B2B marketing insights for
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Insights, learnings and stories from the world of B2B marketing and communications, direct from Velo’s B2B agency team
Why an experiential event should be part of your thinking as a B2B marketer in 2022
We’ve all heard how events need to be more experiential, but let’s dive down into the reason why they are such an effective sales and marketing tool to achieve your critical marketing objectives. 1. Build customer relationships Nothing is more effective for a business than strong customer relationships. Creating a connection, a shared conversation, […]
B2B Campaigns, B2B Marketing in Technology, Customer Experience
What are the top marketing challenges facing technology businesses and how to fix them?
Technology is a dominant sector, with more spent online, on software and tech subscription and investment in business tech, at an all time high. Technology companies often appear to be incredibly marketing savvy. Deliciously minimalist and easy to navigate websites. Very clear propositions, often focusing on a single point of customer pain and transformation. Conversion […]
How to use events to create and drive a progressive staff wellbeing strategy
Nothing is as valuable to your business as your employees. They are your greatest asset, so doing something just for them, and to enhance their wellbeing, is a top priority for business success, bringing with it multiple rewards for all involved. Up to this point, as a business, our employee wellbeing has taken a less […]
B2B Branding, B2B Campaigns, B2B Marketing in manufacturing
What are the 5 main challenges for B2B industrial marketing?
Industrial manufacturing still forms a dominant part of most national economies. Including food, drink, transport, and pharmaceuticals, it can be as high as 70% in GDP terms and is responsible for millions of jobs. Although markets are currently buoyant in terms of demand, many are facing unrivalled challenges in terms of raw materials shortages, price […]
What I learned attending “Live Well at Velo”, our latest staff well-being event
On Monday 6th December, we hosted a “Live Well at Velo” event for our team, focused on well-being. Bringing together three expert speakers in a combination of face-to-face, virtual and interactive sessions, our team gathered off-site to spend some dedicated time focused on them as individuals. As an MD of a professional services firm […]
B2B Branding, B2B Creative, B2B Marketing in Technology, Customer Experience
Are changes in the HR space evolving the way products and services will be bought and sold forever?
We’re recognising significant changes in how buyers research, select and procure B2B services and none-more so than around HR services where roles, responsibilities, priorities and challenges have changed completely in comparison to pre-covid times. HR as a problem solver Following the pandemic, the importance of the HR function within organisations has been elevated. […]
B2B Creative, Customer Experience
Is data gathering as tiresome as it seems, or do we just need better tools?
Whether you are a large corporation or a small local business, data is a crucial element in driving effective decision-making. How else do we know how many sales are made or how many people got close enough to committing to a purchase before leaving the site before checkout? Data is an invaluable asset to have […]
B2B Content, Customer Experience
How do you make your B2B brand story resonate?
Crafting creating and engaging storytelling for B2B marketing. Part 3: 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. In this third and final post, we offer some practical tips on […]
Brand and storytelling agency Creative Covenant is joining Velo. What does this mean for Velo’s clients?
Ever since I started the business in 2010, Velo has and always will, operate as an extension of our client’s teams. My mission was to build a committed team of experts with one common goal – to craft B2B marketing to be proud of in partnership with our clients. It is a rare philosophy, but […]
B2B Events, Customer Experience
Post-COVID, B2B Events Are Back But Not As We Knew Them
It has been incredibly difficult for event organisers since Covid began. Attendees are reluctant to travel, exhibitors unwilling to commit to floor space in advance, starving exhibition organisers from the cash needed to market their events and sponsors nervous of investing marketing budget when uncertainties around attendance exist. In addition, and this is particularly in […]
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