B2B Marketing Traction

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Why We Need to Reverse-Pimp Our Products Like McDonalds

B2B Marketing Traction

McDonald’s Canada released an online video ad that showed the truth about how they market their products. B2B marketers should sit up and take note of why it was successful, and what it means for business-to-business marketing. Many years ago when I lived in San Francisco, one of my friends was a food photographer.

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Why LinkedIn is a No-Brainer for your B2B Social Media Marketing

B2B Marketing Traction

Still haven’t dipped your toe into business-to-business social media marketing waters? LinkedIn is the number one most-used social media platform for business to business marketing. Provide links to your and others’ content about your products, services and industry. ” Market on LinkedIn.

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Why We’ve Run out of Time as B2B Marketers (and What to Do about It)

B2B Marketing Traction

What does that mean for business-to-business marketers? According to Dave Kerpen in his book Likeable Business, buyers want simplicity. This is a common problem with technology products. Lengthy descriptions of product or service features are all well and good, but buyers make their decision based on emotion.

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B2B and B2C Marketing are Dead. Long Live B2H!

B2B Marketing Traction

Today more thank ever, buyers want a human experience from the brands and businesses they buy from. This is true of both the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) environments. I think this is most difficult for many of my clients, who provide technology products and services.

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B2B Marketer – Look Before You Leap

B2B Marketing Traction

About to jump off and launch a new product or service? Business to consumer (B2C) companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on market research before they brand and launch new products. Business to business marketers should do the same. Who are your competitors in the product or service space?

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Technology Marketing Has Always Had a Zero Moment of Truth

B2B Marketing Traction

Before the Internet, consumers would see an ad (the stimulus), go to the store and buy the product (first moment of truth) and use the product (second moment of truth). Whether you’re selling business-to-business technology, smartphones or even shoes, the ZMOT matters. What Does ZMOT Mean for You?

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30 Creative Ideas for Your B2B Video Marketing

B2B Marketing Traction

It seems easy to come up with ideas for videos for consumer products. But what about video for your business-to-business (B2B) products or services? A video of how your product is tested. Do you have a quality assurance or testing process for your product or service that you can convey in a video?