Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process.

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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.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. What is the key to shortening the buy cycle?

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Industrial Marketing Today

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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ViewPoint

MAY 23, 2011

Today we're honored to have guest blogger Ruth Stevens share her thoughts on database marketing. Business marketers are always suspicious of the data they are getting from list and data companies, whether its prospecting lists or data elements purchased for “append,” to fill in gaps. Will my mail be delivered?

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WriteSpark

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Ideas and Resources for Technology Marketing Communications and Public Relations from Janice King, freelance high tech copywriter and author, Copywriting That Sells High Tech. Content Marketing. « How Marketers Can Help Salespeople Succeed with Large Companies | Main. | Essential Books for DIY Marketers.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Personas do matter in B2B content marketing You would be wasting your scarce resources if you pumped out marketing content without first having a clear and complete understanding of the personas of your B2B buyers.

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Conversica

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But, even with an economic bull market “light at the end of the tunnel”, we are still seeing and feeling panic from our customers. Our company was founded in 2007 and our product launched in 2009. RDAs can answer questions, provide resources, carry on two-way conversations, and identify/elevate contacts who are ready to buy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The majority of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) consider customer engagement as their top priority according to a recent study done by Forbes Insights and George P. The New Rules of Engagement: CMOs Rethink Their Marketing Mix is based on a survey of 314 marketing executives at companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Rise of the Content Marketer Content Needs a King I know I don’t have to argue the value of content to readers of this blog. What used to be clear roles (i.e.

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ClearVoice

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Brands you use every day, like Groupon, WhatsApp, and Uber incredibly got their start during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. Marketing is Essential During a Recession. Marketing is Essential During a Recession. It’s tempting to cut back on your marketing budget, but data shows that is actually not a good idea.

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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.

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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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?

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markempa

FEBRUARY 23, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 31, 2013

Last week we kicked of this Future of Marketing series with an interview with Mark Schaefer. I have already stated my own marketing predictions on the future of marketing myself. Following is an interview with Marcus Starke (@ marstarke ), SVP, Worldwide Marketing Regions at SAP. What influenced you?

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markempa

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Tweet The ultimate goal of B2B marketing and lead generation is to help the sales team sell. Marketers spend a lot of time and effort creating inbound leads but struggle getting those leads to convert into customers after they hand them off to sales. Remember, people buy from people. Use your manners. Read, call or email?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? This long time staple has become the Rodney “No Respect&# Dangerfield of B2B and industrial marketing. Are those predictions a little premature?

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Sana Commerce

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The world of B2B is following suit: By the end of 2021, online B2B sales will make up 13% of total B2B revenue in the U.S. Plus, despite pandemic uncertainty, 75% percent of B2B businesses are continuing their digital transformation — meaning if you don’t follow suit, you’ll be left behind. Download for free.

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Sana Commerce

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The world of B2B is following suit: By the end of 2021, online B2B sales will make up 13% of total B2B revenue in the U.S. Plus, despite pandemic uncertainty, 75% percent of B2B businesses are continuing their digital transformation — meaning if you don’t follow suit, you’ll be left behind. Download for free.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. " I agree.

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Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

One of the many goals of B2B marketing is to continuously forge better customer relationship. We have invited B2B Experts to shed light on the following question: " What is your one tip on how B2B marketers should forge customer relationships by providing compelling content? Marketo's Modern B2B Marketing.

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Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Measuring ROI on content marketing is not straightforward; that is why most firms put measurement on the back burner. We asked our panel of B2B marketing experts "How can B2B marketers measure return on investment (leads generated, market awareness etc) for the money/effort spent on creating and marketing content?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation / demand generation software provider Manticore today announced the release of Manticore Technology VII, which includes a fully customizable user interface, email and landing page folders, an email delivery wizard, and drag-and-drop list building functionality. any significant price point, non-commodity products).

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Chris Koch

OCTOBER 30, 2009

We just wrapped up our ITSMA Annual Marketing Conference this week and the strongest current driving the river of conversation was social media. Most of ITSMA’s clients are B2B marketers from big technology companies that sell big, complex products, services, and solutions. This has big implications for marketers.

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 27, 2019

But in today’s noisy marketing landscape, what your brand really needs is a story. Stories make for better marketing because they elicit emotion. Even B2B brands are taking this indirect approach. B2B and B2C organizations are moving away from product-focused video towards telling bigger stories around overarching themes.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 29, 2017

Have your marketing efforts hit a plateau? Are you looking for an innovative way to reach new markets and solve new problems? As may already know, Sean Ellis, an experienced marketing leader, entrepreneur and angel investor, coined the term “growth hacker” to describe “a person whose true north is growth.”

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 27, 2011

There’s no question that search has dramatically altered the marketing landscape; the traditional yellow pages are now viewed as a colossal waste of paper as 70% (and climbing) of consumers go online to find local businesses and more than 90% of B2B purchase cycles start on the web.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

First, there’s the leading candidate for Most Frequently Used Email Opening of 2009: “In these challenging economic times …”. Yet the last line of the email is “Sign up now to start saving” which sounds to my ear like an invitation to buy the product. If you want me to buy the product, tell me why I should buy the product.

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Online Marketing Institute

MAY 24, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar The Marketing Mélange A blog on all things Marketing with Strategy & Information Technology focus Blog Archive ▼ 2009 ( 22 ) ▼ June ( 2 ) Strategic Insights from Calculating Lifetime Custo. How to determine Lifetime Customer Value ► May ( 4 ) How do you measure Marketing ROI?

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markempa

JULY 28, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 14, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc. said it best when she wrote, “Passive reading of your content is not going to help online marketing initiatives shorten buying cycles or increase customer acquisition and revenues.” Your sales team must report to marketing and put these leads back into the hopper for nurturing.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

How should marketers leverage content? We asked B2B Marketing experts: " How should B2B marketers balance the need for free content (helpful for prospects decision making) Vs. the need to have content that produces a steady flow of good leads (that can directed to sales team)? Which content should be free?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 7, 2017

I NEVER would buy a PC. In an article published by the University of Southern California, it was found that 76% of people who purchased an iPhone replaced it with another iPhone. When I bought my first iPhone and MacBook Pro in 2009, I knew I was an Apple Geek for life. Pepsi or Coke? Burger King or McDonald’s?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

I’m sure you’ve read many times that engineers hate marketing/marketers and they want only the facts. 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.

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