Kathy Berardi

The Continued Rise of B2B Influencer Marketing

While influencer marketing has been big in the consumer world for a while, it’s also on the rise in B2B arenas. In either case, influencers are best defined as someone with the ability to impact the buying decision of a target audience. In B2C, influencers are often fashionistas, recording artists, celebrity chefs, and the like—especially […]

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5 Things B2Bs Must Know for Better Media Relations

There is a common misconception about what media relations is and what it entails. While social posts, news releases, and blog posts are sources of news, media relations is the process of communicating such news directly to a journalist, in the form of a pitch. Media relations is handled by a company’s communications officer or

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Lead Gen & Video Marketing: The Top Three Questions B2Bs Should Be Asking

In my discussions with marketers about their content plans and lead generation strategies, I find that many ask generalities about the video production process, yet don’t inquire about the actual role of video in the B2B sales and marketing food chain. Here are the top three questions marketers should be asking of themselves, their teams and their video marketing specialist in order to develop content with impact.

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5 Tips to Produce Interview-Style Videos Like a Pro

Year over year, use of video among B2B U.S. companies is steadily climbing. The 2015 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends survey found that 76 percent of B2B companies in North America are using video, compared to 63 percent the year before. Clearly, savvy marketers are incorporating video into the marketing mix and reaping the benefits. But it’s not always easy to get it right.

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B2B Video Doesn’t Have 2B Boring

I recently saw a fantastic infographic that illustrates how video is becoming an exploding medium for b2b marketers in 2015. With dramatic statistics—like 70 percent of b2b marketers are starting to use video, and 58 percent of them describe their previous experience in video marketing as successful—it’s clear more b2bs will soon be going “in front of the camera” to reach their customer audiences.

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