The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

Free Marketing Stuff Can Sell As marketers our job is to generate brand awareness, educate our prospective customers on the benefits of our products and get them to purchase. Free marketing that sells Free marketing stuff can definitely help a company improve its brand and get new customers. David Meerman Scott is a master at this.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Budget Programs Marketing Management 100

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 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be by Achinta Mitra on May 3, 2010 in Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog Remember the U.S. Are you pre-selling a product or service? army’s “Be All You Can Be” campaign?

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 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

Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

It digs up information on Web visitors in real time, helping salespeople follow up on a visit with a cold call and a pitch. Detailed information is vital for spotting potential customers. The software can ignore traffic from nonbusiness users by filtering out data from home Internet service providers like Comcast.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 40

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

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 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 Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

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

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 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.”

Features 60

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

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

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. Instead of thinking of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter as lead generators, use them to increase awareness and drive traffic to your website.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Traditional ROI measures fail to take into account the search value of social media engagement, as well as the value of the customer service and product enhancements that social listening and interaction can provide.

Social Media 20

Social Media Social Marketing Burn Rate Web 2.0 20

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. However, B2B and/or industrial marketers must learn to use it correctly in order to harness its true power.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Smashmouth Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2009

In the fourth of a series of Thought Leader interviews for MarketingSherpa's 6th Annual B2B Marketing Summit 2009 , we talk to Richard Fouts, research director at Gartner, Inc., The web site shows their TV ads. PR is being aggressive in its use of social media in their traditional reputation management services.

Gartner 100

Gartner Social Media Social Marketing Planning 100

Smashmouth Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2009

In the fourth of a series of Thought Leader interviews for MarketingSherpa's 6th Annual B2B Marketing Summit 2009 , we talk to Richard Fouts, research director at Gartner, Inc., The web site shows their TV ads. PR is being aggressive in its use of social media in their traditional reputation management services.

Gartner 100

Gartner Social Media Social Marketing Planning 100

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

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 151

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 151

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

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

B2B Marketing Traction

MARCH 10, 2010

Just as technology emerged in the movie industry to make 3D movie production more cost-effective, so too has it emerged to provide B2B marketers with a 3 dimensional, not 2 dimensional, platform to provide compelling information about products and services and engage the people who like them. People buy from people they like. Be your brand.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing B2B Social Networks Opinions 100

B2B Marketing Traction

MARCH 10, 2010

Just as technology emerged in the movie industry to make 3D movie production more cost-effective, so too has it emerged to provide B2B marketers with a 3 dimensional, not 2 dimensional, platform to provide compelling information about products and services and engage the people who like them. People buy from people they like. Be your brand.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing B2B Social Networks Opinions 100

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is It Curtains for the App Store? Pissing off Google.)

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 9, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar Strategic Guy Timely views and best practices in the world of technology public relations Sunday, April 12, 2009 Three Phases of Social Media Maturation At Strategic Communications Group (Strategic) weve been through the cycle. Twitter feeds spring up. April 13, 2009 12:55 PM Axel Schultze said.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Budget Programs B2B Thought Leadership 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 5, 2011

Read on to see what Gary has to say about the virtues of what he has dubbed Marketing Operations 2.0. On July 26, 2009, I celebrated a half-century on the planet. So I made a commitment over Twitter to share 50 reasons to embrace Marketing Operations; one tweet per day over the next 50 days. Align the yin to Web 2.0’s

Enterprise Management 48

Enterprise Management Planning Contingency Planning Advertising Agencies 48

The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Flip the Funnel Book Review At the San Francisco Marketing Book Club meeting last week we discussed “ Flip the Funnel: How to use existing customers to gain new ones “, by Joseph Jaffe. Buy the book.

Marketing Funnels 100

Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel Work Management Planning 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

It helps a great deal if you first learn what turns off your B2B customers in order to avoid making simple mistakes that can damage a customer relationship. There is a big difference between what B2B customers say they want and what really drives their purchasing decision.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 B2B Lead Ranking 60

The Effective Marketer

JULY 5, 2009

She not only customized the course the way she thought it should be delivered but was also able to get the group of 20 or so to interact and dictate the pace. Whatever the guide you use or that you created along the years based on your industry, product, or service make sure everyone is on the same page as to what are the standards.

Copywriting 100

Copywriting Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget Creation 100

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake by Achinta Mitra on October 26, 2009 in Industrial Websites , Website Design & Development You’ve read up on all the traffic generation tactics and optimized your site to rank high on major search engines.

Traffic 60

Traffic Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 60

WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Welcome to the first best-of-2009 (so far) compilation. This year will feature expanded, finer-grain categories (such as separate best-ofs for Twitter- and Facebook-related posts) and some renamed categories ("social media marketing" will replace "social media optimization" which in turn replaced a varied basket of terms before it).

Social Media 20

Social Media Marketing Budget Social Marketing Web 2.0 20

Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

The mere act of opting-in is an expression of interest in your products and services, so it stands to reason that relevant product or service promotions to this audience would stimulate sales. Robert Scoble argued that email faced deletion at the hands of Web 2.0 services like Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku.

RSS 129

RSS Paid Search Agency Social Media Email Marketing 129

LeadSloth

JANUARY 12, 2010

2009 was the year in which Marketing Automation really took off. Jeff Ogden , Director of Marketing, Aplicor & President, Find New Customers. Erik Bower, Co-founder, Marketbright (No Twitter). Methods to the madness: Everybody has methodologies, Sales has SPIN, Customer Centric, etc. Maria Pergolino , Sr.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Sales Management Automation 100

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

So click here to find out whether they changed my mind… Read more… Stan Woods | June 16th, 2009 | one comment The Content Marketing Workbook It’s here. Read more… Doug Kessler | June 11th, 2009 | 3 comments Choose your patients carefully The most respected surgeons in the world have the best survival rates.

Paid Search Agency 40

Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies B2B Marketing 40

Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

Social Media 129

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 129

Webbiquity

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, Tom Pick ( @TomPick ), Online Marketing Executive at KC Associates , who blogs at his award winning B2B Webbiquity , and I ( @ckburgess – Blue Focus Marketing @BlueFocus360 ) present 50 remarkable men on our 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men list. These men are indeed using Twitter to rewire and reorient the Web.

Twitter 100

Twitter Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency Work Management 100