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5 Ways B2B Can Learn from B2C Marketers

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But the reality is that B2B buyers are very similar to B2C consumers— whether it’s buying a new car or new enterprise software, consumers want to be educated and informed. Just because you aren’t a retailer doesn’t mean your site has to follow a typical design pattern that most B2B sites are known to follow.

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10 Best Posts of 2010

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Far and away one of the best blog posts I wrote this year was on the new 4′c of B2B Marketing – it was read over 15,000 times and 3X more popular than the next most read blog post of the year. Is The White Paper Dead for B2B Marketing? 4 C’s of B2B Marketing. Fire your Director of Social Media!

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Social Media Budget Ratio in B2B Marketing

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The question is – What is the appropriate level of budget to support social media for a B2B company? First was the post on the Media Budget Ratio (MBR) for a B2B company. Take for example your classic white paper. I actually tried to tackle this question a few times on my blog before.

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4 Stages of a Thought Leadership Maturity Model

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Traditional format for thought leadership has been the white paper but in this era of digital and social that isn’t enough. 75% of would-be buyers say thought leadership helps them determine which buyers to put on their short list.

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The 4 P’s to Social Media Marketing

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Ok ok – based on the great response I got from my readers on my last blog post The 4 C’s of B2B Marketing I thought I would try to apply the same principle to Social Media Marketing. ex dont list a white paper on YouTube). I think this strategy is exceptionally good for B2B marketers with long lead cycles.

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Accelerate your PR with BuzzGain – a podcast with Mukund Mohan

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BuzzGain is an ideal DIY solution for PR check out their white paper the 5 Steps to DIY PR Pricing for BuzzGain starts at $99 per month for companies under $100m in revenue, $100m - $1 billion is $500 per month, those with over $1b is sales is $1,000 per month. He has founded and successfully sold 3 startups before BuzzGain.

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Mapping Content to the Sales Funnel AND Buyer types

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You often hear about the concept of mapping content to the sales funnel (especially in B2B Marketing) but it’s not so common in practice. This would include eBooks, Research, White papers, etc. Related posts: Influencers vs Advocates in B2B Marketing According to Wikipedia – Influencer Marketing is a form of.