Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

And they use different sources to get their information. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Even if you have carefully segmented your target audience by demographics, different people within the same company can and do react differently to your content. What marketing content you serve at each phase of the buying cycle also matters.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

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. Often when prospects have an identified need, they can spend months researching and seeking information on solutions that may satisfy that need.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

There have been many studies done over the years that indicate that price information is the very reason why most B2B buyers visit a vendor’s website. The results from three separate studies confirm this: 61% of engineers surveyed indicated pricing information as one of the primary reasons to visit a vendor’s website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

By the time buyers reach the Procurement stage, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Those that drop off the list are often those who did not provide the right level of information to buyers or did not meet some other perceived or real need in the buyer. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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markempa

OCTOBER 17, 2006

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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AUGUST 14, 2006

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. Chock full of useful information, the eBook provides a broad look at the selling process. Download the eBook here. Download the eBook here.

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AUGUST 1, 2007

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 « 9 1/2 Ways. So what can be done about it?

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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.&# Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Wait a minute, isn’t that what Content or Inbound marketing is all about? All Rights Reserved.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Your prospects are at different stages of their decision making process when they visit your site. All Rights Reserved.

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JUNE 14, 2006

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. They are coming to your site for information. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JUNE 27, 2006

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’m humbled and thrilled that so many readers have found the content valuable and informative enough to cast their vote for my blog.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2006

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. And in a complex industrial buy cycle, things can get well…complicated. All Rights Reserved.

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DECEMBER 6, 2006

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. from From the Innovators Desk I know that we can get a lot of information from newsletters, but it is a pretty cumbersome way to get our information.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

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. Appending data and information. Following up on requests for information. Qualifying inquiries from various sources.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Provide this information in plain English with compelling reasons for people to do business with you. Provide multiple ways to access relevant information with minimal clicks. As the decision maker or a business owner, you may not have the time to go hunting online for the right information or read a 50-page eBook. Resources

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markempa

OCTOBER 19, 2006

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. An inquiry is an interested party who has requested information and needs some level of assistance. There is a difference. There is a difference.

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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. Resources

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

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. There is also some excellent information on writing titles and some great ideas about how to market the finished white paper.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. So curated content is not something new. What is content curation? Maybe it’s my M.A. Resources

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2010

In this 2 nd phase, released in September, 2009, the companies partnered with research firm OTX to validate their findings but this time they presented the survey respondents with actual search engine results pages. This allowed the research to quantify very few differences in actual behavior vs. reported behavior. All rights reserved.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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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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JULY 10, 2006

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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JANUARY 19, 2006

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. Centralize your contact information. Centralize your contact information. Understand the significance of your Web site. Use tagged URLs.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc.

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MAY 21, 2007

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. A simple phone call can generate plenty of useful information. Talk to your best customers – How much do you really know about your customers?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Thank you for a very informative post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. { 2 comments… read them below or add one } DCaledonia July 8, 2010 at 9:10 am I had heard and read a lot about putting benefits above features but wasn’t sure how to do it.

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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. Copyright © 2010 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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. How can you accomplish all that? In one word content – marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle.

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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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MAY 23, 2005

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. See my complete list of RSS Feeds Full posts with comments This is the most information-rich feed. Stay to up-to-date with discussions.

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JULY 20, 2005

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. Theres more information about the book at Amazon.com. Theres more information about the book at Amazon.com.

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MARCH 30, 2007

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. These lists include all of the demographic data typically needed, and have extended contact information.

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