The Case for Boosting B2B Customer Experience With Multilingual Support
56 percent of consumers have said that getting information in their own language is of greater importance than price, with 70 percent more likely to purchase a product or service that includes information in their own language — two of several findings of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-published survey data. MarketingProfs
Google Plans To Integrate Conversational AI Into Search Engine
Search giant Google is preparing to enhance its primary search engine with the addition of conversational artificial intelligence (AI), as the firm seeks to offer a feature similar to that already in use by Microsoft’s Bing search engine, Google recently announced. Search Engine Journal
“Google’s decision to include conversational AI in its search engine shows a significant change in the industry.” — Matt G. Southern @MattGSouthern Click To Tweet
A Look at the B2B Buyer in 2023 [Infographic]
75 percent of B2B buyers have said that the average buying cycle has gotten longer over the past two years, with 20 percent noting that it has increased significantly, while 35 percent said buying cycles have increased somewhat, according to recently-published B2B survey data. MarketingProfs
Meta Moves And Implications For Influencer Marketing
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has changed the way its Branded Content tool deals with creator and brand content collaborations, now requiring brands to grant access to their organization’s Instagram account in order for co-created content to tag both the brand and creator, Meta recently announced. MediaPost
LinkedIn Adds New ID Confirmation Elements to Provide More Assurance and Security
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is rolling out the option for its users to use the CLEAR biometric travel document verification platform to authenticate their identity, along with additional new employer verification features, LinkedIn (client) recently announced. Social Media Today
Where Are Businesses Seeing Opportunities with Video Marketing?
81.2 percent of businesses have said that they use video marketing to build engagement, with 74.6 percent pointing to increasing brand awareness, while 69.6 percent use video marketing to increase lead generation — three of numerous findings of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-published survey data. MarketingCharts
Twitter Inc. Merged into X Corp. As Part of the Next Evolution of the App
Twitter Inc. has changed its name to X Corp., however the social media platform has kept its Twitter branding, at least for the time being, with some expecting a future shift to the name X, the firm recently announced in a legal filing. Social Media Today
IAB: 2022 Internet Ad Growth Slowed To 10.8{1652eb1ffa4184925f6a63a9c04ea6b421acb7a78117241e7d4325cdca8339fa}, Video Logs Largest Dollar Gain
In 2022 search advertising held the largest share of overall ad revenue at 40.2 percent, a decrease from 41.4 percent in 2021, while overall Internet ad revenue growth came in at 10.8 percent during 2022, reaching $209.7 billion, according to newly-released Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) ad revenue report data. MediaPost
Facebook Tests AI Generated Stories Based on Your Previously Shared Images
Meta-owned Facebook has begun testing the ability to create new Story-format content with the assistance of AI that assesses previously-shared content on the social platform — a change that could offer brands additional ways to generate digital assets, Facebook recently announced. Social Media Today
B2B Buyers Outline Their Most Valuable Content Types At Each Stage of the Purchase Journey
Webinars, reports, and infographics typically see success in the early stages of B2B buying, while demos, reviews, and case studies tend to be the most valuable during the final stages of buyer journeys — two of numerous statistics of interest to B2B marketers contained in newly-published survey data. MarketingCharts
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE:
A lighthearted look at “7 Deadly Sins of Innovation” by Marketoonist Tom Fishburne — Marketoonist
DIY IBM Selectric type balls give ’60s typewriters new life (and Comic Sans) — Ars Technica
TOPRANK MARKETING & CLIENTS IN THE NEWS:
- Lee Odden / TopRank Marketing — How To Build A World-Class B2B Ambassador Program In 5 Easy Steps — Forbes
- Lee Odden — How B2B Brands Can Succeed at B2B Influencer Marketing – An Interview with TopRank Marketing CEO Lee Odden — The Social Media Hat
- Harry Mackin — This Week in Marketing: Small Changes, Big Results — LinkedIn (client)
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