B2B Marketers on a Mission EINBLICK

In many B2B organizations, the C-suite inherently distrusts the marketing department. There is this ideological disconnect between marketing, the C-suite, and the rest of the organization. One side is thought and process-driven and then there’s marketing which requires unconventional thinking, experimentation, and a deep understanding of human behavior. How can B2B marketers bridge the trust gap and build credibility inside and outside their organizations? How can they effectively get “buy-in” from the C-suite?

That’s why we’re talking to B2B marketing expert Gee Ranasinha (Founder & CEO, KEXINO) about how marketers can build trust with senior management and other business units. During our conversation, Gee discussed the pitfalls marketers should avoid, the importance of understanding your audience, and why it’s imperative to find those internal champions within the organization.

Many B2B companies need help with developing content that resonates with their audience. They tend to focus more on features rather than moments in the buyer’s journey. This is why conducting customer research and creating the right target personas are paramount. When done right, personas can help you craft copy and content that converts and generates better responses from the target audience.

That’s why we’re talking to B2B SaaS copywriting expert Naomi Soman (Founder, Storylogick Consulting) about how B2B marketers can develop the right personas to adapt the B2B messaging across the funnel. During our conversation, Naomi highlighted the pitfalls to avoid and how marketers can leverage customer research to create personas that are actually useful. She also talked about the importance of mapping B2B messaging across the customer journey and at different stages of the funnel.

There is so much pressure for B2B marketers to produce content consistently that much of it ends up being uninteresting, generic, and not very helpful. A lot of content also immediately starts with SEO and this leads to marketers drowning in a “sea of sameness.” How can marketers break out of this mold to produce content that provides a unique perspective?

That’s why we’re talking to copywriter and content marketing expert Joe Sweeney (Content Marketing Strategist, The Content Marketing Commute) about how B2B marketers can develop truly differentiated content. During our conversation, Joe highlighted the pitfalls to avoid and why boring B2B content is a thing of the past. Joe also discussed the importance of conducting research and why B2B marketers should build relationships with subject matter experts (SMEs).

In B2B, there tends to be a huge disconnect between marketers and engineers. This gap can be bridged once marketers understand how engineers think and work, how they search for information, and what resonates with them. When done strategically, they can also capitalize on the knowledge, experience, and expertise that engineers have to develop assets and campaigns that will help to differentiate their B2B company in the market.

That’s why we’re talking to SaaS marketing expert Dr. Masha Petrova (CEO, Nullspace) about how B2B marketers can market complex products to engineers. During our conversation, Masha talked about the pitfalls to avoid and how marketers should probe properly to extract better insights from engineers. She also talked about the importance of finding an engineer who can be the subject matter expert and advocate for the company.

Many B2B websites fall flat because they’re often designed for someone’s ego and internal opinions. When you’re able to shift that mindset, you can turn your website into an incredible revenue-generating machine. Design it for your ideal customer and ensure that the content addresses their problems, motivations, goals, frustrations, and how you plan to help them.

That’s why we’re talking to B2B website and SEO expert Sam Dunning (Founder, Breaking B2B) about how companies should create websites for revenue, not vanity. During our conversation, Sam highlights the “deadly sins” of B2B websites, how to fix them, and which SEO pitfalls to avoid. He also leaves us with some actionable tips on how to build SEO from scratch for your website.

Many B2B marketers don’t realize this, but it’s in their interest to seek out and build relationships with industry analysts. Not only are they knowledgeable and influential in the market, but if marketers can nurture that relationship, analysts can advocate on your behalf and mention you to potential clients.

That’s why we’re talking to leading industry expert Robin Schaffer (Principal AR Consultant, Schaffer AR) about how smart B2B marketers can start conducting outreach to analysts. During our conversation, Robin talked about what relationships with analysts entail and why this is important to B2B marketers. She also elaborates on the pitfalls to avoid, the process of analyst outreach and relationship building, and how to craft the right pitch.