Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

However, I think it is a new and permanent reality of the current economy and have learned to adjust my business model accordingly. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” Any help that I can provide to my clients to alleviate the problem is greatly appreciated and rewarding for my business.

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Industrial Marketing Today

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. Are those predictions a little premature?

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Content marketing does not mean churning out white papers, case studies, articles, blog posts, podcasts and webinars for the sake of putting out content. Let me direct you to a good article that I read recently that explains this concept very well. What is effective content marketing? He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

You are not alone, most business purchases, especially industrial products don’t lend themselves to a simple Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). This is not a new problem; business marketers have been debating the pros and cons of publishing prices on their websites for several years now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

According to Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings , “The solution is for all business owners to insist on SEO right from the start. While the cost of entry for a small business is going to be higher, investment will pay off many times over later on.” Another advantage of using social media is increasing your “likeability quotient.”

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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 article I read on Eloqua’s blog “It’s All About Revenue,” shed some light on this. This one caught me by surprise.

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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.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

For example, if you have 3 or 4 articles on a related topic, can you now combine them into an eBook with a fresh take? This gives the rep a business reason for the call (to offer the content) which is much better than, “Are you ready to buy yet?&# Change the title, heads and subheads and reword the bullets or key points.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 31, 2010

Just building a business blog is not going to help you drive traffic or generate leads. It also produces a great looking business blog/site with fine typography on the front end. The whole topic of search engine optimization of your business blog is way too big to cover everything in one post. What is On Site SEO?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

That is why the headline “The Creativity Crisis” in a recent article from Newsweek caught my attention. According to the article, the Creativity Quotient (CQ) among American children has been in a steady decline since the early nineties. Many other media outlets have reported the same creativity crisis in America.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

You need to rethink your business model first and fast. The first is a diagnostic tool and the second one measures the health of the business. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Learn to differentiate between metrics and key performance indicators (KPI).

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

He has spent over 20 years consulting, coaching and delivering practical and relevant advice to construction businesses. If I fail in doing this, I risk losing trust, interest and, worse yet, any future business.” an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Is anyone out there? Does anyone care? What’s the Point?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. 4 comments… read them below or add one } Eric Goldman May 17, 2010 at 5:16 pm Achinta; This is a great article with much relevant information in it. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. – Thanks for sharing!

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Won’t we soon see forms that ask us to choose one or all of these contact methods: Email newsletter Blog (via RSS or email) Twitter Facebook Remember, social media is an ingredient, not an entree. Isn't social media about 2-way communication? .' Great article! You are becoming one of my favourite bloggers!

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

That starts with helping the customer ask the right questions Great sales people help their customers consider new opportunities to grow their businesses; they help them understand new opportunities to improve performance. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

RSS subscriptions are up. Indra Gardiner covered social media law in a way that I cannot. Mike Cassidy made me (and a lot of other people) think differently about the intersection of social media strategy , and business objectives. link] [link] Corey Tyhurst Awesome Article RT @jaybaer: Are you growing enough voices?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Indeed, I use Twitter for all of the reasons above (especially to meet new people), but for me and my business, I have two core, measurable goals. For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure. By far and away it has been our best means of getting our story out, and capturing business.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As then you have a much better chance that they’ll return or sign up for your RSS feed, email newsletter or other call to action. Consequently, I have two recommendations.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

It is profoundly important for business to realize that social media isn’t a set of tools or “the place to be.&# It is profoundly important for business to realize that social media isn’t a set of tools or “the place to be.&# There is an interesting article about it.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

for most business travelers, it’s also incredibly helpful. My business today has assembled an array of expertise and networked with people and businesses so I can offer help in all areas of marketing and advertising. Great article Jay! Great list, looks a lot like the discovery we do prior to content planning.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You’re in an industry (photography) and are a business type (small) where a lot of people would say “social media isn’t for me&#. You’re in an industry (photography) and are a business type (small) where a lot of people would say “social media isn’t for me&#. Bravo, man. Keep at it.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Socialmention.com is basically a social search engine, if the business name is unique it can be a good option. You can also set up various searches from Google, Twitter, etc and run the RSS feeds from each search through Yahoo Pipes and have the resulting feed delivered to your inbox or RSS reader to monitor ongoing.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers?

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Scoop.it

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2021, what you do online defines how people perceive your business. Automatic content import using RSS or a sitemap. For example, if you’re marketing agency, you may have topics like marketing strategy, buyer personas, social media planning, influencer marketing, and freelance writing. The bad news? Press releases.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

Seth Godin predicted that RSS would kill email. Well, it’s certainly weathered the wooden stakes of pundits and the introduction of IM, RSS, Skype, MySpace, Facebook & Twitter quite well. link] [link] Bob Johnson 5 predictions of the end of email, 2004 to 2010 (RSS to FB): Why it isn't happening soon at [link] [link] Allison B.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Take a look at this a business model that we are developing: [link] This blog post is a thinly veiled application that my firm is building for a variety of clients from Corporate Jets and Banking to Education industries. You are right on target when you say things like “Integrating Social Media into the business plan&# That’s it.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

link] He points out that at some level, we are all beholden to some stakeholder if we are doing business on the net: domain registrars, hosting providers, WP.com, Tumbr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If they are not appearing on searches most of their business is gone. Make that, Section-8 housing for your small business.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

link] He points out that at some level, we are all beholden to some stakeholder if we are doing business on the net: domain registrars, hosting providers, WP.com, Tumbr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If they are not appearing on searches most of their business is gone. Make that, Section-8 housing for your small business.

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 9, 2009

For updated reports, article trackers and other Adv/Marcom postings, please subscribe to my RSS feed. Media Buying: DIY (Or Not?) Media buyers can also pay for themselves through aggressive rate negotiations and the addition of added value elements to a media plan (eg merchandising options, etc.).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Use WWSGD to include a little message before or after each of your posts, asking readers to subscribe to your RSS feed (or buy you a drink). for whatever search terms are important to you and your business. Note that nearly 40% of all subscribers to this blog are via email, not RSS. Sheesh, you are busy.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

But, it’s the online equivalent of HBO – important more because of who uses it and the media’s infatuation with it, rather than the actual size and impact of its audience. link] [link] Michael Black 7 Reasons Not to Put All Your Eggs in the Twitter Basket: I couldn't disagree more with this article. Don’t get me wrong.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Use WWSGD to include a little message before or after each of your posts, asking readers to subscribe to your RSS feed (or buy you a drink). for whatever search terms are important to you and your business. Note that nearly 40% of all subscribers to this blog are via email, not RSS. Sheesh, you are busy.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Concepts under consideration include a variety of different search results (not just by time, but possibly by relevancy or impact), analytics, RSS feeds, widgets and more. What neither of them seems to have is an RSS feed for results, which would be the Holy Grail of Facebook open-graph API monitoring. It's weird on RSS.

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Sprout Social

JULY 13, 2016

Are you in charge of getting your company’s social media marketing up and running? Using social media to grow your business, generate leads and build a brand may seem like a huge task, and in some ways it is. Create a Plan for Each Social Media Channel. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 14, 2012

Read on for insights from Katie and our Social Media Stat of the Week ( this week : 47% of B2B companies do not track brand mentions on social media). The RSS feed is: [link]. He came up asking about how to roll out a social media plan for, I think it was a basement de-molding company or a basement draining company.

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