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, Creative Thinking, Design
How long is it since you refreshed your B2B logo?
For many B2B brands, their logo is sacrosanct and has been part of the business since its inception. Sadly, logos become outdated and no longer fit for today’s world. They’re often the only part of a business that is the same as the day it was founded, and yet the one part that everyone […]
B2B, Content Marketing, Creative Thinking, Uncategorised
What can B2B brands learn from Taylor Swift?
You don’t have to be a dedicated ‘Swiftie’ to recognise that Taylor Swift is a force to be reckoned with in the marketing arena. Swift’s astute strategies transcend music and offer valuable lessons for marketing – including B2B. This blog post is not to debate the merits of her as songwriter, performer or zeitgeist, […]
B2B, Search, SEO & GEO, Uncategorised
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 […]
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 […]
B2B, B2B content, Customer Experience
What are the building blocks of a powerful B2B brand story?
Crafting creating and engaging storytelling for B2B marketing. Part 1: In a three part blog series, agency strategist Rene Power looks at why storytelling in b2b marketing has become a go-to approach for so many marketers and how to start doing it effectively. There’s no doubt that content matters more than ever. The nirvana of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why should B2B marketers that target a niche consider Piwik Pro as an alternative to GA4?
As the deadline for the transition of the Universal Analytics (UA) to GA4 draws near, the web analytics field is embracing itself for quite a turbulent period, with increasingly tighter privacy regulations, changes in the Google Analytics dashboard and the need for increasingly better business insights. The recent changes in GA4 have fundamentally changed […]
B2B, B2B content, Uncategorised
What marketing KPIs should you be tracking when targeting a B2B niche in your campaigns?
When planning KPIs for your marketing operation, ensuring that they align with your overall business goals is essential. This means selecting KPIs that will help you measure your marketing efforts’ success in terms of driving revenue and business growth. While revenue related KPIs are a common starting point, it’s also important to have the […]
B2B, B2B content, Content Marketing, Customer Experience, Industrial, Professional Services, Technology
How can you increase the number of your B2B case studies that get signed off?
As a B2B marketer, one of your key goals is to use thoughtful storytelling to create success stories that demonstrate your product or service’s power. Particularly for B2B marketers in the technology and professional services sector, success stories are key as a sales enablement tool. They are also essential for reinforcing credentials within the […]
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