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Has B2B Social Media Marketing Crossed the Chasm?

B2B Marketing Traction

I think social media has crossed the chasm for B2B marketers as a way to create brand awareness. My personal belief is that B2B social media marketing adoption is subject to two major factors in the pragmatic Early Majority marketplace. Pragmatists unite – it may be time to think about getting on board.

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Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

Industrial Marketing Today

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.

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How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

Industrial Marketing Today

Relevant marketing content – key to thought leadership Positioning your company as a thought leader is critical in complex technical sales that have long buying cycles with many decision makers involved. In the later stages, supplier Web sites and catalogs are the most important information sources.

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Need to Drive Leads? Try These Traditional Tactics Now

Marketing Insider Group

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy June 18, 2010 3 Subscribe Need to Drive Leads? But social media has opened up a channel.

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Marketing Automation- What It Is and Why Use It

NuSpark Consulting

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. Have an ideal customer profile.

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How To Shorten The B2B Buyer Cycle With Landing Pages

Marketing Insider Group

Here’s a great example of how one firm used segmentation to optimize their media spend and increase conversions: Mini Case Study Challenge : A large virtualization company launched a paid search campaign to generate leads for their compliance solutions for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).