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When thinking of the term “essence,” it’s helpful to compare it to the people you interact with on a daily basis. A person’s essence acts as their defining character—their personality, personal drive, and emotional tone all help to make this up. Now, compare this to the way your marketing company describes its brand. You may have a few specific adjectives such as fearless, inspiring, or bold.

Your brand essence is a defining trait that makes your brand not only resonate with your audience but also stand out from competitors. Here’s how your marketing company can define its brand essence.

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If you’ve analyzed your digital marketing company’s website recently, you’ve probably looked into its current bounce rate—and you may have asked yourself, “why are so many people leaving my website without clicking anything?” When a new visitor’s session is cut short, it could be due to a lack of engagement opportunities on your website.

Luckily, there are plenty of strategies that can help your company reduce its website bounce rate. In this post, we’ll be sharing some key action items you can implement to keep your visitors from bouncing so soon.

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You’ve probably heard countless stories from other b2b companies about how they built up their brand awareness and reached a bigger audience. These success stories can be just as worrisome as they are impactful and inspiring; you may feel uneasy about your current brand awareness, when other company brands are dominating your industry's landscape. To keep up with many competing brands, here’s how your b2b marketing company can build stronger brand awareness.

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When the time comes to review your b2b company’s content marketing strategy, it can prove to be a harsh reality—not all of your content will perform as well as others; your content may not generate the traffic and leads your company is looking for, or perhaps you’re spreading your content too thin.

There are several challenges that can come with any content marketing strategy, and it’s perfectly all right to run into a few speed bumps along the way! Here are a few ways your b2b marketing company can refresh its content strategy.

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Often, a landing page is the final step of the lead generation process, when trying to convert website visitors. One of the most discouraging experiences as a digital marketer is seeing a high bounce rate on a landing page. It can be frustrating to see so many visitors exit the page before taking the time to fill out a form—or even just to read what your offer is! Here’s what you need to consider when designing a landing page for driving lead generation.

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Digital marketing—especially for those using an inbound strategy—has an emphasis on written material, typically through blogging and content development. The way your company portrays its tone and overall “voice” makes a big difference when building engagement and trust. The content you write can vary across a number of pieces—direct mailers, emails, and blog posts are just a few examples. Here are 4 content writing best practices you should be following for your digital marketing.

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It seems like only a few months ago Inbound 2018 was the big talk of the marketing industry. Well, it turns out that was actually a whole year ago! We previously covered last year’s Inbound event from HubSpot, and it was quite a game changer with the new inbound flywheel model. With the conclusion of Inbound 2019 last week, we wanted to share some of the key takeaways from the event.

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If your website has ever experienced a jump in traffic, you may have simply given yourself a pat on the back and called it a day. Perhaps more likely, you sat yourself down and analyzed the pages that were viewed and how visitors interacted. After all, despite so many new visitors, this doesn’t guarantee they are making any unique interactions or downloads. In other words, your website’s traffic can be misleading, and your bounce rate can be a lot higher than you think.

Here are a few ways that you can lower your website’s bounce rate, and keep your visitors engaged.

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Behind every company is a brand, and behind that brand is most likely a website. In the digital age, it’s so easy for a new prospect to search for your company online and instantly be taken to your website. First impressions can be a huge hit or miss. Whether it’s from bloated copy, a mismatched color scheme, or general lack of spacing and organization—your website can struggle as a result.

To ensure your company isn’t making these design and accessibility mistakes, here’s what to look for when you’re reviewing your website.

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It’s hard to believe that we’ve almost reached a new decade. With 2020 looming over the horizon, there are plenty of thoughts to consider about the state of digital marketing. Each new year always manages to bring a few surprises to the digital marketing landscape (remember when HubSpot helped destroy the sales funnel last year?) So as we make our way through the last weeks of the summer, let’s take a look ahead at digital marketing in 2020.