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| Page 1 of 13 | Previous | Next | THE CONTENT FACTOR MARCH 10, 2010 The Call to Action Has Become a Call to Knowledge Although the graphic of the sales funnel will be with us forever, the days are numbered when Marketing and Sales can claim to be the ones moving prospects through the funnel. In the social media world, prospects move when they want to move. Tags: Business to Business (B2B As many have said, the B2B "sales cycle" is becoming a "buying cycle" where the prospect has control over the relationship. read more. | BIZNOLOGY APRIL 29, 2013  B2B Marketers Should Take Another Look at E-Commerce commerce opportunity is evolving fast, but only 25% of B2B marketers are taking advantage of it, according to a 2012 Oracle study. The typical B2B company selling online is the classic catalogers like Edmund Optics and Seton , which were fast to supplement their print catalogs with e-commerce. It’s thanks to new technology combined with changes in buyer behavior. | | | | | |
| THE CONTENT FACTOR DECEMBER 9, 2010  Love Your Vendors, Get Tough with Your Clients I recently heard this advice from an experienced business consultant: instead of loving your clients and being tough on your vendors, it's time to love your vendors and get tough on your clients. His rule-of-thumb is contrary to conventional wisdom ; I was intrigued and asked him to elaborate. Business to Business (B2B read more. | THE CONTENT FACTOR APRIL 12, 2010 B2B Publishers: Guardians of Truth cringe because with power comes responsibility, and publishing is a big commitment to the readership (i.e., The mantle of a "publisher" feels to me like a solemn duty that goes beyond lead gen. Tags: Business to Business (B2B When I read the declaration "B2B marketers are the new publishers" I both cheer and cringe. cheer because publisher are empowered--"publishing" means taking charge of an entire platform of content. market). What's that about? read more. | DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING JUNE 3, 2009 B2B Marketing | Business to Business Marketing Information Portal B2B Marketing News SMEs flock to BT Tradespace 10 June 2009, 11:30 GMT BT Tradespace has announced 400 per cent year-on-year growth. The B2B social networking site – which was launched with the ‘specific mission’ of helping SMEs promote themselves, communicate with other businesses and grow – marked its second anniversary this month by signing up its 350,000th member. Tap into the resources in the Data section of the Knowledge Bank to get the biggest bang from your data buck. But too few marketers understand how to use it as a strategic route-to-market. | THE CONTENT FACTOR JULY 6, 2010  Dig Deep with B2B Buyer Personas Every B2B marketer I talk to is on board with the concept of user personas to guide their web content strategy. Now our team is working with several clients to really drive this concept home, and apply personas more aggressively to the content they are creating. The results are paying off in content that truly speaks to the buyer. read more. | | | | | | | |
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CHRIS KOCH | TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012 Why salespeople should sell ideas: an FAQ
For the program to be successful, those ideas must find their way into the hands of salespeople. think they need to be convinced. Buyers are spending much more time online than they used to. No doubt that number has continued to go up—especially with the rise of mobile and social media. What does online search have to do with selling? As buyers do more searching, they are stretching the buying process earlier and earlier, to the point where they may not have a specific product or service in mind when they search. It is an additional tool. MORE >> -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011  How Business-to-Business Lead Generation Best Practices Have Changed
It used to be that marketing departments would focus most of their resources on awareness and brand-building activities, while sales people or a prospecting team would “cold call” lists in attempt to connect with buyers and discover those ready for a sales. While most companies spend lots of time developing their campaign objectives, lead flow needs and budget, it’s not time to just start firing away. Read, Fire, Aim is not the strategy to use here. very important step is to identify your target audience. Research and Testing. MORE >> -
THE CONTENT FACTOR | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 Multimedia Content on the Web: No Longer "New" Media
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THE CONTENT FACTOR | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010 How To Craft Content to 4 Stages of the B2B Buying Cycle
I talk with B2B companies who are on board with content marketing as a concept, but don't know where to start. Tags: B2B Buying Cycle Business to Business (B2B) Content Strategy What makes content "good" for their particular buyers? And how can their content be more compelling than their competitor's? They can brainstorm titles for white papers all day, but not be confident that one content theme will be any more effective than another. read more. MORE >> -
THE CONTENT FACTOR | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 Why Outsource B2B Content Marketing? Reasons Abound.
Our friend Junta Joe blogged recently about the reasons to outsource, not in-source, your content marketing. The thrust of Joe’s post is that marketing managers need to focus their energy elsewhere. He plugs an upcoming report, but I’d like to elaborate some thoughts in the meantime. Tags: Better Corporate Writing Business to Business (B2B) Content Marketing read more. MORE >>
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