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The Backbone Media B2B marketing blog: brand, content, search, social and the numbers behind them. Some of it is a decade old, and still true.
- A new look for Backbone Media, and a few new ways we can helpOctober 27, 2026 · B2B Newsroom · Website Design & Development
- Introducing AI Teach and AI OptimizeOctober 27, 2026 · B2B Newsroom · B2B Marketing Trends
- 4 Subtle Ways You Halt the Growth of Your BusinessJuly 28, 2020 · Messaging · Visual Identity
- Use These 4 Marketing Tips to Jumpstart Your RevenueJuly 21, 2020 · B2B Marketing Predictions · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- 7 Strategies for A Successful New Market EntryJuly 13, 2020 · B2B Marketing Predictions · Customer Personas
- How to Identify Your Brand’s Core Values and MessageJuly 7, 2020 · Branding · Core Brand Values
- How to Identify a New Vertical for Your BusinessJune 30, 2020 · B2B Sales Predictions · Customer Personas
- How to Use Buyer Insight to Create a New Marketing MessageJune 15, 2020 · Messaging
- How to Connect with Clients and Prospects for Powerful Marketing InsightsJune 10, 2020 · Customer Personas · Messaging
- 7 Creative Strategies To Get Sales Back On TrackJune 5, 2020 · Customer Personas
- 6 Mistakes That Will Make or Break your Inbound Marketing Plan and How to FixMarch 28, 2019 · Inbound Marketing · Video Marketing
- B2B Marketing VPs Need to Produce Remarkable Content ConsistentlyMarch 22, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- B2B Marketing VPs Need Accurate Buyer PersonasMarch 1, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing · Customer Personas
- Top 7 Reasons B2B Marketing VPs Fail at Inbound MarketingFebruary 27, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- How Inbound Marketing WorksFebruary 22, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- What is Closed-Loop Marketing?February 15, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- B2B Marketing VPs are Not Taking Advantage of Their Investment Into Marketing AutomationFebruary 7, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- Why B2B Marketing VPs are Sending Unqualified Leads to Sales, Wasting Their TimeFebruary 1, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- B2B Marketing VPs Need a Better Reporting Structure That Closes the Loop Between Marketing and RevenueJanuary 22, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- B2B Marketing VPs Need An Effective Underlying Digital Marketing StrategyJanuary 19, 2019 · Closed-Loop Inbound Marketing
- The Five Things You Must Do Before You Buy Any Marketing Automation SystemAugust 10, 2016 · B2B Marketing Trends · Inbound Marketing
- Content Marketing’s New Frontier Has Arrived – PodcastingJune 30, 2016 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- A Conversation with Ardath Albee: The Power of PersonasDecember 1, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · Customer Personas
- The Power of Podcasting – Interview with Jack SweeneyJune 29, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- The Power of Podcasting – Interview with Jamie TurnerJune 25, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- Upcoming Webinar: How to Create a Thought Leadership Content EngineMay 7, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- Why Are So Many Content Marketers Failing? MalContent vs. MegaContent (Part 3 of 3)April 30, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- Why Are So Many Content Marketers Failing? MalContent vs. MegaContent (Part 2 of 3)April 29, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- Why Are So Many Content Marketers Failing? MalContent vs. MegaContent (Part 1 of 3)April 28, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- Unify Your Marketing Messages with Synchronized MarketingApril 16, 2015 · Messaging
- 3 Ways to Simplify Your MarketingMarch 16, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends
- Why You MUST Have a Mobile-Friendly Website (now according to Google)March 11, 2015 · B2B Marketing Trends · SEO
- Will Your Sales and Marketing Departments Align Or Converge in 2015?February 23, 2015 · B2B Marketing Predictions · B2B Marketing Trends
- Does Your 2015 Content Marketing Already Suck?January 5, 2015 · B2B Marketing Predictions · B2B Marketing Trends
- 4 Secrets to a Professional (and Successful) B2B Blog PostDecember 29, 2014 · Blogging
- 3 Questions That Provide Insight Into B2B Customer PersonasDecember 5, 2014 · Customer Personas
- 24 Marketing Predictions for 2015 from 8 Top Thought LeadersOctober 25, 2014 · B2B Marketing Predictions · B2B Marketing Trends
- The Real Value of a B2B Marketing AgencyOctober 21, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends
- The Top 5 Benefits of B2B BloggingOctober 6, 2014 · Blogging
- 100 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2015 From Top Thought LeadersSeptember 24, 2014 · B2B Marketing Predictions · B2B Marketing Trends
- Have You Solved the Mystery of B2B Blogging?September 17, 2014 · Blogging
- 4 Tools That Will Shed Light on your SEO EffectivenessSeptember 15, 2014 · SEO
- 4 Ways White Papers Help Content Marketing EffortsSeptember 9, 2014 · Content
- 3 Ways your B2B Blog can Capture Your Reader’s AttentionSeptember 4, 2014 · Blogging
- 1 Month Later and The Data is in: The Google Pigeon Update Has Hit…and it hit HARDSeptember 1, 2014 · Tracking & Analytics
- What is B2B Remarketing and How Does It Affect My Bottom Line?August 27, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends · Paid Search
- How to Regularly Reassess Your Customer PersonasAugust 25, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends
- 5 Reasons to Have a Responsive WebsiteAugust 13, 2014 · Website Design & Development
- Customer Personas: What is Your Audience Looking For?August 7, 2014 · Content
- Should Your B2B Social Media Strategy Include Publishing on LinkedIn?July 30, 2014 · Social Media
- Why “Me, Too!” Corporate Branding Won’t Win You CustomersJuly 28, 2014 · Branding
- How to Merge your Google+ Local and Business Page (Sort of)July 24, 2014 · Social Media
- Why Emotions Matter in B2B Content MarketingJuly 17, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- 4 Reasons Your Customers Aren’t Reading Your B2B Blog PostsJuly 14, 2014 · Blogging
- 3 Social Media Management Tools Worth Their Weight in TweetsJuly 8, 2014 · Social Media
- Content Marketing World #CMWorld Twitter Chat Recap 7/1July 1, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- 6 Ways to Be the Best Guide on the B2B Buyer JourneyJune 26, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends
- Web Analytics: “Visits” and Other Junk MetricsJune 17, 2014 · Tracking & Analytics
- How to Build B2B Company Thought LeadershipJune 16, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- The Future of Content MarketingJune 12, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- Content Marketing World #CMWorld Twitter Chat Recap 6/10June 10, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- The Pros and Cons of Hosting Live Social Media EventsJune 4, 2014 · Social Media
- Never Run Out of B2B Blog Topics AgainJune 3, 2014 · Blogging
- The Importance of LinkedIn Sponsored Updates in B2B MarketingMay 28, 2014 · Social Media
- 4 Internet Marketing Mistakes Holding Your Company BackMay 22, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends
- Marketers: You Build Terrible WebsitesMay 14, 2014 · User Experience
- How Content Marketing Builds Thought LeadershipMay 1, 2014 · Content
- Homepage Copy: The Heart of Your Online BrandApril 14, 2014 · Copywriting
- 3 Steps to a Customer-Friendly Inbound Marketing ProgramApril 8, 2014 · Inbound Marketing
- The Rebirth of Klout and Social Media InfluenceMarch 31, 2014 · Social Media
- 3 Cornerstone SEO Tips from GoogleMarch 25, 2014 · SEO
- Your Website Is Not an Art Project: 3 Web Design Best PracticesMarch 12, 2014 · Website Design & Development
- How to use Curation in Content MarketingMarch 6, 2014 · Content
- The Value of Infographics for Social Media MarketingFebruary 18, 2014 · Content · Social Media
- The Need for Useful (not just clever) Content MarketingFebruary 11, 2014 · Content
- The Insourcing vs. Outsourcing Brand Newsroom DebateJanuary 30, 2014 · B2B Marketing Trends · B2B Newsroom
- Why Your Website Design Needs to Be More Than BeautifulJanuary 14, 2014 · Design
- Predictions for Social Media Marketing in 2014December 26, 2013 · B2B Marketing Trends · Social Media
- Why You Should Co-Source Your B2B NewsroomDecember 16, 2013 · B2B Newsroom · Content
- The 12 Days of LinkedIn MarketingDecember 13, 2013 · B2B Marketing Trends · Content
- Search Engine Marketing in 2014: Focus on ContentDecember 5, 2013 · SEM · SEO
- Out with the Old: Backbone Media’s Website RedesignDecember 3, 2013 · Branding · Content
- Why Not Having a Brand Newsroom Is Costing YouNovember 26, 2013 · B2B Newsroom
- Why SEO by Yoast will Change Your LifeOctober 7, 2013 · Development · SEO
- How to Use LinkedIn for B2B SalespeopleSeptember 12, 2013 · Social Media
- Is Your Brand Important Enough?August 9, 2013 · Branding · Core Brand Values
- How to Get Started With Social Media MarketingJuly 2, 2013 · Social Media
- Top 3 Social Media Sites for B2B MarketersJune 10, 2013 · Social Media
- How to Succeed with Social Media MarketingMay 12, 2013 · Social Media
- Stop Writing Boring Content!!April 21, 2013 · Blogging · Content
- Top 5 Goals of Content MarketingApril 12, 2013 · Content
- Who Cares about Content Marketing?March 23, 2013 · Content
- Top B2B Marketing Trends By Paul DunayFebruary 4, 2013 · B2B Marketing Trends
- Top 3 Challenges for B2B Marketers in 2013 via David Meerman ScottJanuary 20, 2013 · B2B Marketing Trends
- Death to the Sales Lead as Key B2B Marketing MetricJanuary 18, 2013 · B2B Marketing Trends
- IBM’s Susan Emerick: Top B2B Marketing Trends in 2013 (Part 1)January 17, 2013 · B2B Marketing Trends
Questions people ask
What does Backbone Media write about?
B2B marketing: brand and messaging, content, search and AI visibility, social media, inbound and closed-loop marketing, and websites. Some posts go back to 2013, and a surprising amount of it still holds.
Are older marketing articles still useful?
Often, yes. Channels change, but buyer behavior, clear messaging and honest measurement don't change much. Read older posts for the principles, and check tactics against current guidance.
Can I subscribe to Backbone's blog?
Yes. There's an RSS feed of recent posts at backbonemedia.com/feed/, and you can follow Backbone on LinkedIn.
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Tell us where you want to go. We’ll come in knowing the big picture, and start with the one project that moves you most.
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