The 6 SEO Tasks Most Important to B2Bs
You don’t have to be a tech wizard or a billion-dollar brand to rule the virtual roads we call the internet. The great equalizer? Great SEO.
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October 01
November 22
In-House vs. Outsourcing Digital Marketing to an Agency
There's a common misconception that hiring a marketing agency is much more expensive than handling the efforts internally. The tricky part about digital marketing is that it's not one single job that you're paying someone to do.
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June 17
How to Build a B2B Website Strategy That Generates Leads
“Our company has a website.” Is that all you can muster when someone asks about your online marketing strategy? You may have a problem.
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May 31
What Makes a Well Designed Industrial Website? [B2B Examples]
You'd think the determining factor of "good design" would be, y'know, the quality of the design. Right? Right?
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May 28
B2B Website Migration Checklist: 5 Steps for CMS Transition
Sometimes a website needs a new home. Perhaps the company’s web development or SEO expert is recommending a change to improve user experience or technical performance. Or maybe an exec wants to boost or lower the company's investment in digital marketing. Either way, the ripple effect this has on a website's success can be massive -- for good or bad.
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December 30
How iOS15 (+ other algorithm changes) Creates Better Inbound Marketers
It’s every marketer’s nightmare: an algorithm or software change that upheaves what we thought we knew about a system, how it works, and how we strategize our marketing efforts to use it. If iOS15 and the changes Apple brought upon us in late 2021 triggered these marketing night terrors for you, you’ve come to the right place. Every marketer I know loves a good puzzle to solve and a challenge to overcome. This latest development in privacy rules is no different. Now that we’re a little bit distanced from the release, it’s time to analyze the changes, impact, and opportunity this presents. After all, Steve Jobs once said. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.”
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January 07
Inbound vs Outbound Traditional Marketing: Value Comparison
Large investments typically cause sticker shock. We get it. We hate sticker shock too. But if you make a smart investment, it really ends up paying for itself.
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December 23
9 B2B Email Marketing Tips to Help You Stand Out
Ray Tomlinson sent the first networked email in 1971. Back then, an email was a way to copy a file to another user’s file directory. Email has evolved a lot since 1971, and email marketing has evolved right along with it. Because of smartphones and tablets, we have access to emails 24/7. And with more than 300 billion emails sent daily, you don’t want yours to get lost in the shuffle.
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December 23
5 Systematic Steps to Increase Your Website Traffic
Every business wants to increase website traffic. More traffic means more customers. While there are several options for increasing your traffic, not all of them are created equal or provide equal results. Having a system to constantly improve and increase website traffic is the best approach to drive new customers.
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December 16
Why Mobile Marketing Matters for Email Marketing Campaigns
Why does mobile matter for your email marketing efforts? According to OptInMonster, 78% of smartphone users check email on their phones. However, only 12% of email campaigns use responsive design. Not using responsive designs for email campaigns is doing yourself and your business a disservice. Responsive design mobile marketing emails generate 24% more clicks. What does it mean when nobody is optimizing their online efforts? It means there's an opportunity for you to outshine your competitors. You could follow the crowd and lag behind technology... or, you could blaze ahead and set the bar for your competitors and customers. 44.87% of the world's population owns a smartphone. Make your email campaigns responsive now to stay in front of tomorrow's prospects.
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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.
