Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. – of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Now, B2B content marketing’s agenda is to educate and inform customers and prospects. Educate, inform and provide value to customers and prospects. Your business will grow.&# (See Content Marketing – The Ultimate Cheat Sheet ). Content Marketing’s slogan is – “Don’t pitch. Don’t sell.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

By the time buyers reach the Procurement stage, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Those that drop off the list are often those who did not provide the right level of information to buyers or did not meet some other perceived or real need in the buyer. There are plenty of charts and graphs too.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Once they find the correct part number, offer datasheets with performance characteristics, applications and tolerance information, include a way for the visitor to send a quick question to your engineering department and if applicable, add a “buy now” button to take advantage of online sales. Share your thoughts by leaving a comment.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” Any help that I can provide to my clients to alleviate the problem is greatly appreciated and rewarding for my business. How can you accomplish all that?

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

According to Jeff Ogden, the Fearless Competitor , you are going to need two critical pieces of information to conduct a content audit. And in a complex industrial buy cycle, things can get well…complicated. There is plenty of information out there about buyer personas. Read The Anatomy of a Great Web Persona by Brian Massey.

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