A transformational approach like account-based marketing can be worth the extra effort for B2B companies. ABM can add targeting precision, enhance team collaboration, and drive stronger bottom-line results from content marketing. Continue reading
3 Strategies to Connect With Your Audience (Hint: Start With Mutual Truths)
Liz High spent four minutes and 15 images introducing herself at her Content Marketing World presentation. Why? She had a point to make. Continue reading
Stop Thinking About Personalized Content as an Extra
Personalization is not a detail or an add-on when it comes to your content. It should be an integral part of your content marketing strategy so you can build the sort of audience loyalty we all dream of. Continue reading
Buyer Personas: One Method Doesn’t Fit All
One size does NOT fit all when it comes to developing your personas. After negative response to his post about a three-question method, Aaron Agius is back to offer a more expansive take on personas. Continue reading
How to Make Your Content Personalized but Not Creepy
Do you face the personalization paradox? You want to create content customized for your audience. But you don’t want to seem overly knowing or familiar and raise their privacy flags. Here’s how to strike a good balance. Continue reading
Do You Think Stereotypes and Personas Are Synonymous?
NASCAR dads. Soccer moms. Millennials. Those words conjure images of a person or group. Are they stereotypes or personas? Does it matter? And how does it all fit with your content marketing? Ten marketing experts share their thoughts. Continue reading
Is Your Content Ready to Zig and Zag With Your Buyers?
Prospects follow a messy path to buying. Does that mean you should give up on the straight path buyer-journey model? Nope. Organize your content so it’s ready for the mess, while keeping those stages in mind. Here’s how. Continue reading
Get to Your Audience’s Core: Know Their Content Intent
Your sales team finds four legit leads from 500 white paper downloads. What happened? Your audience wanted the info, it wasn’t interested in a transaction. Before you create and evaluate your content, think about audience intent. Continue reading
Dump the Sales Funnel in Favor of Lifecycle Marketing
The sales funnel is too rigid to accommodate the modern buyer’s journey, and too cold to represent the nurturing stance of content marketing. That’s why we need a more fluid, holistic model. Enter the marketing lifecycle. Continue reading
Multicultural Marketing: Why You Need to Get Started
Don’t launch a campaign only to have to issue an apology because your company offended a group in your target audience. Multicultural marketing isn’t an option. It’s mandatory for any business that wants to retain and grow its audience. Continue reading
