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9 Places to Source Authoritative Stats for Your Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

As content marketers, we are always on the hunt for interesting data to grab reader attention and support our claims. The journalistic protocol is to cite an original, authoritative source that is transparent about its methodology (like the description on page 41 in CMI’s annual B2C Content Marketing Report.)

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How-To Guide on Building a B2B Content Marketing Strategy

Rock Content

If so, you need a great B2B content marketing strategy. You must speak business to business (B2B) while placing your content where key stakeholders will see it early and often. Miss the mark and your marketing approach may fail to resonate with business stakeholders, allowing your competitors to swoop in and land the sale.

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9 Incredibly Easy Ways To Convert Customers With Paid Content

Marketing Insider Group

Gated content filled with handy how-to guides and relevant research can be the fastest route for your clients to make up their minds. Ask yourself: Do your customers really value your content marketing enough to give up their contact info, email address, or even sign in with their social accounts? But, it comes at a cost.

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Increase in Your Content Marketing Budget? 61+ Fresh Ideas From Experts

Content Marketing Institute

What would you do if your boss unexpectedly increased your annual content marketing budget? We asked the presenters at Content Marketing World 2018 to share what they would do. 50,000: Engage with an industry-specific freelance writer or visual content creator to enhance the content around a strategic business message.

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Content Marketing and Sales Alignment: Bridging the Gap [New Research]

Content Marketing Institute

But what happens when there is alignment – in particular, between content marketing and sales? That’s the question the CMI research team pondered prior to conducting a new study on the topic with LinkedIn this year. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Bingeable Content: How to Move Buyers Through Your Sales Cycle Faster.

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How to Create Scalable Global Content Marketing Strategy: A Guide for B2B Marketers (+ Templates)

Pam Didner

Over time, many enterprises have grown their presence and market segment share by expanding into various regions of a country or in new countries and different continents. However, it creates challenges for marketing, especially content creation and management. Before you create your marketing plan. Who is our audience?

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7 Key Stats That Point to the Future of Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Recently, we looked at quotes from CMOs and influencers on the future of marketing. so you can plot the right marketing strategy for your team’s future. Traditional market research often falls short when new technology and new ideas have the potential to become game-changers. Now let’s look at some of the hard data.