For more than 20 years, I’ve been happily teaching marketing part-time as an adjunct professor at various business schools in New York and abroad. It’s a satisfying late-career pursuit, so…
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Six Ways to Connect with your B2B Website Visitors
Website visitors are among your most valuable prospects. They have found you, searching around for a solution. They’re clearly interested in your category and it’s very likely they are in…
Read MoreFresh Prospecting Ideas for B2B Marketers
Are you on the lookout for new ways to identify prospects and generate leads in business markets? I’ve come across several innovative digital marketing tools and services that are worth…
Read MoreWhat is Sales Enablement, Anyway?
The other day I was invited to speak on retention marketing as part of a 3-webinar series on sales enablement. It got me thinking: What is sales enablement, anyway? I…
Read MoreThe Ongoing Challenge of B2B Multi-channel Attribution: 7 Practical Workarounds
B2B marketers have long struggled to demonstrate results along the complex path from a campaign investment, to a sales lead, to a closed revenue deal. Digital campaign channels make things…
Read More10 B2B Marketing Strategies for a World Without Face-to-Face Events
The pandemic has taken away one of B2B marketing’s steadiest, most reliable sources of lead generation and customer engagement, on a global basis. What’s to be done? It’s not easy…
Read MoreCovid-19 Lessons for B2B Marketers
The global pandemic is affecting every area of our lives and our businesses today. I reached out to my longtime colleague and friend Roger McDonald, a seasoned sales and marketing…
Read MorePandemic UPDATE: Must-Attend B2B Marketing Conferences for the 2020 New Normal
The conference and event business has been turned upside down, so my annual post covering the must-attend events of 2020 is due for a refresh. No surprise, some events have…
Read MoreNew Technologies Drive Trade Show Marketing Productivity
How to explain my longtime fascination with trade shows and business events? It’s because events often comprise the single largest portion of B2B marketing budgets, averaging 22%. And because, when…
Read MoreSix steps to success in B2B seller marketplaces
Amazon Business is expected to reach $52 billion in sales by 2023, and is growing faster than its consumer side. Alibaba and eBay are also competing actively in the B2B…
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