Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing Content to Engage and Sell by Achinta Mitra on July 6, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies Marketing 101 teaches you “Customers buy benefits and not product features.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

She defines it as “Contagious content must educate them [prospects and customers] about what they need to know, apply your company’s unique expertise in addition to your product and prove you walk your talk through the sharing of evidence. Are your company, products and services visible in various online channels used across the stages?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to Revenue Generation Next post: 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. All Rights Reserved. Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Of course, you don’t have to copy word for word any of the examples from above, you are the only one who can decide which approach works best for your product, service or list. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

For example, segment your products and services by application and/or industry. Give them hardcore specifications typically found in product spec sheets. The first thing an engineer wants to know is do your products, parts and components meet his/her design specifications and standards?

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Email strategy: Milwaukee Tool worked with email service provider (ESP) ExactTarget in developing an aggressive email campaign containing links to product videos. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Too often, marketers create new educational content based on internal triggers, such as a new product launch or the adoption of a new marketing strategy. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Don’t be afraid to tear apart your initial outline if you think it will improve the product. 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 All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Make a plan: Even before you start writing content and posting, you need to have a clear set of goals. Are you pre-selling a product or service? You don’t want to create another of those unless you are planning to sell advertisement space on your business blog. What do you want the post to do for your company? of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Let’s get one thing straight from the get go, if you are in a declining market with low demand for your products and services, no amount of automation will help you generate new leads. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

You are well aware of the fact that the Internet has completely and permanently changed the way industrial buyers purchase technical products and services. Let’s say your business offers a software product designed to help business owners efficiently allocate revenue to related expenses to ultimately reduce costs. All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

The answer lies in shifting from traditional company product marketing to customer problem oriented marketing. We need to develop customer-centric solutions-based marketing content instead of product-centric features and benefits marketing collateral. According to Tim Riesterer of CMM Forum LLC (now part of Corporate Visions, Inc.),

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Learn to connect the dots – many times product managers and engineers have very deep knowledge about their products and the problems they can solve. Be a ruthless editor – business owners and product developers are passionate about their offerings. This will also lower the client’s fear of “you just don’t get it.” Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

If nothing else, it makes the mobile sales force much much more productive. 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 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

link] mattsurfs "Twitter can suck you in to a vortex of counter-productivity like one bite of that KFC Double Down sandwich." " [link] [link] mattsurfs "Twitter can suck you in to a vortex of counter-productivity like one bite of that KFC Double Down sandwich." Whatchya think? It's awesome!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Now, you can track number of “likes&# and daily interactions on your Facebook page, in the same place you can track RSS feeds, Twitter followers, and all the other awesome data points Swix provides. I know you’ve got a bunch of exciting new products that I’m excited to try. I’m bummed I missed that one.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. This is especially misplaced with group written blogs, where the broad content focus and inconsistent tonality makes RSS subscription less likely. Very helpful post, Jay. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

For normal humans that check social media a couple times a day, NutshellMail may become your new favorite social companion. You can even include Twitter searches in your feed, enabling you to use NutshellMail the same way you’d use TweetBeep, or an RSS feed of Twitter search results. And it’s free. what do you do?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

RSS subscriptions are up. Whether it’s blog posts, video blogs, Powerpoint presentations, podcasts, haiku, or graffiti art, practice makes the production process easier. Powers RT @jaybaer: Are You Growing Enough Voices [link] That's a productive vacation. You would be entirely wrong. Visits are up. Page views are up.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Won’t we soon see forms that ask us to choose one or all of these contact methods: Email newsletter Blog (via RSS or email) Twitter Facebook Remember, social media is an ingredient, not an entree. Those two areas are a lot more interesting than the devolution of Social Media into direct marketing. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Swix aggregates as many as 100+ of your social media metrics, and presents them in a unified, visually digestible fashion that will be the darling of any Excel hater. Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? A new product launch. A write up on a blog. Trade show.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media can enable conversations and participation but the real value comes from what we do with those conversations. This is particularly true if your social media strategy is integrated into your entire organization. This is particularly true if your social media strategy is integrated into your entire organization.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

Buyers of technical products and services do look to vendors for providing relevant information for solving their problems. Even though B2B customers consider product features and price very important, what they are really looking for is a remarkable sales experience. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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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. Here you can add a link to your Home page or a product page. That will give you an idea of demand. Add a link to your privacy policy in the footer.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Buy your own product. link] [link] Hot In Marketing 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – C. Great list, looks a lot like the discovery we do prior to content planning. You know how much you learn about your customers sitting in your office?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

The mere act of opting-in is an expression of interest in your products and services, so it stands to reason that relevant product or service promotions to this audience would stimulate sales. Seth Godin predicted that RSS would kill email. Why is email such a steady producer? Consumer’s who get it, want it. October 2007.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

[link] malmy (Michael Malmrose) Twitter Comment Here’s a good read on developing a social media strategy in 7 steps: [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Production Video Services Well, I must say…I found this blog post via Twitter. I have subscribed to your rss feed as well. Thanks again.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You can also set up various searches from Google, Twitter, etc and run the RSS feeds from each search through Yahoo Pipes and have the resulting feed delivered to your inbox or RSS reader to monitor ongoing. I've definitely had some good experiences with your product. Hope that helps! link] Katie Van Domelen Thank you!

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APRIL 8, 2010

I have not bought an iPad but, from what I have read, the consumption vs. production of content distinction is valid. I may be wrong about this, but it seems that most Apple products (and tech products in general, for that matter) are better in their second and third iterations. Maybe they'll add a camera, USB, etc.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Use WWSGD to include a little message before or after each of your posts, asking readers to subscribe to your RSS feed (or buy you a drink). Note that nearly 40% of all subscribers to this blog are via email, not RSS. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). In the case of this blog, you'll see the top level “like&# in the top right corner by the RSS icon.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Also, Facebook’s enhancements to its Insights analytics product aim to give companies information about their visitors that far exceeds the data available from Google Analytics (another reason Google is freaking out). In the case of this blog, you'll see the top level “like&# in the top right corner by the RSS icon.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2010

You’d arm them with information about your products and how people use them. 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 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Use WWSGD to include a little message before or after each of your posts, asking readers to subscribe to your RSS feed (or buy you a drink). Note that nearly 40% of all subscribers to this blog are via email, not RSS. August 12, 2010 (768) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 28, 2010

One podcast with very high production values is less important than ten podcasts (about different topics) with reduced production values. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. There is of course a limit to this logic. Crap is still crap). All rights reserved.

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