Sales and Marketing Alignment Stats That Count in 2026
There’s no “I” in team, as they say. That mindset shows up fast when you look at how sales and marketing shape the flow of a business.
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November 24
October 28
Steal These B2B Blog Ideas and Examples for 2025 (Not Literally)
If you’re a B2B company, you know how tough it can be to create exciting content around “boring” niche subjects and still reach a wide audience. Maybe you’ve tried before but struggled to come up with ideas, or maybe organizing those ideas into a consistent strategy felt impossible. Whatever the challenge, you’re far from alone.
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October 21
Inbound or Loop? Understanding the Marketing Strategy That Never Ends
Marketing influencers love a new buzzword. Every few months, a new term pops up on LinkedIn or in conference slides that promises to “change the way we think about marketing.” Lately, that shiny new phrase is loop marketing (coined at HubSpot’s Keynote Spotlight at INBOUND 2025) and if you’ve found yourself wondering whether you missed a new movement, you’re not alone. Here’s the spoiler:
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August 14
How Much Does Inbound Marketing Cost? Use This Tool to Calculate
Marketing requires a significant amount of time and effort. While there are tools available to help maximize your effort, you might still hesitate to use them - how much does inbound marketing actually cost?
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July 31
7 Attribution Tools for Digital Marketing: A Revenue-First Guide for Teams
If you're a marketer, you know how important your work is to generating sales, leads, and sign-ups. Proving to the “powers that be” that your content or campaign sparked that eventual revenue opportunity? Not as easy. And if you're using multiple software platforms to gain traction with customers, it can become even more confusing to track where all these conversions originated. That's where an attribution tool comes in and can be a critical component when analyzing user behavior from start to finish.
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December 05
B2B Website Development Costs & How to Save on Your Project
Developing a new website for your B2B company is an exciting, but complex, undertaking. From determining your budget and project scope, to working through the design and development process, to ensuring buy-in from all stakeholders – there are many variables to juggle. Above all else, you're probably wondering: "What's this going to cost?" B2B website development isn't cheap, but it can be cheaper if you know where to trim the fat and waste.
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December 04
How Much Does it Cost to Outsource B2B Marketing?
Marketing is a line item on the budget that’s often in the company crosshairs, yet its ROI can be challenging to measure precisely. When discussing marketing efforts, outsourcing to a third party frequently emerges as an option. The primary question: What's the cost of outsourcing digital marketing?
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November 27
How to Measure Inbound Marketing ROI
“We’re spending good money on B2B inbound marketing. What’s the return on our investment?” Your boss wants to see figures. Simply saying, “Umm … website traffic is up?” won’t cut it.
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November 14
protocol 80, Inc. Launches Digital Marketing Pricing and Program Tool
protocol 80 Inc., a leader in digital marketing and sales solutions for B2B businesses, is thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking new tool designed to transform how businesses understand and plan their marketing investments.
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June 14
AI in B2B Marketing & Content Writing: How it Works (or Doesn't)
I’ve always been fascinated by robots. My favorites – undoubtedly – are R2-D2, and yes, even C-3P0. Cortana from the "Halo" video game series is pretty cool, too – we’ve waged war against the Covenant many times together. Cylons (from "Battlestar Galactica") and the robot from "Rocky IV" are also in my top 10. (Shame on the 2021 director's cut for removing Paulie's beloved birthday present.) While those droids and artificial intelligence (AI) are firmly rooted in the world of science fiction and a few clever builds at fan conventions, we're getting closer each day to robot counterparts becoming the norm.
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How to Audit your Online Marketing
If you are executing digital marketing, congratulations! You are most likely already one step ahead of your competition, and making strides to meaningfully connect with prospects online. But, how do you know if you’re seeing continual success year over year, and improving your metrics?
Without the tools in place to analyze and benchmark your efforts, it is impossible to scale your online marketing and ensure continuous success.
