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The business world is falling head over heels for AI—and who can blame it? With promises to reduce grunt work, uncover insights, and turbocharge growth, artificial intelligence seems like the missing piece in every growth strategy.
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Search is evolving - fast. For two decades, SEO has revolved around Google’s algorithm: keywords, backlinks, metadata, and page speed. But with the rise of AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT,...
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Business decision-makers no longer believe what they read, hear and see by default. Global social platforms, media outlets and even some of our world leaders have seen to that. Instead, they are...
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Switching to a new CRM is a bit like switching your morning coffee order. You know the new one is supposed to be better – smoother, stronger, maybe even more energising – but the first few sips...
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In 2025, CEOs need software solutions that streamline the customer journey, enhance revenue, and boost customer spend. This blog dives into the key software tools and strategies essential for...
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G2M Solutions is pleased to announce that we have earned a coveted HubSpot accreditation - The HubSpot Onboarding Accreditation. At the time of writing, out of more than 6000 HubSpot partners...
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I've been helping senior B2B go-to-market executives for almost 15 years. In that time, there have been countless business cycles, technological evolutions, and strategic shifts. Yet, amidst this...
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The emergence of the social-centric internet has significant and wide-reaching implications for B2B companies looking to build their presence in the marketplace and develop trusted and authentic...
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In today's competitive landscape, successful companies differentiate themselves by prioritising exceptional customer experiences across every touchpoint with their organisation. These days, customers...
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In today's business world, selling has become more challenging than ever. Buyers are harder to reach, sales performance is down, and buyers' budgets are stagnant. Sales leaders are struggling to meet...
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Investing in new go-to-market software to support your sales and marketing teams is undoubtedly an exhilarating prospect. It comes with the promise of revolutionising your endeavours and propelling...
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In the ever-evolving world of sales, Sales Managers play a pivotal role in steering their sales teams towards success. This article focuses on the specific pain points of Sales Managers and how...
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Many businesses and households are cautious amid a challenging, uncertain economic landscape marked by rising costs driven by inflationary pressure and interest rate rises. As companies wrestle with...
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When it comes to winning business, thought leadership and demonstrating high-quality thinking reign supreme - and now it's official! FT Longitude's (A content strategy firm owned by the Financial...
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The impact of AI technology on B2B sales and marketing is a lot less dramatic and dsystopian than in many areas, where it may pose some genuinely scary threats to life as we know it. However, it is...
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In the world of businesses who sell to other businesses, the buyer's decision-making process has grown increasingly complex, leading to longer sales cycles and lower conversion rates. But some...
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Building authentic relationships with your audience has become paramount in an age where digital fatigue is at an all-time high. With trust levels dwindling and competition increasing, businesses...
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As a B2B salesperson or marketer do you feel sorry for your leads and prospects? You should and here's why... Buying B2B solutions for your organisation is a long hard slog. Gartner says the median...
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Quick quiz...Which one of these cold email subject lines is the most effective? "Hey!" "Important message!" "Buy our product!" "Opportunity of a lifetime!" "You won't believe what we're offering!"...
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Marketing automation is especially important for non-profit organisations because it can help them operate more efficiently and effectively with limited resources. By automating repetitive and...
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Donor lifecycle management (DLM) or customer lifecycle management as it's more generically called, should be a core process for non-profit organisations in ANZ . It aims to link each stage of the...
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Swimming, as your audience does, in a sea of endless content, creating emails that people actually read can feel like you're drowning; fighting a losing battle. The answer however is simple. Build...
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Tweets, Tik Toks, Slacks, IMs, WhatsApps, Insta feeds. If you are like the vast majority of business people your next twenty four hours will be a blizzard of micro content. Your personal and...
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Are you looking for a way to streamline your customer data management, automate sales processes, and improve team collaboration? There are a lot of CRMs out there and it's an important decision as...
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Authentic relationships and buyer trust are at an all time low. The Pandemic forced us apart, we resorted to digital tactics to stay connected to each other, to our loved ones, to our colleagues -...
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The Pandemic for the most part is over, but there is no going back to "normal." Many elements of our lives have changed for ever. Some for the better, some for the worse. For example, how we form and...
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Growing revenue velocity - your firm's speed of growth - is the aspiration for most Founder/CEOs and Chief Revenue Officers that we meet. In this article we discuss the 7 key metrics available to...
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Building a customer service department when you are a small or scaling business might seem like a daunting challenge. It might even be tempting to say, "surely that's something that can wait until we...
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Buying B2B solutions is a long hard slog. Gartner says the median B2B buying group consists of between 6 and 10 people. Each of these people need four to five pieces of information to help them....
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The 'phone is undoubtably a critical business tool; it isn't going anywhere. So it makes little sense to have your 'phone system sitting out on a limb and not integrated with your other business...
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There are a Tsunami of applications floating in the cloud available and waiting to be connected to your customer tech stack. (wait...can you have a Tsunami in a cloud? Perhaps it's a thunderstorm?)...
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Ask most business people what CRM means and they will confidently reply, "Customer Relationship Management" (and then likely add "Duh!") But then ask them what they use their CRM for and their...
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I love my job…there you have it, I’ve said I out loud, I love my job! I get to play with HubSpot all day, onboarding people to the platform. I’m like a “pig in mud!” I get to see it work its magic in...
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It has finally happened, my business case got the thumbs up, my stakeholders have all said yes, the decision to invest in some software to significantly improve the effectiveness of our marketing and...
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Mastering new automation software is central to marketers and salespeople alike. It’s an essential part of your modern tool kit. But learning – and more importantly remembering – how to use these...
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A site is no longer just an "online brochure", it’s a key asset in generating a consistent stream of leads for the sales team. In this blog, you’ll learn the 7 key website elements for effective b2b...
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The way people search online has evolved over the years, and you need to know how. Do you remember when you would type one or two keywords into the search engine and get a result? Well, now we type...
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We have all been through it. Someone we don’t know calls us and tries to sell us something irrespective of whether we are looking to buy. It happens in our personal lives and also in our professional...
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We are thrilled to share a guest blog from Adele Crane, Chief Executive Officer of Sales Focus Advisory. Sales Focus Advisory is drawing on their years of experience through tough markets to work...
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Social media is nothing without the content that makes it interesting for its users. Content truly is the backbone for all of the other activities that make up your social media plan. And having...
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This is written by guest blogger Courtney, Manager for HubSpot Academy Education. Lead nurturing is important in inbound marketing because it’s your opportunity to provide value to your leads and...
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This is written by guest blogger Matthew Howells-Barby, Senior Director of Acquisition at HubSpot and a partner at Traffic Think Tank. He's the founder of The Coin Offering, an educational site...
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If there’s a common feeling between everyone we speak with at the moment, it’s uncertainty. And that's understandable with market sentiment shifting, almost daily. Can we still really say BAU without...
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Sales reps need a fast yet accurate way to distinguish hot leads amongst low-value leads. They also need to decipher exactly where the prospect is in the buyer's journey, this is key to be able to...
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The lights, sounds, and spectacle of the orange-themed marketing, sales and service extravaganza is over. HubSpot's INBOUND has well and truly concluded for 2019. Though the curtain has fallen on the...
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) should sit at the heart of your digital strategy. To succeed in today’s highly competitive market, you need to not only gain the trust of customers but also...
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CRM is a powerful tool that collects, organises and structures all your customer and prospect data; it also ensures that everyone in the company has the same updated information. We all know by now...
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“How can I send the right email, to the right person, at the right time?” If you’ve ever dreamt of crafting the perfect email marketing campaign, then you’ve most likely asked yourself this question...
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Automation. The sacred word uttered through strategy meetings, marketing WIPs and job interviews the B2B world over. It’s your marketing function performed by a relentless, untiring, godless machine....
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What do Customer Experience Cassie, Recruitment Rhonda, and Procurement Pete have in common? They're almost-real (or semi-fictional) representations of a business's target audience. They're the...
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Let’s start with a definition: What exactly is a marketing plan? It’s the detailed sequence of tactics and activity that achieves your marketing strategy. It’s how you go from strategy to action....
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So you have the responsibility of creating a new marketing campaign for the quarter, or you are now in charge of a new product launch. This is an integral part of your company’s growth strategy so...
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Does content marketing even work anymore? Do you feel like you’ve been keyword-researching, brain-storming and blog post churning for a while now - and yet to see the kind of bountiful growth...
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We’ve all been here at some point. Sitting across the table from the sales team debating the root cause of the sales numbers. “We need more leads!” cries the sales reps. “Why aren’t you converting...
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If your boss is anything like - well, every boss I have ever had - the annual planning cycle is a long, drawn out negotiation process over what is an achievable growth target. It's a tough process...
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How to use this blog If you want to read about the background to funnel velocity, why it's important and how to use it in your business start reading from the top. If you want to use the calculator...
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This post was originally published by The B2B Marketing Lab. Previously, if you wanted to build your website using the HubSpot content management system (CMS), you had to purchase a HubSpot marketing...
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This post was originally published on the HubSpot Service blog. Recommendations from colleagues, business peers and trusted advisors, even friends and family are incredibly valuable to your B2B...
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This article was originally published the LinkedIn Marketing Blog. When it comes to modern content marketing one key challenge is creating content that's relevant for each decision maker, at scale,...
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Before we get started - some definitions: Account Based Marketing: “ABM is all about shifting your focus from lots of leads to highly targeted accounts that are very specific organisations and...
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Perhaps only a few of the most "experienced" B2B marketers (a.k.a. old) may remember Monty Python's classic Parrot sketch, when the shop owner declares "That parrot isn't dead...it's just resting!"...
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g2m conducted some qualitative research in Q1 2018, where we asked firms how they grow. How do they set strategy, build a plan, and then execute successfully over time? Particularly, we wanted to...
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The purpose of g2m's research, conducted in Q1 2018, was to ask firms how they grow. How do they set strategy, build a plan, and then execute successfully? What’s worked well and where have there...
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The world of B2B selling has changed. Forever. Remember 20 years ago when it was movie night? You had to get off the couch, jump in your car, drive to the local Blockbuster and spend 30 minutes...
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This article was originally posted on the databox blog. In HubSpot’s State of Inbound 2017 report, 6000 respondents were polled on the current state of alignment between marketing and sales teams.
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It’s commonly quoted that B2B buyers have access to unlimited information at their digital fingertips so they aren't contacting vendors until they are 70% of the way along the purchase process. Are...
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This article was originally posted on the kapost blog and we love it! Dear wise and illustrious CMO, We know you’re busy. You’re rushing from meeting to meeting all day every day making sure that...
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pr Marketing. We turn leads into prospects, prospects into opportunities, and opportunities into customers. It’s our bread and butter. But, what happens after? What’s possible? And most importantly -...
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This article was originally posted on the Spyralitics Performance Marketing Blog. B2B Marketing budgets in Australia are being negotiated right now, as we get ready for the start of the new fiscal...
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New marketing tactics and technologies continually emerge from the digital woodwork. Marketers must constantly balance the adoption of industry innovations with their ability to accurately gauge and...
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This blog was originally posted by our colleagues at HubSpot and Kuno Creative. When it comes to marketing tactics, unfortunately there are no "Best before" dates. But that doesn't mean what worked...
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If you are a B2B salesperson you might be rather worried about some of the research data that's being widely quoted by "the experts." Here is a selection: "Customers rate the salesperson as the least...
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We have all heard of Netflix and most of us would be keen Netflix fans as its changed the way we consume content at home and online. But if you’re a B2B marketer you need to read the following Three...
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If you’re selling complex or high-value B2B products or services, you’ve probably used Return on Investment (ROI) calculations to justify your value proposition and proposal. You may well market your...
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Just when you thought you understood SEO...How you get ranked by the search engines has changed... Again... And this time its a big change which has some significant implications for B2B Marketers....
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Marketing automation tools are the not-so-secret weapon for B2B marketers. It allows you to focus on thinking... designing and creating compelling lead generation campaigns, rather than the...
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Great, you've got a list of contacts. Now what? Send them a generic promotional email and hope for the best? Good luck with that. In B2B marketing, the fact of the matter is, if you don't email your...
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We are already half way through 2017 so here are some of the top B2B Marketing trends that are gaining momentum this year. But beware...just because it is trendy does NOT mean its effective! Before...
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Are you a hamster or an eagle? Do you ever feel like a hamster on the B2B sales and marketing wheel? Running faster and faster just to stand still? Executing the same old campaigns quarter after...
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"51% of B2B Companies don't have a B2B Marketing Strategy." One Key ingredient to grow your business is marketing success by aligning your marketing strategy with your business goals. Having a clear...
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Cutcher and Neale is a top 40 accounting firm based in Newcastle, NSW. They have a significant marketing team, but they still had a challenge. They had made the decision to purchase HubSpot software,...
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Want to have successful conversations with your boss? Understand and use these "Fab 5" Marketing Metrics, to prove to your boss Marketing is WAY more than the (highly insulting) so called...
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There is an abundance of tools online that a B2B marketer can sink their teeth into (and if your not careful quite often get carried away with!) when it comes to online marketing measurement. It’s...
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The latest 2017 State of Marketing Tech report, conducted by Squiz- a Digital Transformation company, surveyed over 600 senior marketing professionals globally to reveal their digital vision, goals...
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Perhaps B2B sales and marketing professionals tasked with generating leads and closing deals should spare a thought for those individuals tasked with buying solutions for their organisation. Buying...
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Sales and Marketing alignment is difficult for most organisations causing many internal and external challenges that affect the bottom line. Now more than ever, fundamental changes in your buyers...
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As discussed in part one of this blog a solid sales and marketing strategy is the key first step to achieving growth. Just to recap, in part 1 we discussed how to develop "The 4xWs" of strategy,...
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Your sales and marketing are like the heart and lungs of your business. They provide crucial oxygen to your business which it needs to survive and thrive. In this week's blog, we discuss how the...
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SME’s in Australia use email marketing as one of the key sales and marketing tactics to generate interest and brand awareness about their products and services. Today email marketing is a popular...
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Lead generation is at the forefront of the marketing and sales world. Increasing traffic, attracting potential buyers and engaging with them has been continually emphasised in the context of inbound...
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Many Australian B2B firms can increase there marketing reach using a social media strategy that includes LinkedIn. When talking to B2B companies about their marketing strategy, I ask if social media...
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Stop thinking of your website as your online brochure. It should sit at the heart of your lead generation efforts and be the engine room of your marketing and sales funnel, becoming the cornerstone...
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According to CSO Insights, organisations with dynamic, adaptable and aligned marketing and sales strategies reported an average of 10% more sales people making quota to compared to other companies....
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We are officially in the middle of 'Marketing-as-a-Service Month' and have been providing you with best practices about how to better align your sales and marketing teams to produce the best results...
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If you are a senior executive in B2B businesses, regardless of your label (CEO, managing director, country manager, general manager, etc.) you should blog. I can already hear the collective groan....
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With an almost infinite store of information available on the internet, just a few keystrokes away, your target customers are journeying deep into their purchase decision making process before...
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Understanding your buyer persona is the centerpiece of your whole marketing strategy, and is essential for conversion success.
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For the next couple of months we’ll embark upon a series of articles that will take you through ways you can work towards smart, profitable and sustainable growth for your small to medium sized...
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New product development can contribute to better business growth and higher lead generation. If your business can effectively utilise the data you've collected from your customers to create a...
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If growth within your market sector is dwindling and you feel like you have exhausted your pool of potential customers, perhaps it is time to look at expanding your horizons. To do this, you need to...
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There is big opportunity for growth next financial year. If you're serious about it than it's time to rethink your b2b marketing strategies. According to the Australian government’s 2016-2017 federal...
In B2B selling a sales rep may not meet a prospect face to face until they are well into the later stages of their buyer's journey. So when it comes to the crunch, the sales rep needs to be able to...
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Now that you’ve learned the basics of Growth Driven Design (GDD) and become a pro at this dynamic approach to website design, you are ready to launch your new site right? Wrong. Keep in mind that...
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Over the past 7 weeks we’ve been talking about an innovative new website design process called 'Growth Driven Design' (GDD) and how it can help your business’s website increase leads, views,...
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Last week we covered the first cycle in the Growth Driven Design continuous improvement approach which revolved around planning out what action items you were going to implement into your launch pad...
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Whether you’re designing your first website, or just not seeing the results promised by your current website – Growth Driven Design (GDD) has the answers you are looking for. If you've just joined...
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Are you a business owner with a website that needs redesigning? You might have seen a competitor's site that had all the latest features, a modern look and thought - 'I want that!' If you can relate,...
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As you know, you can’t build anything that will last on a weak foundation. When it comes to website design, developing a strong strategy will help you create a solid foundation on which to build your...
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Growth Driven Design (GDD) is the innovative new concept that involves rethinking how you approach website design, incorporating the idea that ongoing testing and analysis of your site will deliver...
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Just take a second to think back to your last website build or redesign… Did you just roll your eyes and shudder at the horrific memories of that painful experience? Well, you are not alone. In this...
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Website design or redesign can and should be a satisfying experience but sometimes it can turn into a very expensive and long-running headache. Why? Because the traditional ways of website design are...
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The customer experience is no longer just the realm of marketing – it has become a key competitive differentiator. As a recent Forbes article states, “The customer is in control. Brands need to be...
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Being the head honcho of an organisation means you probably don’t get the recommended eight hours of sleep. As a leader, your basic responsibilities fill up much of your workday, but your...
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The shift to the "as a service" world is accelerating. Marketing is no stranger to working with agencies to deliver specific skill sets, such as creative and PR. But now Australia's small and medium...
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Some business leaders are hesitant to embrace digital marketing, believing it to be a complex and costly exercise that requires a complete overhaul of traditional processes. But this doesn’t have to...
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Outsourcing isn’t for every organisation, but if you are increasingly finding that you are pushing marketing further and further down your to-do-list or that your current marketing strategies aren’t...
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Content marketing has been around for long enough now that most businesses are practising it in some form. According to a 2015 report on the state of content marketing in Australia, 89% of...
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Those of us in the inbound world know that the buyer’s journey has drastically changed. Buyers today have more control than ever before – they are self-educating and empowered by the information they...
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Here at g2m we are great advocates of continuous learning. We think there is always more knowledge you can acquire and there is always room for improvement, and not just within the marketing teams –...
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Potential client engagement can be tricky – you might have a great initial interaction with a prospect but then you're slowly being phased out. What at first seemed like a blossoming friendship, now...
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We live in an era of outsourcing, where everything is up for grabs. If you’re unable to do certain things yourself you can just outsource them to someone who can. From paying a company to create your...
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We have all figured out by now that social media is a pretty powerful tool – for your personal brand as well as your business’ marketing. The web is littered with social media success stories where...
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My dad can be best described as ‘old school’. He’s not the most technology-savvy individual. He has been known to once or twice ‘lose the interweb’ – by minimizing a page – and scares himself with an...
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The data revolution known as ‘martech’ has swept the marketing industry, and forward-thinking organisations are starting to align their marketing departments with the new technology-driven business...
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Letting go is probably one of the hardest things any business founder has to do, but it is essential to be successful. Nothing kills motivation and proactive thinking more than a boss who doesn’t...
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Whenever we rebuild a B2B go-to-market strategy for a client, or run a course for B2B marketers the one issue that never fails to raise its ugly head, is the misalignment between marketing and sales....
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As a CEO, you’re (too) busy by default. So wouldn’t it be great if you could get your hands on the right resources that can ease your workload, increase efficiency and give you just the information...
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When you run a business, not matter how big or small, one thing is obvious, it’s all about cash flow and being on top of your ins and outs. You know to look at your ROI, your COCA and all the other...
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As a not-for-profit organisation, you are painfully aware of the high costs of marketing – even more so than anyone else. You also know that you can’t always justify investing in your marketing, as...
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Company culture is an important part of every organisation, it means creating a healthy workplace that encourages people to share ideas, feel accepted and able to express themselves and grow their...
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Out with the old, in with the new… that’s how the saying goes, right? This can be applied to many things in life, be they bad habits, unhealthy relationships, perishable goods... Ever since the term...
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By now we all know that Content Marketing and its big brother Inbound Marketing are here to stay. Traditional marketing companies need to adapt, restructure, re-skill and most of all (re-)hire. But...
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Writer’s block sucks. And it doesn’t help that it often hits right then, when deadlines are looming. So what do you do when you’re supposed to write a top-notch piece of content within the next four...
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Blogging has become an industry standard, with more and more businesses trying to jump on the bandwagon and connect with their leads through this personal and influential platform.
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User Experience (UX) may seem to be all science and tech, numbers and reports, but really we should be looking at user experience from human-centric approach. Yes your site should be optimised and...
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Storytelling is extremely valuable. Don’t believe me? Try telling that to the box office after the top 3 movies of 2014 grossed over $687,159,612. Stories have been embedded in our culture for...
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The cost of customer acqusition (COCA) is a business metric every leader and marketer should be aiming to control. Controlling COCA is fundamental to building a scaleable business model. If your...
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Content is one of the core trends that’s proven to be at the forefront of the future of marketing. Due to the massive amounts of data being produced these days it is critical to focus on providing...
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We’ve all been told by a wise old family member ‘not to judge a book by its cover’, but if we are actually honest with ourselves, we all know that we do. It is only human to make a flash judgment...
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The same B2B client management standards apply across most industries. It simply comes down to managing your clients' expectations so there are no surprises and everyone is always on the same page....
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For as long as I can remember, my Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn feeds have been stuffed full of posts convincing you to click through with their manipulative titles and enticing images. This, my...
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As inbound marketers we are extremely familar with blogging, but do we really know everything? Below are the stats that matter, and prove that there is nothing to fear, as blogging really is just a...
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Has your business blog lost its mojo? Do you have a more mechanical than meaningful approach to content? Blogging may start out as everyone’s priority, but it’s easy to let it fall behind. As soon as...
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Marketers are your new sales team...(well sort of!). B2B Marketing is a key weapon in driving small business growth. With B2B buyers going online in droves, buyers aren't engaging with vendors' sales...
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I’m afraid to say it, fellow marketers, but Google is at it again and changing things up to keep us on our SEO toes. The way that Google ranks websites is completely evolving and it all begins this...
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The marketing department has long been labeled the department to always spend money, unable to prove whether what they’re doing is effective. In turn, the sales department is left to wonder what...
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You're a true believer in Inbound Marketing and a Game of Thrones devotee? Believe it or not, those two things go hand in hand! Just as the battle of the houses in the popular TV series, marketing's...
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Are you planning the big jump to from Outbound to Inbound Marketing? If so, you have probably had a quick thought over who you will need to hire to start your new Inbound team. We have collated a...
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We are always attempting to keep our fingers on the pulse and our company up to date and relevant in the market – but what about ourselves? A business is only as strong as its weakest link, so now is...
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Digital transformation is upon us. It’s required, non negotiable and a competitive imperative. But does this affect the way senior executives manage, motivate and communicate with their teams? The...
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Finding your company's tone of voice is an essential part of the brand creation process. A consistent brand voice across all content can not only make a company stand out from the crowd, but also...
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You can’t be blamed for thinking that your company must have a social media policy. Take one look online and you’ll be convinced that such a document is essential. Sure, if you want to quash any...
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I used to think of brands only in terms of companies and businesses. But with our worlds being more and more socially and digitally connected this has now fundamentally changed, to quote Barry...
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If you’re a writer, blogger, creative head, content marketer or just have a way with words, you’ll know how hard it can be to write a satisfying headline. And it’s not just all about making it...
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Thanks to the Internet and developments in technology, those born after 1980 have grown up very differently from the generations before them, resulting in a ‘digital generation gap’. As digital...
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We all know Dory from Finding Nemo – the anterograde amnesia suffering fish whose memory continually resets (see what I mean here). Cute, yes, but Dory’s inability to remember anything means that she...
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Now that you have read and enjoyed our infographic on why visuals are essential, it's time to see some successes in your own content marketing! Here are 9 simple steps you can take to jazz up your...
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In a time where companies are pushing out blogs, tweets and posts left, right and centre it can be hard to stand out from the crowd and get your content seen and appreciated. So, how can you get your...
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All right… all right… we get it. You splurged at Christmas and now you feel obliged to come up with a New Year's resolution to get your health and finances back on track. As if we haven't heard that...
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As tech-savvy inbound marketers, we are constantly on the look-out for software and technology updates. We hang out on industry blogs and partake in the occasional web chat, all in a bid to stay ‘in...
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As we’ve said in previous blogs there is no one figure deemed to be the best marketing budget for all businesses. It’s an amount relative to the organisation’s size, age, its resources and its target...
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The digital transformation of organisations is forcing senior executives to rethink leadership and all key aspects that come with it. The subject is high on business leaders’ agendas according to...
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You have heard it time and time again; Inbound Marketing is all about engaging your readers, giving them educational, interesting and valuable content that helps solve a problem. If you do this well,...
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So you've decided to engage an Inbound Marketing agency, but where do you even start? This blog will help you shine some light on the top things you should be looking for.
With Inbound Marketing on the rise and Marketing Managers looking to adopt this powerful, cost effective strategy, questions pop up and many team leaders wonder if they and their teams are ready to...
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Data is everywhere these days. With the the shift to digital we can measure almost everything. Of course, this is highly advantageous as it allows for better decision making and improved ROI. If your...
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By now, you fully understand the concept of Inbound Marketing and you’re ready to get started and show your boss that this is the strategy your marketing team has been missing all along. You know...
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As a B2B marketer, you know that your campaigns call for more serious and educational content than those within the B2C field. While companies such as Coca Cola or Old Spice are able to play with...
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No matter if you’re a published journo, someone who loves to write or your company’s chosen wordsmith, if you’re challenged to shift your skills into the blogging sphere, you need to be across...
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We’ve collected some interesting information on who we think are some of the top 5 marketers and social media gurus that you should keep an eye on…or at least start social media stalking them asap!
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Mid last year, Forbes, rightly so, predicted an inevitable shift towards Content and Inbound Marketing. One year on, this prediction has turned into reality. Content is more in demand than ever and...
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In the world of marketing, we’re all familiar with The Four Ps – product, price, promotion and place. This principle of marketing was held strongly by businesses and marketers alike for decades,...
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Inbound marketing can be pretty awesome. It truly is powerful and can deliver real revenue results to your business. Content marketing plays a major part within the inbound framework and helps you...
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As we all know, your website is your shop window. In this day and age your website’s look and feel along with its functionality can really turn your customers on or off, there is hardly anything...
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Quality over quantity. We’ve heard it a million times. We all know it’s true, but in this dog-eat-dog world where everyone seems to just focus on getting ahead, it’s often forgotten, and even flipped...
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Ever wonder why your B2B online marketing is driving traffic to your website but not delivering sales qualified leads? If this sounds familiar, you need to change things…fast. Your website is your...
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Content marketing radically improves your marketing AND sales conversion ratios. Companies are slowly realising this and are beginning to turn away from traditional outbound marketing and are moving...
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In a world where there is no shortage of new ideas and ways to market, social media marketing has proven that it is here to stay. However, social media marketing has evolved rapidly over the years,...
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A major part in your b2b marketing strategy should be Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for your website. The whole point of SEO is to make your website visible organically in search engine results....
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According to a study by MathMarketing and Marketo, aligning your marketing and sales can improve your business drastically. In numbers this means your business can: Get 67% better at closing sales;...
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It's all about lead generation in the marketing and sales world. We have endlessly discussed how you can attract potential buyers, make them come to your website, increase your traffic and engage...
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Inbound marketing for B2B lead generation has now become a science for marketers. The shift towards continuous improvement using data means that marketers, who are often thought of as creative types,...
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Digital marketing is nothing new; we’ve been doing it for years. However, the methods, tools and skills needed to implement a successful digital B2B marketing campaign, or any campaign for that...
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Research by the Content Marketing Institute uncovered that 93% of Australian marketers surveyed have used some form of content marketing over the past year. What’s staggering is that only 33% of them...
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High lead generation with a high conversion rate is the goal of any B2B marketing campaign. As a marketer you want to acquire a solid amount of leads for your sales team. After all, high numbers look...
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There are too many rules for social media marketing out there. We’ve read, skimmed rather, so many articles stating the 10 laws or the 20 rules for effective social media marketing. But how many of...
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Ad-hoc marketing is great if you need to fill a gap in your marketing timeline but let’s be clear, ad-hoc marketing is not a lead generation model which will drive business results or success, rather...
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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock these past few years, you know that lead generation is now more than just buying lists and cold calling. Inbound marketing and new technology have breathed new...
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Are you at a fork in the road contemplating a marketing automation tool? Are you worried about losing the personal touch with your valued customers and prospects with marketing automation? No need to...
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Your marketers are typically capable of producing good marketing material. From website content, blog articles, social media updates, online advertisements to emails, surveys, newsletters, brochures...
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Many blogs out there give you lists of top content marketing mistakes to avoid while executing your B2B content marketing. In this blog we’re going to look a bit deeper from a more strategic...
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Being a business owner, you may have a b2b marketing team or a b2b marketing professional responsible for handling all marketing tasks in your business. You allocate a certain proportion of your...
