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Happy Holidays & 2022 Wishes from the Team at TopRank Marketing
Positivity may not be what first comes to mind when B2B marketers the world over describe 2022, yet during this holiday season it’s the positive energy, outlook, and attitudes from our team, clients, associates, family and friends that spring forth. Overcoming the world’s continuing shared challenges with positivity has brought us closer together in new ways, even as most of us collaborate in creative remote and hybrid ways, and as we enter the holiday season all of us at TopRank Marketing bring you special wishes for health and happiness. We wish you and your family a joy-filled holiday season filled […]
25 Women of Color Who Rocked B2B Marketing in 2021
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Broadcast Your B2B Marketing with a Brand Voice that Rings True
Last month, the sports world mourned the loss of John Madden, an iconic broadcaster who – for many of us – became the voice of NFL football. Overshadowing his illustrious career as a head coach, which included a Super Bowl victory, Madden is best known as a legendary color commentator – likely the most recognizable and beloved in the history of football, if not all of professional sports. What is it about Madden that made his voice and narration so resonant with fans? If you read through some of the various tributes to emerge since his passing, a few recurring […]
5 Micro-Scale B2B Influencer Marketing Moves That Can Make A Monumental Impact
Can seemingly minute marketing maneuvers combine to make a truly monumental impact? When you’re talking about the power of influence in B2B marketing, even some of the tiniest digital interactions can — when done smartly — lead to the loftiest of business successes. These tiny digital touches can create enduring relationships, amplify talent, feed the increasing need for unique B2B content experiences, and even supercharge our connections with more compelling stories. Just as a single small stone joins others to form huge mountains including K2 and Mount Everest, sometimes it’s the smallest moves marketers make that end up on the […]
Three of the Biggest Opportunities to Elevate B2B Marketing in 2022
Even if 2020 and 2021 didn’t throw buckets of uncertainty, accelerated digital transformation and massively shifting buyer behaviors and expectations on marketers in the business to business world, B2B marketing is not without challenges. From “boring to boring” to woefully behind B2C, there’s more than enough opportunity for us in the B2B marketing world to raise the bar. For example, 90% of B2B companies feel their customers completely believe in and rely upon their commitments, but in the professional services industry only 67% believe that. It’s even lower in the financial services industry at 57%. Forrester I think you’ll agree […]
Who Is the New B2B Buyer and How Do You Connect with Them?
We all know that Millennials are out-of-control college kids doing shots on Spring Break. And Gen Z are the 10-year-olds currently being raised by TikTok, right? Hold onto your hats: The youngest Millennials are in their late-twenties. The oldest Gen Zs are 25 — that means they’re out of school and in the workforce. These two demographics are the fastest-growing cohort of B2B buyers. And they don’t think like Boomers or Gen Xers. So how do B2B marketers reach these mysterious digital natives? Here are a few pointers. How to Connect with the New B2B Buyer You don’t need the […]
5 Timely B2B Marketing Tips I’ve Learned From 15 Years As A Remote Worker
With hybrid and remote work here to stay and digital-first marketing on the rise, how can B2B marketers make the most of these important shifts? Although I’ve written about remote work before, in pieces including “Remote Communication Opportunities For B2B Marketers,” “Day 4,777: Remote Work Tips From 13+ Years As A Distance Marketer,” and “Hybrid & Remote Work Trends That Will Alter The Future Of B2B Marketing,” the permanent changes to where and how we work have significant implications that will affect B2B marketers forever, so it’s time to reassess. Let’s take a close look at five ways B2B marketers […]
What Cannes Lions’ New Creative B2B Award Categories Mean For Marketers
The venerable Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has been around in one form or another since the 1950s, offering brands worldwide the opportunity to showcase their top marketing work and advertising talent. They haven’t had specific B2B marketing awards, however. Until now. What do B2B marketers need to know about the new Creative B2B Lions, which will launch during Cannes Lions 2022 this summer? Let’s explore what’s on tap with the launch, and what B2B marketers and other creative professionals can look forward to learning from the new B2B awards portion of this preeminent event. Welcoming The Creative B2B […]
How to Elevate Your B2B Marketing Career: Advice from Execs at Top B2B Brands
As the talent that drives the B2B marketing world re-evaluates the meaningfulness, purpose and balance of their work and personal life, many B2B brands are also working hard to elevate how they do business. From creating better marketing experiences for customers to improving the employee experience, connecting the work to a purpose that is about more than profits and revenue is increasingly important. But here’s the thing, it’s always been time for B2B brands to think and act on opportunities to improve opportunities for the people that power the company from front line workers in customer call centers to engineers […]
B2B Marketers: It’s Time to Make Inclusive Language a Priority. Here’s How.
If you’re in the business of marketing, I don’t need to tell you that words have power. They have the power to influence. The power to endear. The power to alienate. If you’re in the business of marketing, I don’t need to tell you how undesirable that last effect is. It’s the risk today’s brands are running if they fail to make inclusive language a priority. The words used in content and communications speak volumes about a company’s values. Following a few simple guiding principles can make a big difference in projecting a brand culture and community that are welcoming […]