Lane Ellis

B2B Mixology: Paid Search Is Top Channel And TV Use Is Growing, Email Near Bottom
56 percent of B2B executives have said that paid search is key among their marketing mix, with 44 percent singling out video and display advertisements as a top component, while just 16 percent chose email — three of several findings of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-released survey data . MediaPost

B2B Buyers Say Research & Data Are Key Factors in Content Shareability, Memorability
Just over half of B2B buyers consider content that uses research data to be a key factor in making it memorable and more apt to lead to contacting a brand for further information, while storytelling that resonates with B2B buyers was also a top component of effective content, according to recently-released survey data. MarketingCharts

B2B & B2C Instagram Marketing Trends of 2022 [Data from 500 Marketers]
More than twice as many B2B marketers than B2C have said that influencer marketing will be their top strategy in 2022, with 70 percent of B2B marketers having said that partnering with influencers offered a high return on investment (ROI) — two of several findings of interest to digital marketers contained in newly-released HubSpot survey data detailing Instagram marketing trends. HubSpot

Marketers Are Overwhelmed By Martech, Study Finds
Half of senior marketers said they were overwhelmed by marketing technology, with some 40 percent of the tools available to them going unused, while 30 percent have said that they are not able to fully utilize their marketing technology platforms — three of the statistics of interest to B2B marketers contained in recently-released survey data. MediaPost

Key Takeaways From NetLine’s 2022 State of B2B Content Consumption and Demand Report
When it comes to the top formats in B2B content consumption, eBooks, guides, cheat sheets, and white papers lead the way, with 40 percent of content being accessed by corporate-level executives — two of several statistics of interest to B2B marketers contained in recently-released survey data. Chief Marketer

Twitter is adding an edit button
Twitter will test the ability to edit tweets, first among its premium Twitter Blue subscribers, paving the way for a possible future rollout to all users on the social platform, Twitter recently announced, in a major shift from its traditional stance suppressing tweet editing. The Verge

B2B Content Consumption Booms, With eBooks In First Place
Overall B2B content consumption time increased by 3.6 hours, up nine percent from last year, while consumption among corporate-level executives rose by 15.8 percent — two of several findings of interest to B2B marketers contained in the recently-released sixth annual edition of NetLine’s B2B content consumption report. MediaPost

B2B Marketers Open to New Opportunities; Training Could Improve Retention
79 percent of B2B marketers have said that bolstering existing skills was the primary reason managers authorized training, followed by 75 percent who said learning new skills, and 53 percent who noted that employee retention and satisfaction was a top reason organizations turned to B2B marketing training, according to newly-released survey data. MarketingCharts

The Top Benefits of a Data-Driven B2B Demand Gen Strategy
B2B marketers have said that better leads, customer experience, and return on investment (ROI) were among the top benefits of effective data-driven strategy, while 54 percent said that quality data enables them to make more effective spending decisions, according to newly-released survey data of interest to digital marketers. MarketingProfs

Prepare for the future with Google Analytics 4
Google will sunset its longstanding existing analytics incarnation in July 2023, and has laid out a plan encouraging users of the present version to switch to the new version, which adds greater privacy law compliance, while also removing access to analytics data from the current version, the search giant recently announced. Google