Are You Doing Email Segmentation The Right Way?
by MGB2B
A lot of people think that the timing of your email is the most important factor to consider in B2B email marketing. And yes, timing is important. But there’s something that is even more important for both boosting your open rates and CTR, and lowering your unsubscribes and abuse reports: segmentation.
If you’re not already segmenting your email lists, it’s something you should look into as soon as possible. According to stats recently released by Mail Chimp, segmented campaigns have on average a 10.33% higher unique open rate. And clicks? Those are 62.81% higher. That’s pretty mind-blowing. If you’re anything like your competitors, that’s all the encouragement you need (most marketers cite increasing subscriber engagement as their number one priority in 2016 and improving segmentation as their second).
But for those of you who are saying, “I get it, I get it. I do this stuff already – you don’t have to tell me,” I ask you this: HOW are you segmenting? There’s more than one way to do it. And each one you add to the list can make your email campaigns more and more effective.
Continue ReadingB2B Brands: What You’re Missing By Not Being on Instagram
by MGB2B
According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends, B2B brands are very likely to distribute content on social media sites like LinkedIn and Twitter (and with good reason – the audiences are usually there, ready to devour). Instagram, on the other hand, is only used by 29% of B2B Marketers, a distant 7th place in terms of B2B social media usage.
What you and other B2B brands may not realize, is that your target audiences are just as hungry for visual content as they are for words, particularly if you’re offering up some great Aerospace or Engineering fodder.
Continue ReadingThe Tale of the Christmas Windows
As we head into 2016, with the promise of yet more technology to keep us connected, the two hot topics in the commercial construction industry are as old as time: customer engagement and differentiation. With the continual advent of new apps enabling property owners to virtually manage their construction projects from the comfort of their desk chairs or out on the road, commercial construction companies are losing critical touch points and opportunities for engagement that could win them future business. The best marketing advice for commercial construction companies comes from what I like to call The Tale of the Christmas Windows.
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