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. Extend its life by making your site content shareable via social media, RSS feeds and forward to a colleague.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

I make my living providing marketing services including designing and marketing industrial websites. Other than some initial hiccups, the updates and the usage have been flawless with our client receiving very favorable comments from their customers. Is that a good thing?

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

But not easy to execute because there usually is a disconnect between what your prospect wants to hear and what you want to say about your company and its products and services. Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

They are combining video, audio and sophisticated tracking tools to deliver email campaigns with highly customized messages that engage prospects in their preferred format and measure interactions beyond just open and click-thru rates and well into website behavior.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing Content to Engage and Sell by Achinta Mitra on July 6, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies Marketing 101 teaches you “Customers buy benefits and not product features.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The big hurdle they face is in engaging and converting readers into prospects, leads and ultimately customers. They are: Buyer Personas – deep insights on the people who buy your products and services Buying Process – the steps buyers go through to acquire your products and services Buyer personas go a lot deeper than just demographics.

Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

by Achinta Mitra on November 16, 2009 in B2B E-Mail Marketing Do you know the key component of email marketing that generates more high-quality leads and drives sales? Of course, you don’t have to copy word for word any of the examples from above, you are the only one who can decide which approach works best for your product, service or list.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Is it so outdated that you avoid sending prospects and customers to your site? It goes well beyond just cutting costs, today, it is more about accountability, analytics and engaging customers and prospects by using free or inexpensive social media tactics. It is all about the customer and not you and your company.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

You want your business blog to become the hub that attracts traffic, establishes your credibility and ultimately, moves those readers forward in their decision making process and become paying customers. Are you pre-selling a product or service? How do you turn your business blog into a powerful sales tool?

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 60

WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

PeoplePond PeoplePond is a secure social profile site that can be connected to your Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts. DandyID Another service that allows individuals to collect all of their social media profiles in one place, verify their identity, and track activity on those profiles.

Tools 20

Tools Best Practices Adwords Word of Mouth 20

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

How do you shift the focus from you or your company to your prospects and customers? Customize them to suit your particular product line, which makes it much easier to specify and buy your valves. Your own engineers, technical and R & D team members are great resources for generating fresh content that is more customer-focused.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. For example, segment your products and services by application and/or industry. Those are my five top lessons for industrial marketing to attract engineers and turn them into loyal customers. What’s on your list that’s not on here?

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Project the future income stream (and costs) for new customers. Unlike B2C, B2B customers generally have a significant Lifetime Value beyond the initial purchase. Think repeat purchases, service, parts, etc over the average lifespan of B2B customers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

ROMI 40

ROMI Ad Building Privacy Policies Marketing Automation Services 40

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Let’s get one thing straight from the get go, if you are in a declining market with low demand for your products and services, no amount of automation will help you generate new leads. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

You are well aware of the fact that the Internet has completely and permanently changed the way industrial buyers purchase technical products and services. You may be too close to the forest to see the trees, sometimes you may have to ask your current customers for their input. My take: Sharpen your listening skills.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on July 20, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing , Sales Strategies To be successful in industrial and B2B marketing, one has to engage with prospects and customers in a meaningful manner. The four steps are: 1.

Creativity 60

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Important caveat: Social isn’t just for ‘generating leads’ but can be used for many, many things, such as improving customer experience, reducing support costs, and improving products. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

Analytics 40

Analytics Top of Funnel Research Webinar Metrics 40

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The salesperson may have to spend a lot of time re-educating the customer and correcting misunderstandings Customers are prisoners of their own experiences (we all are). Today’s B2B salesperson must bridge the gap from the experience of others to the specific and unique needs and priorities of the customer.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

We already have lots of brochures and data sheets to give to our prospects and customers. As content strategists, we can build a standard format for content that includes page title, short description of the product or service, what problem it solves, who would benefit the most and additional pairs of product benefits and features.

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

You run over to check your Twitter account. Twitter Without the Hassle Want to know who has signed up to follow you on Twitter today? Twitter Without the Hassle Want to know who has signed up to follow you on Twitter today? Then you dash to Facebook to see what’s going on there. And it’s free.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency PR 115

readwrite

MARCH 8, 2010

The self-described “Twitter-based social deals search engine site” does precisely that – it finds tweets about deals and coupons through a custom search algorithm and then allows its users to upvote or downvote the deals on its site. In 2009, Dell made more than $6.5 In 2009, Dell made more than $6.5

Digg 40

Digg RSS Aggregators CAN-SPAM 40

readwrite

OCTOBER 4, 2010

World-changer Evan Williams has stepped down as the CEO of micromessaging social network Twitter, the company announced today, and will pass that role to serial entrepreneur and company COO Dick Costolo. Costolo is best known to date for his work at Feedburner, the RSS publishing and analytics service bought and squandered by Google.

RSS 40

RSS Lead Ranking Twitter Advertisements 40

Online Marketing Institute

MAY 27, 2009

RSS COMMENTS 0 Loading. Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at 7:27 pm Why B-to-B Marketers Will Pioneer the New, New Media 150,000 Years of Social Network Media Experience: Why B-to-B Marketers Will Pioneer the New, New Media. We’re all a twitter with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Flickr, to name a few of the new social media apps.

B to B 40

B to B Peer-to-peer RSS Word of Mouth 40

Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Swix Adds Facebook Tracking Speaking of Facebook, our friends at Swix , the incredibly nifty Canadian social media tracking and reporting service, have managed to wade through the ever-shifting tides and add Facebook fan page metrics. Let’s say you have a white paper for download on your site. Comment away!

Paid Search Agency 122

Paid Search Agency Social Media PR Advertising Agencies 122

Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

I tried to come up with an extended list of suggested Pings URL from all around the web to help you expand your list and notify more services. Under Update Services textarea at the bottom of the page drop this list below. subscribe to our email updates or RSS feed! Go to Settings –> Writing tab. Scroll down the page.

RSS 40

RSS Work Management SEO Buzz 40

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

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. Twitter knows that you are @somecustomer, and what you Tweet about, and maybe your geography.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media is about developing meaningful relationships with customers and prospective customers in their natural habitat. Social Media is optional It doesn’t matter what the demographics of your customers are. Your customers and prospects are talking about you online. Be where your customers are.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 149

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Social Media Aids Customer Acquisition Many B2C and B2B companies are successfully using social media networks to acquire customers, according to the “State of Inbound Marketing Report&# from internet marketing firm Hubspot. When it comes to professional social media network LinkedIn, however, the usefulness trends reverse.

Social Media 40

Social Media Paid Search Agency Social Marketing B2B Marketing 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

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Android Mobile 2.0 Increased spending on online marketing is driving companies to try new and innovative means of getting the word out about their products and services — one area that’s getting a lot of buzz with B2B marketers is social media.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? includes slides and worksheet) [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] DMurrow (Dave Murrow) Twitter Comment RT @jaybaer: Develop a social media strategy in 7 steps. Sessions start October 5.

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Agencies, are there any other services you provide likely to grow 34% each year?

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As then you have a much better chance that they’ll return or sign up for your RSS feed, email newsletter or other call to action. Consequently, I have two recommendations.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social Media – according to a study early this year by Forrester Research, 91% of technology b2b decision makers use social media in some form (blogs, video, customer reviews, social networking sites, Twitter, etc.).

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Paid Search Agency 40

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Need to see the increase in Twitter followers over time? Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? They’ve only been around approximately 8 weeks, and they already have thousands of customers. For now, the service is free, so if you’re interested, sign up soon.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

When I discuss this concept with companies, however, too often I hear something in the realm of “we don’t know what to provide our customers that would be helpful.&# You just have to put on your customer glasses for a while and think through all the questions, confusions, and frustrations they may have at each stage.

Social Media 148

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 148

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2012

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Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Marketing Management CMS Development 40