Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

According to the same research study done by GlobalSpec, during the initial Research phase, 42% of buyers evaluate four or more suppliers, but as buyers move closer to Procurement, only 26% get quotes from four or more suppliers. Source: ITSMA ) Webinars: This is a very popular content marketing tactic used in industrial and B2B marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Here are some of the key findings from the study: Emerging Trends: 61% of the respondents (500 total) cited Driving Revenue as the most important success metric as compared to Sales Accepted Opportunities (40%), Qualified Leads (39%) with website visits and click-through rates trailing way at the back at 12% each.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

The chart below from a research study done by Forrester illustrates this point very clearly. 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

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Content marketing does not mean churning out white papers, case studies, articles, blog posts, podcasts and webinars for the sake of putting out content. How can you use marketing content to generate a decent volume of sales-ready leads at a low(er) cost? What is effective content marketing?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Provide him/her with case studies and client testimonials to lower their risks and fears of selecting you. 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

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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.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Use case studies to demonstrate tangible results. 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 It is all about the customer and not you and your company.

Rules 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. in Museum Studies, but the idea of acting as a curator of information to post on our website for the benefit of our clients and customers is extremely interesting. Maybe it’s my M.A.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

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 Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

What do you do when the bulk of your marketing content, with the exception of case studies is product focused? 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

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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. One-size-fits-all site content will not help you engage. Video testimonials are far more credible and impactful than plain text.

Rules 60

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Crowdsourcing: Beyond the Basics Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? Such a cool site! I cant wait to share!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

I feel like the other guy in the story- will you try social media if I give you some great case studies? Yet they blindly support tactics like blanketing local zip codes with direct mail pieces (argh). Will you embrace Twitter if I can show you ROI? And that’s just it. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!). All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The examples and mini case studies he presents provide insights that leave you nodding your head and thinking you could adopt the same approaches. UNsettling Stratten has a knack for gaps. The two sections in the book on the Trust Gap and the Experience Gap are among the strongest in UnMarketing. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

link] [link] Stanford Smith RT @jaybaer: If you want to be a better social marketer, study infomercials… [link] [link] david horne Jay. I’ve realized it’s THE TRUTH. great points. funny, I was reading “What the Dog Saw&# by Malcom Gladwell today. There is a story about Ron Popeil in the book.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future. We did those things for decades or even centuries, but they were only as stable as the accidents that caused them. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. So, I’ve started to look at followers per tweet as a metric that focuses on the efficiency of time spent.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Also, I think another viable category for blogging for reputation, or to establish a voice of authority.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

"The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing" by @jaybaer [link] [link] Bob Cargill Great post! How to use customer-generated content to increase sales.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. A great (and yes tragic) case study.

Social Media 120

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-. Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. I can't wait to read the study now. population.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. The full 49-page study is full of interesting graphs and data morsels, but these are the 7 findings that I didn’t anticipate: 1. population).

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

RT @grmeyer: @ashleyjablow here's a nice article on #CSR and social media [link] [link] jan radish Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] Anne Social media is gaining so much momentum that so it’s becoming a if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em scenario.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either. link] Whats Up Interactive Why You're the Key to Social Media Success [link] via @jaybaer [link] membershipjedi An old, wise CEO once shared his feeling regarding innovation: “pioneers bleed&#. It has to come from you.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

Hsieh acknowledges that the study of happiness is a personal hobby, and while his passion for the subject is apparent, a clear theme or call to action is largely absent. The word-for-word reprinting of Hsieh’s emails to employees regarding the Amazon acquisition are also priceless. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy. Social media strategy consulting details here. You’re a non-profit hoping to take your social media engagement to the next level?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Over the last 7 months I’ve certainly walked the walk of social media marketing and this post is as plain and simple as a definition gets. You are indeed the perfect case study. You’re in an industry (photography) and are a business type (small) where a lot of people would say “social media isn’t for me&#.

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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. I'd love to write up a case study on you guys when you're ready.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

That was the key finding of a research study done by McKinsey & Co. The table below shows results from the study that shows what sales reps do wrong to turn off B2B customers. Glad to hear that “sales experience&# was validated/reinforced in another study. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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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.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

You can study your Web analytics, and see which pages get the most traffic, and what questions are likely to be in prospects’ minds when they are on those pages. Or, you could survey Web site visitors, gathering data in real-time. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

link] Kopano Media RT @jaybaer: Do You Know Your Customers Enough to Win in Social Media? killer case study by @susanbaier) [link] susanbaier Hi Lisa, thanks for the nice comments! link] jolien RT @jaybaer: Do You Know Your Customers Enough to Win in Social Media? “Motive&# is a great word for the WHY.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Sounds like a great case study. Sounds like a great case study. [link] jaybaer Fantastic analogy! I may have to use that one. link] jaybaer I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the comment. link] jaybaer I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the comment. link] jaybaer Absolutely Ryan. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

Building Lasting Customer Relationships – [link] Great case studies from @stickystimuli [link] Social DJ RT @jaybaer: Are you a 1 click stand? Building Lasting Customer Relationships [link] case studies from @stickystimuli #socialDJ [link] Carson RT @jaybaer: Are you a one click stand? A summer must-read!

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