Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

I also like to look at search data, both the searches that people are conducting about your company on Google ( use this free keyword tool ), (insert Google keyword tool screen shot) and the searches conducted on your Web site (assuming you have a search function). Your LInkedin page. Your blog, naturally.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

However, none of that can happen until you drive lots of interested traffic to your business blog. Optimizing (SEO) your business blog is critical because it allows your target audience to find you in search engines and attract traffic. See my earlier post, “Do-it-Yourself Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Your WordPress Blog.”

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

So, I peeked at YouTube. 213 videos on YouTube , the most recent just five days ago. The Facebook page has a not-too-shabby 13,000+ fans, but most of the YouTube videos have just a few dozen views. The YouTube channel is barely mentioned on Facebook. The team has a lot of photographs on Facebook (and also some on Flickr).

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 9, 2010

Depending on your budget and timeframe you can utilize either paid ( Radian6 ) and/or free ( SocialMention ) monitoring tools. These social media tactics can include the following: blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, social media bookmarking, etc. Bit.ly – use this tool to create shortened URLs and track clicks.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2018

No matter how far AI advances go, software will never replace a human for crafting an insightful and meaningful blog post. Tools like Grammarly can automate proofreading in a more comprehensive way than the usual spelling and grammar features found in Microsoft Word and Google Docs.@Grammarly It’s a mainstay of modern marketing.

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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.

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

LinkedIn Events Setting up an event in LinkedIn is a fairly simple process. LinkedIn users will be shown events that match their specific business needs based on the information they’ve added to their LinkedIn profile (Job Title, Industry, etc.), Once your event is created, invite your connections to attend.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

There are a few sections devoted to the mechanics of Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and other social media operational specifics. Baer’s review of a new marketing book called UnMarketing by Scott Stratten is as insightful as most articles are on his excellent Convince and Convert blog. The rise of [.] Original post by Jay Baer [.]

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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. How about your business blog, is it all it can be for your industrial company?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In this blog post, we’ll dive into the stories of some of the earliest social networks -- and why they didn’t stick around. Blogging (on “weblogs,” as they were once called) came to the scene in 1998 with the launch of Open Diary , which included a social networking feature wherein users in groups could read each other’s writing.

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Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

When you think of it the buying journey of 2020 is not the same as 2010, and definitely not the same as pre 2000. An understanding enabled by digital marketing tools. Social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn are a major aspect of this, but not the only ones. The 2020 buyer journey is an online journey.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 27, 2010

Whatever questions you may have about social media marketing, you’ll probably find the answers in the 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from white paper guru Michael Stelzner. The top social media tools used across all respondents are: Twitter – 88%. LinkedIn – 78%. Blogging – 70%.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 28, 2011

B2b buyers use social media tools throughout their buying processes, from problem-solving and how-to content in the initial research phase through product/vendor comparisons and customer experience validation. Buyers thwarted from using these tools at work (e.g., 50% of LinkedIn users are business decision makers. •

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that. If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? I say you need both.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 7, 2009

I was prepared for a sales pitch but Albert delivered one of the best presentations of the day while at the same time informing us of all the great tools available for Marketers from Google. He reinforced some key messages we heard throughout the day and added some great stories about Twitter, blogs, and podcasting.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

B2B buyers are most likely to share useful vendor content via email (79%), followed by LinkedIn (53%), Twitter (39%) and Facebook (18%). Women make up the larger share of users on Facebook (58% to 42%) and are a slightly larger share on Twitter (52% to 48%) while men are the predominate users of LinkedIn (63% to 37%) and Google+ (71% to 29%).

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Several blog posts have foolishly been written about social media “killing&# email. And that’s the premise behind Flowtown , one of the most exciting new social media tools I’ve seen in months. “Should we be on Twitter, or Facebook, or Linkedin, or YouTube, or some other places?&#

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2016

All 100 of the top global brands maintain at least one company YouTube channel, and more than half (27 of 50) of CEOs in top global companies have appeared in a company video. V3B Blog ). LinkedIn came in second place with 21%, followed by Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus. ( V3B Blog ). Simply Measured ).

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

You or your colleague may be suffering from a significant case of Social Media Tool Exhaustion. This next tool might be the key to a successful digital PR campaign.” Why do you want to test the tool? Senior PR practitioners need to understand how these tools fit within a larger marketing strategy. To help your staff?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Southwest Airlines has to coordinate its marketing and customer service response, in real-time, create its own content on its blog and Twitter account, while also dealing with the media jackals. and/or Linkedin Answers, or create a series of helpful YouTube videos ( like Coldwell Banker ). Now, he tweeted it to his 1.6

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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. According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Paul Dunay in his blog post, “4 C’s of B2B Marketing” has defined this very nicely. Instead of buying print ads in trade journals, they create their own blog and build an active community around it. Cold calling is replaced by useful content and tools that help people find them and contact them for more information.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead. You can read his entire blog post here. The good news is that you can use a free tool like Google Analytics to get a very good handle on your customer engagement.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

The best way to beat resistance to new tools is to use them and show impact. Great points on CEO vision and social Kjcrantz Well said. Putting social media in the context of the strategy and business outcomes is absolutely essential to increasing uptake. Thanks, Mike! Great post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. I found a good answer to that in a comment by Mike Gospe on a blog post at leadsloth.com where he wrote, “But when it comes to marketing automation, I recommend caution. I would take this a little further.

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B2B Marketing Traction

OCTOBER 18, 2010

There are three tools I like to use for this: SWOT Analysis with Action Items; Industry Competitive Positioning Analysis; and Customer Surveys. See the example in my previous blog post, Why B2B Marketers Need Blue Ocean Strategy ). It was all about quality and volume content in 2010, and now it’s even more so in 2011.

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B2B Marketing Traction

OCTOBER 18, 2010

There are three tools I like to use for this: SWOT Analysis with Action Items; Industry Competitive Positioning Analysis; and Customer Surveys. See the example in my previous blog post, Why B2B Marketers Need Blue Ocean Strategy ). It was all about quality and volume content in 2010, and now it’s even more so in 2011.

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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?

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Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Kaila Strong | Dec 6, 2010 | 0 Comments Tweet Arguably, social media marketing for B2B companies is one of the most difficult campaigns to run. Several years ago they developed some hilarious YouTube videos targeted to business decision makers, and most recently have opened up their arms to Twitter.

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Work Management Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

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

JULY 6, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing Content to Engage and Sell by Achinta Mitra on July 6, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies Marketing 101 teaches you “Customers buy benefits and not product features.”

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Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

Biznology

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

TEST YOUR WAY INTO MOBILE MARKETING: 96% of companies say they currently use or plan to use mobile marketing but only 21% have been successful in mobile – a decrease from 2010 according to ANA and MediaVest. That’s what Greg Jarboe found when, in his story of hostage Jill Carroll, video outperformed all other media channels.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

That’s unfortunate because when a webinar is done right, it can be a very powerful tool to educate and engage your audience. One can dedicate an entire site to SEO because it is such a wide and deep online marketing topic. Instead of taking up more space here, let me direct you to some of my earlier posts about industrial websites and SEO.

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group. It is not just a matter of measuring better ROI metrics or using the tools of marketing automation du jour. As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint.

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Pay attention to the terminology and words your target audience uses when they discuss their problems on social media, forums and blogs. My take: Use a keyword research tool like the free Google Keywords Research Tool to come up with a list of keywords and phrases based around the problems and solutions you discovered in step #1.

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Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

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Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 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? RESEARCH Even before I open up my trusty word processor, I head over to Google’s Keyword Tool.

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Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60