Marketing Insider Group

MAY 5, 2010

I realize my first blog posts are a bit self-indulgent but since I am only talking to myself and a few friends, I hope you will allow me these few introspections until I grow my followers and hopefully start to dispense pearls of wisdom that become widely shared across the web. We all have a brand and need to channel our inner Brian Solis.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2010

While this study was focused on IT Buyers, the implications for the B2B Marketer should be relevant across the prospect universe no matter which industries you serve. While this study was focused on IT Buyers, the implications for the B2B Marketer should be relevant across the prospect universe no matter which industries you serve.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 17, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking B2B Email Design – Gallery 2 Last week I started an email design gallery containing a series of HTML emails I received. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 United States License.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

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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

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Yes, GE and Microsoft sell directly to end-users but they are primarily B2B companies. He suggests that B2B marketers take a cue from their B2C counterparts when it comes to increasing brand awareness. He suggests that B2B marketers take a cue from their B2C counterparts when it comes to increasing brand awareness.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

How many B2B vs. B2C companies, industries, and even job titles. It’s easy to say that B2B and B2C email patterns are similar, but without seeing the data underlying that assumption I’m very skeptic. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Personas do matter in B2B content marketing You would be wasting your scarce resources if you pumped out marketing content without first having a clear and complete understanding of the personas of your B2B buyers. In other words, it is time to walk the talk!

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 24, 2011

In their “ CMO Perspectives on B2B Marketing Automation &# this challenge for high quality leads is shown as having increased from 69% in 2009 to 76% in 2010. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers. I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.”

B2B 60

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2010

Market to them and never forget that even in B2B, human beings still make the decisions. Research smart placement : And now that you understand your prospects needs and you’ve created compelling content, you need to place that content where the largest majority of your prospects will find you. Know your prospects pain points.

Lead Scoring 100

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The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 8, 2009

That’s why I liked when the Modern B2B Marketing blog posted a list of must-read B2B marketing ebooks. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

A B2B company applying tactics used by B2C companies can be very successful but only after some necessary translation is done. This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at 3:25 am and is filed under Communication , Decision Making , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing. United States License. United States License.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 14, 2010

All despite the fact that I did no keyword research. It wasn’t inspired by anything other than the main challenges of my peers across the diverse world of corporate B2B Marketing. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011?"

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 18, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy June 18, 2010 3 Subscribe Need to Drive Leads? The web did not replace either.

Tactics 100

Tactics Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Leads 100

B2B Marketing Traction

JANUARY 31, 2012

Like many of you I’m enamored with Pinterest , but I can’t help but ask, “Can Pinterest benefit B2B Marketers?” So what uses might those of us who work in B2B Marketing have for Pinterest? Market Research on Pinterest. Crowdsourcing is on the minds of marketing research experts.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Trade Show Planning B2B 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

Fifty-six percent of the participants were primarily B2B marketers and the remaining 44% were B2C. That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group. The study also revealed that B2B marketers that measured ROI were better able to track leads to marketing touchpoints.

B2B Marketing 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

The instant gratification mindset of B2B content consumers means they’re demanding more content, faster. To get the most from your content, embrace the 7 “R&# s of B2B Marketing Content Planning: Re-use - ideas for content development must be expanded to create multiple assets. Refresh - Content gets stale over time.

Planning 60

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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

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving from Fifth Graders? How can industrial and B2B marketers apply the same creative problem solving lessons in engaging with their prospects and customers? The four steps are: 1.

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The Effective Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2010

That reminds me of what I see when I visit most B2B companies’ websites. You are researching a new product or service and Google points you to a website, one of the key vendors in that space, and you have to read the page twice to really get it what they are trying to say. In the B2B marketing space this is notorious.

Work Management 100

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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? This long time staple has become the Rodney “No Respect&# Dangerfield of B2B and industrial marketing. I came across two research studies that answer the last question with a big YES!

Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I work for a B2B software company and we do regular email blasts. Comparing Apples and Airplanes You know that comparing different industries is irrelevant and that emailing B2C is nothing like B2B, but when you see reports that paint a good or bad picture about how email is doing in your industry, you tend to look at it carefully.

Advertising Benchmark 100

Advertising Benchmark Work Management Marketing Management Planning 100

The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License.

Planning 100

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle. A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that. It is a balancing act between making your B2B blog too narrow in focus and standing out from the crowded field of bloggers.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy October 14, 2010 16 Subscribe Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard?! James Oct 18 2010 Great article.

Paid Content 100

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The stages are: Needs Awareness Research Consideration & Comparison Procurement The white paper then goes on to explain how industrial marketers must match their marketing content to the buyer’s stage in the buy cycle. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 11, 2010

This entry was posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 12:29 pm and is filed under Email Marketing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 2 Responses to Choosing an Email Marketing Software Choose the Right Company for Your Email Marketing Efforts | MediaVision Blog says: January 15, 2010 at 1:11 pm [.]

Work Management 100

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

I will say it here: every B2B marketer should know how to do this. ROI” and “Sales” are the 4 th and 5 th most important metric according to Chief Marketer April 1, 2010 study. If you need to create content – research the top trending keywords, article titles, and customer pain points. Think sales, leads, pipeline.

Lead Generation 100

Lead Generation Sales Management Lead Ranking ROI 100

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 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. army’s “Be All You Can Be” campaign? It is all about them and not you.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

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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? RESEARCH Even before I open up my trusty word processor, I head over to Google’s Keyword Tool.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” Create and deliver useful information such as white papers, industry research and trends and how-to guides for selecting the right solution provider.

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Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 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

OCTOBER 2, 2010

According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3 Therefore B2B and industrial marketers continue to favor email marketing over other direct marketing channels. Savvy B2B email marketers are being very creative in order to rise above the noise, get their lists to open their emails and take a desired action.

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Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

However, B2B and/or industrial marketers must learn to use it correctly in order to harness its true power. For the answer to that question, I went to the “The 9 Metrics Every Marketer Must Track” webinar by Megan Heuer, Research Director, SiriusDecisions and Craig Rosenberg , Vice President, Products & Services, Tippit.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

B2B Marketing POSTs by Laura Ramos About the Author About this blog High tech marketers face incredible challenges building awareness, developing demand, enabling sales, and demonstrating marketings impact on the business in an increasingly digital world. This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research.

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