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Why You Shouldn’t Host Videos on Your Own Website Server (And What to Do Instead)
Our client asked whether they should host their videos internally on their website rather than using a third-party video hosting platform. Their rationale made sense at a glance—they believed they could maintain higher control over video quality, reduce dependencies, and boost search engine optimization. But while it’s easy to appreciate the intent, the reality is far more complex. Hosting your…
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How to Collect and Verify B2B Leads
B2B lead generation is a key element in driving business growth. However, collecting high-quality leads and ensuring their validity is a challenge that many businesses face. Properly collecting and verifying leads is crucial to ensuring that sales teams focus on the most promising prospects. In this article, we’ll explore the step-by-step process for gathering and validating B2B leads to maximize your…
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Unlocking SaaS Growth: The 4 Pillars of a High-Impact Content Marketing Engine
Content marketing is a critical growth lever for SaaS companies, but it doesn’t play by the same rules as other industries. Unlike e-commerce, retail, or traditional B2B services, SaaS brands must sell intangible, constantly evolving, and often complex products and services. Moreover, they must accomplish this within competitive markets, through lengthy decision-making cycles, and across diverse stakeholder groups. Buyers aren’t…
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What, Exactly, Is Sales and Marketing Alignment?
As a CMO, my role is often viewed as one of outward momentum—crafting compelling brand narratives, orchestrating go-to-market strategies, and building campaigns that drive results. But behind every high-performing marketing function is something quieter, yet far more foundational: alignment. And when it comes to sales and marketing, I don’t view alignment as a one-time meeting or a shared metric—it’s a…
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Analyst Firms and Resources For Researching Your Next MarTech Solution
The marketing technology (MarTech) landscape is vast, dynamic, and complex, with thousands of platforms promising to transform customer engagement, streamline operations, and drive revenue. For businesses, sales teams, marketing professionals, SaaS providers, and investors, selecting the right MarTech solution is a high-stakes decision. The wrong choice can drain budgets, disrupt workflows, demotivate and frustrate employees, or fail to deliver promised…
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Talkable: Build, Track, Test, and Analyze Referral Programs for Ecommerce
Customer acquisition costs are rising, paid channels are saturated, and even loyal customers are harder to reach. For DTC and e-commerce brands, finding a scalable and cost-effective way to grow revenue without sacrificing margins is more urgent than ever. That’s where referral marketing proves its power—not just as a channel, but as a long-term growth engine. Talkable Talkable is a…
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Are You Hiring a Surgeon or Buying a Surgery? The Difference Will Define Your Marketing Success
I’m on the hunt for my next adventure right now. As I review job openings and network with colleagues, one thing is striking about our industry right now. Whether it’s hiring a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) or onboarding a marketing agency, the decision isn’t just about cost or credentials—it’s about philosophy. I believe one of the most dangerous mistakes a…
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B2B Marketing Strategies By Sales Funnel Stage
B2B marketing and sales interactions can be visualized as a funnel, guiding prospects from initial discovery of a solution to becoming loyal customers. Each stage—Awareness, Consideration, Decision, Purchase, Retention, and Expansion—plays a distinct role in addressing buyer needs. Table of ContentsOverview: The B2B Sales FunnelAwareness StageConsideration StageDecision StagePurchase StageRetention StageExpansion StageAdditional Tips Overview: The B2B Sales Funnel The B2B sales…
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Formstack: Transform How You Collect Data, Create, and Sign Documents With This No-Code Platform
In a world where digital expectations move faster than most business processes, teams often struggle to juggle spreadsheets, paper forms, and manual workflows that slow everything down. Whether you’re collecting customer feedback, managing internal approvals, or preparing documents for signature, inefficiencies cost time, money, and trust. Formstack Formstack exists to eliminate these inefficiencies with a simple but powerful promise: to…
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Wix: The All-in-One Platform to Create, Manage, and Grow Your Online Presence
Creating a website today comes with unique challenges for businesses, creators, and entrepreneurs alike. People expect professional design, fast load times, seamless mobile experiences, and built-in tools for marketing, commerce, and customer engagement—all without having to hire a developer or learn to code. Yet, assembling these capabilities often means stitching together multiple platforms, navigating technical complexity, or facing costly development…
