Article by Mark Schmukler

  • How B2B Companies Maximize Digital Marketing With Routine Audits

    16 Jan 2020 in Marketing Strategy

    Countless companies make the mistake of launching their website and then leaving it alone to gather dust. A classic “set it and forget it” approach. Don’t be one of those companies! There’s a wide variety of things you can do to optimize your website and increase your chances of attracting new customers. The 2020 B2B

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  • What is the Most Trusted Social Media Platform in B2B?

    18 Dec 2019 in Marketing Strategy

    Marketers spend a good portion of their careers trying to get ahead of the curve when it comes to identifying and adopting the latest marketing trends. In fact, it’s probably one of the reasons why you’re here. But being the trending topic yourself—whether B2B brand or thought leader—is a challenging feat. How can you break

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  • How to Use Trademarks, Service Marks, and Copyrights in B2B Branding

    27 Nov 2019 in Marketing Strategy

    Trademarks, service marks, and copyrights all protect distinct creations. Whether you’re copyrighting a logo, trademarking a slogan, or branding an entire company, it’s important to protect your intellectual properties (IPs). Since B2B branding and marketing frequently involves the creation and use of IPs, knowledge of these concepts is especially important. Once you understand the basics,

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  • How Account-Based Marketing Works: Digital And Traditional Tactics

    23 Oct 2019 in Strategy

    The biggest challenge marketers face right now is reaching their target audience, and I mean really reaching them. Not just publishing an advertisement or piece of content that an audience might see or read; but reaching them with a message that piques their interest and starts a conversation. This is where account-based marketing (ABM) comes

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  • How Branding Can Determine the Success of Your Marketing

    25 Sep 2019 in Marketing Strategy

    If you’ve just begun working with a marketing agency, you’re probably excited…and a bit nervous. You’re eagerly anticipating the return on this new investment. You probably feel like the sooner your agency acts with marketing tactics like emails, blogs, and content offers, the sooner the marketing ROI will roll in. Even though you’re keen to

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  • 19 B2B Marketing Strategies That Are Still Important for 2020

    30 Aug 2019 in Strategy

    “Strategy without tactics is a daydream; tactics without strategy is a nightmare.” Influenced by Sun Tzu and coined by Sagefrog CEO and Co-founder Mark Schmukler, this quote implies that there’s a clear difference between marketing strategy and marketing tactics. It suggests that one can’t be done without the other, and to do both correctly, strategy

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  • 4 Simple but Strong Ways Agencies Boost Brand Trust

    21 Aug 2019 in Content Marketing

    Marketing agencies want you to trust them to enhance your brand the same way that you want customers to trust you to provide the information and products or services they need. Your company must create trust with prospects and customers to maintain strong long-term relationships with customers. These relationships are the lifeblood of a B2B

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  • Building Brand Trust in B2B vs. B2C: What’s the Difference?

    29 Jul 2019 in Content Marketing

    Building a trusted brand is everything when it comes to the long-term success of a company. Wise B2B and B2C marketers alike work hard to build brands that not only win attention from prospects and customers, but also win the kind of trust that results in strong customer relationships and retention. While the B2B sales

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  • How to Make a Mid-Year Marketing Review Worth Your Time

    20 Jun 2019 in Strategy

    We’re big advocates of setting SMART marketing goals at the beginning of the year. If you happen to work with HubSpot, or a HubSpot agency, setting goals can be even more lucrative due to the platform’s extensive set of tools for setting and tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The tools let you set KPI benchmarks

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  • HubSpot and Salesforce: Rivals or Partners?

    30 May 2019 in Strategy

    Marketing agencies typically identify with a single customer relationship management (CRM) platform. They consider themselves a “HubSpot Agency” or a “Salesforce Agency” and tout their mastery of their preferred CRM to prospects, clients and partners. There are many articles that compare HubSpot and Salesforce—two of the most popular CRMs in the industry—based upon their pricing,

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