Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Here are some stats, results and recommendations that I found very useful: In the Needs Awareness and Research stages, buyers use a broad array of sources, including social media, Webinars, e-newsletters, search engines and [vertical search engines like] GlobalSpec. There are plenty of charts and graphs too.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Make sure there are well-established guidelines for employees to participate in social networks. Develop your message: Put some thought into who, what and why about your business. Provide this information in plain English with compelling reasons for people to do business with you.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

He also said, “Use of information from social media sources and web mining is growing as sales professionals are looking to leverage every piece of intelligence they can find to help progress deals.&# an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. A white paper would fit the bill nicely here.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Anything you can do to help them find the right information quicker will score big with engineers. If possible, add basic pricing information on your site to offer complete information without leaving your site. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

According to Jeff Ogden, the Fearless Competitor , you are going to need two critical pieces of information to conduct a content audit. There is plenty of information out there about buyer personas. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? Studies have shown that people retain information quicker and longer when you engage their visual senses.

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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. In the later stages, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Branding is an expense item like the rest of marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

Capture visitor information – Implement a method to capture visitor information from your business blog. Install some kind of a sign-up form to capture basic contact information such as name, company name and email address. It has to be a value exchange for people to give up their contact information to you.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

I searched Wikipedia for information but couldn’t find an exact definition. Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. What is content curation?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. Their activities enrich and inform our products and services.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

Not just any content, but ideas, information and expertise they find relevant and helpful for answering questions they have about problems they’re trying to solve. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Designing content for 1X use is wasteful.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Thank you for a very informative post. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. – Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. { Your article with the examples helped me see it clearly.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Once they find the correct part number, offer datasheets with performance characteristics, applications and tolerance information, include a way for the visitor to send a quick question to your engineering department and if applicable, add a “buy now” button to take advantage of online sales. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

The more detailed and specific information you can provide with the least number of search queries or clicks, the better will be the user experience. The shelf life of your content is pretty short because new information is generated very quickly on the Internet. That’s good news but it also creates a credibility problem.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Create and deliver useful information such as white papers, industry research and trends and how-to guides for selecting the right solution provider. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. How can you accomplish all that? He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Opportunity Development: Research, understand and distill the relevant industry-specific information, key issues and business needs in order to educate the company, especially the sales force, on the specific business requirements of a given market. According to Tim Riesterer of CMM Forum LLC (now part of Corporate Visions, Inc.),

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Be a ruthless editor – business owners and product developers are passionate about their offerings. Harness that power by gathering all the information and then editing the material into cohesive content. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Even though the widespread adoption of social media in industrial marketing has been slower than general B2B and B2C marketing, it has had a serious impact on industrial sales, especially on the traditional role of the outside sales rep. They prefer to consume information at their convenience and in their preferred format.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 31, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. – Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. {

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Online Marketing Institute

MAY 27, 2009

Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at 7:27 pm Why B-to-B Marketers Will Pioneer the New, New Media 150,000 Years of Social Network Media Experience: Why B-to-B Marketers Will Pioneer the New, New Media. In what seems a matter of months, social network marketing has become the rage. RSS COMMENTS 0 Loading.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 9, 2009

The following are the top posts from featured sources based on social signals. 7 Tips on how B2B marketers can leverage social media - B2B Lead Generation Blog , June 29, 2009. Socialize B2B Customer Advocacy - Marketing Interactions , June 25, 2009. Content Marketing Today , June 26, 2009.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

It digs up information on Web visitors in real time, helping salespeople follow up on a visit with a cold call and a pitch. Detailed information is vital for spotting potential customers. “How do you leverage otherwise anonymous traffic?&# Together, this offers clues about what the visitor might be interested in buying.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise. Understand how IT decision-makers are accessing information and how you can engage them with successful multi-channel programs. Digital marketing is gaining traction in a number of industries, and business-to-business (B2B) marketers are in on that trend, too.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media. I look forward to getting past the basic questions of application of social media for B2B and starting to focus on things like lead generation and social CRM as we move forward in 2010.-= Big List: 13 B2B Social Media Prediction Blog Posts For 2010 =-.

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WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

The session will be held on March 11, 2009 at the Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom in St. This panel will dispel the misperception that social media can’t be applied in the B2B arena by illustrating how tools like Twitter and blogs can be applied to monitor, communicate and engage audiences.” Louis Park, Minn. from 8 a.m.

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Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

the BMZ) was officially launched a year ago as the first content aggregation hub for leading business-to-business bloggers. SazBean ( Social Network Analytics Measurement Social Media ). Social media and thought leadership: The virtuous circle for B2B marketing , March 11, 2010. Business Blogging.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake by Achinta Mitra on October 26, 2009 in Industrial Websites , Website Design & Development You’ve read up on all the traffic generation tactics and optimized your site to rank high on major search engines.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

Buyers of technical products and services do look to vendors for providing relevant information for solving their problems. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise. Understand how IT decision-makers are accessing information and how you can engage them with successful multi-channel programs. Digital marketing is gaining traction in a number of industries, and business-to-business (B2B) marketers are in on that trend, too.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

So click here to find out whether they changed my mind… Read more… Stan Woods | June 16th, 2009 | one comment The Content Marketing Workbook It’s here. Read more… Doug Kessler | June 11th, 2009 | 3 comments Choose your patients carefully The most respected surgeons in the world have the best survival rates.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise. Understand how IT decision-makers are accessing information and how you can engage them with successful multi-channel programs. Promoting a brand through social media is no longer unique or novel — it’s simply the norm. Learn more.

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

“With social media and blogging, it’s kind of changing that dynamic.&# Now, she simply shares the metrics from the team’s blogging and social efforts to show the rest of the company how important their contributions are. “In previous years, visitors went straight to our website,&# says Newton.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

One of the best sources of information is industry statistics. This is set to reach 12% by 2013 Source : AMR International B2B Online Marketing Assessment and Forecast to 2013 US business-to-business (B2B) advertising and marketing spending will increase by 0.8% I was just wondering what.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2010

Which social media tool do businesses find most effective at reaching their target audiences? What social media information source is used by 91% of b2b buyers? What effect does social media marketing have on revenue? Searchers Using Longer Queries in 2009 by Small Business Search Marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2010

You’d arm them with information about the marketplace. You’d arm them with information about your products and how people use them. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. She said, “Treat your website as if you were hiring a six-figure salesperson.

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