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A strategic framework for turning small-scale events into ABM wins

Trade shows and virtual conferences still dominate marketing calendars, especially for field marketing teams. But more sophisticated ABM programs are discovering that privately hosted events beat scale for driving qualified pipeline. These intimate gatherings create something that large-scale events simply cannot: meaningful, relationship-building conversations with the decision-makers who matter most to your revenue goals. For […]

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5 things to consider before starting your ABM journey

Account-based marketing (ABM), B2B marketing, Million byte

Launching an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy for your organization helps you reach new heights of marketing-influenced revenue and sales-marketing alignment. From fewer “this lead isn’t right for me” conversations to tighter control over your marketing spend, ABM helps you focus on the right prospects. It also improves your influence reports and can change how the

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A short guide to the long game of brand building

B2B marketing, content marketing, Marketing management, Million byte

As AI-powered discovery gains traction in both B2C and B2B, brand is suddenly becoming essential again. This marks a significant shift from the previous 10 to 15 years, when performance marketing established itself as the dominant strategy. Nowhere is the contrast between performance marketing and brand building more pronounced than in the timeframes they require

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A 3-step copywriting formula that makes buyers take action

B2B marketing, content marketing, Million byte

Marketing departments are missing goals left and right. Your marketing isn’t converting because the way you’re talking about your offer sucks. Maybe you’ve tweaked form fields, added a video of your SDR in an email or even tossed in a digital Starbucks gift card. Still not working? Thought so. It’s not working because no one

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Reclaiming relevance in an AI-overloaded, buyer-led market

B2B marketing, Marketing artificial intelligence (AI), Million byte

Not long ago, enterprises struggled to infuse AI into products and campaigns. Today, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction — from scarcity to saturation. AI now shows up everywhere across the tech stack: 43% comes embedded in existing software. 22% is brought in by business units. 35% is developed internally. And the pace

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Why the AI era could be the revenge of the English major

B2B marketing, B2C marketing, Marketing artificial intelligence (AI), Marketing management, Million byte

“AI is really the revenge of the English major,” said Teresa Barreira, CMO of digital consultancy Publicis Sapient. “You don’t have to have a computer science degree anymore.” That’s because the AI conversation in marketing needs to move beyond tools and toward talent. As machines take on more heavy lifting, the real advantage lies in

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The 3 Rs of marketing automation: Relevance, response and ROI

Why AI-powered relevance is replacing personalization in B2B marketing

B2B marketing, content marketing, Marketing artificial intelligence (AI), Million byte, Optimization and personalization

Remember when “personalization” was the holy grail of B2B marketing? Marketers worldwide bought into the idea that if they could customize enough emails, tailor enough content and segment enough lists, they’d crack the code for qualified leads. They were wrong. Personalization without relevance is just expensive noise. New data supports this: A Gartner sales survey

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3 GTM principles to help emerging products gain traction

B2B marketing, Marketing management, Million byte

Emerging tech products often launch with early excitement but soon hit a wall. Early adopters may embrace the innovation, but mainstream buyers hesitate. This is the gap Geoffrey Moore describes in “Crossing the Chasm.” Early adopters are motivated by potential and experimentation. Mainstream buyers look for clarity, trust and clear business value. Crossing that gap

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The hidden power of persona-driven UAT in martech success

B2B marketing, B2C marketing, customer experience, Customer journey orchestration, Customer service and success, Marketing operations (MOps), Million byte, Optimization and personalization

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plays a critical role in modern marketing technology, but testing only isolated touchpoints — like a website or SMS channel — means missing the whole journey. A persona-based, end-to-end UAT approach ensures your martech tools deliver the seamless and relevant experiences today’s omnichannel customers expect. UAT and Quality Assurance (QA) complement,

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How and why awareness, confidence and trust drive GTM outcomes

B2B marketing, Marketing analytics, Million byte

Every go-to-market leader is chasing higher close rates, larger deals and faster velocity. What if those outcomes aren’t simply the result of better product-market fit or sharper pricing strategy — but the causal effects of three deeply human psychological states? Welcome to the world of ACT: Awareness. Confidence. Trust. I’ve spent 15 years working with

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