Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Provide him/her with case studies and client testimonials to lower their risks and fears of selecting you. 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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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Embrace social media: Yes, the jury is out on making a business case for social media but ignore it at your own peril. Use case studies to demonstrate tangible results. The bottom line is for your content to engage your prospects and customers at every stage of the buying cycle.

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MAY 5, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Crowdsourcing: Beyond the Basics Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? Such a cool site! I cant wait to share!

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 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 Another good example that I’ve seen is Indium Corporation. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

What do you do when the bulk of your marketing content, with the exception of case studies is product focused? 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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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. One-size-fits-all site content will not help you engage. Video testimonials are far more credible and impactful than plain text.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

You’re probably familiar with the story of Green Eggs and Ham, but just in case, it’s the story of one (unnamed) character trying earnestly to get the character Sam to try green eggs and ham. I feel like the other guy in the story- will you try social media if I give you some great case studies? And that’s just it.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!). All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The examples and mini case studies he presents provide insights that leave you nodding your head and thinking you could adopt the same approaches. Both are wake-up calls for marketers, and make the case that separating marketing from day-to-day customer experiences is an impossibility. UNsettling Stratten has a knack for gaps.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. Yes in all cases BTW). Yes in all cases BTW). Gary Vaynerchuk has a FPT of 39.26. Have a learned a ton?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

"The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing" by @jaybaer [link] [link] Bob Cargill Great post! How to use customer-generated content to increase sales.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

Shirky makes a great case for it to be so, citing LOLCats as an example of widespread human collaboration and creation – albeit devoid of the type of society-enhancing mission and outcomes he hopes is the eventual result of this movement. And when the accidents went away, so did the behaviors. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Very helpful post, Jay. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. A great (and yes tragic) case study. However, this post will serve me well ( I hope).

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

Seek to Engage As the adage goes, “there’s power in numbers” and social media provides companies – who actively engage – with an influential, built-in network of passionate consumers that become followers of a brand when interested in what it’s doing. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. The differences may then lie in use cases and expectations. The variation may come in how social media is used, not which social media are used.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Over the last 7 months I’ve certainly walked the walk of social media marketing and this post is as plain and simple as a definition gets. You are indeed the perfect case study. You are indeed the perfect case study. Addition: Social Media (relationships) can be outsourced. Bravo, man. Keep at it.

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APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. I can't wait to read the study now. population. Over 90% of sales were from those referrals.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either. If you don’t have the obvious social chatter about your brand, you have to make the case that content creation will drive search, which drives traffic, which drives sales. It has to come from you.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy. Social media strategy consulting details here. You’re a non-profit hoping to take your social media engagement to the next level?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. I'd love to write up a case study on you guys when you're ready.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

link] Kopano Media RT @jaybaer: Do You Know Your Customers Enough to Win in Social Media? killer case study by @susanbaier) [link] susanbaier Hi Lisa, thanks for the nice comments! link] jolien RT @jaybaer: Do You Know Your Customers Enough to Win in Social Media? “Motive&# is a great word for the WHY.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

That’s right, in most cases, 8 out of every 10 visitors to your blog have never been there previously. Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Sounds like a great case study. Sounds like a great case study. [link] jaybaer Fantastic analogy! I may have to use that one. link] jaybaer I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the comment. link] jaybaer I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the comment. link] jaybaer Absolutely Ryan. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

Building Long Term Relationships While it’s true that the web has made building individual relationships cheaper and easier than it used to be, this doesn’t mean that businesses can necessarily expect to build deep connections with their entire customer base; in many cases, this is neither feasible nor cost effective.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I have studied and proven this. I have studied many fan pages with 100k+ to millions of fans that get only from 100-5000 people engaging with Brand posts. I think Myspace is a great case study but I don’t think FB has learned from the mistakes. So much clutter. And over 50% of profiles are locked down private.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Note that although various tools might measure this data, it’s inclusion is dependent on the data being available on each mention so in most cases only a subset of the total mentions are counted in this type of analysis. Expion just compiled 8 case studies with one of our clients, Applebee's.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

The problem with online advertising “tear sheets&# was (and still is, in some cases huge). The other thing that bugs me (in addition to the clamor for proven ROI) is the need for case studies before companies get involved. But that doesn’t make it any less educational, or required. link] jaybaer Ouch.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company. But, a new study by Edelman (whose digital arm features social media and ebusiness genius David Armano ) claims that bond is eroding. A survey of 4,875 adults (500 U.S.)

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Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

model Certainly today, all of these tools and mediums can be made to be discoverable, interactive and shareable — but I wanted to point out that each tool and (in some cases medium) has inherent strengths and weaknesses in this model. A Facebook profile update is very shareable. All rights reserved.

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MAY 20, 2010

Social media does take time, however, it'll take far less time if people, businesses, and companies work from ways that already work versus ways they're not really sure about. There's SOOOO many case studies and results out there to see what's already been done. shining through. Number of Twitter followers.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Titled “Taylor Guitars Responds to United Breaks Guitars&# it features an unedited Bob Taylor in the factory unspooling an array of helpful tidbits about airline rules, TSA guidelines, and the protective qualities of guitar cases. Awesome stuff Jay — I love the way you bring real examples to social media.

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MARCH 18, 2010

That said, you kind of lose me with a disavowal of social media to meet potential customers for your brand. The supporting data cited – consumers fan 2 brands or less per month – is a pretty weak case. But there are many still making promises about the “unicorn&# that will in the end only create disappointment.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Ideas @ Work , November 30, 2010 I read a case study about social media on MarketingProfs that I simply had to comment on with this week’s blog. Though it’s a B2C case study, it clearly illustrates the importance of social media and, thus, is applicable to B2B marketing as well. What is it? who knows?

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009. Is social media creating a generation of cowards? &# My take on it may surprise you … and provide uncomfortable reading if you are a parent or social media junkie.

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JUNE 3, 2010

So how does all this relate to social media strategy – after all, that’s why we’re here, right? link] Alan Rapp In the couple cases I used Wufoo it did what I needed it to. link] KelseyLaine Love this guest blog post from @King_Jaffy on @JayBaer's blog: [link] Is it odd that I read it with an accent?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Case studies are one of the most popular forms of collateral. Case studies offer the perfect mix of both. Maureen Monfore I’m a freelance B2B copywriter and I’ve noticed in the last year or two in particular, companies are noticing the need for customer stories. link] Addoway.com Love the infograph Jay.

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