Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Even though her article is about the B2B buy cycle in general, it is a perfect follow up to my earlier post “Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle.” She has focused on identifying the problem and providing a 5-step solution to shorten the buy cycle. What is the key to shortening the buy cycle?

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Tomorrow People

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Recent research suggests that companies using social media or “collaborative Web 2.0 So, are you one of the companies missing out on a better marketing ROI by neglecting or misusing social media and other technologies? Is your marketing mix up to the mark? Is your marketing mix achieving everything you want it to?

Marketing Mix 120

Marketing Mix Web 2.0 Ad Building Ideal Customer Profiles 120

B2B Marketing Traction

APRIL 28, 2014

B2B companies are getting traction on social media. On LinkedIn you should set up a complete personal profile as well as a branded LinkedIn Company Page. Post updates about your business on your Company, including links to blog posts, press releases, product launches and releases, events, awards and other news. SlideShare.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy 100

Chris Koch

JULY 10, 2009

In our recent Web 2.0 survey, (all ITSMA clients can download this executive summary ), we found that “increased web traffic&# was the most frequently cited benefit of Web 2.0 Now that may be due in part to the fact that most B2B marketers have only recently begun using Web 2.0

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 B2B Thought Leadership Ideal Customer Profiles Thought Leadership 100

Anything Goes Marketing

MAY 1, 2007

The discussions around web 2.0. From the article Business Crawls onto Web 2.0 , the path to large corporations adopting to Web 2.0. From the article Business Crawls onto Web 2.0 , the path to large corporations adopting to Web 2.0. strategies) affect the bottom line.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 RSS Wiki Trade Show 100

Biznology

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Chris Abraham , Cindy Crescenzo , and Steve Farnsworth join host Shel Holtz to talk about these topics: Breitbart News called for a boycott of Kellogg’s after the cereal company pulled its ads , then started publishing articles critical of the company after calling the decision to withdraw advertising “censorship.”

Demand Generation Agencies 80

Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Public Relations 80

WebMarketCentral

MAY 10, 2007

StyleFeeder A place to share links to style and fashion-related sites and pages: great buys, cool items and shopping sites. Wink The self-proclaimed "people search engine," Wink is more useful for promoting yourself than your company. My test of general-purpose Web 2.0 Previous articles in this series: Web 2.0

Web 2.0 20

Web 2.0 Tagging Peer-to-peer RSS 20

The Point

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Most B2B companies will readily acknowledge how much the Web has transformed the way they market their product or service, most visibly in the form of vehicles like search, content marketing, social media, and lead management. Fewer companies, however, can claim to have adapted their sales process as readily.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management B2B 100

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

To review, Blogwell is an event sponsored by the Social Media Business Council , a &# community for social business leaders at large companies.&# To me this means that in many companies, we are still being asked to justify the time, budget or people required to support social media efforts. “Disclosure is the law.&#

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction Telemarketing 100

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Because B2B and industrial buyers tend to be more sophisticated in the use of online content in making their decision over the entire buying cycle. BtoB marketers need to create and deliver content that is relevant to those searching for their solution while mapping it to the prospect’s buying cycle.

Optimization 60

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle 60

readwrite

OCTOBER 19, 2011

At the Web 2.0 Summit today, Federated Media Publishing and Automattic , parent company of WordPress, announced an agreement to provide advertising rights for U.S. Federated Media positions WordPress advertising as a more focused alternative to social media buys. What does Web 2.0 Check out the Web 2.0

Blogger 40

Blogger Web 2.0 Paid Search Agency Long Tail Marketing 40

markempa

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Some of the other topics include: New B-to-B Search Marketing; Maximizing White Papers, Ezines Webinars & Podcasts; Marketing to Fortune 500; Video, Viral & Web 2.0 Register here FREE lead generation consultation from InTouch Just Tell Us How To Contact You First and Last Name Company Email Telephone Ext.

Demand Generation Agencies 120

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand 120

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Most CEOs of manufacturing, engineering and technical companies do not believe in the value of brand building and consider it the domain of consumer marketing (B2C). Yes, GE and Microsoft sell directly to end-users but they are primarily B2B companies. Branding is an expense item like the rest of marketing.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 29, 2011

Lead generation from their Websites is the number one objective of most manufacturers and industrial companies that I talk to. Here’s what’s wrong with that picture: A vast majority of your site visitors are not ready to buy on their first visit. Yet, their existing Websites have little to no lead generating capabilities.

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Sales Qualified Leads Lead Nurturing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Instead of buying print ads in trade journals, they create their own blog and build an active community around it. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Using content for inbound marketing HubSpot , calls inbound marketing as flipping traditional outbound marketing on its head.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Anything Goes Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

Raise your hand if you answer yes to all of the following questions: My company has a website We have great resources on our website Some of these resources help our customers and prospects learn more about what we do and affect the buying process It's difficult to find these resources on our site Your hand raised?

Resources 100

Resources Google Web 2.0 Adsense 100

ANNUITAS

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Gaffney: I think there has been a fundamental shift—from start-ups to large companies—where marketing is now expected to have an active role in the revenue generation process. The Annuitas Group: Based on the stats that are being pushed to the market, most companies are still struggling with lead generation. Gaffney: Absolutely.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Demand Marketing Management Web 2.0 100

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? It is a joint presentation by Omniture, an Adobe company, and ExactTarget on the best practices of Email and Social Engagement. Do you have any good examples of social media used in email marketing?

Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

It not just driving revenues for the company, 44% of marketers said their own compensation was tied to sales. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. In order to meet new revenue and ROI goals, marketers need to improve their strategic skills (50%) and sales skills (40%).

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Even if you have carefully segmented your target audience by demographics, different people within the same company can and do react differently to your content. What marketing content you serve at each phase of the buying cycle also matters. That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

Anything Goes Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2007

This season, they've launched a new website that allows their customers to buy their product online (if you're asking what took them so long, you need to watch the show). This includes all of the web 2.0 NBC has created an entire online campaign to build on the theme of the actual episodes. Any other Office fans out there?

Viral Marketing 100

Viral Marketing Web 2.0 Banner Ads Banners 100

NuSpark Consulting

JUNE 26, 2010

Marketing automation is simply a “software as a software&# (SaaS) system that allows you to target audiences throughout various stages of the buying cycle with relevant messaging and content that further influences a lead to become a sale. Understand the customer buying process. Measures marketing performance more effectively.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Marketing Automation Automation Lead Ranking 100

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. 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

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business 60

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2010

.&# He also implores us to block the traditional metaphor of the funnel which I also wrote about since it no longer aligns to the consumer buying process. Brian starts by saying that “companies are not adapting quickly enough.&# In their research with 1,000 sales executives in the U.S.,

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Paid Search Agency B2B Marketing Social Marketing 100

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 21, 2010

The study shows that there are specific keyword combinations used dependent upon the buying stage of the person searching on Google. In phase 1, the 2 companies relied on a Question and Answer format to determine the impact of buying stage on the keyword combinations used by IT buyers.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Web 2.0 Customer Satisfaction Keywords 100

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. Not every action needs to be scored.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

The Effective Marketer

MAY 3, 2011

Companies need to be able to track and measure customer interactions from a reliable source and that has driven a lot of the recent interest in Marketing Automation and Customer Intelligence technologies. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Planning Marketing Automation Services 100

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities by Achinta Mitra on April 22, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies I read an eye-opening article by Andrew R. Thomas calls this “The Distribution Trap.”

Distribution 60

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. 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

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers by Achinta Mitra on September 29, 2009 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Websites , Social Media Marketing I came across an incredible blog post recently that I think every small business owner should read.

Small Business Marketing 60

Small Business Marketing Blogger Web 2.0 Tips 60

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.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

They reported in a separate study by Technorati that blogs are right up there with many traditional media in terms of importance and influence on their buying behavior. Blogs help deliver information from the company to the consumer. And they are more likely to buy from people they know, like and trust. That is why blogs matter.

Marketing Mix 100

Marketing Mix Marketing Report Blogspot Blogger 100

Exo B2B

MARCH 29, 2018

They are also involved in the digital transformation of companies across the planet. But it seems to me that a lot was said about content marketing and the influence of Web 2.0 Yet many companies to date do not even use a CRM, let alone SCRM. That’s something…. Promising technologies (for the few adopters).

Marketing AI 40

Marketing AI Marketing Attribution Marketing Management Gartner 40

The Effective Marketer

MAY 18, 2010

After interviewing many marketers for different positions at my company and meeting marketing professionals regularly at events, I came to the conclusion that there are two types of marketers: Passionate Marketers Job Marketers The first group is comprised of those that, as the name suggests, have a real passion for marketing.

Planning 100

Planning Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget Creation 100

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2010

We want to get people to know us, like us and trust us so much that they want to buy from us and stay with us. Real value comes from producing customers who stay and who have an amazing customer experience so they buy more. What we really want is to “manage&# demand from awareness to consideration to purchase intent.

Paid Search Agency 100

Paid Search Agency Planning Lead Qualification Lead Ranking 100

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Given the current state of the economy, I find companies in the industrial sector only recognizing SAL’s and SQO’s. Company news and industry SIC codes tied for third. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60