What We’re Reading: Week of Dec. 4, 2023
This week: Pitfalls of B2B industry jargon, neurodiverse-friendly websites, viewing B2B customers as people, and web design inspiration.
Welcome to What We're Reading, a weekly rundown of news stories, marketing columns, and B2B industry news that caught our eye.
How jargon kills B2B marketing efforts
Using the wrong language has powerful consequences in B2B marketing, according to AdWeek. Here's how avoiding industry jargon and buzzwords helps to clarify communication, humanize content, and deepen meaning and understanding.
Designing websites for neurodiversity
We believe accessible websites benefit everyone, and sites that accommodate neurodiverse users are no different. TechRound explains the importance of neurodiverse-friendly web design and shares examples of features, visuals, and content that boost accessibility.
Opinion: B2B customers don’t exist
Among all the 2024 marketing trend predictions going around, we see one pretty consistently: the need for more personal, humanized content. A contributor for The Drum shares their two cents about why marketers should think of “B2B customers” as people — because, well, that’s what they are.
Web design inspiration for your coffee break
Whether you’re considering a website overhaul next year or you just want to look at some awesome ideas, Codrops has a regular roundup of sites they find well-designed, innovative, and inspiring. Here are their latest picks.