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Insights, learnings and stories from the world of B2B marketing and communications, direct from Velo’s B2B agency team
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 […]
It’s time to rethink cybersecurity marketing
What hinders cybersecurity marketers from doing their jobs well? And what can be done about it? If you’re a cybersecurity marketer, you’ll know that the industry is heavily populated by multiple companies purporting to solve endless cybersecurity needs. Crafting messaging that cuts through this quagmire is no small feat. This challenge is compounded by the […]
B2B Audiences, B2B Content, B2B Research
All You Wanted To Know About Research-Led Marketing
Not sure how to implement research into marketing campaigns? We have everything you need to get started. Part 2 of our podcast with Peter Cohen of HolistiCyber and Matt Lewis of NCCGroup is now live. In Part – An into to research-led marketing – we discussed what makes for compelling research-based marketing and provided examples of thegood, the bad, and the factually incorrect. But […]
Cybersecurity Marketing Podcast: Episode 2, Part 1: An intro to research-led marketing
Everything you wanted to know about research-led marketing, but were afraid to ask. What is the role of research in Who does it well? If you’re either new to this area or are unsure that your current approach is working, how do you get your head around this vast and complicated space? Our latest podcast […]
Cybersecurity Marketing Podcast: Episode 1: Accepting you have a problem
The first in our ‘Marketing Cybersecurity’ podcast series, where we unpick some classic marketing challenges in this space. Our guests are Becky Kiely, Head of PR for UK and US, F-Secure, and Eliza-May Austin, CEO and Co-founder of th4ts3cur1ty.company. Join us for the very first episode of our ‘Marketing Cybersecurity’ podcast series. If you’re a […]
Wassup?’ Lessons in brand storytelling
TBT to 1999 and a group of friends ‘watching the game, having a Bud.’ Gayle Kennedy, our Director of Storytelling, explains what brand storytelling lessons we can glean from this iconic advertising series. Our #tbt this week goes back to 1999, in which one question was asked: ‘Wassup?’ On the face of it, this […]
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 […]
You are not the protagonist
Writing a brand story can seem frivolous, but it’s a crucial reminder of your product’s role in your customer’s everyday life. Writing your brand story can feel like one of the more esoteric moments in crafting your positioning. Destined to stay within the confines of your brand guidelines, the more hardened and cynical amongst a […]
B2B Campaigns, B2B Content, B2B Sales Enablement
The most personal is the most creative
Because brand storytelling lives under the ‘business’ umbrella, it can be easy to assume that the principles of ‘real’ creativity do not apply. It’s time for this to change. At the 2020 Oscars (before everything changed), Best Director winner Bong Joon Ho cited this quote by Martin Scorsese in his acceptance speech: ‘The most […]
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