Marketing
5 Cheapest-to-Most-Expensive Options for Marketing at Trade Shows
Trade shows are an important component of B2B marketing because they fit almost every budget.
By George Deeb
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Business News
The Unsexy Business That Amazon Wants to Conquer Next But Probably Can’t
Amazon is a behemoth but Amazon Business is unlikely to ever dominate business-to-business commerce.
By Evan Klein
Marketing
10 Unexpected Lead Sources for B2B Marketers
Adding a live chat feature to your website increases sales tremendously.
By Aaron Agius
Business Operations & Logistics
6 Fatal B2B Sales Mistakes You Must Avoid
Say yes to face-to-face meetings with the power players.
By Marc Wayshak
Marketing
5 Sales Lessons My Grandfather Taught Me
The basics of how relationships blossom and how trust is formed spans generations.
Building a Business
Why Leading With Value Is a Mistake — and What to Do Instead
Positioning with value is often the worst thing you can do. Learn the 95:5 formula.
By Alex Berman
Business Funding
The Uphill Battle of B2B Marketing: A Success Story
Integrate announces its fourth round of venture funding, but founder and CEO says, "This one's not about the money."
By Jeremy Bloom
Tech
5 Ripple Effects of Cyber Crime and How B2B Firms Can Overcome Them
With the rapid growth of cyber crime, businesses must demonstrate trust to consumers, while taking steps to protect data.
Human Resources
Fiverr Introduces Service That Lets You Hire the Guy Behind F-ckJerry
The new platform is built for entrepreneurs and small-business owners looking to get help from vetted professionals.
Business Ideas
4 Reasons to Leverage DIY Website Builders
Business-to-Consumer ecommerce companies are blazing a trail that B2B firms can follow to generate a lot more business.
Marketing
Influencer Marketing for B2B: 4 Examples That Prove It Can Work
While it might seem like influencer marketing works harder for B2C brands, the opportunities for B2B brands certainly exist -- you just need to know where to look.
By Karina Welch
Thought Leaders
The Evolution of the Gig Economy: Cupcakes to Claims Inspections
Choices, access and flexibility. It doesn't get much better than that.
By Angela Ruth
Marketing
3 Lessons in Creating a Winning B2B Brand Voice
B2B brands reap big benefits when they put time and effort into the kinds of customer experience strategies that B2C brands are executing every day.
By Shannon Deep
Marketing
How to Train Your B2B Customer Support Team to Build a Loyal Customer Base
Building trusting customer relationships takes time and constant interaction, and there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution.
Building a Business
The Simple Reason Entrepreneurs Are Embracing the Wonky, Unsexy World of B2B
Should you make the switch?
By Nancy Miller
Tech
7 Tips for Successfully Introducing Freemium Business Software
Making a profit on a new software business solution requires successfully giving away the basic version.
Online Presence
11 Strong Signs That You’ve Mastered LinkedIn
LinkedIn is powerful. If you're selling to businesses, it's the place to be.
By Tony Messer
Online Presence
B2B Marketers, It’s Time to Add Snapchat to Your Repertoire
A strong storytelling strategy will expand your reach.
By Renee Yeager
Marketing
The 4 Biggest Factors Determining Your B2B Site Ranking
Angling for better site ranking can feel like being lost in the wilderness, until you recognize the right landmarks.
By Tony Messer
Building a Business
The 5 Most Persuasive Skills for Selling to Executives
If your new sales rep is trained right, the executive signing on the dotted line will never even know he's dealing with a novice.
By Howard Brown
Building a Business
The ‘F-Word’ in B2B Relationships
When the customer tells you everything is "fine" it is time be alarmed.
Building a Business
5 Sales Lessons B2B Companies Can Learn from Apple
At Apple the lessons outlined contributed to building a business that delights people around the world.
Business News
Amazon’s Business Marketplace Hits $1 Billion in Sales
The mega seller is now a significant player in a fragmented industry worth more than $8.2 trillion in the United States.
By Reuters
Building a Business
How to (Finally) Get Buyers and Sellers on the Same Page
There's plenty of room for improvement in the world of ecommerce. Both buyers and sellers are worse off than they were 15 years ago.
By John Holland
Online Presence
Why Facebook Is Essential to Your B2B Marketing
Just because you are in the business-to-business area, don't write off Facebook to engage and retain clients.
By Gene Hammett
Building a Business
B2B? C2C? VC-Backed? Read on to Have These and Other Business Models Explained.
Here are five business models your startup can use in its pursuit of bringing in revenue.
By Igor Shoifot
Tech
Could B2B Ecommerce Be Your Company’s New Frontier?
A leading ecommerce expert offers eight insights on to boost your B2B online orders.