As we’ve often noted, as as we hear repeatedly from our clients, a large part of the value of the Smart Decision Guide program is the PDF licensed version with the underwriter’s logo only on the cover and company profile page only in the appendix. The benefits of this valuable content asset can’t be overstated. …
Best Practices for Leveraging the Licensed Version of a Smart Decision Guide Read More »
According to our 2017 Reader Survey which this year consisted of 326 respondents, 90% of industry practitioners who downloaded one or more Smart Decision Guide titles within the past 6 months rated the resource(s) as either “valuable” or “extremely valuable” in the context of their current research and buying decision needs. The titles included topics …
With the recent launch of Hotel Technology News and Restaurant Technology News, Starfleet Media continues to expand its footprint in the hospitality IT sector. Reception to the new trade publications has been very positive, with new subscriber signups exceeding expectations. Awareness has been largely driven by organic search and well as through our industry partners. …
New Resources, Including Smart Decision Guides, Inform Hospitality IT Decision Makers Read More »
Some people call them ezines or just zines. Some people call them online or digital publications. Some old timers still refer to them as magazines. In any case, we’re pleased to announce the “soft launch” of two industry-specific resources in two of our primary IT market research coverage areas: namely, hotels and restaurants. Aptly titled Hotel Technology …
Starfleet Media Announces “Soft Launch” of New Industry-Specific Resources Read More »
Today we delivered a large PowerPoint deck to a major technology solution provider in the retail industry detailing everything they wanted to know about a certain topic based on exhaustive primary (including two different surveys involving over a thousand qualified respondents) and secondary research. Unfortunately, that’s all we can tell you. And that’s the downside …
Starfleet Media Completes Another Custom Research Project… But We Can’t Talk About It Read More »
The dictionary definition of intention is: “An act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.” In the context of B2B lead generation, we talk about intention in terms of whether – and when – a decision maker or influencer plans to purchase a specific type of technology solution. Granted, it’s hard to …
Capturing Purchase Intention: The “If”s and “When”s of B2B Lead Gen Read More »
The Starfleet team is heads down developing new commissioned eBooks on a range of topics, from next-generation electronic health records to advanced retail management technologies. Many of these content assets will be used for distribution at upcoming industry conferences. Solution providers will ship hard copies for use as handouts at their exhibitor booths. One such …
Sometimes, as they say, the pioneers are the ones with arrows in the back. Astute B2B marketers recognize that improving the outcomes of their content marketing campaigns means learning from others – preferably, from other companies operating in the same competitive arena. Marketers need to understand what works and what doesn’t in terms of tactics, …
Content Marketing Tactics: Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery Read More »
According to preliminary research findings for The 2017 Benchmark Report on B2B Content Marketing and Lead Generation, 0nly 30% of survey respondents report that their companies use social data (monitoring online conversation in social networks) to try to improve content marketing activities — e.g., by identifying more relevant topics and/or audiences. And only 24% say …
Fewer Than One-Third of B2B Companies Use Social Data to Improve Content Marketing Read More »
By consistently delivering high quality content and qualified leads through our Smart Decision Guide titles, Starfleet Media has earned a reputation as the leading provider of content marketing programs for leading solution providers in selected niche markets. These markets have been vertical in nature – namely, hospitality, retail and healthcare. But with the publication this …
With New Benchmark Reports, Starfleet Media Broadens Its Scope Read More »
