NuSpark Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

So I was reading with some interest the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report from Marketing Sherpa because I always like to see B2B marketers’ top challenges in their businesses, which not surprisingly, is generating quality leads. 78% of their biggest challenge is generating quality leads.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Thomas , PhD Assistant Professor of International Business, University of Akron and the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Transportation Security. For decades, business and management gurus have preached that manufacturers should focus on core competencies and innovate to remain competitive in a global market.

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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 28, 2010

Tagged as: b2b blogs About the Author Achinta Mitra calls himself a “marketing engineer” because he combines his engineering education with 20+ years of practical industrial marketing experience to connect the dots between strategic advice and tactical implementation. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Link), was a survey of small business owners and found that the two most common tactics used in 2009 were tweeting e-mail newsletters and sending out blog entries to e-mail lists. In 2010, almost 50% of small businesses will include “follow us” links in their e-mails, and about 44% will include share options in their messages.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

link] [link] scottscanlon RT @jaybaer: Could we change the world if we just put down the TV remote? link] < possibly.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Yes, too many people think curation is nothing but copy & paste or adding a RSS feed to their site.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. If not, then you need to rethink your strategy to get the most out of optimizing your marketing content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

However, I think it is a new and permanent reality of the current economy and have learned to adjust my business model accordingly. 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

MAY 18, 2010

I know I have been guilty on more than one occasion of using popular clichés in my business marketing communications. I have added two of my own: cutting edge technology holistic approach You can read the complete list at The Encyclopedia of Business Clichés. The use of buzzwords or clichés in B2B marketing content is not a new trend.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Because of longer sales cycles, more promising opportunities are being lost since business conditions change at the other end and projects are put on hold indefinitely or being eliminated. A vast majority of the survey respondents reported that outbound tactics outperformed inbound initiatives for generating qualified leads.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. – Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Social media among IT and business buyers of technology rose 50% over last year and finally pushed to majority status; 55% said they use social media as part of the technology buying process in 2009 versus just 37% in 2008. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Develop your email marketing strategy first Before you begin developing customized content and using sophisticated analytics, the first order of business is to develop a sound and sustainable email marketing strategy. Define your business objectives and what you expect to accomplish. WHY : Why are you sending out this email campaign?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 31, 2010

I have listed some easy, do-it-yourself (DiY) SEO tactics to optimize your WordPress blogs for search engines. Just building a business blog is not going to help you drive traffic or generate leads. It also produces a great looking business blog/site with fine typography on the front end. What is On Site SEO?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The apparent disconnect is even more telling as seen by these key findings from the study: The two traditional interruptive marketing tactics, advertising (25%) and direct (20%) are still receiving the biggest share of the budgets, indicating that marketing budgets are misaligned with the CMO’s priorities.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Here’s a chart from Enquiro’s white paper, “Building Business Online: Your Digital Persuasion Portfolio” that shows how specific content from your website plays a role at different stages. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Quelch , the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, the common characteristic shared by the top B2B Global Brands is that their “CEO is a willing brand cheerleader, loves the brand heritage, and is a great storyteller.” According to a study done by Professor John A.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Your business will grow.&# (See Content Marketing – The Ultimate Cheat Sheet ). an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Don’t sell.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

You are not alone, most business purchases, especially industrial products don’t lend themselves to a simple Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). This is not a new problem; business marketers have been debating the pros and cons of publishing prices on their websites for several years now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

It goes well beyond just cutting costs, today, it is more about accountability, analytics and engaging customers and prospects by using free or inexpensive social media tactics. Embrace social media: Yes, the jury is out on making a business case for social media but ignore it at your own peril.

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

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? Without passion and expertise, you will have a hard time sustaining your business blog over the long haul. I say you need both.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

In the words of Jeffrey Zeldman , the renowned web designer, blogger, independent publisher and the king of Web standards according to Business Week, “Content precedes design. It doesn’t matter whether you work for a corporate marketing department or the owner of a small business website. If so, you know the frustration.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Leave a Comment { 1 trackback } Tweets that mention Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle | Industrial Marketing Today -- Topsy.com Previous post: Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Any help that I can provide to my clients to alleviate the problem is greatly appreciated and rewarding for my business. Let’s say your business offers a software product designed to help business owners efficiently allocate revenue to related expenses to ultimately reduce costs. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

This gives the rep a business reason for the call (to offer the content) which is much better than, “Are you ready to buy yet?&# She applies over 20 years of business management and marketing experience to help companies with complex sales use eMarketing strategies to generate more and better sales opportunities.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

According to Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings , “The solution is for all business owners to insist on SEO right from the start. While the cost of entry for a small business is going to be higher, investment will pay off many times over later on.” However, they do have a strong influence.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card? an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Industrial Marketing Today Previous post: The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content Next post: Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

You need to rethink your business model first and fast. The first is a diagnostic tool and the second one measures the health of the business. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Learn to differentiate between metrics and key performance indicators (KPI).

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

He has spent over 20 years consulting, coaching and delivering practical and relevant advice to construction businesses. If I fail in doing this, I risk losing trust, interest and, worse yet, any future business.” an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Your readers may, in addition to these very specific tactical steps, wish to know a little about the background theory behind Inbound Marketing and Marketing Automation, what we call Inbound Marketing Automation. Thanks for sharing!

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