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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2010

10 BtoB Marketers Predictions for 2010 Around this time last year I wrote about some Predictions. Tags: Advertising Content Marketing Interactive Marketing Media Mobile Online Advertising Pay Per Click Search. The 4 P’s to Social Media Marketing Ok ok – based on the great response I got.

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

Buyers want to know you understand them and that you’re relevant to their specific needs. An excellent way to reach them is by developing thought leading (educational) content in the form of podcasts. Buyers want to know you understand them and that you’re relevant to their specific needs.

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

" Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. We’ve found that when you send educational content of any kind, it’s important to followup with a human touch; namely, followup phone calls. Can you send them other relevant and educational content?

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

During our interview we cover a variety of topics that are relevant to lead generation, PR and marketing. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 David also writes the Web Ink Now blog and has been named to the MarketingSherpa Viral Marketing Hall of Fame for the past two years in a row.

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Their data shows that over 50% of tech buyers admitted to short listing a vendor after receiving a well timed and relevant phone call. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 10, 2005

» Winning the Complex Sales Cycle with Thought leading Content David Meerman Scott shares some great ideas on how to leverage your thought leading content on your website. For lead generation, the concept of thought leading content should go beyond the website. Relevant content is key. Is this worth doing?

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 9, 2010

According to recent survey results, 90% of B2B marketers are actively involved in producing custom content , and are investing some 25% of marketing budgets to custom content creation and promotion. It’s not just informing and entertaining, but calling the [readers] to action,” said Blank.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Create a plan to add value every time you touch your future customers with relevant ideas, content and resources. Develop a lead nurturing plan – While you may generate leads from your initial campaign, you will generate more by following up with additional touches just be sure that are meaningful and relevant to your audience.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Is your value proposition clear?

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise. I’ve found that creating good content doesn’t require a lot of budget but it definitely requires time, a desire to learn, and a willingness to teach others what you’ve learned. It must be relevant!

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

Do you have your web site’s good content under lock and key? Research shows shows that if you require registration on your website to download content such as articles, white papers, studies or other "free" resources, you could be losing 75%-85% of your potential leads! They are coming to your site for information.

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markempa

JUNE 16, 2006

The key is that you need to listen first, ask the right questions, participate and be relevant. David Meerman Scott, author of Cashing In With Content , wrote a post on direct to consumer press releases today as discussion leader on the IAOC blog. Just like you cant dominate a conversation without risking that people may tune you out.

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

An excellent way to reach people early is by developing thought-leading content. Yet most companies lack thought provoking, educational content; instead, they emphasize sales content. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Simply put, engage early and often.

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Analyze competitive information, and develop a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) Improve relevance of sales tools and marketing materials with sales input. Strategic accounts: Can you develop content and lead generation events with your existing customers as references (ambassadors) to your audience?

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

He writes, "One of the best ways to pre-qualify your leads is to work off a list of those contacts that have subscribed and clicked thru on the content of your email newsletter marketing efforts. If you must cold call, how do make each call relevant? If you must cold call, how do make each call relevant?

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Hinge Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2015

Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 render HTML using Microsoft Word. SEE ALSO: The Art of Advanced Email Marketing: A/B Testing Right message, right audience, right time For professional services firms, email marketing is all about getting the right content in front of the right audience at the right time. Content Insertion.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In the recent BtoB magazine article, " Tech Media Evolution a Bellwether ", the major technology publishers were examined to understand how quickly the shift to interactive marketing was occurring. It's about all the different ways you can engage the audience and the various ways you can develop leads with content.”

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 22, 2010

In the time it took me to read the B2B article, I received 15 unsolicited marketing e-mails, 3 tele-marketing calls, and 2 dozen tweets - none of which were of interest or relevance to me. Carone is that “Marketers must “break through the barrier” of simple personalized communications into more relevant one-to-one interactions with customers.”

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

Dont for get your audience wants information that is relevant and meaningful. Relevant Content - a catalyst for big attendance High quality content can dramatically build webinar attendance. Relevant content builds credibility, generates positive word of mouth (wom) and creates a buzz for future events.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2009

For the next post in our series of B2B marketing thought leader interviews , we interviewed Matthew Schwartz, an independent journalist with more than 20 years’ experience working in the media, who is currently a contributing a writer at Crain’s BtoB and BtoB’s Media Business magazines. We noticed that there is a lot about Sales 2.0.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? During the B2C Internet revolution many a vendor’s world was turned upside down by failing to recognize and invest in the fundamental shift towards empowering consumers with content and buying tools. The Death of a Salesman?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

3 items that should be in your 2010 email budget by BtoB Magazine. A better approach may be a simpler newsletter design with a compelling hook to get the reader to click through to a more graphically-rich web page with similar but augmented content. by BtoB Magazine. Email Marketing Tips and Tactics.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. Value Selling is a Requirement The IDC buyer survey indicates that the way IT solutions are currently marketed and sold needs to change.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010 Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 2011 according to new Harte-Hanks research Technology marketers are challenged today with handling proliferating marketing channels to reach and engage more overloaded, skeptical and frugal buyers than ever before. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2011

Web presence optimization (WPO)—using tactics like SEO, PPC, online PR, social media, content marketing and reputation management in a coordinated fashion to maximize your online visibility and business results—is the core theme of this blog. Social Media Affecting BtoB Buying Behavior by The Proactive Report.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2007

Sales people need to spend their time selling, not building content and messaging. Heres 9 ideas to help you go beyond the lead: Build a library of selling and nurturing content specifically designed for you sales team. The content does not have to be flashy, just relevant.) Make the content library easily accessible.

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markempa

APRIL 24, 2007

He goes on in the post to talk about how to use your relevant and educational content as part of the lead nurturing mix. The challenge is to make each conversation you have be relevant and meaningful. He goes on in the post to talk about how to use your relevant and educational content as part of the lead nurturing mix.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 7, 2010

Some amazing content from June. A fascinating “hardcore” B2B social media success - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , June 20, 2010 With many companies now engaged in social media marketing strategies for nearly two years or more, success stories are starting to emerge, even in the difficult marketing world of industrial B2B.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Do White Papers Still Engage? Using this content, buyers are taking control of the buying cycle from direct / channel sales, making the content that marketing delivers more important than ever in driving shorter sales cycles and increasing the number and value of transactions.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program Improve Your Business? Research shows that customers do not want generic messages or the hard sell, but instead want relevant and consultative tips and advice. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

” Nearly a quarter prefer video content to text. Content Sharing Trends in 2010 [Infographic] by Pamorama Pam Dyer reports on data from AddThis showing the top methods for sharing information from more than 300 options. Gmail and StumbleUpon are the fastest growing methods, however.

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