Marketing Insider Group

JULY 6, 2010

But free summaries and short video snapshots can tease recipients enough to gain contact information for longer, deeper and more valuable content. by Michael Brenner, July 6, 2010 Related Posts: Need to Drive Leads? Registration-required content is not always viewed favorably by social respondents.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The first was the Harvard Business Review’s “ Branding in the Digital Age: You’re Spending Your Money in All The Wrong Places &# written by David C. For marketers, the old way of doing business is unsustainable. And so this led me to the conclusion that the broader future of B2B Marketing is Social!

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 9, 2010

Upon completion the next step is determining where your target audience is actively engaged, who the key influencers are and how does your target audience consume and share information. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider.

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readwrite

APRIL 22, 2010

That’s the day after Web 2.0 As more and more consumers use smart phones, how can businesses utilize this channel? Top 10 Mobile Trends of 2010: – Part 1: Design & Development. Top 10 Mobile Trends of 2010: – Part 1: Design & Development. Social sites rank third with 9.2%.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. and then provide targeted content based on that information.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The curious and cautious B2B buyers B2B buyers are curious about how a product can make life easier and business better; however, they are also more cautious when making purchases because a mistake can be costly both for the company and their career. and then provide targeted content based on that information.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 24, 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 November 24, 2010 Subscribe A B2B Marketing Manifesto? So they’ve written a manifesto (reg. required) to prove it.

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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? Michael Brenner Jul 12 2010 Hi Sandi, I am so happy you agree!

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JULY 21, 2010

In this post, I will provide an overview of the study and summarize the key actions you should take as a B2B Marketer responsible for driving leads for your business. Pages About Michael Brenner Appearances Search Based on Traction Theme by The Theme Foundry Copyright © 2010 B2B Marketing Insider. All rights reserved.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

While social media is all part of a consumer revolution of peer-to-peer conversations and consumer-generated content, the Toolbox.com report states there is room for marketers to contribute since “online communities are open for participation and welcome the information and insights that their companies can add to the conversation.”

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 24, 2010

A recent study from 360i showed that 75% of the tweets from brands/marketers can be classified as general brand information/news and only 16% are used to converse with consumers. Just like you said, it has become chaotic, yet informative method for engaging new contacts on twitter. I regularly participate in three or four chats a week.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 9, 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 December 9, 2010 9 Subscribe Finding The Time To Tweet or Blog? I agree on the value of the information.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Now, B2B content marketing’s agenda is to educate and inform customers and prospects. Educate, inform and provide value to customers and prospects. Your business will grow.&# (See Content Marketing – The Ultimate Cheat Sheet ). Content Marketing’s slogan is – “Don’t pitch. Don’t sell.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

In contrast to traditional marketing methods that aim to increase sales or awareness through interruption techniques, content marketing subscribes to the notion that delivering high-quality, relevant and valuable information to prospects and customers drives profitable consumer action. Michael Brenner Jun 3 2010 Great point Daniel.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 7, 2010

You must always remember that at some point in every sales discussion, you must “ASK” for the business. Here are brief descriptions of these five closes: Financial Close A financial close is the natural choice when you have successfully helped a prospect quantify the impact of their business problems. Happy to help.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 7, 2009

The room was packet (the number I heard was 80 attendees) and a lot of information was flowing to and from the audience back to the presenters. 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.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

The business cards that are presented to partners and potential customers are part of marketing branding, the message being delivered about what the company does is tailored and perfected by marketing, the collateral material that is distributed and that sales people use at trade shows and site visits is also marketing, of course.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Anything you can do to help them find the right information quicker will score big with engineers. If possible, add basic pricing information on your site to offer complete information without leaving your site. Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card? He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Those that drop off the list are often those who did not provide the right level of information to buyers or did not meet some other perceived or real need in the buyer. Primary goals of marketing content in the early stages of the buy cycle There are two main goals that your content needs to achieve in the early stages.

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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? There is no secrecy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Quelch , the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, the common characteristic shared by the top B2B Global Brands is that their “CEO is a willing brand cheerleader, loves the brand heritage, and is a great storyteller.” According to a study done by Professor John A.

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WebMarketCentral

MAY 3, 2007

Hot on the heels of my last post came several news announcements on the growing influence of Web 2.0 First, there was Use Web 2.0 Author Joe Lichtenberg contends that "Customer engagement drives loyalty, and effective (and judicious) use of Web 2.0 Next, MarketingVOX reported that Web 2.0

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

And they use different sources to get their information. 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. What marketing content you serve at each phase of the buying cycle also matters.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

By the time buyers reach the Procurement stage, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources. Those that drop off the list are often those who did not provide the right level of information to buyers or did not meet some other perceived or real need in the buyer.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2010

Now I could argue that you need a great product to solve a real customer need: you need some awareness in the marketplace to prove you are “in the game”, you need a website that acts as a viable “store front” for your business, and of course you need great service and support after the sale to keep customers satisfied. Keep it up.

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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

MAY 11, 2010

Because of longer sales cycles, more promising opportunities are being lost since business conditions change at the other end and projects are put on hold indefinitely or being eliminated. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

According to Bob Carrigan, CEO of International Data Group , “It [content] fulfills the promise of the Web, which is relationship marketing.” Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 19, 2010

It is very likely that the prospect has viewed several sites and looked at multiple pieces of content, so even if they cannot recall your specific piece, you want to be sure you can have a business discussion around multiple issues that he/she might be having.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2009

Drucker, of course, was right on target when included this principle in his article for effective managers (“ What Makes an Effective Executive ”, Harvard Business Review, June 2004) since one of the most important aspects one should be able to master in order to become effective is time management, and meetings are, as a general rule, a time drag.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2009

Make sure to add this person as part of your plan and also to allocate the appropriate time it will take for this person to review and approve – or not – the deliverable) The names of people who will have to be informed by the decision (after you create a new piece of marketing collateral do you announce it to the sales team?

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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.”

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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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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

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? Without passion and expertise, you will have a hard time sustaining your business blog over the long haul. I say you need both.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 23, 2009

Class: Advanced SEO Tactics: On Beyond Keyword Research (GF401) Professor: Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz SEOmoz is one of the best places for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) information, and the presentation was full of nice tidbits about SEO. Rand’s presentation is engaging and full of great information. But it is not.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on July 14, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing Even though “content curation” is not a common phrase, there’s plenty of discussion to be found on the Internet. I searched Wikipedia for information but couldn’t find an exact definition.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e.

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