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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

However, to be successful with social media, you have to provide real value and that usually comes from great content. However, to be successful with social media, you have to provide real value and that usually comes from great content. The old ways of pushing out content is no longer effective.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial Sales Job? And digital marketing and social media are as disruptive as they come. Solution: Curate content and make it easily searchable. Not so fast!

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 60

B2B Marketing Traction

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I linked my blog, my book recommendations, my Tweets, my presentations and other content to my profile. In 2008 he launched the Social Network Roadmap and the Executive’s Guide to Web 2.0 to foster aggressive adoption of Web 2.0 I update my status several times a week. while mitigating risk.

Linkedin 100

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. After all, that’s how your prospects and customers will find your blog and/or Web site.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

« Keynote: building the networked professional firm | Main | Mobile social networking, meaning virtual networks bringing people physically together, will inevitably be a pervasive application » The information processing view of humanity. Ross Dawson, April 7, 2008 3:20 AM US PT. Bests, April 8, 2008 1:30 PM.

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WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

How should you measure the impact of social media? What are some of the best free tools for monitoring social buzz about your brand or company? How can you create effective online video content on a budget? Of the hundreds of Facebook applications available, which ones are best for business?

Social Media 20

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Relevant marketing content – key to thought leadership Positioning your company as a thought leader is critical in complex technical sales that have long buying cycles with many decision makers involved. In the later stages, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Definitely not.”

Relevance 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Nothing happens until your site visitors and blog readers take some kind of an action after reading your content. Even if you have carefully segmented your target audience by demographics, different people within the same company can and do react differently to your content.

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

How can you make a big splash in social media without a huge budget? Turn your social media contacts into leads, and ultimately customers? Take advantage of new tools to raise your own profile by commenting on existing content? Are Comments the Next Social Layer? Use Facebook fan pages to help with SEO?

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LEADSExplorer Social Media Optimization Web 2.0 20

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Which social bookmarking sites have the most clout? Can social media really increase revenue? What common mistakes should you avoid in social media marketing? Get the answers to these questions and others here in the final set of the best posts on social media marketing from last year.

Social Media 20

Social Media Optimization Media Web 2.0 20

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?) in B2B marketing content.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 60

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Most organizations still see blogs as a way to push their content to learners, which to my mind makes blogs simply a multimedia e-newsletter. There still doesnt seem to be a full recognition of the power of co-creation and the idea that Web 2.0 As long as we persist in seeing Web 2.0 through the lens of Web 1.0,

Web 2.0 100

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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.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 15, 2008

Google e Media sociali. - 15-lug-2008. 14-lug-2008. 6-lug-2008. 30-giu-2008. 29-giu-2008. Personal Branding con i social media di Luigi Centenaro. Si tratta di “Personal Branding con i social media&# di Luigi. Google e Media sociali. martedì 15 luglio 2008.

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 27, 2008

What are the most popular Web 2.0 Which social media sites are the most valuable? Read on to discover all of this and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on social media and Web 2.0 so far in 2008. so far in 2008. Is Your Site Social Media Friendly?

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 Optimization Media 20

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

WebMarketCentral

APRIL 6, 2009

Everybody uses Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but which niche social media sites are worth investigating? How can you maximize your results through social bookmarking sites like Digg? How does social media relate to SEO? Why is online reputation management so important?

Social Media 20

Social Media Optimization Digg Web 2.0 20

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. So curated content is not something new.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

Also see a very interesting post from Junta42, “Engage and Inspire Employees First, Customers Second.” ) Because of the longer cycles and the complexities of B2B and industrial sales, marketers find it very difficult to associate leads to specific marketing content. Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

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. said it best when she wrote, “Passive reading of your content is not going to help online marketing initiatives shorten buying cycles or increase customer acquisition and revenues.”

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? If you are not a professional copywriter, coming up with new content regularly can be a difficult task.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 22, 2008

July 2, 2008 at 7:45 pm. · · Filed under General and tagged: design , models , social media , virtual organizations , web 2.0. I love social media and online collaborative tools. July 2008 (10). social media. social media. Kristina Schneider’s Blog.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed. The instant gratification mindset of B2B content consumers means they’re demanding more content, faster. Designing content for 1X use is wasteful. See my post Rule of 5 for B2B content development.

Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses.

Social Networks 60

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

Web 2.0 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Despite all the hype surrounding social media in B2B marketing, 50% of the marketers said they didn’t blog, 49% don’t use Twitter and 25% don’t use LinkedIn. Organizations are spending considerable amounts of time and money on tracking and measuring lead generation metrics.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

I keep these checked to avoid any duplicate content issues. Now that you have a better idea of optimizing your WordPress blog to attract traffic, don’t forget, it is your content that will create fans and convert them into customers. Spend 80% of your time writing engaging content and the rest of your time on optimizing your blog.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business 60

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

social media. user generated content. Web Content 2007. Web-based spreadsheet. Jun 26, 2008 0. Jun 25, 2008 0. International Forum on Enterprise 2.0: International Forum on Enterprise 2.0 Jun 25, 2008 0. Social Enterprise: Interview with 7thFloor Magazine.

Wiki 100

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers by Achinta Mitra on September 29, 2009 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Websites , Social Media Marketing I came across an incredible blog post recently that I think every small business owner should read.

Small Business Marketing 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Instead of spending most of their marketing budget on traditional industrial marketing channels like trade shows or direct mail, Vico produces webinars and creates content that site visitors download and others link to. In short, they are doing things that help them get found online.

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

Biznology

APRIL 22, 2013

If you are trying to find a reference to guide you through the journey of making your enterprise social networking successful, consider going back in the timeline 10 years before Facebook, and set your eyes on another Internet titan: Amazon.com. I kid you not: even though Amazon predated the whole Web 2.0

Social Networks 80

Social Networks Amazon Facebook Web 2.0 80

The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2010

According to their post: “Last week in San Francisco, 211 business-to-business marketers spent two days sharing insights, case studies and advice on social media marketing, lead generation, Sales and Marketing alignment, and other hot-button issues on the West Coast swing of MarketingSherpa’s seventh annual B2B Marketing Summit.&#

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 28, 2008

July 27, 2008 at 9:05 pm. · · Filed under Collaboration , Communities , Distributed Work , Enterprise 2.0 , Talent Management. » Meryn Stol wrote @ July 28th, 2008 at 7:58 am Thanks! Enterprise 2.0 Attivio Tightly Integrates Structured Data and Unstructured Content for a New Approach to Information Access.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 11, 2010

This question on a recent LinkedIn discussion thread for the Technology Marketing Community reminded me of when, a couple years ago, I delivered a presentation at the 2008 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Summit. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 You get the point.

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