{"id":27908,"date":"2021-03-17T11:58:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T15:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/il-faut-saffirmer-comme-leader-de-confiance-en-b2b\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T20:54:10","slug":"we-must-assert-ourselves-as-thought-leaders-in-b2b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/en\/we-must-assert-ourselves-as-thought-leaders-in-b2b\/","title":{"rendered":"We must assert ourselves as Thought Leaders in B2B!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today, the companies that adopt B2B marketing and are trusted leaders in their fields of expertise must assert this to their target audiences.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The companies of the 21st century must assert their position of dominance on several main axes. In particular, as leaders of trusted products or services and as leaders in expertise and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They must also proceed as quickly as possible with their own <strong>marketing transformation<\/strong> to<strong> <\/strong>ensure their dominance and <strong>leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As experts in marketing strategies, ExoB2B recommends in some cases to assert themselves as such through an agressive content marketing strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To show <strong>enlightened leadership<\/strong> &nbsp;or &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/marketinginsidergroup.com\/content-marketing\/what-is-thought-leadership-and-when-you-should-use-it\/\">Thought Leadership<\/a>\u201d &nbsp;and to be part of a sound digital transformation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/comment-exercer-un-leadership-eclaire-en-marketing-b2b\/\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/en\/exercising-enlightened-leadership-in-b2b-marketing\/\">That&#8217;s what I wrote in our previous life in 2018.\u00ad<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do I come back to it in this \u2018new\u2019 life almost post-pandemic? Because for the last few weeks, I keep seeing statistics on the &#8220;Trust&#8221; factor or confidence if you prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As in Trust Agents, do you remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trust-Agents-Influence-Improve-Reputation\/dp\/1119665965\/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_0\/146-9188627-6538341?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1119665965&amp;pd_rd_r=e442a920-153b-4d4e-a767-6f81fb686432&amp;pd_rd_w=HgdPB&amp;pd_rd_wg=aI0bQ&amp;pf_rd_p=16b28406-aa34-451d-8a2e-b3930ada000c&amp;pf_rd_r=BM8EFFBH90EAKTP1P0TB&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=BM8EFFBH90EAKTP1P0TB\">this book<\/a> published in 2010 \u00a0under the joint pen of <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbrogan.com\/\">Chris Brogan <\/a>\u00a0and Julien Smith?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trust lies in business<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, we deal a lot with content marketing but also with curation of information for customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this era of great fatigue on social networks and social media, companies must be better than others or occupy a special niche where they dominate if they wants to establish themselves as a &#8220;Thought Leaders&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they must prove this by publishing constant and relevant content, but also and above all, <strong>to gain the trust of potential customers with an effective <\/strong>curation of the information that interests them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In doing so, they will be able to assert themselves as \u00abtrusted companies\u00bb. The numbers speak for themselves. See the chart below, taken from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toprankblog.com\/2021\/02\/2021-b2b-content-marketing-statistics\/\">recent post on the TopRank blog.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The confidence index is up for businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stat-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stat-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stat-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stat-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stat.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-110928-1024x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-110928-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-110928-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-110928-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-110928.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies, as well as experts, those that the authors of the book rightly call \u2018Trust Agents\u2019, are now considered the best sources of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are the most reliable and trustworthy, ahead of politicians and the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as the TopRank author  tweets, there&#8217;s an opportunity for businesses and marketing experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tweet says \u00abinsight and guidance\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intelligent curation in this time of misinformation and fake news, is a must.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will help solidify the confidence and position of &#8220;Thought Leader&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The relevance of niche content<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Forget the obsession to distinguish yourself with quality content, which brings out the mass produced every day. It is relevance that proves everything. Publish the right content in the right niche:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00abIf you\u2019re in an unsaturated niche, you have a huge content marketing opportunity before you\u00bb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 says&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/\">Mark Schaefer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read what the &#8220;Father of Shock Content&#8221; writes about the myth of quality content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2019\/01\/07\/how-to-use-content-shock\/\">One of the recurring rebuttals to the Content Shock idea is that the problem isn\u2019t too much content<\/a>. <br>I<a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2019\/01\/07\/how-to-use-content-shock\/\">\u2019s too much bad content.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2019\/01\/07\/how-to-use-content-shock\/\"> My question to those people is, \u201csays who?\u201d <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2019\/01\/07\/how-to-use-content-shock\/\">The problem is not just an explosion of bad content. <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/businessesgrow.com\/2019\/01\/07\/how-to-use-content-shock\/\">There is also an explosion of amazing content \u2014 and&nbsp;<em>that is the real problem<\/em>.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>From there lies the importance of positioning yourself in the right niche. The one where the sum of your content can saturate the search engines and thus allow you to occupy a leading position in the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This way, it becomes much easier to occupy a dominant position and to be recognized as an enlightened leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which reminds me of another post I once posted about the <a href=\"https:\/\/emergenceweb.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/de-la-puissance-du-blogue-de-niche\/\">relevance and power of niche blogs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Confidence helps sales<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The relevant curation of information for customers does not only act on trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The position of &#8220;enlightened leader&#8221; also affects engagement and therefore sales. Do you doubt that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/engagement-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/engagement-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/engagement-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/engagement-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/engagement-1536x818.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/engagement.jpg 1669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These figures are taken from a webinar on October 20th, which featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexandrarynne\">Alex Rynne<\/a> &nbsp;of LinkedIn. She revealed the results of a recent survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Our next \u00abLive with Marketers\u00bb will share the results of our new survey.  <br>Conducted in partnership with Edelman with nearly 400 B2B Executives, it highlights <a href=\"https:\/\/business.linkedin.com\/marketing-solutions\/webinars\/20\/10\/new-customer-engagement-strategies\">the state of decision making and strategic opportunity in the new COVID environment<\/a><\/p><cite>Alex Rynne<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092859.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27824\" width=\"580\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092859.jpg 804w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092859-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092859-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note the first column on the &#8220;sensitization&#8221; of decision-makers. To be seen, to arouse interest, to be credible&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, to produce quality content never hurts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposite, if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092758-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092758-1.jpg 825w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092758-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exob2b.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Capture-decran-2021-03-15-092758-1-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or comments, or you would like to share your experiences of marketing content in B2B with us, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exob2b.com\/en\/contact\/\">Write to us. 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