Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Content marketing does not mean churning out white papers, case studies, articles, blog posts, podcasts and webinars for the sake of putting out content. How can you use marketing content to generate a decent volume of sales-ready leads at a low(er) cost? What is effective content marketing? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

That’s a shame and here’s why — among the top ten in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2009 , IBM was listed at #2, Microsoft, GE and Intel at number 3, 4 and 9 respectively. According to a study done by Professor John A. We are all used to seeing case studies and they are powerful marketing content.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

Because you see, unlike most communities that are created based on brand affinity, and then conduct market research as an aside (if at all), JaneNation was built to tap into the minds of America’s females. link] [link] Dan Nestle Case study could herald future of ad agencies RT @jaybaer: An Online Community with a Purpose, and a Plan.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Besides all those great things, I also got things I hadn’t bargained for like having less time for the family, adding to my existing A.D.D., and a general tendency to speak in 140 character phrases! I thank BearingPoint for the opportunity to do some of these incredible things and wish them only the best for the future!

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Rule #1: Natural or organic search engine optimization (SEO) In the research phase of the industrial buying cycle , engineers and industrial buyers tend to use broad keywords and phrases that describe their current problem. In complex industrial sales, researchers often do not have the authority to make the final purchase decision.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

What do you do when the bulk of your marketing content, with the exception of case studies is product focused? I’d like to produce research with some metrics but that too costs quite a bit, especially from someone reputable like Forrester. How do you shift the focus from you or your company to your prospects and customers?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

When someone registers to download a white paper or podcast or case study about the business challenge that your product solves, he or she is expressing an interest in that topic, not necessarily in your product. To the first issue: expectations, it’s important to recognize that content syndication leads are not like most sales leads.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 3, 2009

B2B Marketing News SMEs flock to BT Tradespace 10 June 2009, 11:30 GMT BT Tradespace has announced 400 per cent year-on-year growth. Go to the Data Knowledge Bank CASE STUDY: Nortel and Segmetrix Using well-researched data to structure a marketing campaign CASE STUDY: Reed Exhibitions How personalisation created buzz for the 2008 IDMF HOW TO.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

They cited a disastrous site redesign in 2009, after which traffic and users plummeted. According to their research, social networks with many users who only had one or two friends were much more vulnerable to collapse than networks with users who had several friends. Eons was designed to be a social network for baby boomers.

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Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. Connect with your customers through a case study. In B2B, this marketing tactic is a case study. in January 2008. MarketingSherpa.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Research & Analysis. Find out why a new study picks Googles Messaging Security over competitors. Get instant email notifications by topic when white papers, webcasts, and case studies are added to our library. New Top-Level Domains Expected in 2009. Customer Case Study: 156 Percent ROI with HP.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

I’m gearing up to write a market overview about this space, so hearing from you early in the process will help to shape that research. When you are ready to start researching something before making a purchase, you read a blog, you search Google, you ask friends for recommendations, you post questions in forums, etc.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The following five case studies lend insight into how B2B marketers can use social media to generate leads, create specialized communities, improve SEO, become knowledge sources, and strengthen marketing campaigns. The Supply Chain Expert Community launched in August 2009 and is home to 3,620 members and counting.

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Hubspot

APRIL 8, 2013

Inbound agencies must be their own best case study -- but more on this in a later step.). Aaron Aders, Co-founder and Market Research Director, Digital Relevance. In other words, be your own best case study. Step 2: “Get good at creating great content. Then, get good at promoting content.”.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2012

2008 FOLIO Award Winners. 2009 Eddie and Ozzie Awards Winners. Case Studies in Custom Content. FOLIO: Staff. --> Suppliers. Webinars Events. Industry Events. MediaNext 2012. E-Media Summit -->. 2010 Eddie and Ozzie Awards Call for Entries OPEN! Digital Magazines. -->. AddThis Bookmark Button END -->. Mobile Content.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 4, 2018

In 1968, Robert Zajonc conducted a study that would revolutionize the field of psychology. The study tested whether frequency affected their feelings. If people are more comfortable with things that are familiar, shouldn’t everyone be carrying iPhones from 2008? And the same researcher discovered what that is. And it did.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

Most recently, Target partnered with Search Institute® to develop the ‘ Turn Summer Play into Summer Learning ’ series on its Facebook page, which provides parents with fun, weekly tips to help their child’s mind stay active during the summer with research on how it makes a positive impact on child development. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Two Sides of the Same Coin A remarkable recent study by MarketingProfs, however, pokes a hole in even that notion of B2B and B2C social media divergence. The MarketingProfs research bears this out, as usage of primary social outposts is almost identical, regardless of budget. Private brand communities vs. Facebook.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Her company Audience Audit provides strategic marketing support and audience segmentation research that helps organizations understand their customers better. killer case study by @susanbaier) [link] susanbaier Hi Lisa, thanks for the nice comments! Being relevant to customers isn’t about just using their first name in an email.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Also, many B2B purchases are heavily researched, providing a real success path for content creation and socially-derived thought leadership. No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. I'd love to write up a case study on you guys when you're ready.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 30, 2011

My friends at HiveFire recently executed a content curation study of 150 marketing executives. As you can see below from our B2B Content Marketing Study , the biggest corporate challenges are indeed producing enough engaging content. As we fast forward to 2011, content curation techniques are now a key part of content marketing itself.

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. This kind of content shows your prospects that you’ve done the research and that you know the industry inside and out. Highlight new industry research.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

So click here to find out whether they changed my mind… Read more… Stan Woods | June 16th, 2009 | one comment The Content Marketing Workbook It’s here. Read more… Doug Kessler | June 11th, 2009 | 3 comments Choose your patients carefully The most respected surgeons in the world have the best survival rates.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Sounds like a great case study. Sounds like a great case study. My research focuses on organizations that align customer behavior with their corporate actions — with their actions not just fostering but ultimately inducing a needed behavior (a sale or lead). [link] jaybaer Fantastic analogy!

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « We’re renaming the blog | Main | New networks in the news » April 16, 2008 Numeric Scoring: The Key To Lead Management Success [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Recently I saw a preview of Eloqua’s spring release and it got me thinking about the role lead scoring plays in determining campaign effectiveness.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Home About Speaking Research Media Contact Subscribe via RSS Connect with Jeremiah: twitter friendfeed linkedin flickr technorati Connect with Jeremiah on twitter A few years ago, critics said Blogging was a fad.

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SnapApp

APRIL 25, 2018

Sonja has been working in the B2B space since 2008, and since then, she’s led content and marketing teams at B2B tech companies including Mattermark, KISSmetrics, DocSend, and Zenefits. They are more likely to do a lot of research on their own and are less likely to get in touch with a sales person. Sonja Jacob.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace answered in July, 2008 – almost a full year later. I have studied and proven this. I have studied many fan pages with 100k+ to millions of fans that get only from 100-5000 people engaging with Brand posts. I think Myspace is a great case study but I don’t think FB has learned from the mistakes.

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SnapApp

APRIL 25, 2018

Sonja has been working in the B2B space since 2008, and since then, she’s led content and marketing teams at B2B tech companies including Mattermark, KISSmetrics, DocSend, and Zenefits. They are more likely to do a lot of research on their own and are less likely to get in touch with a sales person. 30 Women Shaping B2B Tech Marketing.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Its founder and CEO, Sean Ellis, was pretty much a "growth hacker" before that label was really a thing -- since 2008, he’s served in interim growth roles at companies like Eventbrite and Dropbox, helping them scale in their early stages. Do your ranking research. Do your ranking research. Andrew Chen ( AndrewChen.co ).

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The following five case studies lend insight into how B2B marketers can use social media to generate leads, create specialized communities, improve SEO, become knowledge sources, and strengthen marketing campaigns. The Supply Chain Expert Community launched in August 2009 and is home to 3,620 members and counting.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Research: How do people talk about your industry and who are the influencers? Expion just compiled 8 case studies with one of our clients, Applebee's. I always share with our developers these studies because it's great to know what our users think of our tool and more importantly our weaknesses so we can improve.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Ideas @ Work , November 30, 2010 I read a case study about social media on MarketingProfs that I simply had to comment on with this week’s blog. Though it’s a B2C case study, it clearly illustrates the importance of social media and, thus, is applicable to B2B marketing as well. This is up from 16% in 2008.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

I think that credibility plays a big role here; testimonials, case studies, ratings and rankings should be in the content mix. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. mpkahuna7 That Graph is AWESOME and so informative… at least for me, a visual and experiential learner.

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