4 Steps to Make Online Video and YouTube Part of Your 2017 B2B Marketing Strategy

What are you watching these days?

Better yet, where are you watching it? I could throw some facts and figures at you about online trends, and I will, but we both know the answer to those questions. Regardless of whether you clicked on a cat video link or a competitor’s ad campaign, if you were watching a video online it was probably on YouTube.

Did you know:

• Youtube reaches more US adults between 18-35 than any cable
• YouTube is the No.2 Search Engine in the
• 6 billion hours of videos are watched on the platform every month. (com)

Five Ways Data Will Change Your Marketing Forever…

Use Data-Driven Marketing to Quickly Increase Performance – Here’s How!

So, what has changed about data that will change the way smart companies approach sales and marketing?  The simple answer is almost everything.  Not only the sheer amount of data, but the relative ease in which we can put it to work for us.

Essentially, if you have a sales and marketing department and aren’t seriously using data to your advantage there are problems on the horizon.  One of the biggest reasons for this is data-driven marketing is not just for the big boys anymore.  Even the smallest companies now have access to data and BI (business intelligence) tools that were once reserved for the Fortune 500.

Let’s take a quick look at the five ways data will change your marketing and then we will break each one down and explain how to put these initiatives to work for your organization.

1. Relevant Content
2. Segmented Messaging
3. Retargeting
4. Optimized ROI
5. Tracking

Your Biggest Competition is No One??

That’s exactly right.  Any seasoned salesperson will agree that they’ve lost more sales to people doing nothing than going with any of their competitors – by a fairly large margin.

Why is that?  

Let’s go back to your family dinner growing up.  My guess is that everyone in your family had “their place” at the table.  If you sat in someone else’s place, things would be uncomfortable.  Do you always sit in the same chair in your conference room?  Your school classroom? Chances are the place you sat for the first time is the same place you sit every time.

There is a powerful “mental shortcut” that explains this behavior. It is called the “status quo bias” Simply stated it is the strong tendency to remain in one’s current situation.  

Sure, it’s important to focus on the competition, however if you want to see sales increase quickly you’ll want to focus on a solution to the “status quo bias”.

So, step one in growing sales is to answer the question – WHY CHANGE?

7 Traits of Great B2B Marketers

7 Traits of Great B2B Marketers

There is no “path” when it comes to online marketing.  While some would like to think there is a magic playbook – there isn’t.  Becoming a high-performance B2B marketer is a process, not a destination.  Great B2B marketers are always looking for ways to get better.

After watching and working with some of the best B2B marketers in the business, I’ve come up with a list of 7 traits that seem to be common with all of them.  Here they are:

1. Inquisitive

First things first – every great B2B marketer I know is forever asking questions, seeking insight and sharing ideas.  What worked today might not work tomorrow.  I have several great friends that are also key competitors and we brainstorm all the time.  Our minds are like parachutes – they work best when they are open.  Never be shy about asking questions.  Never think you need to be the smartest person in the room.