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Nine Social Media Marketing Stats You Can Use

Webbiquity

The phase “social media marketing” first appeared in searches back in March 2007, but the first spike in interest came in January 2009, when search volume more than doubled from the previous month. Buyers appreciate business social media use. Social media is big with marketers, but a struggle for sales.

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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

Industrial Marketing Today

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. Source: Frost & Sullivan ) Peer referrals: This is primarily social media marketing or the online version of word of mouth marketing (WOM).

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Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

Industrial Marketing Today

Now, B2B content marketing’s agenda is to educate and inform customers and prospects. Educate, inform and provide value to customers and prospects. Here’s a short but highly informative slide show that explains how to use content effectively as inbound marketing. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Don’t sell.

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inbound marketing training for free

The Effective Marketer

SEO is such a complex subject that you can barely scratch the surface in one hour so knowing where to go for more information is invaluable. Veredict: If you are new to social networks, community building, etc. What I liked best was the tips on tools you can use and where to find additional resources.

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Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Industrial Marketing Today

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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Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

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

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B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The.

Industrial Marketing Today

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.