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Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

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The problem becomes more acute for the industrial sector because the industrial buy cycle can be a long and complex process that often involves multiple decision makers. Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process.

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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

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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.

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5 Rules of Website Redesign for Engaging Engineers and Industrial.

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Rule #1: Natural or organic search engine optimization (SEO) In the research phase of the industrial buying cycle , engineers and industrial buyers tend to use broad keywords and phrases that describe their current problem. One-size-fits-all site content will not help you engage. See rule #4 for other ideas on creating interaction.

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7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

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However, industrial marketers face a challenge when it comes to producing a steady stream of fresh content to keep their target audience engaged. Here are seven content marketing strategies that you can use to engage your prospects and move them forward in their buying cycle. Share your thoughts by leaving a comment.

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Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

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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 online content needs to play a much more active role in moving site visitors along in his/her buy decision.

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High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

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Today, it has matured to the point where marketers can deliver highly focused email campaigns to the right audience at the right time and in the preferred format. While it is good to have multiple links in your email, don’t confuse your target audience by making multiple offers in the same email. Share your ideas here.

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How to Use a B2B Blog to Win Customers and Influence Prospects

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As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle. Keep your focus squarely on finding topics that are of interest to your target audience and developing content. A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that.

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