B2B marketing insights for
those targeting a niche

Insights, learnings and stories from the world of B2B marketing and communications, direct from Velo’s B2B agency team

AI & MarTech for B2B

B2B marketers are under pressure to make smarter decisions, move faster and prove commercial impact. In AI and martech, the challenge is rarely access to tools alone. It is choosing the right stack, connecting data properly, avoiding complexity for complexity’s sake and using technology to improve targeting, personalisation, measurement and efficiency.

That means learning about martech strategy, platform selection, AI readiness, marketing automation, data governance, lead scoring, orchestration, reporting, integration and the role of AI in content, campaigns and customer experience.

Our insight articles explore how B2B marketers can make AI and martech genuinely useful, not just fashionable, with practical advice on tools, trends, workflows and the choices that lead to better marketing outcomes.

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Marketing in Insurance, B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Professional Services, B2B Marketing in Technology, B2B Search, SEO & GEO

How easy is it to influence how you appear within AI search models, and how can you monitor it?

Google might still be the Goliath of search, clocking over 8.3 billion visits a month, while ChatGPT attracts a (comparatively modest) 1.8 billion+. But let’s be honest, what’s more revealing is the rate at which this gap is closing. The real picture is even closer when you add in Claude, Perplexity and other AI tools […]

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Campaigns

Google Consent Mode: a B2B Marketer’s guide 

  Google Consent Mode v2 is an initiative that gives site visitors more say in what data you can collect about them during their visit. Once enabled, it enables people to consent to you collecting their data on your website, which will directly impact what and how much insight you can gather from Google Analytics […]

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Campaigns, B2B Search, SEO & GEO

Third-party cookies: is your B2B marketing about to crumble?

UPDATE: Google has moved back the deadline to an as yet unspecified date in 2025, so companies have some more time to prepare.  That said, we recommend not leaving it to the last minute! Back in January 2024, Google began phasing out 3rd-party cookies – although only 1% of Chrome users were affected by Feb […]

ABM, AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Campaigns

Navigating the Evolution of ABM in B2B Marketing: Insights from the Global ABM Conference 2023 

It’s been two weeks since I joined 500+ fellow marketing leaders at B2B Marketing’s Global Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Conference, and it’s taken me this long to write up my key takeaways as there was so much rich knowledge, so many valuable insights, and such engaging expert speakers – my brain is still buzzing at everything […]

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Campaigns, B2B Content, B2B Search, SEO & GEO

What are the key takeaways for B2B marketers from Brighton SEO 2023?

It has been a month since the Brighton SEO conference which was nothing short of exciting! The great variety of insightful and knowledgeable sessions left us buzzing with ideas. It was great to stay up to date with the latest advances in search marketing and hear from thought leaders from various industries sharing their views […]

AI & MarTech for B2B

What do B2B marketers need to know from Technology for Marketing 2023?

After attending the Technology for Marketing expo at ExCel London over the last couple of days, we walked away with so many great ideas on the present and future state of B2B marketing.   Here are our top 8 things that stood out to us from the day that we look forward to applying to our […]

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Marketing Agency Selection

How is Velo approaching AI? We’re proceeding with caution, and so should you! 

Change is afoot, but not for the first time. History repeats itself. AI isn’t the first shift that’s forced agencies, media and marketers to adapt.   For instance, during the 80s, the introduction of computers and accessible software reinvented desktop publishing and photo editing. It replaced manually laying out paper and photos on a desktop and […]

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Campaigns

Should B2B marketers be using Threads (instead of X) when targeting a niche?

It has been an eventful couple of months for the social media marketplace. We saw Meta launching Threads to rival Twitter (or should we say X?) and how it went on to have more than 100 million sign-ups in a matter of days, shortly followed by Twitter changing its name to X – even dropping […]

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Campaigns

Are Digital Out of Home (DOOH) platforms suitable for reaching niche B2B audiences yet?

  Out-of-home advertising, or OOH, refers to any type of ads and marketing materials that are displayed outside of the consumer’s home, such as on billboards, buses, posters, airports, taxis, and street furniture. Traditionally, OOH advertising was not a viable option for B2B marketers targeting a niche audience, due to the high cost, low measurability, […]

AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Content, B2B Creative

The Apple Vision Pro: the calm before the storm?

Ah, the Apple Vision Pro… remember when it took the tech world by storm, making a splash so big that even your mum knew about it? Now it’s like the gadget has turned into Nemo and disappeared, sinking beneath the waves of our shared consciousness. You know what they say, ‘still waters run deep,’ but […]

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