Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Most CEOs of manufacturing, engineering and technical companies do not believe in the value of brand building and consider it the domain of consumer marketing (B2C). Branding is an expense item like the rest of marketing. He suggests that B2B marketers take a cue from their B2C counterparts when it comes to increasing brand awareness.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. The examples and mini case studies he presents provide insights that leave you nodding your head and thinking you could adopt the same approaches.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer 115

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. He has co-authored a book by the same name with Timothy J.

Distribution 60

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies 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.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 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

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Very helpful post, Jay. Very helpful post, Jay.

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 130

Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. link] [link] WebPro360 And, it's not just about businesses 'tooting' their own horn. Great thoughts, Laura!

Social Media 137

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 137

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc. said it best when she wrote, “Passive reading of your content is not going to help online marketing initiatives shorten buying cycles or increase customer acquisition and revenues.” Your sales team must report to marketing and put these leads back into the hopper for nurturing.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The chart below shows the variety of content used at different stages of the industrial buy cycle (Source: Understanding the Industrial Buy Cycle: How to Align Your Marketing with Your Customers’ Buying Process from GlobalSpec). One can dedicate an entire site to SEO because it is such a wide and deep online marketing topic.

Buying Cycle 60

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

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo. The ad asks us to visit timberwolves.com/manifesto. But then it gets even worse.

Social Media 120

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 120

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Turning your customers into advocates and marketers on behalf of your brand pays off a lot more when you’re selling $10,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment, than it does when you’re selling $3 cans of Pringles. What this means is that in reality, B2C and B2B marketers are largely using the same social tactics.

Social Media 147

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Mark Jackson | August 18, 2010 | 0 comments ); //]]> Share Tweet My company has recommended blogging to many of our search engine optimization clients. A little over a year ago, I shared a case study on Search Engine Watch of a client’s website that had fewer than 100 pages of content indexed when we started working with them.

Paid Content 40

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Marketing Websites B2B Thought Leadership 40

Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either. If you don’t have the obvious social chatter about your brand, you have to make the case that content creation will drive search, which drives traffic, which drives sales. But the job of arm twisting and education can’t come from outside.

Social Media 130

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Budget Programs 130

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

I’m sure you’ve read many times that engineers hate marketing/marketers and they want only the facts. Build a library of various content assets such as published articles, white papers, online demos, webinars, videos, technical specifications, datasheets, case studies and customer testimonials.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

link] Jexep (Jeep) Twitter Comment RT @jaybaer: 7 steps to creating a social media strategic plan. Sessions start October 5. Go to [link] to save 50% for a limited time. Are you ready to add some “Why&# to your “How&# ? – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Aussie_Sheila Great post!

Social Media 167

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Think Different Here’s 6 ways to differentiate agency social media services: 1.

Social Media 121

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. It’s about marketing sideways , not marketing head-on. Or do you think that reputation through relationships is enough to expand your market? The bartender approaches, and asks if I’d like to hear the TV.

Social Media 128

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. Can a social media program go viral? Social Media results can’t be measured False.

Social Media 149

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives.

Social Media 155

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

Social Media 117

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Really great content around B2B Marketing again this month. Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010 Building an engaged community through a business blog can be extremely difficult — sometimes impossible. Facebook Insights. Google Analytics. Maybe so, maybe not.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 40

Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com. Avoids Getting Mired in Tactics, Metrics or Technology: The successful firms above recognize that social media should be used as a tool for achieving business goals.

Social Media 128

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics 128

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Approximately 10 years after having 67% of the search market, Yahoo! And they never really pushed into the huge Asian market either. It never captured the social media market. link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media Hi Jay I agree with most things you posit here. I have studied and proven this. But back to MySpace.

Paid Content 136

Paid Content Facebook Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 136

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing. July 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010. The 20 craziest things you can do on Twitter - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , July 7, 2010 OK, we’ve heard all the great business success stories about connecting and learning through Twitter. Featured Sources. Like hooking their toilet up to Twitter.

Ning 40

Ning Paid Content Facebook Sales Management 40

Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Suffering From Premature Calculation?

Social Media 116

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Paid Search Agency 116

Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Why D.I.S.

Social Media 137

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. Blogging has reached that point, and now social media is approaching it.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 120

Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

Social Media 133

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy?

Social Media 128

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

link] Go2Mach2 Thanks Jay…Your chart is a good description of how the “process&# of Social Media Marketing should be viewed by most companies. I believe we should all view ourselves as Social Media Toddlers. Case studies are one of the most popular forms of collateral. Customers are people too.

Social Media 165

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 165

Webbiquity

MARCH 11, 2014

A few months ago, the Webbiquity blog celebrated content marketing week —six posts in eight days showcasing the best content marketing insights and guides from the year, starting with 30 Remarkable Content Marketing Facts and Statistics and culminating with 14 Best Content Marketing Tips, Tactics and Techniques.

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management Advertising Agencies Content Marketing Planning 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

Social Media 128

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 128

Convince & Convert

JUNE 30, 2010

One of the greatest benefits in the emergence of social media communication and marketing is that now every consumer has a voice that can be heard. It's not like the “old days&# where TV/radios advertisements and marketing campaigns had to appeal to broadly defined targets markets.

Social Media 128

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Convince & Convert

JULY 9, 2010

An expert in marketing to women, she heads the Media Connections practice, focused on managing brand dialogue via traditional and social media. Now, in what seems like decades later (in social media years), transparency and authenticity might well be referred to as “best practices” in any engagement activity.

Personalization 122

Personalization Paid Search Agency Transparency PR 122

Convince & Convert

APRIL 27, 2010

Ask Emmanuel Rosen , – whose revised version of Buzz Marketing should be required reading for all communicators. Why can’t you make your FAQ a marketing and sales tool, instead of a necessary evil? Louis to Phoenix, coming back from SocialFresh. But I submit the face of US Airways should be Randy, not Sully.

Social Media 131

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