Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It is true that industrial buyers are more in charge of the buying process today than ever before. Even though the process of buying industrial products and services has not changed much over the years, how industrial buyers prefer to go through their buying cycle has changed dramatically.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The content on your industrial site may be missing the mark completely if it doesn’t speak directly to engineers’ pain points. If you are in the process of redesigning your industrial website, pause for a moment and think about the site content first. Create a glossary of industry terms. Compliance.

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Industrial Marketing Today

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. Heck, even MS Word kept flagging curation as a misspelled word.

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Attempting do-it-yourself (DiY) search engine optimization (SEO) is common among industrial companies since they tend to have dedicated IT departments. Here I want to focus on the three most common SEO mistakes that I see when industrial clients contact me for Website optimization. Should IT be handling this task?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

That’s a shame and here’s why — among the top ten in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2009 , IBM was listed at #2, Microsoft, GE and Intel at number 3, 4 and 9 respectively. As marketers, we need to shorten the industrial buy cycle by producing marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Therefore B2B and industrial marketers continue to favor email marketing over other direct marketing channels. Let’s look at two case studies to see how industrial marketers are using email to reach and engage with industrial buyers. The old email marketing strategy of batch and blast or spray and pray is no longer effective.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 23, 2012

by The Lovin’ Spoonful, I am wondering if manufacturers and industrial companies believe in their industrial websites. Today, it is imperative that you consider your industrial website to be as important as your star salesperson. Your industrial website must be a true reflection of your company, its products and services.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

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.” It must help your customers make the best use of their purchase. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 1, 2011

“We don’t have the time or the skills to write copy for digital content” is the most common reaction I get from clients when discussing their industrial marketing programs. Industrial buying decisions are usually made by a committee of different stakeholders and rarely by an individual. Truth: That’s just the tip of the iceberg!

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The original post %Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2020% by %Achinta Mitra% appeared first on %Industrial Marketing Today%. I want to say a big THANK YOU to all my valued and loyal industrial marketing clients for making 2019 another successful year for my company, Tiecas. This is only a content summary.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 12, 2010

This is more so for industrial marketers because generating a steady stream of high-quality sales leads plays a far more important role than other B2B marketing objectives such as branding, thought leadership and/or community building. These days, respect for B2B and industrial marketing is spelled as M E T R I C S.

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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. The second study done by GetResponse (aff.

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Industrial Marketing Today

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?) in B2B marketing content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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. Not every action needs to be scored.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 22, 2010

2010 has been another tough year for the industrial sector but I’m encouraged by all the good news that I’ve heard throughout the year about a modest rebound in U.S. In keeping with that spirit, here are my five most popular industrial marketing blog posts from 2010. Three Business Blogs with Proven ROI from Industrial Companies.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 25, 2011

IMO, the decision making process is more complex and there are many more stakeholders involved in industrial and B2B purchases but it still boils down to people doing business with people. The target audience in the metal building industry tends to be conservative and have a traditional mindset when it comes to marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 14, 2012

April 2012 marks a milestone for my industrial marketing company Tiecas, Inc. Given my engineering background, I naturally approached manufacturers and industrial companies in Houston, primarily in the Oil & Gas industry. That marked the beginning of Tiecas moving into the world of digital marketing for industrial clients.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 7, 2011

Websites of most industrial distributors follow the same basic format – the focus is on their product line card. You will find little evidence of best practices in content marketing – relevant, valuable and compelling content for customers. This is an 84 year old distributor of industrial supplies, MRO equipment, tools and materials.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

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. In complex industrial sales, researchers often do not have the authority to make the final purchase decision.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Some of the findings match what I am hearing from my industrial clients and one really surprising result. This agrees with what I am hearing from my engineering and industrial clients, they are seeing a lot more activity but the average sales cycle has grown by an additional 90 ~ 120 days.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 11, 2011

For most industrial companies and manufacturers, a Website is the centerpiece of their online presence. By now, most industrial marketers are aware of the power of inbound marketing for lead generation. What if you could combine the best of both these marketing tactics? Does your current industrial Website include a blog?

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Of course, you don’t have to copy word for word any of the examples from above, you are the only one who can decide which approach works best for your product, service or list. 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

JULY 9, 2010

However, B2B and/or industrial marketers must learn to use it correctly in order to harness its true power. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. {

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 10, 2011

According to a new report released by the Content Marketing Institute, manufacturers have some of the highest adoption rates for content marketing tactics as compared to other industries. This increased focus on brand awareness is a surprising shift from the traditional industrial marketing goal of generating more high-quality sales leads.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Because B2B and industrial buyers tend to be more sophisticated in the use of online content in making their decision over the entire buying cycle. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer.

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Industrial Marketing Today

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

JULY 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving from Fifth Graders? Fiberglass absorbed sound the best but wouldn’t be safe. What has been your experience in applying creative problem solving to industrial and B2B marketing?

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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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Industrial Marketing Today

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. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Instead of spending most of their marketing budget on traditional industrial marketing channels like trade shows or direct mail, Vico produces webinars and creates content that site visitors download and others link to. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

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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Industrial Marketing Today

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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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

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. The white paper has deconstructed the complex industrial buy cycle into four distinct stages that the buyer systematically goes through.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. . – an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers by Achinta Mitra on September 29, 2009 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Websites , Social Media Marketing I came across an incredible blog post recently that I think every small business owner should read.

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