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

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2024’s B2B marketing trends for those targeting a niche

We’ve sifted through over 75 individual trend reports to find what is relevant for B2B marketers, so you don’t have to!   It’s that time of year when anyone providing professional services is sharing an opinion on the year ahead. And yes, we’re no different.   What is different, however, is that we’ve identified what we […]

Paul Crabtree

5 Jan 2024

Brand Comms, Customer Experience

What storytelling process should you follow when building your B2B brand?

Crafting creating and engaging storytelling for B2B marketing Part 2: The process of storytelling 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. This second post outlines the concept of the […]

Barry Lemon

3 Jan 2024

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 […]

Barry Lemon

2 Jan 2024

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Absolutely (Christmas) Crackers!

2023 was crackers!  We wanted to end it by putting a smile on all B2B marketers faces, with our Christmas Cracker hunt! The Velo team has hidden 12 crackers in our very own Christmas London festive scene for you to find.  Each one contains some B2B marketing wisdom to help you in 2024 and hidden […]

Paul Crabtree

13 Dec 2023

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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, […]

Lottie O'Donoghue

1 Dec 2023

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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?  […]

Lottie O'Donoghue

24 Nov 2023

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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 […]

Paul Crabtree

20 Nov 2023

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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 […]

Helena Phillips

16 Nov 2023

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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 […]

Barry Lemon

30 Oct 2023

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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 […]

Diwakar Redhu

9 Oct 2023

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