Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Embrace social media: Yes, the jury is out on making a business case for social media but ignore it at your own peril. Make judicious use of Facebook, LinkedIn and Tweeter to communicate directly with your core audience and gather free market intelligence. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Most marketers aren’t inventors or innovators, they are duplicators who know how to put a new spin on something and differentiate themselves. Learn and “borrow” ideas from others: Let me make it clear here that I’m not advocating that you copy someone else’s blog. Borrowing” ideas is not stealing something from someone else.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Learn to differentiate between metrics and key performance indicators (KPI). Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

The primary ways industrial companies participate in social media today are through community/discussion sites for customers as well as similar internal sites for employees whereas adoption of newer social media tools like Twitter is very low at only 9% (Source: Social Media Use in the Industrial Sector by GlobalSpec ).

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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. Think Different Here’s 6 ways to differentiate agency social media services: 1. Between bit.ly

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. Also, perhaps your potential Mass Influencers aren’t already fans of yours on Facebook.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

If you don't have remarkable content, you have not differentiated yourself and therefore is no reason for people to pay attention. I'd rank the goals of blogging – or any communication – thusly, in order of priority. Content Blogging is and always be about content first, no matter what your goal.

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