Building a successful B2B marketing plan is no mean feat. As the saying goes, building your house on the sand is a bad idea, and the same can be said for your marketing activity. Without a rock-solid foundation, you’re unlikely to achieve the results you’re hoping for. So, we have recommended 5 key pillars you need to get right to create an outstanding B2B marketing plan that drives serious ROI for your business…

Topics: B2B Marketing Strategy, B2B Marketing Planning, B2B Creative Strategy, martech, Content Strategy

Many businesses find themselves relying on their top two or three customers for the majority of their revenue. Whilst it will always be the case that some of your customers will generate more revenue than others, depending on just a few big fish customers is not the way to go. Here’s why…

Topics: B2B Marketing Strategy, B2B Marketing Planning, Innovation, Big-fish Customers

We’re right on the cusp of a new year and if 2020 is anything to go by, futureproofing your 2021 B2B marketing strategy should be high on your agenda. This means creating a plan that is risk-averse (pandemic-proof), but does not hinder creativity and innovation. So, how can you build this elusive future-proof strategy? Here’s what the experts recommend…

Topics: B2B Marketing Strategy, B2B Marketing Planning, B2B Creative Strategy, Innovation

Like many B2B businesses, you are probably creating and distributing content on a regular basis, but without the right strategy, you’re unlikely to realise the results you are hoping for. In this blog, we look at the key reasons your content isn’t performing well – from failing to understand your prospects, to using formats that won’t keep your prospects engaged.

Topics: Marketing ROI, B2B Content, B2B Marketing Strategy, Content Strategy

It goes without saying that this year wasn’t what any of us were expecting. Without being too doom and gloom, it’s been difficult on people and businesses alike. Sadly, for our industry, among those hit hard by the economic downturn were marketers. So what does this mean for the future of your organisation? We all know that marketing is the engine room of a company and is responsible for generating future revenue. So now what? Well, yes it’s been a challenging year, but it’s not the end of the story. At Really B2B, we are pragmatic experts who adapt and overcome issues, so here are a couple of ways you can ensure your remaining marketing people are maximising their efforts… and your bottom line.

Topics: B2B Marketing Team, B2B Marketing Strategy, 2021 planning

80% of marketers say ABM improves customer lifetime values, while 86% say it improves win rates.[1]

 

Topics: B2B Marketing Strategy, Account Based Marketing, B2B Account Based Marketing, B2B Marketing Planning, Key Account Selection

In January 2020, B2B Marketing's Trend Tracker found Marketing Automation was the top focus for client-side marketers, and second highest for agency side marketers. 10 months and a global pandemic later, the solutions that MA provides continues to support teams through times of stretched resource, budget cuts and uncertainty of the future of their market.

Topics: Marketing ROI, B2B Marketing Automation, B2B Marketing Strategy, Marketing Automation, martech

As the Daft Punk track once said, where is your head at?

Topics: B2B Marketing Strength, B2B Marketing Skills, Growing a B2B business, B2B Marketing Strategy, B2B Agency

You’re probably used to sitting in countless meetings with various heads of department and members of the creative team as part of the campaign planning process. You and your team come up with an idea that can’t fail to captivate your prospects’ imaginations whilst addressing their pain points. But for some reason, the campaign figures just don’t inspire as they should have done; so why?

Topics: B2B, B2B marketing, B2B Buyers, Buyer Personas, B2B Buyer Personas, B2B Marketing Strategy

The vast majority of B2B decision-makers have a wealth of marketing material to choose from when looking for solutions to pain points. This means that unlike in the past, purchasing power is well and truly with the customer rather than the seller.

Topics: B2B, B2B marketing, B2B Buyers, Buyer Personas, B2B Buyer Personas, B2B Marketing Strategy

Prior to developing a B2B marketing strategy, creating and correctly using buyer personas should be number one on a marketer's list of priorities. Research shows that targeted personas boost sales leads by 124%. But what are the questions you should be asking as part of your vital research?

Topics: B2B, B2B marketing, B2B Buyers, Buyer Personas, B2B Buyer Personas, B2B Marketing Strategy

B2B Marketing recently joined forces with Google to analyse the digital strategy of B2B businesses, and the results were rather eye-opening. 80% of B2B organisations agree that a quality online presence is essential for their business to succeed. However, 85% of respondents rated their online presence as less than 8 out of 10. This means that the majority of companies in the B2B realm believe they have work to do.

Topics: B2B, B2B marketing, B2B Digital Marketing, B2B Marketing Strategy, Marketing Strategy