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9 Stats That Will Make You Want to Invest in Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Editor’s note: Because proving the value of content marketing continues to be necessary, Julia McCoy updated her 2016 post with some fresh stats and perspective. . Content marketing has been moving at the speed of light in recent years. Content marketing rakes in conversion rates six times higher than other methods.

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An Introduction to Social Media for Business

Sprout Social

Marketers spent more than $8.3 Social media for business is a necessity just like paid ads, flyers and other traditional marketing efforts. Despite all of these stats, some businesses still aren’t sold on social media as a marketing tool. — UPS Customer Support (@UPSHelp) August 16, 2016. sponsored.

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Direct Marketing: What it is and 5 direct message marketing examples

Sprout Social

Here are some examples of direct marketing tactics: Telemarketing. Email marketing. Unlike traditional marketing and advertising campaigns, which are meant for mass audiences, direct marketing delivers tailored messages to a select few. Targeted online ads. Direct mail campaigns. Messaging campaigns.

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The Best B2B Lead Gen Campaigns for Every Channel

Hubspot Marketing

LinkedIn is the top social media platform for B2B marketers , so it’s a viable channel to pursue. Source: 2016 Content Marketing Institute. As part of content marketing, blogging has its advantages. Businesses using content marketing experience 6x higher conversion rates vs. non-adopters ( Aberdeen ).

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CPA Marketing: 5 Actionable Strategies to Grow Your Accounting Firm

Neil Patel

In 2016, the search engine giant bought the video-sharing site and has integrated the platform with search results. Marketing for CPAs Frequently Asked Questions. The best way to market your CPA business is with digital marketing. Should I hire a marketing firm to promote my accounting business?

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How Content Made Peloton the Fastest-Growing Company in New York

Contently B2C

At the beginning of 2016, Peloton Cycle asked its employees to share their New Year’s resolutions on YouTube. Last month, the at-home fitness brand took the number one spot on the Crain’s New York Business 2016 Fast50 , a list of the fastest-growing companies in New York. — Peloton (@onepeloton) October 31, 2016.

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How B2B companies can use interactive content

Rock Content

In fact, interactive content can outperform traditional marketing efforts. We can mention at least 3 benefits of B2B interactive marketing: businesses that use it have higher engagement rates; businesses that invest in it learn more about their customers; users are more loyal to brands that provide great interactive content.

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