The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

A recent article I read on Harvard Business Review, “ Aflac’s CEO Explains How He Fell For The Duck ” made me think about brand messaging and the use of mascots. The article is great because it gives you an insider’s view of how the famous Aflac duck came to being and the challenges Aflac’s CEO had to overcome to get it adopted.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

An interesting article sent to me (thanks, Z.) The article from BBC News UK can be seen here: The Problem With PowerPoint Over the years I’ve read a number of books on effective presentations, listened to podcasts, and attended some presentations and webcasts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks A recent article from BtoB Online about email deliverability reminded me of how dangerous this whole thing of email marketing deliverability numbers can be. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Death by PowerPoint? Tips for Designing in Powerpoint This entry was posted on Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 9:06 am and is filed under Communication , Online Marketing , Teamwork , Web Design. So what are you waiting for? Start prototyping today! Like Be the first to like this post.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

The key ideas that seem to be present across them all are: Buyer persona is key for content generation Guest writers (employees, competitors, etc.) Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License. United States License.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

This entry was posted on Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 10:20 pm and is filed under Communication , Teamwork. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 He says “listen first, speak last”. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2009

The action plan in Peter Drucker’s “8 Principles” article involves thinking not only about what to do, but also the expected results. This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 10:17 pm and is filed under Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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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. He has outlined what is wrong with the theory of mass marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

Did you find this “how to” article helpful? 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 Please leave your comments below.

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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.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 5, 2009

In 2004 Drucker wrote an article for Harvard Business Review Magazine titled “What makes an effective executive”. The 8 principles he outlines in his HBR article are more “action oriented”, meaning they guide you towards making the right plans for the right activity and how to behave in general. United States License.

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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.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 3, 2009

Blogs, magazine articles, whole books were written on marketing strategies and tactics and how to tweak your website to get higher Google rankings, how to use Guerilla Marketing and all the other interesting tools in the marketer arsenal but those are mainly that: tools. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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JANUARY 25, 2009

Drucker, of course, was right on target when included this principle in his article for effective managers (“ What Makes an Effective Executive ”, Harvard Business Review, June 2004) since one of the most important aspects one should be able to master in order to become effective is time management, and meetings are, as a general rule, a time drag.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Success story #3: Consultant specializing in accelerating business growth for global companies Redesigned his business website with personal branding and highlighting his expertise using an online article library. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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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.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

A vast majority of the survey respondents reported that outbound tactics outperformed inbound initiatives for generating qualified leads. An article I read on Eloqua’s blog “It’s All About Revenue,” shed some light on this. An article I read on Eloqua’s blog “It’s All About Revenue,” shed some light on this.

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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.” That’s precisely why Kerry’s article caught my attention. She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

You should also be checking for industry related news and is a good idea to email the hiring manager a link to an interesting article or press release that might be relevant to the company, this shows you’re up to date on the industry and is really interested. Some of these simple gestures go a long way towards helping you land the job.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 12, 2009

Did we generate quality leads? Did we generate quality leads? Charts That Tell a Story Here is a compilation of great articles and sites I’ve read in the past that really helped me understand the importance of paying attention to data presentation and how to choose the right chart based on your data and message. “

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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. To most C-level execs that really means answering the question, “How much revenue did it generate?” Or do we need to show a verifiable ROI?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

I found a series of blog posts on pricing on your website at Dave Jung’s B2B Blog , some of those articles date back to 2006. 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

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 23, 2009

If you want to get some good insights on effective SEO, check out his presentation and the free articles they have on the SEOmoz website. This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 9:17 pm and is filed under Marketing Strategy , Marketing Training , Online Marketing , Webinars. Like Be the first to like this post.

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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.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. The final piece of the content curation puzzle was an article by Lee Odden of TopRank Online Marketing blog. I’m glad that you found my article helpful.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? That is a very good way to generate a qualified lead from your blog. A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

For example, if you have 3 or 4 articles on a related topic, can you now combine them into an eBook with a fresh take? She applies over 20 years of business management and marketing experience to help companies with complex sales use eMarketing strategies to generate more and better sales opportunities.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Build a library of various content assets such as published articles, white papers, online demos, webinars, videos, technical specifications, datasheets, case studies and customer testimonials. The shelf life of your content is pretty short because new information is generated very quickly on the Internet.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Challenges 2009 : The EDUCAUSE Top Teaching and Learning. 2.0 : for those interested in Web 2.0 College 2.0 : Online Learning and Web 2.0 College 2.0: (Facebook group, Eduardo Peirano ). 2.0 : Instructional Designers, developers, instructors and. application of Web 2.0

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Your article with the examples helped me see it clearly. 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 Thank you for a very informative post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 31, 2010

Just building a business blog is not going to help you drive traffic or generate leads. Here’s a screenshot of my setting: Changing permalinks after your blog has been live for a while can cause you to lose pagerank in search engines and generate “404 page not found” errors. What is On Site SEO?

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JULY 20, 2010

That is why the headline “The Creativity Crisis” in a recent article from Newsweek caught my attention. According to the article, the Creativity Quotient (CQ) among American children has been in a steady decline since the early nineties. Next, idea-finding: generate as many ideas as possible.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 28, 2009

How exactly did Dell generate so much revenue by Twittering? Learn the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best blog posts and articles from last year on Twitter techniques, tools and tactics. Tags: Web 2.0 How can you get more retweets and efficiently manage unfollowers? Social Tagging.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Find the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best articles and blog posts on social media marketing from this year so far. Find the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best articles and blog posts on social media marketing from this year so far. Tags: Web 2.0 Social Tagging.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 12, 2009

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 9:22 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , productivity. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

It allows someone who is on the road to supply the right information to the customer, demonstrate the exact solution via a video, refer them to a blog or tech article with the detailed solutions for their problem and take an order while traveling. &# If nothing else, it makes the mobile sales force much much more productive.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

If you want to know more about processing emails, getting your inbox empty, and working more productively you should definitely check out 43Folders and their “ inbox zero ” series of articles and a great Primer on the GTD system is the blog post at 7Productions. Next : Is your calendar working for or against you? United States License.

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