Content, Education, Inbound Marketing and Media Plans

Case Study: How Aqua Security Reached 24% Conversion to MQL

Envy

JULY 31, 2017

The Challenges: Market Education and Lead Generation. Establishing presence as a serious contender in virtualized container cybersecurity required investment in brand awareness and market education in an industry that was still in its infancy. Our strategy included: Inbound Marketing to educate and build awareness.

Lead Ranking

Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads MQL Case Study

Generating More “Educated Leads” on a Small Budget

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

How does one generate high quality, educated leads, not just site visitors on a marketing budget that is less than 1% of the projected revenue? Now, that doesn’t sound very different from most b2b and industrial marketers but wait till you hear/read about the phenomenal results that Holly and her team have produced.

Budget Programs

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring

Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

However, to be successful with social media, you have to provide real value and that usually comes from great content. Paul Dunay in his blog post, “4 C’s of B2B Marketing” has defined this very nicely. The old ways of pushing out content is no longer effective. Don’t sell. Don’t interrupt.

Marketing Budget Creation

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget

4 Easy, Low-Cost Ways to Market Your Nonprofit in 2020

SmartBug Media

MAY 15, 2020

There are many factors that contribute to a solid local SEO strategy including local business listings, social media platform listings, geographic keyword content, and more. Blogging is a great way to share important content and keywords, as well as draw people to your website. Promote your blog on social media.

Cost

Cost Paid Search Agency Planning Work Management

Changes in the Professional Services Marketing Mix: Traditional vs. Online Marketing

Hinge Marketing

APRIL 20, 2016

While that may still be true, service firms now need to worry about their online reputation —with social media being the new word of mouth. You aren’t relevant if you aren’t online : There is an expectation that going online and self-educating is possible for any topic. Google and social media continue to open new frontiers.

Marketing Mix

Marketing Mix Work Management Marketing Management Online Marketing

6 Tips to Achieve a Cohesive Brand Messaging with Inbound Marketing

SmartBug Media

JUNE 16, 2021

Brand messaging isn’t just a trendy marketing phrase. It’s a powerful strategy that weaves together all of your business’s content and processes. Helps Drive Strong Marketing Strategies That Produce Quality Leads. What are six tips to achieve cohesive brand messaging with inbound marketing?

Inbound Marketing

Inbound Marketing Tips Brand Identity Branding

Targeting Audiences Not Looking for You; Advertising Options for B2B

NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Marketing Strategy: You Still Need to Persuade with Content ; Before Search and Social. With so much marketing noise out there talking about inbound marketing, social media, and SEO, sometimes we forget one mission-critical component to marketing strategy; advertising. Content Strategy.

Paid Content

Paid Content Advertising Agencies Advertisements Advertising

7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

Webinar Metrics

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product

The B2B Lead Generation-Demand Generation Book “Hall of Fame”

NuSpark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2012

General B2B Marketing & Lead Generation. Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs. The original book from Hubspot that started the transition from outbound marketing and push advertising to inbound marketing; the process of making prospects find you. Content Marketing.

Demand Generation

Demand Generation Lead Generation Demand Generation

Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Nothing happens until your site visitors and blog readers take some kind of an action after reading your content. What marketing content you serve at each phase of the buying cycle also matters. In other words, it is time to walk the talk!

Relevance

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle

Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?)

B2B Marketing

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies

Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

That however is only part of the solution because if your content doesn’t engage the visitor s/he won’t take a desired action to move forward in the sales cycle. Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc. Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc. You can’t satisfy all of them with one-size-fits all content.

Sales Cycle

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies

The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. Optimizing your marketing content around keywords or phrases is the first step in your content marketing strategy. It is not just optimizing words within your marketing content.

Optimization

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle

Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. So curated content is not something new.

Curation

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing

How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

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. We are all used to seeing case studies and they are powerful marketing content. Definitely not.”

Relevance

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity

Content Creation Made Easy

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? Content creation doesn’t have to be hard.

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle

Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

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.”

Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0

8 Inbound Marketing Tips and Tricks You Need to Know

Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Inbound marketing may be the way to go. By mastering a few basic inbound marketing tips and tricks, you’ll be able to create evergreen content that attracts more customers to you over time. In this article, we are going to cover: What is inbound marketing? Which is best: inbound vs outbound marketing?

Inbound Marketing

Inbound Marketing Tips Planning Paid Search Agency

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

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.

Buying Cycle

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

7 “Rs” for B2B Marketing Content Planning

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed. The instant gratification mindset of B2B content consumers means they’re demanding more content, faster. Designing content for 1X use is wasteful. See my post Rule of 5 for B2B content development.

Planning

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B

The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

Also see a very interesting post from Junta42, “Engage and Inspire Employees First, Customers Second.” ) Because of the longer cycles and the complexities of B2B and industrial sales, marketers find it very difficult to associate leads to specific marketing content. Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO.

B2B Marketing

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer

How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle

The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

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 This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

Distribution

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies

Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Social Media & B2B Marketing Tagged as: Social media , Social Networking 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.

Social Media

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0

Don't Count on Marketing Automation to Solve All Your Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. { But here’s the thing: Inbound Marketing Automation, like most complex issues, is a Process. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

Marketing Automation Services

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation

A Blogging Style to Call Your Own

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. –

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS

101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. . – an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing Blogger Web 2.0 Tips

Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

He also said, “Use of information from social media sources and web mining is growing as sales professionals are looking to leverage every piece of intelligence they can find to help progress deals.&# Wait a minute, isn’t that what Content or Inbound marketing is all about?

Sales Cycle

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales

Business Value of Social Networking

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers Tagged as: Seth Godin , Social media , Social Networking 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.

Social Networks

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0

Optimizing Your WordPress Business Blog

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

I keep these checked to avoid any duplicate content issues. Now that you have a better idea of optimizing your WordPress blog to attract traffic, don’t forget, it is your content that will create fans and convert them into customers. Spend 80% of your time writing engaging content and the rest of your time on optimizing your blog.

Business Blogging

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business

The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to.

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. – Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

Lead Generation

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing

Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Just as I was wrapping up this post, I received an email from Omniture with the subject line, “Will Social Media Replace Email?” I didn’t have the time to go through the content but it seems like this is a hot topic right now. Do you have any good examples of social media used in email marketing?

Social Media

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0

Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Without a clear understanding of the stages, it is difficult to align your marketing content with your customer’s decision-making process. This 28-page white paper is chock full of useful information for aligning your marketing content with the industrial buy cycle. There are plenty of charts and graphs too.

Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation

Successful Industrial Websites Require Part DiY and Part.

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

The client uses their in-house resources to regularly update the site content without spending more money on our professional marketing services. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

CMS Development

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. Leave a Comment Previous post: Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Next post: Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial Sales Job?

Lead Generation

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking

Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing?

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Please share with your friends and followers: Related posts that may interest you: High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging Industrial Buyers Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

Email Marketing

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in

B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The.

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 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

Sales Management

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites

The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your.

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

The one thing that this recession has taught B2B marketers is to do more with less. This trend towards lower-cost content marketing is likely to continue well into 2010. Consider hiring a coach or an SEO expert to work up a strategic plan that you can execute. It may be time to invest in your online presence.

Rules

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle

Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving from Fifth Graders? The answer lies in shifting from traditional company product marketing to customer problem oriented marketing. The four steps are: 1.

Creativity

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring

Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.” Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead. He is the Founder & President of Tiecas, Inc. –

B2B

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle

How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Make a plan: Even before you start writing content and posting, you need to have a clear set of goals. Let form follow function: Your blog’s design should never overwhelm or distract from the content. That’s a basic principle I like to follow when designing a blog, a web site or any type of marketing collateral.

Business Blogging

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business

High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

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. Each has its own pain points and needs the right content to address them.

Email Marketing

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB

5 Things Industrial Marketers Must Do to Attract Engineers and.

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Lesson #3: Features are the benefits Your online marketing content may consist of images, videos, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, white papers and pre-recorded webinars. It is always a good idea to serve up your marketing content in different formats but your text is the key component.

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring

Case Study: How Aqua Security Reached 24% Conversion to MQL

Top 15 Content Marketing Agencies in Australia

Trending Sources

Generating More “Educated Leads” on a Small Budget

Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

4 Easy, Low-Cost Ways to Market Your Nonprofit in 2020

Changes in the Professional Services Marketing Mix: Traditional vs. Online Marketing

6 Tips to Achieve a Cohesive Brand Messaging with Inbound Marketing

Targeting Audiences Not Looking for You; Advertising Options for B2B

7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

The B2B Lead Generation-Demand Generation Book “Hall of Fame”

Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content

Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content

Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More.

How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

Content Creation Made Easy

Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

8 Inbound Marketing Tips and Tricks You Need to Know

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

7 “Rs” for B2B Marketing Content Planning

The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project

The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities

Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

Don't Count on Marketing Automation to Solve All Your Lead.

A Blogging Style to Call Your Own

101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers

Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead.

Business Value of Social Networking

Optimizing Your WordPress Business Blog

The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to.

Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Successful Industrial Websites Require Part DiY and Part.

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog

Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing?

B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The.

The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your.

Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving.

Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be

High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

5 Things Industrial Marketers Must Do to Attract Engineers and.

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