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Inside Influence: Jen Holtvluwer from Spiron on Award Winning B2B Influencer Marketing

Lee Odden on Nov 2nd, 2020
B2B Marketing, Influencer Marketing

When we conducted our research for the 2020 State of B2B Influencer Marketing Report, we found what the most successful B2B marketers have in common. They:

Have a Documented Influencer Marketing Strategy
Engage in Always-On Influencer Engagement
Have a Centralized Influencer Program
Use Software to Identify Influencers
Rely on Experts and Analysts
Use Blogs as Content Platforms
Create Interactive Content with Influencers

Learning from those who are already successful in a fast growing discipline is what the Inside Influence: What’s working and what’s not inside the world of B2B Influencer Marketing show is all about.

Inside Influence: Jen Holtvluwer from Spiron on Award Winning B2B Influencer Marketing

10 Horrifying Marketing Fears & How To Turn Them Into 2021 Successes

Lane Ellis on Oct 28th, 2020
B2B Marketing

What are your most daunting and horrifying marketing fears?

Have you confronted them, or are they still lurking in the dark corners of your marketing mind?

The uncertainty of the pandemic has given rise to new fears for many, and brought out long-recessed ones for others.

Luckily with all of these fears come new opportunities for tackling them, learning more about ourselves, and perhaps even becoming better marketers in the process.

Let’s take a look at some of the top fears in marketing, including examples from some of our own team, and explore how you can take action to conquer your greatest marketing fears and turn them into 2021 successes.

1 — Fear of Boring and Losing Your Audience

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10 Horrifying Marketing Fears & How To Turn Them Into 2021 Successes

The State of B2B Influence Marketing – Top 10 Insights for 2021

Lane Ellis on Oct 26th, 2020
B2B Marketing, Influencer Marketing

What does the state of B2B influencer marketing look like now and in the future? How can B2B brands start a successful influencer program? Why is it more important than ever to approach B2B influencer marketing with an always-on influencer strategy?

Many of these questions are answered in the 2020 State of B2B Influencer Marketing Report and yet we all know the complexity and opportunity combination of influencer marketing requires further exploration. Luckily Jason Falls connected with our CEO Lee Odden for a podcast interview to explore the answers to these questions and more, along with his most recent B2B influencer marketing insight.

After listening to the podcast, I’ve pulled out 10 of the most compelling insights about the state of B2B influencer marketing to help inspire your success in 2021 and beyond.

The State of B2B Influence Marketing – Top 10 Insights for 2021

28 B2B Marketing Insights To Energize & Humanize Your 2021

Lane Ellis on Oct 21st, 2020
B2B Marketing

What will successful B2B marketing look like in a post-pandemic world, and what can we as marketers do today to be as ready as possible?

Here are 28 quotes from some of the best in the B2B marketing business, taken from our two seasons of Break Free B2B Marketing video interview episodes, that will help keep your efforts on track, energized, and filled with the subtle humanizing elements sometimes neglected in the B2B landscape.

Keep posted for the launch of an all-new season three of Break Free B2B Marketing video interviews, and now let’s dig right in with an array of B2B marketing insights to help you prepare for a successful 2021.

1 — Hal Werner of Mitel

Hal Werner
Global Manager of Digital Marketing and Strategy
Mitel

28 B2B Marketing Insights To Energize & Humanize Your 2021

How To Move From A Pilot B2B Influencer Marketing Program to Always-On Success

Nick Nelson on Oct 20th, 2020
B2B Marketing, Influencer Marketing

It sure is a good thing that the internet turns off at 10:00 PM every night, and doesn’t flip back on until 8:00 in the morning. And thankfully, business buyers completely tune out after they finish work, which is always at 5 o’clock sharp in this world of reliable and universally consistent routine.

Marketers and brands would really have their hands full if these things weren’t true.

Wait, what’s that? None of them are remotely true?

Welcome to the World of Always-On

There is no off-switch. The internet is open for business 24 hours a day. Buyers and decision makers are engaging with content in unpredictable patterns, thrown further askew by the pandemic-driven disruption of workday archetypes. An increasingly lengthy and complex buyer’s journey challenges B2B marketing strategies to be more versatile, agile, and perpetually present than ever before.

How To Move From A Pilot B2B Influencer Marketing Program to Always-On Success

Inside Influence: Janine Wegner from Dell on Thought Leadership and Influencer Relations

Lee Odden on Oct 19th, 2020
B2B Marketing, Influencer Marketing

Today marks the 4th installment in the Inside Influence: What’s working and what’s not inside the world of B2B Influencer Marketing, series. I want to thank everyone who has viewed the interviews, made comments and shared with their networks. This week we’re continuing our search to find out what’s working and what’s not within the world of B2B influencer marketing as well as further insights from the 2020 State of B2B Influencer Marketing Report.

Episode 4 of Inside Influence features guest insider, Janine Wegner, Global Thought Leadership Program and Activation Manager at Dell Technologies who our agency TopRank Marketing has the pleasure of working with on influencer content marketing programs like The Zettabyte World – Securing our Data-Rich Future.

Inside Influence: Janine Wegner from Dell on Thought Leadership and Influencer Relations

Five Can’t-Miss Sessions from Virtual Pubcon 2020

Joshua Nite on Oct 13th, 2020
B2B Marketing, Marketing PR Conferences, Pubcon

The one silver lining in our current reality is the “virtual event.” Sure, we’re all stuck at home, but at least we can have several entire marketing conferences beamed directly to our laptops.

Granted, there’s a distinct lack of cocktails and networking opportunities. You have to supply your own drinks and try to convince your own pets to follow you on LinkedIn (currently mine are still mulling it over).

“Sorry, we only have Facebark.”

The latest conference to go virtual is industry stalwart Pubcon, celebrating its 20th year. This search-centered event never fails to round up fascinating speakers with a ton of experience in search and content marketing.

Here are my top five can’t miss sessions for Pubcon’s Virtual 2020 Conference.

Five Can’t-Miss Sessions from Virtual Pubcon 2020

Inside Influence: Ursula Ringham from SAP on Influencer Marketing Operations

Lee Odden on Oct 12th, 2020
B2B Marketing, Influencer Marketing

Welcome to the 3rd episode of Inside Influence: What’s working and what’s not inside the world of B2B Influencer Marketing. Each week we feature an interview with a B2B marketing insider on all things influence and a deeper dive into the insights found in the 2020 State of B2B Influencer Marketing Report.

In this 3rd episode of Inside Influence you are in for a treat: A discussion with the force of nature and client of TopRank Marketing that is Ursula Ringham, Head of Global Influencer Marketing at SAP.

Ursula leads the Global Influencer Marketing team at SAP in collaboration with the entire SAP product portfolio to create innovative content with trusted external voices to build brand awareness and create pipeline. She is also an accomplished storyteller, author, creator, influencer marketer, digital innovator, social media maven, champion of girls education, and self described “outdoor sports freak”.

Inside Influence: Ursula Ringham from SAP on Influencer Marketing Operations

New Research: How B2B Content Marketers Are Impacted and Pivoting During the Pandemic

Nick Nelson on Oct 6th, 2020
B2B Marketing, Content Marketing

Each year, Content Marketing Institute releases a new version of its B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report, providing a timely contextual snapshot of the discipline at large and its ever-shifting landscape.

Needless to say, this year’s edition hits differently. While there is always change and evolution afoot in the annual study’s findings, 2020 has been a year of unprecedented upheaval for our profession, along with most every other.

The impact of COVID-19 on B2B content marketing is a direct and prevalent focus in CMI’s latest report, which helps leaders and practitioners in the field understand how their peers are reacting and adapting to a disruptive global event.

New Research: How B2B Content Marketers Are Impacted and Pivoting During the Pandemic

Inside Influence: Garnor Morantes from LinkedIn on the Power of Always-On Influence

Lee Odden on Oct 5th, 2020
B2B Marketing, Influencer Marketing

Welcome to the second episode of Inside Influence: Interviews with B2B Influencer Marketing Insiders. Each week we feature an interview with a B2B marketing insider on all things influence and a deeper dive into the insights found in the 2020 State of B2B Influencer Marketing Report.

This week, we’re talking to Garnor Morantes, Group Marketing Manager at LinkedIn. Our team at TopRank Marketing has been fortunate to work with Garnor on an award-winning, ongoing influencer marketing program for LinkedIn over several years and his leadership has been instrumental in its success.

Our conversation touches on:

What Always-On influencer marketing is and why its valuable for B2B brands
The challenges faced by campaign-focused influencer marketing efforts
Advice for B2B marketers considering influencer marketing

Inside Influence: Garnor Morantes from LinkedIn on the Power of Always-On Influence

Your B2B Marketing Book of Life: 10 Inspiring B2B Marketing Tips From Family History

Lane Ellis on Sep 30th, 2020
B2B Marketing

What can B2B marketers learn from family history research?

Family history research offers a surprising number of valuable lessons for marketers looking to hone existing skills and build new ones.

For starters, genealogy research can teach us about:

Knowing Your Marketing Roots
Sharpening Your Research Skills
Building Enduring Passion
Citing, Celebrating & Honoring Your Marketing Sources
Learning & Networking With Fellow Professionals at Industry Events
Adhering To Guidelines & Goalposts
Publishing & Preserving For Posterity
Sparking Interest For Future Marketers
Breaking Through With Hyper-Personal Relevance
Peering Inside Your B2B Marketing DNA

Aside from childhood school family history projects, I first stared researching my roots in earnest in 1994, and a decade later for several years I worked as a professional genealogist.

Your B2B Marketing Book of Life: 10 Inspiring B2B Marketing Tips From Family History