Hubspot

DECEMBER 29, 2011

You're an inbound marketing convert. You even opened up a company Facebook page and Twitter account, though your venture into Google+ is still tenuous. To get the time, you'll have to lobby your boss for more resources, and that means convincing your boss that blogging is actually worth your time, your effort, and his money.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you're a business blogger who is trying to make the most of your blog by regularly cranking out content, chances are you're familiar with the pressure. In this week's top inbound marketing article, Chris Brogan shares his thoughts and tips on consistently creating remarkable blog content. Cranking Out Content.

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Hubspot

JUNE 5, 2012

There is no shortage of different types of content you can create to feed your business blog. It's a business blogging classic. They're valuable and helpful, they make great pieces of evergreen content that stand the test of time, and they're an inbound marketing staple to reap the benefits of educating your prospects.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 20, 2012

At this point, we know that consistent, frequent blogging is critical to your business’ online success. In fact, according to the 2012 State of Inbound Marketing , 70% of companies that publish articles 2-3 times per week have acquired a customer through their blog. Authors and Due Dates.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2016

This final installment covers some fascinating though sometimes contradictory and confusing stats about business blogging and the value of marketing. For example, what percentage of businesses maintain company blogs? 9 Business Blogging Stats and Facts. 19% of startups use blogs for marketing. (

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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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Hubspot

MAY 24, 2012

So our new edition of 120 Awesome Marketing Stats, Charts & Graphs was in a way a demonstration of our passion, and an opportunity to share some insightful stats with fellow marketers. 1) Research is a vital part of online shopping. 79% of online shoppers spend at least 50% of their shopping time researching products.

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Single Grain

DECEMBER 29, 2020

He frequently shares yoga and meditation practices on Twitter, encouraging followers to “chill out” and “ ease your soul.”. Turning Customer Research Into Customer Outcomes. Book My Free SaaS Marketing Consultation. He regularly writes about popular SaaS blog topics like leadership, growth strategy and marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

They have compiled over 50 marketing charts and graphs based on analysis of their 2,500 business customers. NOTE: Requires registration to download) Please share with your friends and followers: Related posts that may interest you: Social Media Marketing: Time Trap or Opportunity Magnet?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

For the answer to that question, I went to the “The 9 Metrics Every Marketer Must Track” webinar by Megan Heuer, Research Director, SiriusDecisions and Craig Rosenberg , Vice President, Products & Services, Tippit. Here are the key takeaways from the webinar: Don’t confuse marketing activity with results.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

The chart below from a research study done by Forrester illustrates this point very clearly. Understanding and building accurate profiles of different personas requires a close alignment between sales and marketing. And they use different sources to get their information.

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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. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 12, 2012

The study done by GlobalSpec reported “Only 22 percent of industrial companies use Twitter, which reflects its low value among engineers as a social media resource.”. The one statistic that stood out for me and is consistent in both these studies is that company blogs rated low for usage across the board.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

Defining B2B Customer Engagement Forrester Research has proposed a definition of customer engagement that makes a lot of sense to me. With the rising popularity of social media in B2B marketing, it is now more a method of tracking your friends or fans on Facebook, LinkedIn and/or Twitter.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

I downloaded a white paper called “Understanding the Industrial Buy Cycle: How to Align Your Marketing with Your Customers’ Buying Process” from GlobalSpec that has done a very good job of explaining the four stages of the industrial buy cycle and how to match your marketing content to each stage.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 11, 2013

There was a ton of stuff that happened in the news this week -- it seemed like Facebook, Twitter, and Google rolled out a bagillion features, and I was struggling to keep up with it all amidst my other marketing duties. Here''s what it will look like: As an inbound marketer, I am absolutely thrilled.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

RESEARCH Even before I open up my trusty word processor, I head over to Google’s Keyword Tool. I use it to research key words/phrases that people are using to search for answers to their particular problem. That led me to other popular search terms like blog content creation, content creation help, online content creation etc.

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Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2011

Check out her posts on the StudentAdvisor Blog for the latest in college news. When it comes to business blogging, lists are an excellent accessory to have in your content generation toolbox. What readers don't want to do is spend the necessary hours researching information to figure it out on their own!

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve read several articles about the impending death of email marketing because of the steady decline in open and click-through rates (CTR). Can we deliver a powerful 1-2 punch by combining social media and email marketing? I came across two research studies that answer the last question with a big YES!

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that. If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? I say you need both. That’s all you need for now.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 30, 2009

Blog HubSpot TV Contributors Marketing Kit Internet Marketing Blog The HubSpot Inbound Internet Marketing blog covers all of inbound marketing - SEO, Blogging, Social Media, Landing Pages, Lead Generation and Analytics. Submit guest post ideas to rburnes[at]hubspot[dot]com.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

In one word content – marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle. Create and deliver useful information such as white papers, industry research and trends and how-to guides for selecting the right solution provider.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

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

APRIL 30, 2010

Put it on a refresh schedule and spiff it up to keep it in tune with constantly shifting markets. For example, if you reference research conducted a year ago, is there a new source that will increase relevance? Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. Refresh - Content gets stale over time.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

They’ll ask friends at other companies, post queries to industry email discussion groups and boards, ping analysts or surf the Web researching. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 14, 2010

There is an elephant in the online marketing “room,” and the elephant’s name is Curation. Curation is the most important part of online marketing that no one is talking about. With the rise of inbound marketing, content has become front and center in the minds of marketers. Photo Credit: joyosity.

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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

JUNE 3, 2010

Solving the content conundrum It is our responsibility as practitioners of inbound marketing to coax relevant content out of the client, be it internal or external. Retrofitting optimization is much harder and it isn’t as effective as creating content from the ground up that is optimized for carefully researched keywords and phrases.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The content mapping discussed here is based on the four stages of the industrial buying cycle identified as Needs Awareness, Research, Consideration & Comparison and Procurement (See my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ).

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 29, 2011

With 2012 just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about your marketing strategy for the New Year. As more and more companies catch on to the most effective strategies for getting found online and generating more leads and customers, the future of inbound marketing is looking more competitive and fast-paced than ever.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3 And that reality of the flooded inbox is very evident from steadily dropping response rates of only 1% to 3% range for traditional email marketing. email campaigns per week, up from 15.4 per week in 2006.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Encourage Customer Reviews - You likely have access to one or many online sites focused on providing reviews and insights to businesses in your industry. If you are a restaurant, for example, you can accumulate reviews about your business on sites like Yelp and Urban Spoon. Free Webinar: Small Business Blogging Secrets Revealed.

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Hubspot

JUNE 28, 2010

I previously took a deep look at leveraging Twitter for lead generation as the first in our series of social media lead generation articles. Today, let's take a deep dive into business blogging to ensure your business is doing everything it can to leverage its business blog for lead generation opportunities.

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Hubspot

APRIL 27, 2012

Any savvy inbound marketer "gets" that once you've done all that hard work to get visitors to your website, the next big step is to convert them into leads for your business. Unfortunately, there seems to be a major disconnect between the importance of landing pages and their use by marketers. Landing pages , that's what!

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

there are four key steps involved in creating customer solutions marketing that demonstrate how you can create value in the context of the customer’s problem. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Here on the HubSpot blog, we’ve written glossary-themed posts that cover some of the core components of inbound marketing -- we''ve covered email marketing , website optimization , social media , and the list goes on. So we thought it was time to create a blog post that could serve as an inbound marketing glossary.

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