Get inspired by the power of online communities
Your community can be the key to growing your business, but only if you are able to effectively guide your members from Acquisition to Adoption, Retention to Advocacy. Join Zapnito’s CEO and Founder, Charles Thiede, and other community leaders for an exclusive workshop on how to make sure your business has the foundations in place […]
At a point where online communities are becoming essential to the marketing mix, Zapnito’s CEO Charles Thiede joined David Rowlands, Head of Content at B2B Marketing, to discuss how B2B businesses can leverage online communities. Here’s a snapshot of everything they spoke about. Cutting through the noise Charles began the discussion by setting out the need for […]
In today’s always-on culture, word literally travels instantly. Whatever your customers are saying about you can spread beyond their friends and family, across the world, with just a few clicks. That’s why customer advocacy is so important, especially for knowledge brands that largely rely on their reputation as experts to find new customers and grow […]
Why do people use your B2B community? Is it a nice to have – a place to browse content and dip into conversations when they (rarely) have a spare moment at work? Or is it a must-have – a go-to source of knowledge, support and peer-to-peer advice that makes their job that bit easier? A […]
By 2025, 80% of sales interactions will occur in digital channels, according to research by Gartner. Some are calling it a ‘digital doomsday’ – but for others, it’s an opportunity. For B2B brands with an active digital presence, there are countless ways to create a thriving pipeline through online interactions – and online communities are […]
”Culture is the name for what people are interested in, their thoughts, their models, the books they read and the speeches they hear’‘ – Walter Lippmann Think about the best communities you’ve come across, what do they have in common? They could do a number of things, like unite a group of people around a […]
It’s a tough time for B2B media and the information industry. Advertising budgets are declining and editorial staff are shrinking, yet they are expected to continue to reinvent and evolve their offering, adding new digital features to keep their audience engaged and interested. B2B media teams are increasingly expected to do more, with less – […]
“It’s cheaper to retain an existing customer than to attract new ones” is an adage as old as marketing itself and it’s given rise to a host of customer retention practices. But which practice helps a company retain customers effectively? That’s what we’re setting out to explore in this piece on retention best practices. Customer […]
The way that members interact with membership associations has been evolving since the birth of the Internet. The Covid-19 pandemic caused another significant shift in member and association relations with 47% of associations reporting a decline in membership in 2021. Now, with many individuals and organizations facing budget cuts and economic volatility, there is yet […]
What would make someone join an association today? That’s a question many association leaders are asking themselves, particularly as tightening budgets have many members scrutinizing the value they’re getting from their associations. Make no mistake, there’s a lot behind the decision to join (and remain) with an association. Tapping into this desire is the key […]
Some things are as true as time itself. One of those is that B2B sales is longer, and in many ways, harder than selling to the public. Cycles are months, if not years, long. And business budgets are subject to great scrutiny, especially if the market is volatile. But get B2B sales right, and your […]
Belonging to something bigger than yourself is powerful. Membership organizations that tap into our intrinsic need to belong and share knowledge, are building thriving, loyal membership bases. It’s a dynamic that Abraham Zaleznik, a leading scholar in organizational psychodynamics once recognized, when he stated, “Innovation grows out of membership and a sure sense of responsibility […]