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 Campaigns
B2B marketers are expected to deliver campaigns that do more than look joined up. They need to reach the right people, say the right thing, work across channels and contribute to measurable growth. The challenge is planning campaigns that balance creativity, targeting, timing, budget and commercial realism.
That means learning about campaign strategy, audience selection, channel planning, campaign architecture, messaging, content planning, demand generation, ABM, measurement and how paid, owned and earned activity works together.
Our insight articles cover how to plan, build and improve B2B campaigns, with practical guidance on strategy, execution and the decisions that make integrated campaigns work harder.
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 […]
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 […]
How to roll out new brand communications without damaging brand strength
If you target a B2B niche, your brand becomes one of your most crucial assets. It can both help you and harm you. What we often see is that it can lose potency as it is rolled out. The hero assets are brilliant, creative and hard-hitting. By the time the roll-out is covering product brochures, […]
B2B Audiences, B2B Campaigns, B2B Content, B2B Marketing in Insurance, B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Professional Services, B2B Marketing in Technology, Customer Experience
Is there more to marketing effectively across EMEAR than just translating your marketing? Yes.
Is there a country called EMEAR? Has anyone ever said they live or work in EMEAR? Does everyone that lives in France have the same habits, preferences and challenges as people that live in Germany? Of course not. So why do so many B2B marketers treat EMEAR as if it is all one homogeneous zone? […]
B2B Audiences, B2B Campaigns, B2B Marketing in manufacturing, B2B Marketing in Technology, B2B Strategy
What are the lessons for B2B marketers trying to create a new market for their product? Lessons from the BSRIA briefing on Air Quality.
After attending BSRIA’s Briefing on Air Quality, I wanted to share the lessons I observed for marketers taking products to market in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) which apply to anyone bringing a product to a niche market. From HVAC to building services, many Velo clients — including BSRIA — are active in this space. And […]
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 […]
How should you budget for the right balance for brand and sales activation campaigns when targeting a niche?
Over the years, there have been many B2B marketing studies that changed the industry’s thinking. You’ll be familiar with their headline results but often keen to know more – and to review the original source. This series of articles provides an overview of the research and how they apply for B2B marketers targeting a […]
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, 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 […]
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