Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2024

During our insightful conversation, we explored how Clutch connects buyers and sellers of business services and examined the importance of verified reviews in establishing trust and credibility in the B2B marketplace. Key Takeaways Katie Hollar emphasizes the critical role of verified reviews in the B2B service sector.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This is the basis of an effective differentiation strategy. If we’re a B2B company selling into brick-and-mortar retail environments, and we’re looking to find an audience of retail executives, we’ll start with a simple Google search. Differentiate the messaging between your brand and personal profiles. . Image source.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s hard to do, which is why most demand generation advice merely advocates adding another channel or tool to the heap. At a bare minimum, correct goal tracking in Google Analytics identifies the most valuable on-site user behaviors and attributes them to a marketing channel. But demand generation isn’t a pile of tactics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 19, 2025

How to Outrank Big Competitors in Search written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Sam Dunning In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Sam Dunning, founder of Breaking B2B, an SEO firm specializing in SEO for revenuenot vanity metrics. So Sam, welcome to the show.

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ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2019

Product pages will never rank organically for content-related searches,” explains Aaron Orendorff , a B2B content strategist: When someone goes looking for guidance on terms associated with your product—“how to [blank],” “best [blanks],” “who uses [blank],” etc.—it’s You can build that relationship with content. Downloadables.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When it comes to content marketing, all the branding and differentiation (and money) is in the latter. The first two are more familiar to B2B marketers; the last one often applies to B2C. That type of content ticks all the boxes that search engines—most companies’ dominant distribution channel—reward. Should” can look damn good.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The only reason I know loads of new people and brands is because of my subscription to their channels on YouTube. Some brands have channels with content that is rarely updated or it is just a digital repository of their TV commercials. Owned Brand Channel. Build your very first amazing owned brand channel. Not even close.

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

When researching a new product, buyers use 10 or more channels to interact with companies. Each channel presents a chance to make a good impression. Optimize each channel, and you’ll win new customers, enjoy higher order rates , and retain customers. Each channel is a piece of the same puzzle.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

The channels. email nurturing, retargeting) require specific channels. Others span multiple channels. Which channels have the best engagement? B2B demand generation focuses on ROI. If differentiation is a contentious issue for you, try this: create a list of three qualities that differentiate your brand.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s your reputation and ultimate differentiating factor. Most business buyers (95%) are not currently in the market to buy, according to research from the B2B Institute and Professor John Dawes of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute. Do they inspire behaviors that will help you differentiate? Storytelling is personal.

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Austin Startup

JULY 12, 2010

One, a focus on great customer care has become, in the era of Zappos, not just a requisite checkbox, but an opportunity for differentiation, and a primary means of acquiring and retaining users (customer care as a revenue generator, not just a cost center). Two trends since that incident have made the issue even more important today.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. Your brand is how you differentiate, build awareness , and sear your solution into customers’ minds so they think of you when that time comes. What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals. Which are they neglecting?

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

Yes, yes, yes, with GA you can dive into Multi-Channel Funnels reports to move beyond last-click.) They still tend to think of digital as a fulfillment channel. If you would like to move beyond the stupidity, sorry, of last-click: Strategic advice: Multi-Channel Attribution: Definitions, Models and a Reality Check. strategies).

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Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2019

Many are incorporating Amazon as just a single channel in their ecommerce business plans , hoping customers will shop there and like the brand enough to consider looking at Instagram, search engine results, or their own website for more information and options. Your business’s operations have changed. That’s what you will need to target.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this episode, CEO and co-founder of Olark, Ben Congleton, talks about the building of Olark and how they’ve differentiated themself in such a competitive industry. Because marketers want another channel that they get folks to listen to you on and email is saturated, right? I understand why marketers like it, right?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

You can grab the online spotlight and your customer's attention with some rush from content and SEO to ads and social media SEMrush is your one stop shop for online marketing build, manage and measure campaigns across all channels faster and easier. So I think it's not only like there's a place for on demand and B2B content.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

2:48] Has design been a key differentiator for Typeform? [3:23] 8:26] What do you feel is your core differentiator? [10:50] John Jantsch (02:48): And we can get into the specifics, but I mean, that design aspect has really been a key differentiator for Typeform, hasn't. 3:23] As CMO, how do you look at the customer journey? [5:26]

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We’re not mainly for B2B companies or later stage companies or anything like that. Those interactions vary – from mentorship and product feedback to learning about unmet needs in a market or understanding whether a sales channel is worth pursuing. Again, our value can really be differentiated in its scale and depth.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2022

That’s the greatest opportunity to differentiate your business from every other company that does what you do. Here’s a typical scenario on B2B marketing: Suppose you are selling to businesses with several stakeholders. Avoid those big headlines telling what you do or what industry you're in.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

You invest in a variety of digital marketing channels to get in front of new audiences and drive traffic back to your site. Memberstack’s B2B audience are familiar with YCombinator. The landing page aggressively differentiates the brand from its competitors. Your landing page is the make or break of these efforts. Image source.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

That this is actually how it starts as opposed to it being a bolt-on channel – could you talk more about this idea? [14:26] That that actually being the way that it starts as opposed to a bolt on channel. You never will because they've got points of differentiation, right. He's gone all in on this community.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2022

Key Takeaway: Marketing has changed for all types of business in the last few years thanks to new platforms, channels, and technology. 15:16] How do you manage all of the various channels available today like online, live chat, SMS, appointment scheduling, etc.? [18:02] We are a B2B or business to business company. And uh, yeah.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Key Takeaway: Marketing has changed for all types of businesses in the last few years thanks to new platforms, channels, and technology. 15:16] How do you manage all of the various channels available today like online, live chat, SMS, appointment scheduling, etc.? [18:02] How do you manage all of those various channels?

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So it's not Lululemon's Shop of Stuff, it's Lululemon's Events and Gathering and Slack channel and the place where they can connect with actual people. I think B2B companies in particular have probably been slower to come to this idea. B2B companies I think are probably the greatest untapped opportunity right now.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

We had to estimate hardware costs at various volume levels, distribution channel discounts, competitive pressures from Imsai and a few others, and then decide to go to market with a strong conviction in our pricing strategy. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

Although this has been known for years for B2C companies, it is interesting to see B2B companies realizing the importance of marketing early on, as well. . It also gives brands a way to differentiate themselves in a fragmented market, where traditional channels become very costly. Part time CMO for B2B and B2C startups.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 18, 2023

the, you know, when you think about it, uh, people wrestle to differentiate themselves with a marketing message, right? James Ellis (07:08): But there, there's a swing in like, you know, if you've talked to B2B marketers, it's always about, it's not b2b, it's p2p, it's person to person. James Ellis (14:09): Yeah.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. If they are taking on problems that the other company is really, really, really good at, then they better have a strong differentiating thing.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

But the key is to ensure your product has a strong differentiator, which is exactly how Ramaswamy and his Neeva co-founders positioned the search engine company when it launched last year. If they are taking on problems that the other company is really, really, really good at, then they better have a strong differentiating thing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

07:11] With so many tools claiming the same space, how does Databox differentiate itself? [08:43] There's so many things now that happen to actually be the more effective marketing tactics and channels that aren't measurable by the tools that most companies use. What’s your take on that? [09:55] You can measure how many. (16:02):

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

Does the solution DIFFERENTIATE from current competitors through a UVP? Have we confirmed a CHANNEL to reach our market? B2B) Is that sales process implemented in a SALES ORGANIZATION which does not require much founder time? Do we understand the conversion mechanics of our sales FUNNEL? TRACTION and GROWTH? ii.actual REVENUE?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Companies are working hard to differentiate themselves, so it makes perfect sense if they work doubly hard to keep their secrets safe. Establish clear communication channels and be proactive in scheduling regular catch-ups. Yep, you heard that right. Want to prevent your trade secrets from spilling?

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

And then I think in a lot of ways it’s become air for every sort of channel and element and, even as you suggest in your last book, a business model in itself. The difference in the two that you mentioned … I realize this is semantics at some level, but the two that you mentioned are channel based, right?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Critiquing the “one-size-fits-all” used by Goliath advertising on traditional channels, the authors proclaims that digital advertising allows marketers to “speak directly to the people who most want to hear what they have to say”. Determine campaign media channels. Digital Advertising and Marketing Channels.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Multi-channel attribution is valuable—and difficult. Differentiation Strategy. You must differentiate your company to get it, yet hardly anyone does. Stop chasing trendy tactics and build a real differentiation strategy. B2B: Content Strategy for Lead Generation ” from our Content Strategy course. Learn how.

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Up and Running

MAY 11, 2021

Email marketing still is the channel of choice for most marketers at the end of the day. That could be why roughly 83 percent of B2B companies currently use email newsletters for marketing. If you keep at it, you’ll have a successful email marketing channel before you know it. Experiment and test things.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

marketing channel for our clients! This has allowed us to deliver a truly differentiated product for the same price consumers would otherwise spend on craft beer at a store. We are thrilled to have opened up a new. What makes you unique? What is your unique selling proposition (USP)?

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