Marketing Craftmanship

AUGUST 19, 2011

Brochureware is the term used, often with derogatory marketing implications, to describe websites consisting entirely of static pages that promote a company’s products and services, people and value proposition. Based on these impressions, website visitors will likely conclude one or all of the following: This company is out of business.

Thought Leadership 100

Thought Leadership Paper Press Case Study 100

Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 31, 2011

I have invited our Panel of White Paper Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? Jonathan Kantor is the principal and founder of The Appum Group, " The White Paper Company ", and has been producing commercial white papers for the past 11 years.

Paper 100

Paper Enterprise Management B2B Thought Leadership Case Study 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Today, technical buyers and engineers expect suppliers to have a substantial online presence with a website packed with relevant content in a variety of formats and easily searchable. Is your site ready for this shift in expectations or do you need a website redesign? The same holds true for video white papers.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your peril by Achinta Mitra on January 26, 2010 in Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development Is you current website an asset or a liability?

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This panel of B2B search engine marketers at Dreamforce 2009 talked about how to take your search marketing to the next level, including SEM tips and tricks, landing page strategies, Web site analytics, and more. Pay-Per-Click (PPC): A form of Internet advertising, in which the ad sponsor only has to pay for actual traffic to the website.

Search Engine Marketing 48

Search Engine Marketing Search Marketing Paid Search Agency Salesforce.com 48

WriteSpark

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

White Papers. Set the Purchasing Agenda with White Papers » B2B Tech Buyers Like Social Media.          February 18, 2009 in Social Media | Permalink. Website Writer. White Paper Writer. Case Studies. Content Marketing. Sales Materials. Social Media.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Forrester Copywriting 120

WriteSpark

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

White Papers. If you are involved in such a program, or if you simply have the responsibility for working with customer references and success stories, you will likely benefit from an upcoming event:  The 2009 Customer Reference Forum. This conference is scheduled for February 17-19, 2009 near San Francisco.

Conference 120

Conference Copywriting Copyright Case Study 120

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Instead of taking up more space here, let me direct you to some of my earlier posts about industrial websites and SEO. White papers: Without a question, this continues to be the most effective content to build your in-house list.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Keep in mind your marketing content may exist in various forms and formats; company website, blog, email campaigns, press releases, marketing collateral and social networks. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

Optimization 60

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

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.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

The focus there is to optimize it for keywords or phrases for people to find your website when searching for relevant terms. A white paper would fit the bill nicely here. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities by Achinta Mitra on April 22, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies I read an eye-opening article by Andrew R. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

Distribution 60

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

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. FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Over the past six months, their website traffic is up 89%, their free download program is up over 200% and they’ve generated over 1,500 leads. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design.

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? Link), was a survey of small business owners and found that the two most common tactics used in 2009 were tweeting e-mail newsletters and sending out blog entries to e-mail lists.

Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?) This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 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

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.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers by Achinta Mitra on September 29, 2009 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Websites , Social Media Marketing I came across an incredible blog post recently that I think every small business owner should read.

Small Business Marketing 60

Small Business Marketing Blogger Web 2.0 Tips 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

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.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Branding 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization.

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers. Thanks for the post.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Having a search function on your website is no longer an option, it is a requirement. You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. Lesson #2: Familiarity does not breed contempt It is tempting to get fancy with design bells and whistles to make your website stand out. Engineers are creatures of habit.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 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. Share your ideas here.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to Revenue Generation Next post: 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

Social Networks 60

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 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. In this case, you might want to make sure your website is found when a business owner queries “business cost savings.” How can you accomplish all that?

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing? 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?

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in 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. Or do you want them to download a white paper? Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 60