Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 27, 2013

That frankly didn’t take much insight, but I’ll brag a bit more about having pegged Adobe as needing to add marketing automation as far back as this post in 2009 and again in 2010. Adobe obviously has a leadership position in content creation, although I’ve never felt that does much good in selling customer management systems. (To

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It’s hard to believe that, after 10 years, this will be the last time I share my annual list of content marketing predictions for CMI. As for my own predictions for the upcoming year, they are rather simple – though somewhat aspirational: Apple will buy Disney. Apple will buy Disney in a few years, says @JoePulizzi.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 17, 2010

Part 1 of the best cool web tools for 2009 presented tools for sharing presentations online, consolidating social networking accounts, generating word-of-mouth referrals and using social media for research. Search Engine LeapFish Merges Real-Time Data And Social Content by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Other Cool Web Tools.

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Square 2 Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Inbound marketing was created in 2009 by the founders of HubSpot, Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah. But that was over 10 years ago, and the world has certainly changed a lot since then – specifically, the idea of earning your prospects’ attention instead of buying it has become much more complicated.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Content That Sells When talking with lead nurturing and marketing automation vendors they all make it seem very easy. Who’s going to write all that new content? But why the focus on content?

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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.

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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

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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Webbiquity

MARCH 8, 2010

This is particularly so for those on Twitter, which is infested with scammers and spammers: “Buy my miracle internet marketing kit and get thousands of clicks overnight!&# SEOmoz’s Biennial Ranking Factors 2009 Released by SEOmoz. Google Caffeine Update: “Real-Time” Indexing Favors Fresh Content by All Virtual Marketing.

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Zoominfo

JUNE 30, 2019

The facility was intentionally equipped with top-tier agencies and a finely-tuned technology stack to create content, facilitate engagement, and conduct in-depth analysis. Short-form content such as short videos and slide presentations. Most B2B companies are familiar with the benefits of content marketing.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 30, 2015

There is a ton of content out there on best practices and “here’s how to win.” ” (highlight to tweet) Play By Your Own Rules Scott has rules for his content, sure. For example, “The first rule of content: Don’t lie.” That way, people can choose how they consume the content.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

OCTOBER 6, 2009

September 2009. Deconstructing Twitter: Analytics for Reach and Impressions - B2B Marketing Savvy , September 10, 2009. Six Steps to a Successful Small Business Content Marketing Strategy - Content Marketing Today , September 4, 2009. Tools for Business Teams Doing Twitter - B2B Marketing Savvy , September 7, 2009.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Here is our 2009 year in review. December 2009 Online Marketing News. Top word of 2009: Twitter. November 2009 Online Marketing News. IT marketers meeting buyers' online content needs. October 2009 Online Marketing News. September 2009 Online Marketing News. August 2009 Online Marketing News.

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Digital B2B Marketing

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

They purchased IT Business Edge in September 2011 and Internet.com in 2009. Sponsorships are built around the development of new research or content and are sold in part on their ability to deliver leads. Very little of their business is based on advertising, whether digital or traditional. Are “Leads” the Only Thing Left?

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NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 17, 2012

The infographic summarizes key data from a variety of research reports covering B2B and technology lead generation, media strategy, and content marketing trends, from initial solution research to lead nurturing. B2B Content Marketing Trends, B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn , Holger Schulze. Hope you find it useful!

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Digital B2B Marketing

APRIL 20, 2011

You have committed to content marketing, you have invested in creating content, and your website has turned into a veritable content hub. At every turn, you offer related content to entice a registration and get someone to opt in to to your drip and nurture program. Your content is not free. The Content Sell.

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Onalytica B2B

AUGUST 23, 2017

As Konstanze Alex at Dell says, influencer marketing should be embedded in your ‘business as usual’ “People do not buy goods & services. They buy relations stories & magic.” Customers just don’t buy into self-congratulating marketing anymore.” The rise in social media channels.

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B2B Marketing Directions

JUNE 4, 2022

Source: Amazon "Starting on June 24, 2009, everything that once worked in marketing, stopped. According to Sweezey, June 24, 2009 was the day when ". According to Sweezey, June 24, 2009 was the day when ". What we do, how we do it, and who does it were transformed forever."

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Nothing happens until your site visitors and blog readers take some kind of an action after reading your content. What marketing content you serve at each phase of the buying cycle also matters.

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Webbiquity

MAY 20, 2010

Beyond standard content like case studies and white papers, what other information formats work best for b2b lead generation and nurturing? Need Content? There’s no magic to linking to a YouTube video, but want to know how to link to a specific point, by minute and second, in a video? What exactly is “Web 3.0?&#

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. It is not just optimizing words within your marketing content. Why is it important?

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

However, to be successful with social media, you have to provide real value and that usually comes from great content. Wikipedia defines content marketing as “an umbrella term encompassing all marketing formats that involve the creation or sharing of content for the purpose of engaging current and potential consumer bases.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. So curated content is not something new. What is content curation?

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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. As marketers, we need to shorten the industrial buy cycle by producing marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle.

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Writing on the Web

JANUARY 10, 2014

of total US book sales in 2009 to 5% of the market in the first quarter of 2010. The Kindle is now available at Target and Best Buy. Amazon sold more than 3x as many Kindle books in the first half of 2010 as in the first half of 2009. Source: R.R. The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) reported U.S. What do you think?

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 3, 2011

Based on a recent report on Marketing Technology Adoption for 2011 , the findings of their research shed some light on the challenges we face when it comes to marketing technology. link] 2 days ago Virtual Events win marketers over low costs, but are attendees really paying attention? United States License. United States License.

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Writing on the Web

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Get Readers to Take Action" alt=" 5 Content Marketing Questions: Get Readers to Take Action" />. Content marketing isn’t successful without results. Here’s a final note in my blog post series about writing good content on the Web that gets results. Click the link to buy something. What is possible?

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Mereo

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2008 / 2009 recession. The encouraging news is that B2B buying has started to ramp-up, while private equity transactions and investments are also starting to accelerate. The hampering headwinds are subsiding, but strong buying tailwinds have yet to kick in.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

Also see a very interesting post from Junta42, “Engage and Inspire Employees First, Customers Second.” ) Because of the longer cycles and the complexities of B2B and industrial sales, marketers find it very difficult to associate leads to specific marketing content. Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. 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.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed. The instant gratification mindset of B2B content consumers means they’re demanding more content, faster. Designing content for 1X use is wasteful. See my post Rule of 5 for B2B content development.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?) in B2B marketing content.

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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? Content creation doesn’t have to be hard. For example, “content creation.”

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Ambal's Amusings

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

But, in terms of content marketing, it's a great reminder to stay seasonal, relevant and creative. Read on for eight tips on how to ready your content for the holiday season. Think of ways you can package your content so that it becomes a gift or a special offer. Wrap up a gift.

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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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Hubspot

APRIL 9, 2021

Since its inception in 2009, real-time bidding (RTB) has become one of the most popular ways to purchase ad inventory online. To purchase ad inventory through RTB, you'll have to use a DSP, which is a media buying platform on the advertiser side that facilitates the purchase of an ad campaign and monitors its performance.

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