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Varuna Vaswani

Recent Posts by Varuna Vaswani:

Costs of Top B2B Lead Generation Tactics

Through their recent research, Marketing Profs uncovered the top challenges for B2B marketers this year:

Topics: content marketing strategy b2b lead generation

Does email marketing produce a ROI for B2B businesses?

Email marketing = SPAM. That’s the perception of email marketing nowadays. More and more business owners are led to believe that email marketing delivers little or no ROI. But is this really true? Does email marketing really not produce ROI?

Topics: email marketing reporting

8 Signs You’re Wasting Good Money on Social Media

Ever wondered if social media is all a bunch of hogwash? Ever thought that your Tweets, LinkedIn updates and Facebook posts are useless content that get you nowhere? I’m sure you have. And at one point, we all did.

Topics: social media

The Online Advertising Dilemma: Wasteful or Useful?

With the rising popularity of social media marketing, the buzz about online advertising seemed to have died down. But has it really lost its value?

Topics: online marketing b2b lead generation online advertising

Key Skills You Need for Effective Inbound Marketing in 2014

Does your business have the right mix of skills to ensure marketing’s success? Often businesses don’t know the skills that effective marketing entails. Or worse, they think they have marketing all figured out, believing that they can tackle marketing on their own or bring in a fresh marketing graduate to do it all for them.

Topics: inbound marketing recruitment

How much does content marketing actually cost?

Last year, content marketing spread like wildfire. Now, over 91% of B2B marketers are currently using content marketing, according to a survey by the Content Marketing Institute. And even more excitingly, content marketing has been proven to be one of the most effective tactics for lead generation.

Topics: content marketing HubSpot

Do you need marketing automation? Ask yourself these 9 questions!

Marketing automation has been around for several years now. Some businesses swear by it, while others haven’t even taken a free trial. So, would marketing automation benefit your business enough for you to invest in it? In this blog, we ask nine questions to see if your business would benefit from marketing automation.

Topics: b2b marketing marketing automation email marketing

Can Social Media Actually Produce Leads and Sales for B2B Businesses?

Social media for B2B, a waste of time or an untapped source of sales? Is it really worth the investment? A recent study by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and Marketing Profs uncovered that social media is used by 87% of B2B content marketers, making it the most popular marketing tactic. However, social media also has its skeptics. 

Topics: b2b marketing social media reporting

5 Common Marketing Fails That Stop B2B Business Growth

Growth – the goal every business sets out to achieve. Marketing has been one of the key components of every business’ growth plans and strategies for as long as we’ve known. A good marketing plan and disciplined execution have been proven to help a business achieve its growth objectives. However, not many businesses have got marketing down pat. Here we identify the 5 marketing mistakes commonly made by business that hinders growth:

Topics: marketers b2b marketing strategy business owners digital marketing

4 Sources for Good Quality Lead Generation You Shouldn’t Overlook

Time and time again, we see marketers jumping on the latest fad in lead generation and trying out new tactics or channels without a second thought. We’ve also seen business owners being so persistent on their own ideas of what is good, that they refuse to try other tactics, even though it may be better suited to their target audience. The result? Little or no leads, declining sales and a stagnating business. 

Topics: marketers strategy context marketing b2b lead generation