Findings from a recent report on lead-gen strategies from Ascend2: Most marketers think their social media tactics are increasing the quality of leads Most marketers are spending more on social…
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How to make interactive video for free
You can increase engagement and provide superior customer experience at the same time by making interactive videos out of your ordinary “passive” videos. I mean, wouldn’t you, as a viewer,…
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Business video trends worth noting in 2018
If you’re calculating, or recalculating, this year’s video content marketing strategy, Vidyard’s 2017 Video in Business Benchmark Report suggests some practical business video trends worth your attention. The report’s insights are…
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Deepening B2B customer relationships with “the funnel beyond the funnel”
I’ve long observed that B2B marketers focus too much on lead generation, and not enough on current customer expansion and retention, which is, after all, where the bulk of profits…
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Tactical video for technology sales and marketing
Tech companies don’t need a “video strategy.” They need tactical videos that support their sales and marketing content strategy. Tactical videos have specific objectives: establish a value proposition in the…
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It’s no longer enough to do social media marketing and hope that your company’s inbound marketing strategy generates leads, which turn into qualified prospects and eventual buyers. If you fail…
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7 ways to annoy webinar video watchers
I’ve sat in on many webinars and on-demand demos. They are valuable as background information for the B2B marketing videos we create, because a webinar is an opportunity to hear real…
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3 innovative ways to structure video content to support sales engagement
1. Add video to non-video assets There’s no getting around the fact that that text is cheap and efficient. That’s why most online “content” is text. To scope out a…
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Why I told a client to quit blogging: finding your “One Thing”
Here’s a question: what’s the ONE content marketing tactic that drives the majority of your revenue? Is it blogging? Webinars? Teaching small classes? Or is your answer, “Hmm, I’m not…
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Make chatbot-ready videos for account-based marketing
Did you know that Facebook thinks that most online interactions between businesses and their customers will soon be mediated by chatbots? Chatbots can deliver an immediate personalized response—which is what customers…
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