The Effective Marketer

MAY 29, 2009

Granted, Amazon.com doesn’t care if hordes of Kindle users cancel their WSJ subscription as long as they keep purchasing books through the site, but if you are not so lucky as to be the size of Amazon.com, just remember these simple yet powerful lessons. Thank you, Amazon, for teaching us a lesson. Now go f@%$! United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

Free Marketing Stuff Can Sell As marketers our job is to generate brand awareness, educate our prospective customers on the benefits of our products and get them to purchase. When people download his eBook and like it, they are more likely to purchase his new book. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

Work Management 100

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Creating engaging marketing content is NOT clever wordsmithing B2B marketing content that will truly engage you audience and nurture them until they are ready to make the purchase decision, requires more than just copywriting and/or hiring someone who can put a clever spin on words.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

By the time buyers reach the Procurement stage, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. 83% of buyers review only three or fewer pieces of content before making a decision on purchases under $1,000, while 70% of buyers review four or more pieces of content on purchases greater than $10,000.

Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

You are not alone, most business purchases, especially industrial products don’t lend themselves to a simple Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). Have you struggled to answer that question? It becomes even more complicated if you sell through channel partners and there are different pricing structures in place.

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

This tendency often neglects the other marketing channels that played a role in early stages of the purchase funnel. It is not just a matter of measuring better ROI metrics or using the tools of marketing automation du jour. As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint.

B2B Marketing 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 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

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

It must help your customers make the best use of their purchase. 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 How well is your content performing for you?

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Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

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. Create and deliver useful information such as white papers, industry research and trends and how-to guides for selecting the right solution provider.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

In complex industrial sales, researchers often do not have the authority to make the final purchase decision. 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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Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

April 30, 2009 — Laura Ramos Email, Search, and Direct Mail Deliver Results Over Time I am very appreciative to Roy Young and Ann Handley at MarketingProfs for partnering with Forrester and me on the B2B marketing budget trends and effectiveness survey. What’s making a comeback?

Marketing Mix 40

Marketing Mix Tactics Work Management Marketing Management 40

LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

2009 was the year in which Marketing Automation really took off. Several new vendors appeared on the market, many existing vendors experienced rapid growth, and Marketing Automation as a term gained popularity among B2B marketers. In this post I want to focus on the trends in Marketing Automation for 2010.

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Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Sales Management Automation 100

The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Why is it we spend all that money and effort into getting people interested just to forget about them once we get the purchase order? Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Work Management Planning 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

There is a big difference between what B2B customers say they want and what really drives their purchasing decision. after they surveyed more than 1,200 purchasing decision makers in small, medium, and large companies throughout the United States and Western Europe who are responsible for buying high-tech products and services.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 B2B Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2010

The chart below shows how engineers and industrial buyers use the Internet in work-related purchases ( Source: 2010 GlobalSpec Industrial Buy Cycle Survey ). You’d arm them with information about your products and how people use them. Then you’d put that person in front of the audience and check with them.”

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Marketing Budget Buying Cycle Web 2.0 60