Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

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JUNE 24, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on June 24, 2010 in B2B E-Mail Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Lately, social media seems to garner all the attention in the media and blog posts with very little mention about email marketing. See charts below). The second study done by GetResponse (aff.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial Sales Job? by Achinta Mitra on September 27, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Industrial Websites , Sales Strategies , Social Media Marketing Remember the very first music video ever played on MTV?

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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. Non-core functions such as sales and distribution should be outsourced.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Here are some of the key findings from the study: Emerging Trends: 61% of the respondents (500 total) cited Driving Revenue as the most important success metric as compared to Sales Accepted Opportunities (40%), Qualified Leads (39%) with website visits and click-through rates trailing way at the back at 12% each. How has your role changed?

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APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Understanding and building accurate profiles of different personas requires a close alignment between sales and marketing. The sales team has a much better understanding of the needs of various stakeholders because of their customer-facing role. They have the insight on pain points and issues surrounding the customer.

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APRIL 26, 2010

For 2010, approximately six in 10 marketing professionals surveyed plan to increase their spending on content initiatives. More and more B2B marketers are shifting their marketing budget out of expensive pay per click (PPC) advertising and traditional media and into content creation, optimization and social media.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well Next post: The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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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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JULY 18, 2011

First the good news – 76 percent of small and medium sized manufacturers and industrial companies reported that their websites made a contribution to their growth during the second half of 2010. That is a typical makeup of companies in the industrial/manufacturing segment.

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JULY 9, 2010

2 comments… read them below or add one } Eric Goldman July 18, 2010 at 11:22 am Achinta; This is a great article – thanks for posting it! Achinta Mitra July 19, 2010 at 1:47 pm Eric, Thank you for posting your thoughtful comments. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. {

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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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JULY 29, 2010

The primary metrics measured are retention (58%), sales (44%), and revenue per customer (35%). As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint. That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group.

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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.

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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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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

by Achinta Mitra on November 16, 2009 in B2B E-Mail Marketing Do you know the key component of email marketing that generates more high-quality leads and drives sales? However, for email marketing to be a true driver of sales, your need something even more valuable and every email that you send out should have it.

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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?

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Some marketers argue that they’ve been overused to the point that people think of them as nothing more than a 45-minute long sales pitch. Leave a Comment { 1 trackback } Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial Sales Job? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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MAY 26, 2010

Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

WHEN : When on the sales cycle do you expect to engage with your prospects? However, it does require some tweaking and a dose of creativity in order to rise above the noise in attracting the attention of industrial buyers and engaging with them deeper into the sales cycle. Share your ideas here. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

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JULY 20, 2010

by Achinta Mitra on July 20, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing , Sales Strategies To be successful in industrial and B2B marketing, one has to engage with prospects and customers in a meaningful manner. Prospects will tune you out until that happens.

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JUNE 15, 2010

Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Relevant marketing content – key to thought leadership Positioning your company as a thought leader is critical in complex technical sales that have long buying cycles with many decision makers involved. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Definitely not.” This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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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. . – Maybe it’s my M.A. I’m glad that you found my article helpful.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Leave a Comment Previous post: Content Creation Made Easy Next post: Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

As long as you can make their entire sales experience easy (both before and after) and your products meet specifications for them to specify with confidence, you probably have a lifetime customer unless you fail him/her badly. Engineers therefore tend to be very loyal and there is built-in inertia to change or try something new.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Hold some in reserve to use as an offer during an inside sales call to follow-up. She applies over 20 years of business management and marketing experience to help companies with complex sales use eMarketing strategies to generate more and better sales opportunities. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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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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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 do you turn your business blog into a powerful sales tool? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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MAY 21, 2010

2 comments… read them below or add one } Jim Cahill May 23, 2010 at 9:46 am Achintra, Great points! I’d add that B2B blogs which provide individual contact information of the bloggers or experts referenced in the posts can lead to new sales opportunities. I agree with you about being able to contact experts or bloggers.

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JULY 29, 2009

Leave a Comment Previous post: How To Gain Media-Exposure To Build Your Business Next post: Content Creation Made Easy FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

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JUNE 8, 2010

The most frequent complaint that I have heard in the past year from my industrial clients is that their sales cycle has become longer, more complex and increasingly difficult to get on the buyer’s radar screen until it is too late. I have included my take on each step. The steps are: 1. Think: Reflect on the origins of your offering.

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JULY 23, 2010

In complex industrial sales, researchers often do not have the authority to make the final purchase decision. Don’t just stop at lead generation, use your redesigned website to move your visitors deeper into the conversation and help your sales team convert more opportunities. However, they do have a strong influence.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

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MAY 31, 2010

2 comments… read them below or add one } Geoff Vincent September 22, 2010 at 9:39 am I use the All in One SEO plug in on my blog, really like it and would recommend it (as you say) for those of us who are tentative fooling with code. Achinta Mitra September 22, 2010 at 9:50 am @Geoff, Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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