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Account-based marketing (ABM) is defined as a focus on a company’s sales and marketing resources to target specific accounts in their market. This strategy is highly personalized to each account. Today, more marketers have started adopting this into their business strategy—and the results have us excited for the future of ABM. Here are three key benefits of account-based marketing that your company should know.

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We’re a few months into 2020, and it’s around the right time to lock in our marketing strategies for the rest of the year. For marketing tech agencies, this can be easier said than done. With an abundance of innovative tech making its way into the industry scene, creating the right marketing technology stack can be a bit complex. Here are a few suggestions on what your marketing technology stack should look like in 2020.

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If you’ve been involved in the marketing industry for the past several years, you’ve likely come across the term “inbound marketing.” The concept is based on a strong customer-oriented approach to marketing—especially through your company’s website—with a focus on content development, social media, search engine optimization (SEO), and branding. It’s a multi-step process that takes a significant amount of time to get started, but the advantages of an inbound strategy can truly impact your company.

If you’re interested in bringing the inbound methodology to your marketing website but still have a few concerns, you’ve come to the right place! Here are 3 advantages of an inbound strategy for your marketing website.

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A brand’s identity is defined through a number of factors, such as its messaging or a powerful mission statement. It may not seem like a big deal on a surface level, but color can also play a vital role in determining how someone will react to a company’s branding. There’s something almost unnerving about altering the color of a brand’s logo beyond recognition. Just imagine the uproar if Coca Cola decided to rebrand their cans in bright green instead of the classic red!

Here are a few ways that color impacts branding and how your company can help define a meaningful part of its brand identity.

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Each new year brings dozens of exciting marketing conferences all over the country (and the world for that matter!) Choosing the right conference for your company to attend can be challenging—especially when considering the cost and time needed. It also comes down to which conferences are offering discussion around topics that appeal to your company and industry. To help make your selection easier, here are a few marketing conferences your company should look into for 2020.

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Time again we see the same question posed to marketing agencies to grow their business, whether they’re b2c or b2b: “are you blogging?” It’s a genuine question! Blogging is a great way to get a content strategy started in your company, and it helps boost your SEO and thought leadership. With so many notable benefits, what’s keeping marketing companies from blogging? Here are a few reasons marketers are hesitant to start blogging and how tips to overcome these fears!

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Last week, CES 2020 brought some much-anticipated news to the marketing industry—and as you can imagine, there’s plenty of insights to digest. Tech marketers will want to have a look at some of the top announcements from the event. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from CES 2020 for marketing technology companies.

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Each year, Pantone reveals a “color of the year” to represent a specific theme and convey a message in the new year. Companies and brands are assessed for their use of different colors and creative designs. If you’re in the marketing or graphic design industry, this is a great opportunity to plan your use of color for new projects! Here’s what Pantone’s 2020 color forecast says about this year in marketing and design.

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Welcome to a new year of digital marketing—and a new decade altogether! What better way to kick off 2020 than with a few new year’s resolutions? Web design is one of the top areas of focus for digital marketing; your website houses your company’s content, branding, and overall messaging. Let’s set some web design resolutions, together, to ensure your digital marketing website can attract, engage, and convert in 2020.

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Sometimes all it takes is a little inspiration to get your marketing company on the right track with its branding. Looking at popular, famous brand positioning statements is an excellent place to start inspiring your branding strategy. First, you may be asking yourself, “what is a brand positioning statement?” It’s a detailed description of your company’s service and its target market; it helps you align your marketing strategy with your company’s branding.

With that said, let’s analyze two brand development and positioning statements that will help inspire your marketing company.