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. Use video testimonials and/or interview your customers and convert them into podcasts. Branding is an expense item like the rest of marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

This timeless classic, one of the first bestselling self-help books published in 1937 and sold over 15 million copies globally is still relevant today. As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle. I say you need both.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. See B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question ) Lesson #4: Sample kits and CAD drawings The easiest and quickest way to sell to the engineering and industrial marketplace is to have your parts and components “designed in.”

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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. Rule #4: Build credibility and gain authority The Internet has made everyone into a publisher of content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Curation: Doing more with less is the topic of a video I found in a post by Steve Rosenbaum who is the CEO of Magnify.net , a video curation and publishing platform. Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. I hit the mother lode!

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

You may be too close to the forest to see the trees, sometimes you may have to ask your current customers for their input. My take: Go back to the drawing boards and brainstorm with your R&D, engineering, sales and marketing people to make a list of problems that existed and are solved by your offerings.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Number of campaigns sent out, trade shows attended or press releases published do not generate revenues. The first is a diagnostic tool and the second one measures the health of the business. Here are the key takeaways from the webinar: Don’t confuse marketing activity with results.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

In the words of Jeffrey Zeldman , the renowned web designer, blogger, independent publisher and the king of Web standards according to Business Week, “Content precedes design. We already have lots of brochures and data sheets to give to our prospects and customers. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.”

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Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 30, 2009

Website Grader Badge Connect with Us HubSpot on Facebook HubSpot on Twitter InboundMarketers LinkedIn Group ProMarketers Facebook Group Subscribe to Blog RSS Want to share your Inbound Marketing advice with the community? Submit guest post ideas to rburnes[at]hubspot[dot]com.

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Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 31, 2011

We submitted our blog to Social Media Today which has 44,191 Facebook fans and 70,500 Twitter followers. Their editors reviewed our blog, saw that our content was valuable and targeted to their community. Here are a few B2B blogging communities to consider: B2B Marketing Zone launched in 2009. b2bmarketing

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Martech Advisor

MARCH 30, 2020

The book begins with the fundamentals of marketing and focuses on the stages of the customer journey, creating a marketing campaign, and compelling offers. It then delves into content marketing, business blogging, and provides 57 blog post ideas. Instead, it depends on how easy it is for customers to do business with you.

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Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

Pricing Based on Customer Expectations , May 26, 2010. Should You Use Foursquare for Your Business? CK’s B2B Blog ( SMS Mobile Marketing Mix Audience ). B2B, Buzz & Brand ROI: Creating Customers That Create (MORE!) B2B Social Media: Why Do Business Professionals Use Social Media? June 7, 2010.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 30, 2011

Curation brings brands and customers together : elevating brand visibility/buzz (76 percent) and lead generation (48 percent) were also top objectives. Yes, we are all publishers now , but the evolution from marketing departments to more of a publishing department will still take years for most brands to transform into.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. I’m calling my publisher! This has happened before online.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. How do you PROVE the value of Twitter? He’s smart.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010 Building an engaged community through a business blog can be extremely difficult — sometimes impossible. Online blog needs various marketing methods to get converted into big business. Facebook Insights.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

The 20 craziest things you can do on Twitter - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , July 7, 2010 OK, we’ve heard all the great business success stories about connecting and learning through Twitter. Like hooking their toilet up to Twitter. But that’s content for another blog post. Bloody great idea.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 27, 2021

In the B2B marketing world of the late 20th century, it was possible for independent industry experts, forward-thinking executives, and even marketers with an interesting point of view (those we’d collectively call “influencers” today) to get published in business and industry trade magazines.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Not too surprisingly, Facebook is the #1 method for passing along content, followed by email and then Twitter. Social Media 2010, The Fastest Growth Ever by MyCorporateMedia Randy Schrum supplies some interesting social media statistics, such as: Twitter users post more than 65 million tweets per day. Is a Blog Still Important in 2011?

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