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Branding

Branding in B2B is the process of defining the identity or DNA of a company or product. A powerful brand has a unique visual identity, a strong personality, has a distinctive set of values, is aware of its place in the market, and strikes an emotional cord with stakeholders and potential customers.

The aim of branding is to get stakeholders to perceive your company’s products and services as an excellent match for their needs. A branding strategy requires a well-defined creative universe and a clear value proposition. The cornerstones of a brand, the creative universe and value proposition make it easier and faster to come up with inspiring ideas, choose compelling images, tell engaging stories and determine which channels to use to share these stories.

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Have you forgotten what thought leadership is truly about?

by Pha Khem
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Public service announcement: this serves as a gentle reminder for why you set about adopting thought leadership in the first place.

If you work in a B2B company and haven’t yet implemented a content marketing strategy with a thought leadership undertone, then you are way behind. While not a novel concept (it came to a head around eight years ago), not all B2B companies have adopted the approach. On the other hand, some have been doing it for years.

For old time’s sake, let’s revisit the definition of thought leadership:

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Copywriting tips for politically correct content

by Mercedes Beaudoin

With the globalized world becoming more aware of the sensitivities of diverse cultures and lifestyles, this guide provides tips, red flags, and resources to ensure your words don’t offend others. Specifically, this guide touches on gender, race and sexual orientation.

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Why bad English-language writing is bad for business

by Laura Matheson
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Customers and potential customers judge you and your company by the content you produce – and if you’re marketing to an international audience with poorly-written English-language material, you can expect to be judged harshly. In an era of ever-increasing concern about fraud and personal data safety, badly written content could be scaring away even more potential customers – and making you look like a twit.

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Denmark: A great B2B nation

by David Hoskin
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Denmark has a distinguished history of successful global commerce. As a small country, Denmark consistently punches above its weight, being home to an unlikely number of current consumer superbrands. Think Carlsberg, LEGO, ECCO, B&O, Arla and Pandora to name a few.

But it’s not only in consumer brands that Denmark stands out. In their niche markets around the world, B2B brands such as Maersk, FLSmidth, Rockwool and Vestas are recognised leaders in their fields. And behind these and other multinationals, there’s a plethora of successful, growing companies – particularly in IT and tech – that keep Danish concepts and technologies right at the forefront of global development. Continue reading →

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How to create affordable testimonial videos for employer branding

by David Hoskin
Employee testimonial videos

Most marketing or HR directors would love to have several high-quality employee testimonial videos to support the company’s employer branding efforts – particularly when it comes to recruitment. They also say, however, that it’s one of those difficult and expensive tasks that they just don’t seem to be able to manage with available resources. Frankly, I disagree that producing testimonial videos for employer branding is difficult – or expensive. Continue reading →

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Branding workshops 3/3 – How to get great results

by Jonathan Winch
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It’s either a CMO’s dream scenario or his/her worst nightmare: The entire marketing department gathered in a workshop and told they should put all their branding ideas on the table – and that every idea is welcome. But how do you extract really useful concepts from it all while ensuring everyone feels their input is valued? How do you get results from a branding workshop?

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Branding workshops 2/3 – Your next team-building event?

by Jonathan Winch
team sitting around campfire team-building

As the demands swirl around high-performing teams, it gets hard to keep the Big Picture in focus and easy to lose inspiration – particularly with the long-game nature of B2B marketing. Stepping out of the everyday and breaking the routine can be the antidote and team-building events can bring back some of the magic.

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