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Retrofitting Blogs and Converting Industrial Websites into Blog Sites

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Pull a few key points out of an existing technical article or a white paper and expand on those points in your blog post(s). After sampling your content, your blog readers are more likely to download the complete article/white paper in exchange for their contact information (lead generation). Blogging can a be a two-way street.

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

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White papers: Without a question, this continues to be the most effective content to build your in-house list. White papers remain the most important content to get individuals to register with an 80% registration rate and 68% of white paper readers contacting a vendor or distributor for more information.

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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.” A white paper would fit the bill nicely here. It must help your customers make the best use of their purchase.

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How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

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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. Use a social publishing site like scribd.com to gain a larger audience for your white papers. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

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The first report is titled “2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report” and it is from Michael Stelzner , the founder of WhitePaperSource and the author of Writing White Papers. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

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Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content

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Here are the top ten business clichés from Seth’s list: Win-win situation Thinking outside of the box Giving 110% Best Practices Synergy Paradigm Shift At the end of the day,… Low-hanging fruit Going forward Push the envelope I couldn’t tell how old this lens was but the original ten has grown to 384 as of the date of this post.

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Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

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It is a joint presentation by Omniture, an Adobe company, and ExactTarget on the best practices of Email and Social Engagement. This white paper aims to change that perception of them. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now. I didn’t have the time to go through the content but it seems like this is a hot topic right now.