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5 Research-Backed Tips for Increasing B2B Sales

Up and Running

According to The Alternative Board’s (TAB) September 2014 Small Business Pulse Survey , only six percent of business owners consider themselves “very trusting” of the information they receive from B2B vendors. With that in mind, B2B vendors must take extra steps to maximize relationships with existing customers to foster positive referrals.

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Why Video Marketing is Underrated (and How to Use it to Your Advantage)

Duct Tape Marketing

A recent B2B Benchmark Survey revealed more than 90% of marketing respondents used video on a site, second only to the learn more/contact us option (nearly 100%). Video topped white papers and case studies (84%) and even live demos with company representatives (just less than 80%). Post them to social media and your blog page.

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Building A Strong Social Media Strategy For Business Growth

Duct Tape Marketing

Building A Strong Social Media Strategy For Business Growth written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Andrew Barlos In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Andrew Barlos. He is the Head of Marketing at Loomly, a leading social media management platform.

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Your B2B Demand Generation Funnel: How to Create One and Mistakes to Avoid

ConversionXL

However, due to B2B market saturation, customer acquisition costs are rising ; this digital marketing strategy of giving a little and getting a lot no longer works. Clicks and conversions are typical KPIs for paid media. Using this metric on your white papers, case studies, and videos is setting yourself up to fail.

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The Proven Framework For Building A Thriving Community

Duct Tape Marketing

And then finally, our shareable moment is kind of the advocate part of the buyer's journey is it's a swag store or it's content that you've created that they can share or those white papers. I think B2B companies in particular have probably been slower to come to this idea. But it's, social media isn't inherently community.

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The Best Marketing Platform: Blogs?

Mike Michalowicz

They’re part of the top three platforms for effective marketing—creating audio/visual content, white papers and article/blog content. Whether it’s B2B or B2C the goose that lays the golden egg is the website that consistently produces quality content, written, audio or visual. The post The Best Marketing Platform: Blogs?

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6 LinkedIn Marketing Mistakes You’re Probably Making Right Now

The Startup Magazine

Some social media platforms are easy to learn and difficult to master. This is especially true for B2B companies, for which LinkedIn is a vital clearinghouse of information. Vary content types: short announcements, medium-length posts on discrete topics, deep-dive case studies or white papers.