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 Marketing Leadership
B2B marketing leaders are expected to do more than lead a team. They are balancing strategy, performance, culture, stakeholder management and constant change, often while being asked to prove marketing’s value more clearly than ever. The challenge is leading with confidence in a role that keeps expanding.
That means learning about team structure, budgeting, leadership style, commercial alignment, board communication, capability building, change management, measurement, planning and how modern marketing leaders earn influence internally.
Our insight articles explore what strong B2B marketing leadership looks like in practice, offering perspectives on how leaders can build better teams, make smarter decisions and strengthen marketing’s role in the business.
Curiosity is eroding inside marketing teams. That should worry you.
Something uncomfortable is happening inside marketing departments. Not a shortage of ambition, tools, or activity, but a quiet erosion of curiosity. Speak to senior marketing leaders and a similar pattern emerges. Candidates appear technically competent. Campaigns get delivered. Teams are busy. But the instinct to explore, question and challenge, the thing that once distinguished great marketers […]
B2B Marketing in Professional Services, B2B Marketing in Technology, B2B Marketing Leadership, B2B Strategy
Why the orchestration of strategy into activation matters more than ever in B2B marketing
B2B marketing is evolving — because it has to. Economic uncertainty, shifting buyer habits, and a talent gap post-pandemic have reshaped the expectations placed on marketing teams — and the agencies that support them. Today’s successful B2B marketers are prioritising four things: 1 -Agility — to respond quickly in an uncertain macroeconomic climate. This is […]
AI & MarTech for B2B, B2B Campaigns, B2B Content, B2B Marketing in Insurance, B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Technology, B2B Marketing Leadership, B2B Sales Enablement
AI slurry all over LinkedIn? Humans make the best posts
It’s easy to spot them. Long, lifeless lists. Samey headlines. Vague advice, stuffed with hashtags. LinkedIn’s being flooded with what we can only describe as a tide of AI-generated crap – content that looks and sounds like it was poured from a machine, not crafted by a human. And while the algorithm might momentarily smile […]
The B2B Marketer’s Guide to 2025: Operate a high-performing Marketing function
Behind every successful marketing campaign is an efficient, effective team. That is the focus of this final article in the series: your team. It’s packed with practical tips to help you optimise your marketing operations, enabling your team to do more with less while maintaining quality excellence. It focuses on how to: Make content that […]
B2B Marketing Leadership, B2B Strategy
B2B marketing to a niche is harder than it looks – and under-appreciated
B2B marketers who promote a niche brand in a niche market are a rare breed. Quite simply, it is hard and demands one of the purest forms of marketing. With small audiences, each interaction and every message counts. You simply don’t have the gift of huge numbers to learn slowly. You need to plan, […]
Women in B2B marketing: celebrating impact and inspiring inclusion
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Inspire Inclusion,’ so what better opportunity to reflect and celebrate the talented women who contribute to the success of our B2B marketing agency. Of course, it goes without saying that we don’t need an official ‘day’ to recognise this. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion, […]
B2B Marketing Leadership, B2B Strategy
What are the key metrics you should track as a B2B marketer targeting a niche to be able to justify increasing your budget?
It is important to plan your campaigns and measure their effectiveness carefully. But with so many metrics to choose from, it can be challenging to determine which ones are most relevant to your specific campaign goals. Whether you are focused on building brand awareness, generating demand, or enabling sales, the metrics you need may […]
How to be happy with hybrid
Preparing for hybrid working Working from home and working from the office present very different challenges. The social side, the collaborations, the banter, the informal glances and serendipity all are tough to accomplish when we work remotely. But after a year of lockdown, I’ve noticed several behaviours we’ve adopted that will help all of us […]
B2B Marketing Leadership, B2B Strategy
What does COVID-19 mean for your marketing strategy?
We are all feeling apprehensive at the moment, but let’s make the most of this time to complete some projects and try some new things. Creativity will get us through the darkest of times. Today, instead of posting our usual quick Tuesday tip, we thought it would be more helpful to talk to you about […]
Navigating a post COVID-19 world
It’s a rough time for business leaders. No one really knows what’s going to happen, how long our lives will be impacted by enforced isolation, how long the looming recession will last, or how much governments will intervene and support us. There are some things we definitely do know though. The world will be different […]
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