The Velocity B2B Marketing Blog
One of the amazing — and often infuriating — things about B2B marketing is that it’s always changing. It isn’t for the complacent: it’s messy, fun and WIP as hell. That’s why we share the lessons we’re picking up as we clamber along the learning curve.
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Latest posts
When simplification goes wrong: Why unifying your platform and point solutions makes it harder for customers to buy.
Cameron Williams | 29. 11. 2023
So let’s say, hypothetically of course, that it’s late 2023, your revenue is down and there’s mounting pressure on you to increase sales. Just,…
Read more When simplification goes wrong: Why unifying your platform and point solutions makes it harder for customers to buy.
So let’s say, hypothetically of course, that it’s late 2023, your revenue is down and there’s mounting pressure on you to increase sales. Just,…
Cameron Williams | 29. 11. 2023
Marketing your business model: the killer differentiator
Some of the highest-impact disruptors in the last few decades haven’t really been technology innovations. They’ve been business model…
Doug Kessler | 22. 11. 2023
How to get the most out of SME interviews
Speaking to subject matter experts is one of the toughest parts of being a B2B marketer. My (unsubstantiated) theory is that it really comes down to a deep…
Alanna Alexander | 01. 11. 2023
How to catch a salmon in a river of shit
“Is the humble email dead?” was the question I put to our content performance director, Neil, last week. “Of course it bloody isn’t, ya idiot,” he…
Joe Gowdridge | 18. 10. 2023
The B2B generative AI design shootout: Part 3
Generative AI is having its moment in the sun — and it’s casting a menacing shadow over the creative industries while it does it. Generative AI may…
Brian Terry | 05. 10. 2023
Killed by the buzz: Why we’re losing words to the buzz effect (and what to do about it)
Here’s a question for you: What do buzzwords and That One Guy You Hate™ have in common? You guessed it. They both sneak into every conversation…
Nur Caplin | 20. 09. 2023
How to break free from the benchmark trap
If you’re turning to industry benchmarks to set your performance goals – make sure you’re asking these two questions.
Agustin Rejon | 06. 09. 2023
The B2B generative AI design shootout: Part 2
We put different models of generative AI to a heftier task in Part 2 of our three-part design test shootout.
Brian Terry | 29. 08. 2023
Why you should be the biggest user of your website
If B2B sites are shop windows, then most of the staff don’t even have the key for the display case. Here’s why (and how) you should empower your admins to…
Dave Welch | 23. 08. 2023
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When simplification goes wrong: Why unifying your platform and point solutions makes it harder for customers to buy.
So let’s say, hypothetically of course, that it’s late 2023, your revenue is down and there’s mounting pressure on you to increase sales. Just,…
Cameron Williams | 29. 11. 2023
Marketing your business model: the killer differentiator
Some of the highest-impact disruptors in the last few decades haven’t really been technology innovations. They’ve been business model…
Doug Kessler | 22. 11. 2023
How to get the most out of SME interviews
Speaking to subject matter experts is one of the toughest parts of being a B2B marketer. My (unsubstantiated) theory is that it really comes down to a deep…
Alanna Alexander | 01. 11. 2023
How to catch a salmon in a river of shit
“Is the humble email dead?” was the question I put to our content performance director, Neil, last week. “Of course it bloody isn’t, ya idiot,” he…
Joe Gowdridge | 18. 10. 2023
The B2B generative AI design shootout: Part 3
Generative AI is having its moment in the sun — and it’s casting a menacing shadow over the creative industries while it does it. Generative AI may…
Brian Terry | 05. 10. 2023
Killed by the buzz: Why we’re losing words to the buzz effect (and what to do about it)
Here’s a question for you: What do buzzwords and That One Guy You Hate™ have in common? You guessed it. They both sneak into every conversation…
Nur Caplin | 20. 09. 2023
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Somehow we found ourselves with an amazing bunch of like-minded marketers for clients. When that happens, great things tend to pop out.
Crap: the single biggest threat to B2B content marketing
Why the content marketing deluge will force all B2B marketers to raise their game and build a great content brand.
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Grab a fork.
It may sound all tree-huggy but it turns out culture matters. A lot. So we tried to capture ours.
Insane Honesty in content marketing
Marketers are trained to put their best foot forward and ignore the downsides of their products. This is about doing the exact opposite: finding your…
