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Traditional Marketing is Alive and Well for Industrial Companies

Industrial Marketing Today

Despite all the buzz about digital marketing and proof of results, manufacturers, engineering and industrial companies continue to use traditional marketing tactics such as trade shows, print ads and telemarketing. [.]. This is only a content summary. Please click on the headline to read the full article.

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SAL is the Glue that Binds Sales and Marketing in Lead Generation

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Clearly defining and understanding the implications of MQL, SAL and SQL are critical to the success of B2B lead generation. B2B marketers are being held a lot more accountable (as they should be) for their contributions to a company’s revenues. These days, respect for B2B and industrial marketing is spelled as M E T R I C S.

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Manufacturers: Don’t Start a Lead Generation Campaign Without Sales

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Inside Sales Manager – “Lead generation is outbound telemarketing and appointment setting for my sales people.”. That is when the proverbial “The excrement made physical contact with a hydro-electric powered oscillating air current distribution device.” (The The s**t hit the fan!). VP of Business Development – “This all a bunch of BS!

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Marketing Automation vs. Inbound Marketing

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Then there are scores of B2B marketers who swear by inbound marketing as the path to lead generation nirvana. MarketingSherpa had also reported the same problem, “Generating high-quality leads is b2b marketer’s number one challenge.”. B2B sales processes are becoming “consumerized.”

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How Blogs Help Manufacturers Enter New Markets

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Sending warmed up prospects to your telemarketing team to qualify before your sales team gets involved. Acquiring new readers (traffic) by using social media to announce your posts. Driving interested visitors to your corporate Website, product and landing pages by weaving in links within your blog posts.

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Inbound Marketing Must Set the Table for Industrial Sales

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It needs to complement other marketing efforts such as telemarketing and outbound marketing programs. I’m not implying that inbound marketing alone will do everything needed to generate leads and drive industrial sales. See my post, “Inbound Marketing Alone May Not Be Enough for Industrial Companies. ”).