by Meredith Wilshere for HubSpot Marketers play a crucial role in attracting customers and driving success for their brands. And today, presentation skills are a key tool in your marketing toolbox. Strong presentations help you better communicate and make an impression on your audience. Whether you‘re a seasoned professional or a budding marketer eager to make a lasting impact, there’s always room to improve. We’ll explore eight essential presentation skills that allow you to stand out, tips for leveling up, and examples of some of our favorite presentations. Let’s dive in. → Free Download: 10 PowerPoint Presentation Templates What are…
Too Good to Be True?: Why B2B’s Should Offer a Startup Discount Program
by ELENA VERNA for Elena's Growth Scope What if I told you that there’s a growth strategy that:A. Converts customers to paid plans at up to 60% rate, ANDB. Has proven way to land enterprise contracts, ANDC. Can build your brand within one of the most popular and trendy market segments!? Crazy, right? This approach does exist and it is called Startup Discount Program: And I teamed up with some of my favorite growth leaders for this article, to tell you all about it. Startup Discount Program: What’s that? As the name suggests, a startup discount program is a way for…
The B2B generative AI design shootout: Part 2
by Brian Terry for Velocity Generative AI is having its moment in the sun — and it’s casting a menacing shadow over the creative industries while it does it. The trouble is, too much of the conversation focuses on whether generative AI will replace creatives entirely (by generating images, copy and code from scratch). We think a better question to ask is: How could generative AI make creatives better? Generative AI may one day be able to take on a fully-fledged designer — or it could fall flat on its originality-deficient face. But spotlighting the ways AI fails to totally…
7 LinkedIn advertising pitfalls: Where your B2B ads setup might stumble
by Andrea Cruz for Search Engine Land LinkedIn is a powerful way to connect with a targeted B2B audience through its advertising capabilities. However, LinkedIn ad campaigns can sometimes stumble even with the best intentions. If you’re puzzled by your LinkedIn Ads setup going awry, you’re not alone. This article will dissect the critical factors that can undermine your once-promising ad setup, leading it down an unfortunate path. By identifying these pitfalls, you’ll uncover the challenges and actionable solutions to steer your campaign back on track. 1. Insufficient audience targeting If you’re new to B2B marketing or used to seeing Meta’s…
The Top 10 Passive-Aggressive Workplace Email Phrases [Infographic]
by Ayaz Nanji for MarketingProfs Do you hate when a coworker writes "per my last email" in a message? If so, you're not alone: People rate that as the most passive-aggressive phrase in workplace emails. An infographic (below) summarizes findings from the poll of 1,000 workers in the United States, which was conducted by Preply. It looks at the 10 phrases rated as the most passive-aggressive by workers as well as the five communication behaviors that workers rate as the most passive-aggressive. Check out the infographic:
Marketers’ Biggest Concerns About AI
by Ayaz Nanji for MarketingProfs Marketing and comms pros say their biggest concern about using artificial intelligence tools for work is the potential for disseminating misinformation/inaccurate information, according to recent research from The Conference Board. The report was based on data from a survey conducted in June 2023 among 287 marketers and communications professionals. Respondents' other top concerns and challenges with AI include legal uncertainties and worries about data privacy. Marketing and comms professionals expect the biggest upside of AI to be improved productivity; the biggest downside they worry about is job loss. Marketing and comms professionals say the top task they're currently using/experimenting with…
Thriving Through Tough Times: The Business Leaders Growth Summit Can Help
BY GEORGE BRONTÉN for MemBrain.com Whatever your industry, it’s likely that the current economic environment is impacting your business, and will continue to do so. Tough times are here. Inflationary pressures erode profit margins, customers increasingly make price-based decisions, retaining and attracting talent continues to be competitive, and supply chain issues disrupt revenue and customer satisfaction. But in every challenging marketplace, some companies not only survive, they thrive. We’ve teamed up with one of the most successful sales transformation firms in the world, SalesStar, to bring you the Business Leaders Growth Summit tour. The Business Leaders Growth Summit is a transformative in-person event to help…
Top 3 AI Tools for High-Quality Content Creation
by Cynthia Ramsaran for Search Engine Land A lot has been said about content creation through AI—most notably that the key to creating value lies in incorporating personal experiences and expertise. Many tech platforms include the newest AI and neuromarketing advancements for content creation, and each platform offers its own benefits to stand out from the others. At Fueld, we found that using a combination of ChatGPT, Neuroflash, and Jasper optimizes the results. By combining those three tools, you can create content of the best quality and accuracy. In this article, we'll share our technique to help you create high-quality AI-generated content…
4 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Shape B2B SaaS Marketing
by Jessica Tee Orika for Foundation Inc AI is gradually becoming ingrained in our everyday life at work (and outside work). The proof is everywhere you look: ChatGPT, Jasper, and other generative AI tools have become a big part of many brands’ martech stacks. There are also enterprise software companies, such as Box, HubSpot, and Salesforce, integrating these tools into their products to stay relevant and maintain or increase market share. Plus, the AI market is on its way to a nearly $2 trillion USD valuation by 2030 if innovations keep up at this pace and we become even more…
How Marketing AI and Automation Are Helping Small Businesses
by Ayaz Nanji for MarketingProfs Small business owners who are using AI and automation for marketing say the technologies are helping them in many ways, including to improve efficiency and boost growth, according to recent research from Constant Contact and Ascend2. The report was based on data from a survey of 486 small business owners and decision-makers. Respondents whose businesses have been using AI or automation (or both) for marketing say the top benefits have been saving time/working more efficiently, enabling faster growth, getting to know their customers better, and making fewer errors. Some 26% of small business owners say they are using AI or automation technologies,…