Sprout Social

JUNE 14, 2022

In 2010, Betty White became the oldest person to host SNL after nearly half a million people liked a Facebook page petitioning her to take the gig. Whether they’re embracing their wrinkles and gray hair or poking fun at some of their setbacks, senior influencers comfort younger viewers about the prospect of getting older. Bush’s Beans.

Demographics 97

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Corporate America usually relies on some form of compensation system which basically uses a reward/punishment method that tries to coerce people into doing what the company wants. How are you changing your customers and your prospects behavior? And how about your staff or your company’s employees? Some food for thought.

Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Budget Creation Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Budget 100

The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

Besides the rise of social media as marketing channel, the emergence of marketing technology, more specifically Marketing Automation systems, in which you can configure the automated distribution of content to customers and prospects has been changing the way marketers see and create conent. What used to be clear roles (i.e.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

To keep this from happening, companies like Reputation.com , provide ORM as well as Internet privacy protection to clients. Reputation companies also works to protect a person’s privation information from being made public. ORM companies can decrease visibility by pushing negative results lower on a search-engine results page.

Privacy Policies 100

Privacy Policies Privacy Protection Business Ideal Customer Profiles 100

Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2018

It helps you garner and follow up on leads and helps prospects through the sales and after-sales processes. But data shows that companies are spending far too much time producing emails. According to The Litmus 2017 State of Email Report , 68% of companies take at least one week to produce one email. research Click To Tweet.

Automation 100

Automation Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Analytics Tools 100

markempa

DECEMBER 10, 2012

These players include: Prospects and customers from more than 11,500 companies. Back in 2010, Siemens Industry’s communications team was challenged to do the following: Build brand awareness. Back in 2010, Siemens Industry’s communications team was challenged to do the following: Build brand awareness.

B2B Thought Leadership 120

B2B Thought Leadership Work Management Brand Identity Branding 120

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Yes, your prospective customers are confused and uncertain. You can study your Web analytics, and see which pages get the most traffic, and what questions are likely to be in prospects’ minds when they are on those pages. Put it on YouTube of course. Or, you could survey Web site visitors, gathering data in real-time.

FAQ 137

FAQ Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Social Media 137

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. And yet—only 27% of top companies said their C-level executives were actively engaged in social media last year, down 20% from the peak in 2012.

Social Media 100

Social Media Stats Social Marketing CMS Development 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

With social media, we can join conversations previously hidden, but what we need is the same as ever: a way to reach you – the places you metaphorically live, the clubs you frequent, the places you hang out, the company you keep. Foremost, we need a way to convert with whom we interact in social media into real prospects.

Social Media 123

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 123

Vidyard

APRIL 19, 2016

The accolades honor marketing teams and technology providers who are leveraging Marketo in innovative ways to take their marketing initiatives to the next level, positively impact company revenue, build engaging relationships with customers, and inspire others in the marketing industry. About Marketo Revvie Awards.

Marketo 50

Marketo Bulldog Solutions Marketing Automation Services Advertising Agencies 50

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Both seek to keep your brand top-of-mind with customers and prospects, communicating in a relevant, timely way that ideally is measurable and testable. “Should we be on Twitter, or Facebook, or Linkedin, or YouTube, or some other places?&# Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

Social Media 127

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 127

Hubspot

APRIL 3, 2017

1) Pretending to be a Prospective Client. So did the fake prospect stunt work out? Dress up as a Postmates delivery courier to personally deliver donuts to the companies he admired -- with his resume attached, of course. Check out the marketing stunts below. 7 Creative Stunts People Used to Land Their Marketing Dream Jobs.

Advertising Agencies 75

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Creativity Work Management 75

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

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Typically, that means understanding the prospect’s pain and then offering a solution for relief. But not easy to execute because there usually is a disconnect between what your prospect wants to hear and what you want to say about your company and its products and services. Sounds simple, right?

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

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. Go beyond the high-level demographics of SIC/NAICS codes and company size.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Given the current state of the economy, I find companies in the industrial sector only recognizing SAL’s and SQO’s. Company news and industry SIC codes tied for third. Some of the findings match what I am hearing from my industrial clients and one really surprising result.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

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. Instead of interrupting people with television ads, inbound marketers create videos that prospects want to see. The old ways of pushing out content is no longer effective.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 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

MAY 26, 2010

Create a social media steering group (cross-functional) for your company. Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. The reviews business will be transformed by geo-location.

Social Media 134

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 134

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. Here’s what it does.

Creativity 60

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?) Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The New Rules of Engagement: CMOs Rethink Their Marketing Mix is based on a survey of 314 marketing executives at companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue. Just 59% of companies now measure customer engagement; 36% do not. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

B2B Marketing 60

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. Podcasts vs. YouTube. The pattern holds for YouTube and Linkedin, too. Yes, social media applies to B2B.

Social Media 147

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 147

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. Not every action needs to be scored.

Buying Cycle 60

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

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). Yes, GE and Microsoft sell directly to end-users but they are primarily B2B companies. Branding is an expense item like the rest of marketing. Definitely not.”

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

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.

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Unify Your Team The first step is for companies to devise a coordinated strategy that uses email and social communication synergistically. If you update your company's Facebook page about latest happenings, or create a YouTube video, or write a blog post, the conversation comes AFTER the content is sent out, not before.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

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

AUGUST 17, 2010

After all, that’s how your prospects and customers will find your blog and/or Web site. Keep in mind your marketing content may exist in various forms and formats; company website, blog, email campaigns, press releases, marketing collateral and social networks. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Resources

Optimization 60

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle 60

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.”

Features 60

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

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.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

It not just driving revenues for the company, 44% of marketers said their own compensation was tied to sales. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. This one has a puzzling contradiction (see #3). All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 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.

Work Management 40

Work Management Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Passive reading of your content will not move the prospect any closer to his/her decision to buy from you. That’s where you can use your content to segment your visitors, profile them based on their actions, capture pre-qualified prospects, leads and registrants for your webinars and downloads.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

Think about new “arrangements&# of content as resource centers for prospects and/or customers. Give your company a reason to reach out continuously to those who find a particular topic relevant. For example, if your company’s positioning changes and your content doesn’t match.

Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 10, 2011

Even though social media (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) adoption is lower among industrial marketers, YouTube usage by manufacturers (50%) is higher than other B2B marketers (38%). So I went to YouTube to confirm the report’s findings. Here are three examples that I found on YouTube.

Video Marketing 60

Video Marketing Content Marketing Co-Registration High Quality Lead 60