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Lottie O'Donoghue
A commercial leader through and through, before Velo, Lottie led the marketing function of a scale-up tech SaaS platform moving to the world of agencies to run Accenture’s ABM and marketing activity across EMEAR. Now, Lottie leads the agency's teams for new business clients across brand strategy projects through to websites and campaign activation. She also owns Velo's own marketing, too.
B2B Strategy, Customer Experience
The B2B Marketer’s Guide to 2025: Trends for how to earn customer trust and loyalty
Next up in the series is trust and loyalty. These aren’t earned overnight. They’re built by consistently delivering value at every stage of the customer lifecycle – and doing it to high quality, every time. Looking through the lens of marketers in the technology, professional services and manufacturing sectors, we break this into three […]
The B2B Marketer’s Guide to 2025: How to lead in my niche with a strong brand, high awareness, and market preference
It’s that time of year again: trend report season! Yes, we know everyone’s doing trend summaries, but it’s for good reason. We’ve taken 214 reports and distilled the key trends* for B2B marketers targeting a niche in the Technology, Professional Services and Manufacturing industries to bring you a mini-series with curated actionable insights across four […]
B2B Marketing in Professional Services
How to create a high impact corporate sales deck
Presentations are key for sales teams. The difference between a good and bad presentation is made up of many factors: 1. Take the reader on a journey A good sales deck has a flow and a talk track that moves from today’s situation through to a better world by working with your company. We […]
What are the marketing secrets of B2B category leaders?
Over the years, there have been several studies on effective B2B marketing. Many use empirical data to observe the impact of certain activities focusing on growth. This article provides a summary of five of the most pertinent principles for ambitious category leaders looking to lead in their niche, providing a canvas on which you can […]
B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Research, B2B Search, SEO & GEO
How to leverage Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) in B2B marketing
It may feel like the landscape of digital marketing is ever-evolving. The reality is, it is – and keeping up to date is crucial for B2B marketers. There was a lot to take in at this year’s BrightonSEO conference (catch up on our key takeaways here) back in April, but something we’ve been keeping […]
B2B Content, B2B Marketing in Professional Services
Boosting B2B brand authority with content syndication
In B2B marketing, establishing your brand as a thought leader is essential for building trust and credibility with your audience. However, you are not the only ones looking to do this. It is saturated. You are competing for share of voice. It is not impossible, just harder than is perhaps used to be. One […]
What Google’s U-turn on 3rd-party cookies means for B2B marketing
After years of anticipation and multiple delays, in a surprising – or, perhaps, unsurprising – move, Google has decided to scrap its plans to phase out third-party cookies on Chrome. Whatever your view, this decision undoubtably shifts the landscape for B2B marketers who have been preparing for a future without third-party cookies. Earlier in […]
A sales and marketing relationship designed to supercharge your growth
In part one of this article, we highlighted the fractured nature of the two key functions sat at the heart of an organisation’s growth; sales and marketing. In this second part, we explore a series of practical steps designed to help create closer alignment between the two functions. Collaboration Depending on the size of your […]
Your sales team will tell you who your best prospects are. Well, 16% of the time
When approaching any new project, one of the most valuable pieces of work anyone can do is speak to the people buying the products: the customers. Anyone who has worked in B2B long enough will tell you that the ability to do this can vary from tricky to borderline impossible. Rarely are customers free to […]
Need a B2B persona for senior HR Leaders?
Knowing your audience is the first step in constructing strong B2B marketing campaigns. You need to understand their motivations and pain points, but also how you can pragmatically reach them. This series of articles provides deep dives on the audiences we target most regularly here at Velo. Senior leaders at large organisations who are responsible […]
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