Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Savvy B2B email marketers are being very creative in order to rise above the noise, get their lists to open their emails and take a desired action. Email strategy: Milwaukee Tool worked with email service provider (ESP) ExactTarget in developing an aggressive email campaign containing links to product videos. per week in 2006.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Social media among IT and business buyers of technology rose 50% over last year and finally pushed to majority status; 55% said they use social media as part of the technology buying process in 2009 versus just 37% in 2008. Source: ITSMA ) Webinars: This is a very popular content marketing tactic used in industrial and B2B marketing.

Buying Cycle 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.” Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead. You can read his entire blog post here. All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

I have come across two tools for helping you dig deeper and create marketing content that focuses on benefits over features. The first tool is the Product Analysis Worksheet from the book Personal Selling: An Interactive Approach by Ronald Marks, Ph.D., and professor of marketing at the University of Missouri.

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Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

And the tug-of-war between sales and marketing continues. Business blogs for lead generation Even though business blogging is not widely used in B2B marketing and especially in industrial marketing, it can be very effective as a tool for lead generation. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

It seems obvious that there is a big disconnect between the goals of B2B content marketing and true customer engagement. It is not just a matter of measuring better ROI metrics or using the tools of marketing automation du jour. B2B marketers need to close the gap between their perception and the reality of customer engagement.

B2B Marketing 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Follow these essential rules of a website redesign and you’ll truly create a powerful sales and marketing tool. As the founder of Tiecas, I have been helping manufacturers and engineering services companies boost their sales with better do-it-yourself (DiY) marketing for over 20 years. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

RESEARCH Even before I open up my trusty word processor, I head over to Google’s Keyword Tool. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

My take: Use a keyword research tool like the free Google Keywords Research Tool to come up with a list of keywords and phrases based around the problems and solutions you discovered in step #1. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. of Tiecas, Inc. Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

How do you turn your business blog into a powerful sales tool? webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. I’ve listed six business blogging tips here to get you started.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum. Among other stuff.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management DemandBase Marketing Management 40

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle. A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Solution: Make more efficient use of tools like webinars and online meetings to bring together stakeholders who may be spread out all over the world. I suspect that as more understanding is gained of “how to&# use the tools the flood gates will open in the industrial sector. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Thus, while we're all learning about social media and inbound marketing as well as teaching others about it, having a resource that quickly and clearly explains all of the basic terms and applications is critically important. Social Media Marketing Dictionary: 120 Terms to Know.

Paid Content 28

Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing Work Management 28

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Use a free tool like Google’s Keyword Tool to find search terms and long-tail keywords that people are using to search for information related to your products and services. That will give you an idea of demand. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. Resources

Traffic 60

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Two factors are at work here: Blog content that is frequently updated and loaded with your team’s most important keywords lead to greater visibility on search engines. Plus, social sharing tools now enable your readers to share that content with their extended networks, further extending your reach and visibility.

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