Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision. Convert prospects into leads – a prospect that has made an inquiry or responded to an offer is now a lead.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

It takes extensive knowledge, expertise, experience and a lot of detailed work in order for your website to be ranked high for specific keywords and phrases in Google and other major search engines. According to Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings , “The solution is for all business owners to insist on SEO right from the start.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

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. There are plenty of charts and graphs too.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

And they use different sources to get their information. 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

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Provide this information in plain English with compelling reasons for people to do business with you. Developing your unique value proposition is also a good way to differentiate your company from the competition. Provide multiple ways to access relevant information with minimal clicks.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

I searched Wikipedia for information but couldn’t find an exact definition. Instead, I found something on Media Curation, which I thought was close enough: Media Curation is the emerging trend toward creating media content using a mix of machine and human resources. So curated content is not something new.

Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

Capture visitor information – Implement a method to capture visitor information from your business blog. Install some kind of a sign-up form to capture basic contact information such as name, company name and email address. It has to be a value exchange for people to give up their contact information to you.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? Studies have shown that people retain information quicker and longer when you engage their visual senses.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Six months later, very little traffic, even fewer leads and no sales > The new web site sucks, hasn’t done anything for our business. Harness that power by gathering all the information and then editing the material into cohesive content. They can wax eloquently and endlessly about their solution.

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Once they find the correct part number, offer datasheets with performance characteristics, applications and tolerance information, include a way for the visitor to send a quick question to your engineering department and if applicable, add a “buy now” button to take advantage of online sales. Thanks for sharing!

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 31, 2010

Just building a business blog is not going to help you drive traffic or generate leads. Here’s my description tag from the same post (NOTE: it is not the default first paragraph): Don’t go crazy stuffing keywords in your page’s keywords tag because Google does not use the keywords Meta tag in page ranking.

Optimization 60

Optimization SEO Buying Cycle Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

Not just any content, but ideas, information and expertise they find relevant and helpful for answering questions they have about problems they’re trying to solve. Additionally, when marketers create a nurturing program across the buying process, each new lead should start at the beginning of the program with touch 1.

Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Thank you for a very informative post. 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 Your article with the examples helped me see it clearly.

Features 60

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Create and deliver useful information such as white papers, industry research and trends and how-to guides for selecting the right solution provider. How can you accomplish all that? In one word content – marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Even though the widespread adoption of social media in industrial marketing has been slower than general B2B and B2C marketing, it has had a serious impact on industrial sales, especially on the traditional role of the outside sales rep. They prefer to consume information at their convenience and in their preferred format.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 60

Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. It generates Web traffic (via search and social media linkages) and helps remove purchase impediments every day of every month. And congrats on the #1 ranking!

Paid Content 124

Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 124

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The B2B prospect hanging out on Facebook Sunday night behaves differently and has different information needs than the same person reading e-mail on Monday morning. The way to do this practically is to borrow a technique from social media and use tagging. With this planning, it is easier to define your automation requirements.

Social Media 123

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 123

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Funneling traffic from the blog to some other Web destination (typically a corporate site or lead form) is the prime objective. markwilliamschaefer I would add that for commerce-oriented blogs, it would also be possible to track clicks back to a commerce-related part of a website for product information, registration, etc.

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 130

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

They also have a nice integration with Klout – the leading service to gauge Twitter influence – automatically including Klout scores for each person. Got a lot of exciting ideas and we're going to be testing each one to see how our users respond and what actually delivers the most value.

Social Media 127

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 127

Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

The larger screen size is great for an information-based app like this one). Robert Kiyosaki awoke the inner entrepreneur in me and his book and words lead to my venture into internet marketing. Robert Kiyosaki awoke the inner entrepreneur in me and his book and words lead to my venture into internet marketing. link] Scott R.

Social Media 112

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 112

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

In fact, I believe that ultimately SM will be viewed largely as a customer retention tool, with budgets from those departments and metrics that focus on customer lifetime value and how it’s impacted by social media touches. Using social media to acquire customers is like using email to acquire customers. Unlikely at best.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 149

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media. I look forward to getting past the basic questions of application of social media for B2B and starting to focus on things like lead generation and social CRM as we move forward in 2010.-= Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media.

Social Media 147

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 147

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Those who lack the knowledge of providing useful information or how/what to provide? Those who lack the knowledge of providing useful information or how/what to provide? Those who lack the knowledge of providing useful information or how/what to provide? Not drive sales revenue or create leads. To really do so.

FAQ 137

FAQ Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Social Media 137

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. If you’re an agency that has all of this figured out, congratulations.

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

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. I think using the information in tandem would be great to add to social media strategies.

Social Media 147

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 147

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. Second – Are there any special types of information you’ll need? but I hadn’t heard that they actually delete or purge information after a certain amount of time. Total oversight on my part.

Social Media 155

Social Media Media Paid Content Work Management 155

Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Nationwide Insurance has a terrific iPhone app that allows you to document a vehicle crash in real-time, including photos, collection of the other drivers’ insurance information, and other key details. Bottom line, I do think “helping&# is one of the best ways organizations can engage in the social space to create value for both sides.

Social Media 128

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency CAN-SPAM 128

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

Buyers of technical products and services do look to vendors for providing relevant information for solving their problems. Sales experience far outweighs other factors such as company brand impact, produce/service delivery and value to price ratio. Bruce Rasmussen´s last blog.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 B2B Lead Ranking 60

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

As a PR professional in India and with Social Media gradually gaining ground in the country these questions offer the right guidance on how firms should be taking things forward. The questions in the post (if answered ) also allows a firm to demonstrate value to clients and convince them to jump on the social media platform.

PR 160

PR Social Media Paid Content Media 160

Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

According to a recent Social Media and Online PR Report from Econsultancy , 86% of companies surveyed planned to spend more on social media marketing in 2010, but only 25% say they have gained “real, tangible value&# from the medium.

Social Media 128

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics 128

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

To expect social media to truly emulate conversation as we know it is a fools errand. The information exchange is asynchronous. Conversations require iteration and modifications as new information is digested. I think that is what leads to comment-less blogs and promotional updates. They ultimately want sales. .

Conversion 116

Conversion Paid Search Agency Social Media Advertising Agencies 116

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

How Content Travels and Works in Social: Stories and People - Social Marketing Forum , November 28, 2010 Content is a key element in all forms of marketing: without good and relevant content there are no emails, there is no sharing and your site or blog doesn’t rank in search engines. Social scoring will change your life. Special Tips.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009. Is social media creating a generation of cowards? &# My take on it may surprise you … and provide uncomfortable reading if you are a parent or social media junkie.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Planning Work Management 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Once they gain a foothold, more seasoned people start to climb aboard and realize that, even if they can’t hold their promise of “get-rich-quick&# or “change the world forever&# , they still have lots of value and deserve to be implemented for the long term. Ultimately, social media is about the sale. You nailed it.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 120

Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

While it’s not that easy with online marketing, for the past two decades, email has been the leading retention marketing tactic, and the channel you can bank on to deliver a predictable revenue stream—provided that you’ve invested in building your own, permission-based list. March 2009. October 2009. Why is this?

RSS 128

RSS Paid Search Agency Social Media Email Marketing 128