Copyright, Demand Generation, Inbound Marketing and Media Plans

The 4 Cs of Social Media

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

While none of those ideas are bad at all, I have found it helpful to use the following 4 Cs to guide marketers on the journey to successful social media marketing. They are: Customers: something that is missing from many social media plans is the focus on customers. All rights reserved.

Social Media

Social Media Media Customer Satisfaction Web 2.0

Top 5 Social Media Trends For The B2B Marketer

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

This is an interesting conclusion because it highlights the importance of setting objectives before B2B Marketers get involved in social media planning and before picking which sites to focus on. Trend #4: Social media participants expect companies to join the conversation. All rights reserved.

Social Media

Social Media Peer-to-peer Social Marketing B2B Marketing

Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Here’s a short but highly informative slide show that explains how to use content effectively as inbound marketing. Using content for inbound marketing HubSpot , calls inbound marketing as flipping traditional outbound marketing on its head. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. of Tiecas, Inc.

Marketing Budget Creation

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget

A Blogging Style to Call Your Own

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

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Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS

101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

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Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing Blogger Web 2.0 Tips

The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

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Distribution

Distribution Web 2.0 Lead Ranking Privacy Policies

Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

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Social Media

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0

Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

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B2B Marketing

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies

Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Personas do matter in B2B content marketing You would be wasting your scarce resources if you pumped out marketing content without first having a clear and complete understanding of the personas of your B2B buyers. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. And they use different sources to get their information. All Rights Reserved.

Relevance

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle

Business Value of Social Networking

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

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Social Networks

Social Networks Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Web 2.0

Generating More “Educated Leads” on a Small Budget

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

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Budget Programs

Budget Programs Education Marketing Budget Lead Scoring

Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

According to Bob Carrigan, CEO of International Data Group , “It [content] fulfills the promise of the Web, which is relationship marketing.” Using content or Inbound Marketing , you are able to make that key connection with your prospects by delivering specific content needed in order to make an informed decision. Resources

Sales Cycle

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies

The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

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Optimization

Optimization Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

They forgot to first set a strategy that carefully targets prospects with relevant messaging. Automating the “garbage in, garbage out” marketing approach benefits no one.” Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. { Sort of the Kaizen of Inbound Marketing Automation.

Marketing Automation Services

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation

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

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? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Sales Cycle

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales

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

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

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Lead Generation

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing

Optimizing Your WordPress Business Blog

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

Optimizing (SEO) your business blog is critical because it allows your target audience to find you in search engines and attract traffic. webinars website design White Paper Marketing whitepapers YouTube Marketing Matters Marketing Matters is our monthly e-newsletter on best practices in industrial and B2B marketing.

Business Blogging

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

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Social Media

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0

Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing?

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

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Email Marketing

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in

Successful Industrial Websites Require Part DiY and Part.

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Success story #2: Developer of software suite for the upstream oil & gas industry The client’s old corporate website was designed by us to put a sharper focus on their target audience of reservoir and production engineers, operations personnel and upper management in oil and gas production companies. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

CMS Development

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0

Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 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 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Sounds simple, right? Resources

Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation

How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

In the Needs Awareness and Research stages (the first two stages of the industrial buying cycle ), buyers use a broad array of sources, including social media, webinars, e-newsletters, Google, Bing, Yahoo and vertical search engines like thomasnet.com and globalsepc.com. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Relevance

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

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Sales Management

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites

Content Creation Made Easy

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

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Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

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Rules

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle

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

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 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 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Resources

Buying Cycle

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

Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

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Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0

Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 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 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Resources

B2B

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle

The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

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B2B Marketing

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer

How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

The term ‘long tail’ was first used by Chris Anderson to describe the strategy of targeting less-competitive niche markets instead of highly competitive broad keywords. You want your blog post to attract the largest targeted readership. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc. Resources

Business Blogging

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business

7 “Rs” for B2B Marketing Content Planning

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

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Planning

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B

High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Are you targeting final decision makers, users and/or influencers? WHAT : What do you expect your list to do? While it is good to have multiple links in your email, don’t confuse your target audience by making multiple offers in the same email. How are you using email marketing to reach and engage with your target audience?

Email Marketing

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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Lead Generation

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking

How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Solving the content conundrum It is our responsibility as practitioners of inbound marketing to coax relevant content out of the client, be it internal or external. It is our job then as marketers to massage it and add some sizzle in order to persuade the reader to take a desired action. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Marketing Websites

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle

5 Things Industrial Marketers Must Do to Attract Engineers and.

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

So I’m not only familiar with an industrial marketer’s target audience, I am the audience or at least a member of it. Having worked closely with many manufacturers and companies from the industrial sector, I have learned several valuable lessons about what works when it comes to marketing to engineers and technical buyers.

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring

Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

.&# Features Tell, Benefits Sell It would seem that all a B2B or industrial marketer has to do is write benefits laden copy and magically prospects would become customers. However, it is not so easy to translate features into benefits that really engage and speak directly to your target audience. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Features

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management

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

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

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Curation

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing

Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Before you can deliver your content and engage with your target audience, they need to find you! And the way to get found by your target audience is to define your offerings in terms of solutions to their problems then build your content strategy around those problems instead of benefits and features of your products.

Buying Cycle

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management

How to Use a B2B Blog to Win Customers and Influence Prospects

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

Define your target readers – Are you trying to build a following among design engineers, plant or operations managers? Keep your focus squarely on finding topics that are of interest to your target audience and developing content. Reaching your target market doesn’t have to be difficult.

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger

Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Solution Mapping: Look across the company’s portfolio of offerings to identify and put together – or map a solution for each of that market’s key business requirements – incorporating products, services and programs as needed. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Proof Building : No solution story is complete without references.

Creativity

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring

5 Rules of Website Redesign for Engaging Engineers and Industrial.

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

To complicate matters even more, it is a moving target since search engines are constantly changing their algorithms and most of it is not public knowledge. There is still a lot of debate about whether social media is truly useful in industrial marketing. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. And yes, it does cost money.

Rules

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0

Do-it-Yourself Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Your WordPress.

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. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now. All Rights Reserved. Resources

Optimization

Optimization SEO Buying Cycle Web 2.0

Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial.

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

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Social Media

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning

The 4 Cs of Social Media

Top 5 Social Media Trends For The B2B Marketer

Trending Sources

Focus on Content in B2B Marketing

A Blogging Style to Call Your Own

101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers

The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities

Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well

Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content

Creating Relevant B2B Marketing Content: Walk the Talk

Business Value of Social Networking

Generating More “Educated Leads” on a Small Budget

Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

The Twofold Benefit of Optimizing Marketing Content

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

7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

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

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

Optimizing Your WordPress Business Blog

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

Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing?

Successful Industrial Websites Require Part DiY and Part.

Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle

How Relevant Marketing Content Helps B2B Branding

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

Content Creation Made Easy

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

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

Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle

Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be

7 “Rs” for B2B Marketing Content Planning

High-Performance Email Marketing for Attracting and Engaging.

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog

How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project

5 Things Industrial Marketers Must Do to Attract Engineers and.

Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing.

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

Shortening the Industrial Buy Cycle in 5 Simple Steps

How to Use a B2B Blog to Win Customers and Influence Prospects

Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving.

5 Rules of Website Redesign for Engaging Engineers and Industrial.

Do-it-Yourself Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Your WordPress.

Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial.

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