Smashmouth Marketing

MARCH 6, 2009

Even to the point on the second day where a whole panel discussion was dominated by twitter talk. jepc : Gerhard Geschwandtner: " Trend 6: customers create companies instead of companies creating customers " #sales20. damphoux : @IDC "companies that reduce their investment in sales in 2009 will be gone in 2010" #sales20.

Conference 100

Conference Top of Funnel InsideView Web 2.0 100

Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2018

31, 2017, I “retired” from marketing and took a sabbatical for 2018 (which, as of this publishing, I’m still happily on). The team at CMI is nice enough to publish this so the entire CMI audience can watch and read it. Instagram, Twitter, Messenger … all kinds of notifications. Late summer 2009 was critically important.

Planning 101

Planning Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Terms and Conditions 101

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. “I can publish search engine optimized pitches for free, really?&# Someone searches for you, they’ll find your Twitter profile or Facebook brand page. Why Am I sharing This?

Social Media 115

Social Media SEO Marketing Websites PR 115

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

His “Pull and Stay&# advice; segmenting customers into barrels; platforming; social currency, and other concepts are instantly applicable to real world marketing challenges fitting a wide variety of circumstances. As a business owner your goal needs to be having no gap at all, optimizing every point of contact with your customer.&#

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer 115

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. Use video testimonials and/or interview your customers and convert them into podcasts. Branding is an expense item like the rest of marketing.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

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.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Other than some initial hiccups, the updates and the usage have been flawless with our client receiving very favorable comments from their customers. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Blog WritingWhitePapers Twitter Mike_Stelzner. WhitePaperSource Newsletter. Blog WhitePaperPundit Twitter Jonathan_Kantor. WhitePaperPundit : The Friday FREE White Paper List, a listing of free white papers from weekly Twitter Tweets that don’t require registration, posted each Friday. Twitter StephanieTilton.

Paper 100

Paper Enterprise Management Marketing Management Case Studies 100

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts. It’s no contest.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Content Standard

DECEMBER 12, 2018

“You’re basically always catching up just to reach your customers.” He published an article announcing a sale of an exclusive pink handbag, limited to just 80 in the world. Then there’s Weibo , often referred to as the Twitter of China. They sold out in 12 minutes. Writing for Forbes , Kimberly A.

Social Media 94

Social Media Social Marketing Media Peer-to-peer 94

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. See B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question ) Lesson #4: Sample kits and CAD drawings The easiest and quickest way to sell to the engineering and industrial marketplace is to have your parts and components “designed in.”

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. She empowers her clients to create customer-centric nurturing programs that leverage strategic story development to engage prospects until they are sales ready. Blog Writing on the Web Twitter patsiblogsquad. Talk about it on Twitter, FB or LinkedIn. Newsletters.

Top of Funnel 100

Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics Content Marketing 100

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Here we are defining size as the number of published articles on a business blog at a given point in time. HubSpot results indicate that median leads start to grow once 24-51 articles are written and published. Size does matter in business blogs The size of your business blog does have an impact on lead generation.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

ClearVoice

MARCH 7, 2020

The network launched in 2009, and its growth was by word of mouth, and the platform become open to all in 2012. Twitter – Launched in 2006, Twitter is considered a microblogging social networking platform because of its 280-character limit restriction, which is ideal for real-time updates around the world.

Paid Content 111

Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing Media 111

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. Rule #4: Build credibility and gain authority The Internet has made everyone into a publisher of content.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Curation: Doing more with less is the topic of a video I found in a post by Steve Rosenbaum who is the CEO of Magnify.net , a video curation and publishing platform. Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. I hit the mother lode! Maybe it’s my M.A.

Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

You may be too close to the forest to see the trees, sometimes you may have to ask your current customers for their input. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

MARCH 3, 2010

Almost) 100 (of the) Best Social Media Marketing Blog Posts and Articles of 2009 - Webbiquity , February 1, 2010 Social media marketing activity exploded in 2009, and so did coverage of these practices. But you can do much more to make that newsletter and its content work harder for your organization. Best of B2B Marketing.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing B2B Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 40

Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Jeffbullas's Blog Internet Marketing Home Bio Speaking Grade your Site Marketing Resources Twitter Jeff’s YouTube Contact Congratulations: You have successfully subscribed! Find out about your customers Pain Points – Write posts that provide solutions for your customers problems 4. Publish content on what not to do!

Paid Content 40

Paid Content Tips Webinar Metrics Ideal Customer Profiles 40

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Number of campaigns sent out, trade shows attended or press releases published do not generate revenues. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

This timeless classic, one of the first bestselling self-help books published in 1937 and sold over 15 million copies globally is still relevant today. As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 60

Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 18, 2010

Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. She empowers her clients to create customer-centric nurturing programs that leverage strategic story development to engage prospects until they are sales ready. Joe Pulizzi and Jonathan Kran z published The Content Marketing Playbook: 42 Ways to Connect with Customers.

Viral Marketing 100

Viral Marketing B2B Marketing Campaigns B2B Thought Leadership 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Twitter is even narrower at 36% – 46%. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

Social Media 147

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 147

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

In the words of Jeffrey Zeldman , the renowned web designer, blogger, independent publisher and the king of Web standards according to Business Week, “Content precedes design. We already have lots of brochures and data sheets to give to our prospects and customers. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.”

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 18, 2009

Mike Rowland of Impact Interactions , a community consulting group, led a well-attended session on B2B communities and their characteristics based on his six years of experience helping major B2B companies such as Cisco, Intel, and SAP establish relationships with their customers and prospects using online communities and other social media.

Communities 40

Communities Online Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 40

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

What you’re doing on Twitter isn’t a social media strategy, it’s a tools strategy. I don’t believe Twitter and Facebook will always dominate. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter. Stelzner on Vimeo.

Social Media 134

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 134

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 19, 2009

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Sean Donahue , Senior Reporter for MarketingSherpa in charge of MarketingSherpa's newsletters that cover business-to-business marketing, mobile marketing, online publishing, search, subscription sales and great minds in marketing.

Demand Generation Agencies 48

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Thought Leadership Demand 48

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Need to see the increase in Twitter followers over time? Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications. They’ve only been around approximately 8 weeks, and they already have thousands of customers. Presto, a pretty graph in about 3 seconds flat.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2012

2009 Eddie and Ozzie Awards Winners. While Facebook and Twitter offer their own analytics tools, a host of third-party offerings exist to pick up where they leave off. It’s decent at capturing blog and Twitter-based content but not as accurate at capturing content that is behind a ‘sign-in’ gate, most notably Facebook.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Marketing Management CMS Development 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. Twitter is Ubiquitous Like Terrell Owens, Carrie Underwood, and Coke Zero, Twitter is almost universally on the radar of Americans.

Social Media 159

Social Media Media Stats Statistics 159

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Remember, your most important customer is Google, and your content ladder needs to maximize your chances for search success. Twitter Lists How your company or product are referred to in consumer-created Twitter lists can yield important taxonomy insights. Consider including some of these phrases to your master keyword list.

Paid Content 143

Paid Content Ad Building Brand Identity Branding 143

Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Get Customers. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. She empowers her clients to create customer-centric nurturing programs that leverage strategic story development to engage prospects until they are sales ready. Blog Start with a Lead Twitter BrianJCarroll.

ROI 100

ROI B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 100

Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

One of the many goals of B2B marketing is to continuously forge better customer relationship. We have invited B2B Experts to shed light on the following question: " What is your one tip on how B2B marketers should forge customer relationships by providing compelling content? Get Customers. Get Customers. Get Content.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 31, 2011

We submitted our blog to Social Media Today which has 44,191 Facebook fans and 70,500 Twitter followers. Here are a few B2B blogging communities to consider: B2B Marketing Zone launched in 2009. 417 views Can Your Customers Find Your B2B Industrial Company Online? Bookmark the permalink. b2bmarketing

Traffic 40

Traffic Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B 40

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Raj Kadam is CEO of Viralheat , a social media listening platform (disclosure: I am a paid customer of Viralheat). Should companies treat customers differently?

Paid Content 133

Paid Content CRM Paid Search Agency Social Media 133