The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

Effective marketing is about generating sales. Sure, leads and nurturing and all of that are all good but the reality is that unless a sale is made, all that money was spent without any return. Part of the challenge is reaching enough people with your message so that at least a significant number of them decide to buy.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Budget Programs Marketing Management 100

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

economic concerns expectations were that eCommerce sales would remain flat or even decrease in 2010. eCommerce spending increased by 9 percent from 2009, reaching 227.6 Staggering Facebook numbers are a major factor in many businesses turning to the social network to connect with potential customers. With continuing U.S.

eCommerce 28

eCommerce Inbound Marketing Long Tail Marketing Amazon 28

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2010

The study shows that there are specific keyword combinations used dependent upon the buying stage of the person searching on Google. In phase 1, the 2 companies relied on a Question and Answer format to determine the impact of buying stage on the keyword combinations used by IT buyers.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Web 2.0 Customer Satisfaction Keywords 100

Tony Zambito

MAY 1, 2011

  Morgan Stanley (2010) recently reported in a study that there are now more social network users than email users.    If you are a Chief Sales Officer, when was the last time you checked how often your sales teams are making contact with potential buyers? .  What is happening? 

Planning 100

Planning Buyer Personas Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services 100

markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Thats a question I know a lot of very busy B2B marketers ask themselves which is why I found Tessa Wegerts ClickZ article on " Facebook as a B2B Marketing Tool " interesting. But I’ve heard the audience demographic of the Facebook is now moving from being focused on college kids to becoming a place for adults. Why or why not?

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

You can survey your customers, although that’s not always the best approach because the questions are not fresh in their minds – they’ve already made their buying decision. I would also make a point to solicit input from customer service and sales teams, as they have more day-to-day interaction with fence-sitters.

FAQ 137

FAQ Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Social Media 137

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Understanding and building accurate profiles of different personas requires a close alignment between sales and marketing. The sales team has a much better understanding of the needs of various stakeholders because of their customer-facing role. What marketing content you serve at each phase of the buying cycle also matters.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Because B2B and industrial buyers tend to be more sophisticated in the use of online content in making their decision over the entire buying cycle. BtoB marketers need to create and deliver content that is relevant to those searching for their solution while mapping it to the prospect’s buying cycle.

Optimization 60

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on June 24, 2010 in B2B E-Mail Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Lately, social media seems to garner all the attention in the media and blog posts with very little mention about email marketing. The first study done by AWeber (aff.

Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive. However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive. These metrics are all linked to 10 stages in Sopheon’s sales process.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities by Achinta Mitra on April 22, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies I read an eye-opening article by Andrew R. Non-core functions such as sales and distribution should be outsourced.

Distribution 60

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies 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

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS 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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Social Networks 60

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well Next post: The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

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. Passive reading of your content will not move the prospect any closer to his/her decision to buy from you.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Instead of buying print ads in trade journals, they create their own blog and build an active community around it. For 2010, approximately six in 10 marketing professionals surveyed plan to increase their spending on content initiatives. How are you using content marketing in your B2B marketing?

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Here are some of the key findings from the study: Emerging Trends: 61% of the respondents (500 total) cited Driving Revenue as the most important success metric as compared to Sales Accepted Opportunities (40%), Qualified Leads (39%) with website visits and click-through rates trailing way at the back at 12% each. How has your role changed?

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

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.”

Features 60

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business 60

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. As marketers, we need to shorten the industrial buy cycle by producing marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

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

Small Business Marketing Blogger Web 2.0 Tips 60

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?) Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The primary metrics measured are retention (58%), sales (44%), and revenue per customer (35%). As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint. That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group.

B2B Marketing 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your peril by Achinta Mitra on January 26, 2010 in Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development Is you current website an asset or a liability?

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

by Achinta Mitra on November 16, 2009 in B2B E-Mail Marketing Do you know the key component of email marketing that generates more high-quality leads and drives sales? However, for email marketing to be a true driver of sales, your need something even more valuable and every email that you send out should have it. What is it?

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in 60

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

WHEN : When on the sales cycle do you expect to engage with your prospects? Results achieved: The company has seen a 26% increase in engine and automotive shipping customers since the campaign began in 2009 FreightCenter.com exceeded its original goal of a 50/50 split in only 18 months. Share your ideas here.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

2 comments… read them below or add one } Eric Goldman July 18, 2010 at 11:22 am Achinta; This is a great article – thanks for posting it! They forgot to first set a strategy that carefully targets prospects with relevant messaging. Automating the “garbage in, garbage out” marketing approach benefits no one.”

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

Additionally, when marketers create a nurturing program across the buying process, each new lead should start at the beginning of the program with touch 1. Hold some in reserve to use as an offer during an inside sales call to follow-up. Ardath is the author of eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale.

Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on July 14, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing Even though “content curation” is not a common phrase, there’s plenty of discussion to be found on the Internet. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. {

Curation 60

Curation RSS Content Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

As long as you can make their entire sales experience easy (both before and after) and your products meet specifications for them to specify with confidence, you probably have a lifetime customer unless you fail him/her badly. Engineers therefore tend to be very loyal and there is built-in inertia to change or try something new.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 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? by Achinta Mitra on September 27, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Industrial Websites , Sales Strategies , Social Media Marketing Remember the very first music video ever played on MTV?

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 60