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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

Industrial Marketing Today

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. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

Industrial Marketing Today

Just this week, I received two invaluable reports with charts and graphs to answer many of the questions that B2B marketers have about using social media. The first report is titled “2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report” and it is from Michael Stelzner , the founder of WhitePaperSource and the author of Writing White Papers.

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Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

I downloaded a white paper called “Understanding the Industrial Buy Cycle: How to Align Your Marketing with Your Customers’ Buying Process” from GlobalSpec that has done a very good job of explaining the four stages of the industrial buy cycle and how to match your marketing content to each stage.

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Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Industrial Marketing Today

The chart below from a research study done by Forrester illustrates this point very clearly. Here’s a chart from Enquiro’s white paper, “Building Business Online: Your Digital Persuasion Portfolio” that shows how specific content from your website plays a role at different stages. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

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Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

Industrial Marketing Today

Can we deliver a powerful 1-2 punch by combining social media and email marketing? I came across two research studies that answer the last question with a big YES! This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. The first study done by AWeber (aff.

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Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

Content marketing does not mean churning out white papers, case studies, articles, blog posts, podcasts and webinars for the sake of putting out content. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. What is effective content marketing?

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How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

Industrial Marketing Today

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 a social publishing site like scribd.com to gain a larger audience for your white papers. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.