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

B2B, B2B content, Industrial, Professional Services>B2B Insurance, Technology

How to build a thought leadership strategy for a B2B niche audience

When marketing to a niche, you need to understand that niche. Is it clear how macroeconomics affect your audience? Do you get the value chain in the industry? What about who the decision-makers are, your customers’ pain points, and the challenges driving market demand? B2B businesses at the moment are obsessed with thought leadership. And they should […]

Helena Phillips

1 Feb 2023

B2B, B2B content

What does good thought leadership look like for companies targeting a niche?

The expression of thought leadership has been around since the late 19th century. Still, in the last ten years, this concept has been acknowledged for its practical and positive impact on people, branding and business. But what exactly is thought leadership? To start with, thought leadership can present itself in an array of different names […]

Barry Lemon

23 Jan 2023

B2B, B2B content, Technology

Let’s Talk Key B2B Marketing Trends In 2023 For The Technology Sector

Technology and software companies have a lot to say this year – and so they should! Since COVID hit in 2020, the technology around us has boomed, and whether we like it or not, it will continue to do so. Marketing comes in many shapes and sizes, from videos and podcasts to eBooks and blogs. […]

Barry Lemon

6 Jan 2023

B2B, B2B content, Content Marketing, Industrial, Professional Services, Technology

Top 5 Festive B2B Marketing Ideas

With the festive season fast approaching, many businesses may be looking into next year to see what 2023 has to offer. In some ways, work may be slowing down and your competitors are looking to take some well-deserved time off. However, this may be a great opportunity for your business to exercise some festive marketing activities […]

Barry Lemon

8 Dec 2022

B2B content, Brand Comms, Content Marketing, LinkedIn

What can B2B Marketers learn from those using social media well? | B2B social media best practice

“90% of the B2B purchase process is completed before contacting a vendor”

Helena Phillips

27 Jun 2022

B2B content, Brand Comms, Creative Thinking, Uncategorised

Creative takes the spotlight! What B2B marketers need to know…

This is the third and final post in our trend-watching series of posts looking at some of the important trends that are going to impact B2B marketing strategy and implementation in 2022.  This post focuses on the creative side of B2B marketing.   B2B steps into the creative spotlight The newly launched Creative B2B Lion […]

Barry Lemon

20 Jun 2022

B2B content, Brand Comms, Content Marketing, Industrial

How industrial b2b companies can attract more sales ready leads through more effective marketing

We’ve written previously about how industrial B2B marketers need to be more structured in their thinking, developing content and communications that arouse, attract, engage, and inform prospects to take positive action.  This process involves thinking more like a publisher, being much more open and being present in the right places at the right time when […]

Paul Crabtree

8 Jun 2022

B2B content, Content Marketing, Customer Experience, Professional Services

How to design customer success stories that transform your professional services B2B marketing 

A customer success story is an account to highlight the experience a customer has had with your product, the challenges they faced before, how the product has helped, and what degree of success they’ve since accomplished. Customer success stories are used by professional services marketers to reassure new customers that their solution and process of […]

Barry Lemon

5 May 2022

B2B content, Content Marketing, Customer Experience, Technology

Why successful B2B technology companies are investing in customer success stories – and how you can too

Customer success stories are used by B2B marketers, particularly in the technology sector, to reassure new customers that their solution, and process of working together solves their problems, by demonstrating it has done it before. This is important in earning trust before a transaction and cements the relationship with the customer in the story as […]

Barry Lemon

21 Apr 2022

B2B content, Brand Comms, Creative Thinking, Uncategorised

Brand marketing is back! What B2B marketers need to know…

As an agency and trusted partner for clients, it’s important we stay up to date with the latest thinking and influences on B2B marketing. Continuing a series of short posts looking at the some of the important trends that are going to impact strategy and implementation this year, this post looks at brand for B2B. […]

Barry Lemon

25 Mar 2022

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