":"2025-08-29T11:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:39:25","slug":"b2b-digital-marketing-best-practices-to-succeed-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/blog\/b2b-digital-marketing-best-practices-to-succeed-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"B2B Digital Marketing Best Practices to Succeed This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"h.hycxx4f151jn\">With the year just kicking off, it\u2019s time to lock in your B2B <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/resources\/glossary\/digital-marketing-strategy\/\">digital marketing strategy<\/a> for this year!<\/p>\n<p>B2B digital marketing has unique challenges, but one of its key differences from marketing directly to consumers or B2C marketing is that B2B digital marketing consists of longer sales funnels, larger deal sizes, and targeting the right audience of decision-makers.<\/p>\n<p>These decision-makers hold a variety of titles, but most commonly they will be chief marketing officers, VPs of marketing, and members of the C-Suite.<\/p>\n<p>The digital marketing landscape for B2B is rapidly changing and not as simple as setting up a Facebook ad that sends users directly to a product offering, as you might in a B2C marketing campaign.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let\u2019s pin down five digital marketing best practices you need to execute ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.oyspam3rw9gy\">Who is Your Audience?<\/h2>\n<p>Like any marketing strategy, you need to know who you are trying to reach. With B2B marketing, this should be done by spending adequate time building three to five unique buyer&#8217;s personas.<\/p>\n<p>When building out your buyer&#8217;s persona at the very minimum, you should outline their, age, gender, title, vertical, size of the company, responsibilities, objectives they are trying to achieve, and most importantly, their unique set of business challenges that your solution helps to solve.<\/p>\n<p>The image below outlines an advanced version of how your company could take a highly detailed approach in outlining your target buyers&#8217; persona.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15902\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/4-b2b-buyer-persona-template-1024x704.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing importance of buyer personas as one of the B2B digital marketing best practices. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are many components that you can include, but the more time you spend accurately assessing your potential customers, the better your content marketing strategy will be.<\/p>\n<p>Image Source: Referral Saasquatch<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.7bu0ptjj7v1w\">Develop a Powerful Content Marketing Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>The most effective way to build an audience for your brand is by posting new content to your blog consistently.<\/p>\n<p>This year, businesses need to consistently engage with their audience through blog content to increase the number of keywords they rank for, increase their <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/resources\/glossary\/organic-traffic\/\">organic traffic<\/a>, and develop an ongoing conversation with their audience.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/services\/ppc\/\">Directive<\/a>, across the board, our clients that see the most significant success in increasing their organic traffic and conversions are the clients that post on a regular schedule.\u00a0For example one of our clients in the construction software space saw tremendous results when we moved to post five keyword-focused blog topics per week. See below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15901\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/organic-traffic.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Google Analytics showing digital marketing growth over time. \" width=\"1514\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/organic-traffic.png 1600w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/organic-traffic-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/organic-traffic-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/organic-traffic-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/organic-traffic-1536x676.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When looking back one year ago, our client was receiving roughly 7,000 organic users per week. By increasing our content output to five times per week for a full year, they now receive 25,000 natural users per week.<\/p>\n<p>If your company can&#8217;t afford to post this frequently, that is okay. As few as two to four pieces posted consistently can make a significant impact on organic traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason why consistency is critical is your content can take from six weeks to three months for search engines to track content for new keywords and bring in new organic users.<\/p>\n<p>The key is consistency and patience!<\/p>\n<p>For example, we had two clients who had limited resources in creating new content. One client was only able to post one time per month and the other two times per month.<\/p>\n<p>Both clients started to see exponential growth in their keyword rankings because they highlighted keyword-focused topics and were consistent.\u00a0To find keyword-driven topics, we frequently like to use SEMRush to get an understanding of search volume, keyword competition, and a view of how competitive the <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/resources\/glossary\/serp\/\">search engine results pages (SERPs)<\/a> are.<\/p>\n<p>See below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15906\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0.png\" alt=\"SEMrush screenshot showing how to work with keyword data as a B2B digital marketing best practice.\" width=\"737\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0.png 835w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/pasted-image-0-768x289.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using SEMRush, we found that the keyword \u201cper diem nursing\u201d not only had a healthy amount of search volume, but it had a low competition score, which was a fit for our client who had a reasonably low domain authority.<\/p>\n<p>Using strong keywords that are beneficial to your market is how your business can create new content and grow your audience.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t ideal to only post one time per month, and even two times per month is pushing it, but if this is all your marketing team is capable of producing, not all hope is lost!<\/p>\n<p>Below are two examples that showcase organic traffic growth your business can see in a year, even if you are on a limited content budget.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.jmuu546lvdn6\">Client in the Engineering and Manufacturing Space Posting 1x per Month<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15910\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-83.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of organic traffic growth from posting content one time a month. \" width=\"1346\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-83.png 1346w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-83-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-83-1024x249.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-83-768x187.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1346px) 100vw, 1346px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.dzgbmhi1edrt\">Client in Healthcare Field Posting 2x per Month<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15905\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-87.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing organic traffic growth posting two times a month. \" width=\"1514\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-87.png 1600w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-87-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-87-1024x318.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-87-768x239.png 768w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-87-1536x477.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, it took roughly seven months of consistent posting with stagnant growth before growing exponentially. This showcases why consistency, frequency, and a little bit of patience are the most critical factors in increasing your organic traffic this year.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.23xt20z15drc\">Provide Answers to Your Buyers\u2019 Problems<\/h2>\n<p>A major hallmark of your B2B marketing plan resides in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.apruve.com\/the-best-5-b2b-marketing-strategies-for-2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cconversational selling,\u201d<\/a> meaning your content needs to engage with your audience through blog pieces and white papers that provide fresh information related to their industry or a specific way to solve a problem in their business.<\/p>\n<p>Solving your target customers\u2019 problems with your content and showing how you will build trust with your brand helps drive people to buy your product.<\/p>\n<p>Give the people what they want!<\/p>\n<p>For example, one of our clients in the construction software industry identified that one of the most significant pain points for commercial construction subcontractors is document control and accurate daily reporting.<\/p>\n<p>We adjusted our strategy on ways to provide new information or problem-solving for subcontractors when it came to the daily reports they have to document on the job site. We used this as a starting point and crafted blog content providing information on how they can completely remodel their daily reporting.<\/p>\n<p>By focusing on these pain points, we were able to create a blog that receives 957 new sessions for November 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"211\" class=\"wp-image-15903\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/daily-report.png\" alt=\"daily report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/daily-report.png 901w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/daily-report-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/daily-report-768x180.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.qnu4tr181pgh\">Develop a Solid Account Based Marketing Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>Over the last two years, Account Based Marketing (ABM) has become increasingly popular with B2B marketers, but first, let\u2019s look at what ABM is and why it\u2019s popularity is on the rise.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2017\/11\/10\/account-based-marketing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wordstream<\/a>\u00a0\u201cAccount-based marketing is a strategic marketing strategy where key business accounts are marketed to directly, as units of one (compared to the typical one-to-many approach).<\/p>\n<p>Breaking this down further, when developing your ABM strategy you will be tailoring a personalized marketing strategy for every new business (account) you are prospecting.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you will find a visual infographic from Celsius International that describes the difference between ABM marketing and lead generation marketing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/WWbcJLV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15904\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Lead-Gen-and-ABM.png\" alt=\"The difference between lead generation and ABM for B2B digital marketing. \" width=\"1143\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Lead-Gen-and-ABM.png 1143w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Lead-Gen-and-ABM-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Lead-Gen-and-ABM-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Lead-Gen-and-ABM-768x351.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s face it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s often hard for B2B businesses to reach target audiences through all the \u201cmarketing noise\u201d in today\u2019s digital landscape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/services\/account-based-marketing-agency\/\">ABM provides B2B marketers<\/a> with a unique solution to cut through that noise and communicate directly with the accounts they want to acquire. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsma.com\/abm-beyond-revenue-two-rs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ITSMA\u2019s study<\/a>\u00a0in 2017 found that 87% of B2B marketers agree that ABM delivers higher ROI than conventional lead generation marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Your first task in building your ABM strategy is to identify the personas you want to target. Then you need to curate a list of accounts that you want to focus on specifically.<\/p>\n<p>One way you can do this is by using third-party ABM platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/terminus.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terminus<\/a> that help marketers identify and engage their target accounts faster.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, start targeting specific accounts and engage them in conversation through your content and nurture the lead through the sales funnel. Although ABM requires an advanced level of planning and execution, it is a lucrative marketing strategy for this year.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.oxbl9np2dnus\">Optimize Your Pages for Conversions with Google Optimize<\/h2>\n<p>Next, your company has to be optimizing your site\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/resources\/glossary\/user-experience\/\">user experience (UX)<\/a> for conversions with Google Optimize. Whether you have an in-house team or use a <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/services\/seo-agency\/\">SEO agency for SaaS<\/a>, you are leaving money on the table if you are not testing with Google Optimize.<\/p>\n<p>Google Optimize is a free tool from Google that allows you to quickly test and change elements on your site, without having to hardcode it into the page source of your website first. With the addition of a few snippets of Google Optimize HTML code, you can make changes to your site using Google\u2019s free Google Optimize page editor.<\/p>\n<p>The primary benefit of this is that you can run A\/B tests and run pages against each other quickly and make any necessary changes to your site rooted in data. With Google Optimize you can dramatically improve conversion rates\u00a0for a given action you want the user to take.<\/p>\n<p>Test new page layouts, change the copy on headlines and body text, as well as the color\/text on your <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/resources\/glossary\/call-to-action\/\">calls to action (CTAs)<\/a>, and see what resonates with your audience!<\/p>\n<p>For example, we were able to increase conversions for button clicks for a \u201cRequest a Demo\u201d conversion by 14.34%, by merely changing the color of that button on the home page from a creme white color that blended in with the page to the red.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.mcy3u7gmr8q0\">Before:<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15907\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/ti.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of landing page CRO update as a B2B digital marketing best practice. \" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/ti.png 600w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/ti-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h.ad6kj8s0kqe9\">After:<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15909\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/tiger.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the after photo of a button change to increase conversions on a landing page. \" width=\"1244\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/tiger.png 1244w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/tiger-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/tiger-1024x489.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/tiger-768x367.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The images above display how we prioritized our \u201cRequest Demo\u201d CTA by making it pop out over the <a href=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/resources\/glossary\/call-to-action\/\">CTA<\/a> that is right next to it.<\/p>\n<p>This change took less than an hour to implement using Google Optimize, and we got our results in under a week. Then, we were able to communicate to the client that they should make the color change a permanent change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"226\" class=\"wp-image-15908\" src=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-91.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-91.png 1060w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-91-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-91-1024x218.png 1024w, https:\/\/directiveconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/Screenshot-91-768x164.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Google Optimize is a powerful <strong>FREE<\/strong>\u00a0tool, and a must-have in your B2B digital marketing\u00a0plan.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h.bi5mr4lpol3u\">Win Your B2B Digital Marketing Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>Digital marketing is a challenging discipline because it is always changing and requires marketers to think outside of the box for creative ways to engage with their target audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The businesses that survive are the companies that develop a deep level of empathy for their customers&#8217; pain points and continue to provide new innovative solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Use these B2B digital marketing best practices to start a conversation with your audience and compel them to do business with you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way to consistently grow in B2B is to be better than very good.\u201d &#8211; Seth Godin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the year just kicking off, it\u2019s time to lock in your B2B digital marketing strategy for this year! 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