Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Despite all the hype surrounding social media in B2B marketing, 50% of the marketers said they didn’t blog, 49% don’t use Twitter and 25% don’t use LinkedIn. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

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Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Is the promised/perceived benefit strong enough to overcome the readers’ need for privacy, or their reluctance to add another marketer to an already overcrowded inbox? Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div.

Email Marketing 60

Email Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Opt-in 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

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B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Planning Demand Generation Agencies 60

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. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. All Rights Reserved.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business 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. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

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Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. Bloggers of all stripes have counted on the popularity of “list” posts whenever they’ve run out of fresh ideas for content. Yes, too many people think curation is nothing but copy & paste or adding a RSS feed to their site.

Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

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 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. Typically, that means understanding the prospect’s pain and then offering a solution for relief. Sounds simple, right? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. Resources

Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

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Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads B2B Sales 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Depending on the stage of the prospect, your content needs to: Move them from ignorance to awareness – define the problem and make your target audience aware of generic solutions and the benefits of your offerings. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post.

Sales Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

Make judicious use of Facebook, LinkedIn and Tweeter to communicate directly with your core audience and gather free market intelligence. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. All Rights Reserved.

Rules 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

With the rising popularity of social media in B2B marketing, it is now more a method of tracking your friends or fans on Facebook, LinkedIn and/or Twitter. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Analytics Tools Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Use social media selectively to engage with your target audience in a more personal way and humanize an otherwise impersonal interaction that is purely transactional. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div.

Relevance 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

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Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

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Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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Buying Cycle 60

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

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

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Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

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B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

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. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. All Rights Reserved.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Web 2.0 Long Tail Marketing Business 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

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Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

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. The shelf life of your content is pretty short because new information is generated very quickly on the Internet. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

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 60

Email Marketing Planning Web 2.0 BtoB 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

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. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. I should know — I am an engineer too.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

They forgot to first set a strategy that carefully targets prospects with relevant messaging. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Resources

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

However, it is not so easy to translate features into benefits that really engage and speak directly to your target audience. It is only when you tie them together or translate features into benefits can you engage with your target audience and increase your success rate of closing the sale. Share your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Features 60

Features Web 2.0 Planning Work Management 60

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 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

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 60

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Value Creation: From here, the company can create targeted messages and value messaging for each “mapped solution” – as it aligns with a specific business requirement within a market segment. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Creativity 60

Creativity B2B Marketing Lead Ranking Lead Scoring 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Don’t be persona non grata – take the time to really understand the persona of the target audience. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

However, industrial marketers face a challenge when it comes to producing a steady stream of fresh content to keep their target audience engaged. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. of Tiecas, Inc.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60

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. Sign up now » | Read current issue » Subscribe via RSS Be the first to know about a new post. All Rights Reserved.

Optimization 60

Optimization SEO Buying Cycle Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

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Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 60

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Make sure you add some verbiage about protecting their email address and your policies about sharing information. Add a link to your privacy policy in the footer. One of the best landing pages (actually targeting several different audiences, all rolled into one) that I’ve seen is for Cisco Eos software platform.

Traffic 60

Traffic Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 1, 2010

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Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 B2B Lead Ranking 60