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EB2BLEADS | MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011 Content Marketing Is All The Marketing Left New marketing allows the micro and SME business to take on its larger competitors because the differentiation is the ability to access new ideas not on large capital expenditure. David defined it as "the creation of valuable and relevant content” Seth replied "[Content Marketing] is all the marketing that's left.". -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013 10 Places You Can't Afford to Publish Mediocre Marketing Copy These three establish their differentiators -- they specialize in global PPC, PPC for SMBs, or approach PPC very analytically. We all know that you can't skimp on hiring great writers if you're looking to adopt an effective inbound marketing strategy. Hey, those blog posts aren't going to write themselves! 1) Meta Descriptions. Kind of. -
CONTENT MARKETING FOR BI | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010 Who Am I? Regularly Revisiting Your Brand Defining your personality attributes will give a greater dimension to your image and should help differentiate your brand. As the New Year approaches, it’s a good time to take a step back and ask a fundamental question, “Who am I?” I don’t mean this from a personal perspective, though that is always helpful, too. Customers’ needs change. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 B2B Marketers: Are You Delivering a B2C-Worthy Buying Experience? According to Caroline Morris with the marketing research organization Sky IQ, " They [consumers] don't differentiate in terms such as channels or devices like marketers do, they are just engaging." The fact that buyers are now in control causes no end of frustration in B2B organizations. B2B Buyers are Consumers Too. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012 The Ultimate List of 2012 Email Marketing Stats Alert” saw the best differential for clicks (78.3%), while “news” did best for opens (30.9%). Contrary to rumor, email is not dead. Nor is it dying in the wake of social media's rise in popularity. According to our 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 , email will live on longer than you might think. Email Performance Trends.
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MARKETING INTERACTIONS | SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010 The Fallacy of No Competition We all want to think our products and solutions are unique, differentiated and give us a competitive advantage in the marketplace. After all, we're passionate about what we do. We wouldn't be in business if we weren't. But competition often has the characteristics of a chameleon. This perspective has its drawbacks. -
MARKETING INTERACTIONS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009 eMarketing is Not a Formula That's because every company I work for has uniquely differentiating qualities. I've been asked a lot of questions lately about formulaic approaches to eMarketing. People want some kind of measuring stick to compare their results to those of others. I'd like to propose that that kind of perspective is a bunch of bull puckey. -
MARKETING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011 Give Your Channel Partners the Right Incentives The key to growth for a large portion of B2Bs hinges on suppliers’ abilities to successfully leverage channel partnerships. This can be particularly challenging because frequently, your marketing priorities do not 100% align with those of your partners. We’ve all heard the saying, “You get what you pay for.” Cornerstones B2B Marketing -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 Savvy Speaks: What's Your Strategy? Buying questions are what the prospect asks at the very end of the sales cycle, and they can give you deep insight into both what drives decisions and what truly differentiates you from your competition in your customers’ eyes. We Savvy Sisters believe in planning your work and working your plan. What's a content strategy? Read on. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012 9 Undeniable Advantages of Using Personalized Content in Your Marketing It differentiates your company as one that cares enough to listen to leads and customers, and deliver the information they want. I like going to a coffee shop and being asked “the usual?” I can smile, nod, and pay for my drink. It's more than the convenience of not even having to place an order -- it's also nice to be remembered. Step 2. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011 4 Marketing Lessons From Steve Jobs [Marketing Update] Quote #3: Differentiation. In case you somehow hadn't heard, Steve Jobs, an amazing marketer, presenter, and product designer, resigned as CEO of Apple earlier this week. This week on the Marketing Update , Karen Rubin and Kipp Bodnar discussed lessons marketers can learn from Jobs. Quote #1: Marketing Budget. It’s not about money. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013 15 Metrics Every Marketing Manager Should Be Tracking But how can you differentiate your repeat form-fillers from your newcomers? A marketer who is skilled at using data -- whether you're entry-level or a CMO -- is a powerful force. Who doesn't want that? Quit e often, however, even good marketers are in the business of only monitoring the basics: traffic and leads. You ready? Let's go. Simple! -
PAUL GILLIN | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 My New Book, ‘Attack of the Customers,’ is now available In the age of the empowered customer, service is one of the few points of differentiation left. An idea I’ve been kicking around for a couple of years became a formal book project in January. Eleven months later, Attack of the Customers on sale on Amazon ! Farming Out Customer Care. Goodbye to all that, and good riddance. -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011 My Stolen Car, A Sleazy Salesman and 5 Marketing Lessons for Business Owners Differentiate yourself by simply working harder or as Drew Niesser recently said, “ Stop Selling and Start Doing.. Two weeks ago my wife’s car was stolen. She was upset…I was not. . The car that was stolen was large, practical, paid off and ran pretty well. But folks, it was a minivan! “Good afternoon Sir. No Mercy. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012 Why the Enterprise Should Take a Lean, Process-Based Approach to Marketing second differentiator of enterprise inbound marketing is an increased level of review required for an equally increased content production schedule. Inbound marketing has reached a tipping point. Today, large organizations are increasing their investments in content-driven lead generation and nurturing activities. What is Lean? -
PAUL GILLIN | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 Tribes Rule the Hyper-Social Organization Any line of business that does not provide the opportunity for clear competitive differentiation should be discarded, the authors say. wasn’t disappointed. In this groundbreaking book, the authors expand upon ideas laid down in their early research that are both simple to grasp and momentous in their implications. Rules Have Changed. -
FUNNEL FOCUS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 The Content Marketing Basics However, Brooks differentiates between “social media” and being “socially engaged”. Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to listen in on MAI ’s live Roundtable: “ The Quest for Content ”—a discussion geared towards using content to move buyers through their buying process. Marketing Health and Fitness. Writing and Sharing Content. -
BUSINESS GROWTH DEVELOPMENT | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 Inside Sales Is The New Outside Sales Originally it came about in the late 1980s as an attempt to differentiate “Telemarketing” or “Telesales” from the more complex, “high-touch,” phone-based business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) selling practices. The reality today is that the majority of sales are actually done remotely, and the numbers are growing. -
BUSINESS GROWTH DEVELOPMENT | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 Inside Sales Is The New Outside Sales Originally it came about in the late 1980s as an attempt to differentiate “Telemarketing” or “Telesales” from the more complex, “high-touch,” phone-based business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) selling practices. The reality today is that the majority of sales are actually done remotely, and the numbers are growing. -
FIFTH GEAR ANALYTICS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 Sales Enablement 101 – Getting Started. Differentiate Between Global and Local. Kyle Milko. Simply put, Sales Enablement is about providing an organization’s sales force with the information needed to increase sales. Sales people need access to relevant information without having to open up a laptop, boot-up, sign in and spend a lot of time searching for the information they need. -
THE ROI GUY | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 It Just Takes Longer. Your Sales Cycle in 2013? Prove you are not the same , differentiating your solution from the competition, but quantifying total cost (TCO) and value advantages Reduce the Risk – Your customers are wary of wasting precious resources and making any mistakes. So with a more empowered buyer and simpler solutions, why are your sales cycles still lengthening? -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 How to Sell to People Not Contacts What creates differentiation is cutting through the noise and engaging people. A New Type of Connection. What are People Insights ? Connections are more important than ever for reaching and engaging your prospects. ” Going beyond the business card. There is no competitive advantage to be gained by using basic contact data. -
SALES PROSPECTING PERSPECTIVES | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 The Anatomy Of A Sales Discovery Call In order to really differentiate yourself from the competition, you need to know what they are offering. Last week I wrote about the need for sales executives to go into their meetings with a plan of attack. wrote out a quick anatomy of a sales call, but it was very vague. Step one of course, the discovery meeting. Issue Identification? - From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories
Having done this, it is useful now to go back and examine the categories again to ask what dimensions tend to differentiate the projects. The first dimension, along the x-axis, differentiates based on the type of resource to be shared. These dimensions also help to differentiate some of the types from each other. JCMC Home. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 11 Essential Elements of a Well-Designed Marketing Ebook So if part of your strategy is to create content that is personalized for or targeted to these different audience segments, one helpful way to organize and differentiate between your content assets is through a tagging system. How many ebooks does your marketing team have in its content arsenal? So today, let's focus on design. Test it out! -
B2B IDEAS @ WORK | FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011 B2B Aware: This Week in B2B Marketing - Week of 7/18/2011 Win with B2B customers by delivering differential value. senior VP and CMO of Ply Gem Industries and co-author of “Winning with Customers: A Playbook for B2B, " introduces a new metric, the “Differential Value Proposition Percentage,” a measure additional operating income your customer earns using your products or services. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 Best Practices for Marketing Automation from 11 Experts This is likely the most single biggest differentiator we see in companies that are successful with marketing automation. by Dayna Rothman Today’s guest post is from Sam Boush, President of Lead Lizard. He is an expert in marketing automation and lead management best practices. Everyone loves a good “Best Practices” list! Marketers: resist! -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013 102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013) ” What’s interesting though is the differential is larges for very small companies (those with less than 10 employees), likely because larger companies make greater use of lead gen tactics like tradeshows, webinars and video. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? It’s not what you almost certainly think.). -
STORIES THAT SELL | THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 Eek, My Own Process Broke Down! Understand the messages and competitive differentiators that should be reinforced in every customer story. In the customer story process, you can't miss any bases on your way to home plate. After 11 years of working on customer stories, I've become set in my ways. And with good reason. shouldn't have been surprised. The Story. The upside? -
CK'S B2B BLOG | TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 B2B, Buzz & Brand ROI: Creating Customers That Create (MORE!) Customers. Your (#1) product must be high-quality (and hopefully, highly differentiated), your (#2) customer support must be truly responsive and your (#3) marketing messages must not over-inflate results or deceive prospects. I, too, am a BIG advocate of impact/quality over volume/quantity.) And then I'll close on a set of suggested action points. -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010 Can Games Play a Role in B2B Marketing? All that said, games are a great way to differentiate your product and to break through the clutter. You don’t have to be plugged into the new media scene to know that digital games are HOT. According to recent statistics, fully 65 percent of US households play some form of video or computer games. 40 percent of game players are women. -
ENGAGE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011 A Magazine is Not a Broken iPad (No Matter What Your Baby Says) However, what does differentiate children from adults—at least right now—is the younger set’s willingness to gobble up content from any medium. H omer Simpson understands children. Well, his children. All right, maybe just Maggie because she rarely speaks. Bravo, Homer. The images don’t move! Swiping only produces a crumpled page! Amazing! -
LEDGER BENNETT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 10 Steps to Content Marketing success What is your key proposition, your differentiator and what does this mean to your customers? 'Recently, the prominence of Content Marketing has risen for all business to business marketers. Google updates, changing buyer behaviour and marketing owning more of the buyer cycle have all led to greater emphasis on inbound techniques. Understand. -
SALES CHALLENGER | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012 Deal Reviews Are NOT Sales Coaching Data from our Coaching Pulse survey shows that managers often tend to prioritize deal-level coaching at the expense of skill-level coaching, which is why it’s essential to differentiate between the two and to make sure managers understand these key differences. Our session featured panelists from The Charmer Sunbelt Group and Staples, Inc., -
WRITING ON THE WEB | TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011 Content Marketing Tips: Find Your Online Voice If you are a coach, doctor, lawyer, any professional, you are trying to differentiate yourself in a crowded market. How do you find your voice and create your brand story so that readers are inspired and emotionally triggered? How do you get content marketing results? There are a gazillion websites in your field. You need a brand story. -
GREAT B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013 10 Questions to Evaluate Your Marketing Effectiveness Are you differentiated from your competitors in a way that is understood and appreciated by your prospects and customers? 'Your Two Minute B2B Marketing Assessment. All of you hard-driven and numbers-focused marketers understand the importance of the quantitative side of B2B marketing. But they never tell the whole story. Carpe Occasio. -
ILLUMINATING THE FUTURE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009 Want to Build Trust? Want to be a Market Leader? Be a Thought Leader Indeed, professionals can distinguish or differentiate themselves in a crowded field by becoming thought leaders. This Boston-area CPA firm has differentiated itself in the crowded accounting field through its own brand of thought leadership. Why do market leaders also tend to be thought leaders? AngelouEconomics. -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011 5 Ways To Influence B2B Group Buying Decisions One of the biggest differentiators in B2B marketing is that a B2B purchase decision is not usually a solo effort. It is a group decision. In most cases a team of people review the potential purchase, and in many situations there’s a senior level person who has to approve the purchase. Competitive Information. Unique Benefits. Value. -
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MATRIX | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Quantivo Offers High-Volume Customer Analytics at a Modest Price Some of these issues are mitigated by Quantivo’s other major differentiator: it was designed from the start as a true multi-tenant cloud-based solution. These are exciting times in the world of analytical systems. The Web has created new demands to handle unprecedented data volumes and semi-structured data. Yes there are trade-offs. -
SALES CHALLENGER | MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012 Do You Know What Your Customers Want? The key to this practice is identifying the outcomes that stakeholders, particularly those who have impact over the buying decision, are working towards in their day-to-day jobs, and then matching up the reporting to show, definitively, how you are achieving these objectives in a competitively differentiated way. -
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MATRIX | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 Can Old Database Marketers Learn Digital Tricks? Control is also a major differentiator when it comes to marketing measurement. Summary: Database marketing and digital marketing are more different than it seems. It's hard for experts in one to adjust to the other. This is an important topic, so I thought I’d return for a closer look. Sorry for the rant. -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011 Dun & Bradstreet Uses B2B Social Media to Bring Data to Life Right now at D&B, we’re discussing how we can differentiate our content, voice and personality on Google+ and what kind of exclusive content we can make available to audiences there. It’s two-fold: alignment of strategy and differentiation of content. Social media enables us to do that. What is your approach to blogging? -
MARKETING GENIUS BLOG | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010 Releasing Every Fortnight Ease of use is a key differentiator at Genius, as is performance. Genius.com’s successful adoption of agile practices has been covered at some length in earlier postings, including Presenting on Going Agile with Scrum and An Agile Fortnight. So, how did we get here and how long did it take? Testing as the foundation. When is a story done? -
B2B VOICES | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010 Looking for the Method Behind Your Competitors’ Madness I liked that kind of sustainable differentiation. I recently finished an extensive social media analysis of a client’s competitors recently to help inform the client’s go-forward digital strategy. Not only do I recommend it but the research gets even more interesting when you revisit it every six months or so. -
HUBSPOT | SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013 How to Create a Google+ Event [Quick Tip] Creating a cover image that''s unique to your company and your specific event is a great way to differentiate it from any other created by the people you''re following. Whether your company is hosting a webinar, industry conference or event, employee BBQ, happy hour, hackathon, or something else. What a time saver! So, what do you say? Great! -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011 Email Deliverability – Authentication Best Practices In order to clearly differentiate yourself from spammers, you should take steps to protect your brand by incorporating sender authentication technologies. by Katie Byrnes Authentication is the technical standards through which ISPs and other mail gateway administrators can establish the true identity of an email sender. -
CONVERSIONATION | TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011 The Humanization of User Experiences: the Emotional and Personal Must In fact, it’s not even about companies, it can be about those few individuals that are very human in their interactions with customers and really can be the differentiators in a company. How genuinely human can a business be? How much does a business take human values into account? Fortunately, they are becoming exceptions. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 How a Viral Email Campaign Helped Juniper Networks Triple its Contact Base and Boost Advocacy Juniper Networks offers high-performance networking solutions, and one of our key technology differentiators – and key value propositions – is the ease of using our products due to our single operating system, called Junos. What was the catalyst for the campaign? Was the campaign targeted at prospects, customers, or both? -
REPUTATION TO REVENUE | THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010 TL in 4D: Four dimensions for thought leadership success B2B marketers know that thought leadership is essential, especially when selling high-value solutions. Business buyers tune out most traditional marketing, but they are always looking for new ideas. For most B2B firms, however, thought leadership is getting a great deal more lip service than investment. We're still learning, too. . -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 6 Expert-Endorsed Ways to Improve Your Marketing TODAY He adds, “your About Us section is a unique opportunity to showcase the personality of your brand and to differentiate yourself from competitors.”. 'In the marketing world, there’s lots of discussion about shortening attention spans and how we as an industry need to tailor our approach to be faster, better, and more compelling. The result? -
TOM PISELLO | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010 Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best. • Tier 4: Collaboration – interacting with the user base is a key differentiating element to the most successful social media campaigns. Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers. Powered by Blogge -
INTEGRATED B2B | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012 Boring is bad. Decision making needs emotional incentives. Find your own style and differentiate. No-one stands out and it’s too difficult for anyone to differentiate between competitive offerings. Let’s face it. So much of what goes for B2B marketing is ghastly boring. How many variations of lower cost, higher efficiency, longer lasting, better ROI, etc. have we already seen? -
BIZNOLOGY | TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013 Channel your exceptional SXSW social mojo all year long The best way to use social media is as a differentiator, as a way to build trust and intimacy efficiently and not just person-by-person, call-by-call, and handshake-by-handshake. It’s generally a thing of ephemeral beauty — every single agency doing in one week the best creative and inspired work of their entire life, for anyone! And -
GREAT B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012 Beating Large Competitors in Your Marketing Campaigns This is why differentiation and positioning is so critical to making an ‘attack the incumbent’ strategy work. Here are some highlights. On political marketing: Another high-stakes presidential campaign is now playing out before us, bringing cyclical feelings that range from hope to nausea. What do you do if you catch a large predator? -
GREAT B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 Crafting Your Unique Brand Promise: Finding the Big Idea Do you want truly competitive differentiation for your company—with a value-added extra that makes the products and services you offer resoundingly unique and clearly better than your competitors? You can find it in The Big Idea—your unique brand promise. When your activities faithfully reflect your core promise, you know you are on-track. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011 Facebook Copies Google+ Sharing, And It Doesn't Matter When Google's social network Google+ launched, its core differentiation was Circles, a way to share content with only a certain group -- or groups -- of your Google+ connections. Today, Facebook has reported that its new profile design, which is getting rolled out to a small group of users this week, includes its own granular sharing options. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 The 10 Greatest Marketing Campaigns of All Time Be determined and differentiate your product in the same way! I’ve always been a little leery of proclaiming anything "the best." I never declared anyone my best friend as a kid because I was afraid my other friends might assume I thought less of them. Why are these 10 marketing campaigns the best of all time? Volkswagen: Think Small. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010 Mama Nature’s Marketing Tips: The Value of the Herd Sometimes, there might be just enough differentiation in service offerings. As marketers we usually help our clients stand out, but there's actually a lot to be said for the herd mentality. Many of Mother Nature's creatures have evolved to live in groups that provide support, protection, and a better chance at survival. "What?!?" -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 Want Quick, Useful Ideas on How to Improve Your Marketing? Try a Marketing Audit Is the company really differentiating themselves? I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Jennifer Culbertson of Looking Glass Marketing. She generously agreed to share her insights on marketing audits, which, as I learned, is a great way for companies to get a fresh perspective on their marketing and campaign materials. " Q. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 Want Quick, Useful Ideas on How to Improve Your Marketing? Try a Marketing Audit Is the company really differentiating themselves? I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Jennifer Culbertson of Looking Glass Marketing. She generously agreed to share her insights on marketing audits, which, as I learned, is a great way for companies to get a fresh perspective on their marketing and campaign materials. " Q. -
WRITING ON THE WEB | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011 5 Content Marketing Questions: Get Readers to Take Action Write out a few sentences about what differentiates your product/service. Get Readers to Take Action" alt=" 5 Content Marketing Questions: Get Readers to Take Action" />. Get Readers to Take Action" width="110" height="82" /> What will make your web readers take action or not? Content marketing isn’t successful without results. -
LEAD VIEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010 Ending the Sales & Marketing Blame Game So what really differentiates marketing from sales is the point of their entry in the relationship building process. Every company which has marketing and sales departments has at some point, witnessed the famous – sales and marketing fight and blame game – more commonly known as the sales and marketing mis-alignment. -
MARKETING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 Greetings from CEB Summit 2012! Marketing must begin to harness this information in a way that actively challenges customer assumptions about how their businesses work, and subsequently use this new understanding to point to unique supplier differentiators. Hello from Las Vegas! Let’s break this down a bit. Your competition is your competition, right? The internet. -
SALES PROSPECTING PERSPECTIVES | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 5 Questions To Ask Before Sending Out That Sales Proposal If anything it can be a major trust builder and a differentiator between you and the 5 other sales execs that put proposals out after one meeting. Sometimes sales reps act like used car salesmen. “What’s it gonna take to get you into this storage solution?” 1) Do they believe in your industry? Happy Hunting -
B2B VOICES | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 So, What do Financial Marketers Want? Content helps us to differentiate our brands, create discussions and build loyalty among our stakeholders. Last week in Chicago, I was able to participate on a panel discussion at the The Journal of Financial Advertising & Marketing (JFAM) conference titled, “Big Year: What do Financial Marketers Want in 2013?” Content. Trust. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2011 Sunday thoughts It is about differentiating your company and creating remarkable content. Brain-dead marketers are everywhere. Looking for instant results in B2b lead generation ? It ain’t there. I’m shocked at the number of companies who expect instant results. Run a few email blasts and watch the leads pour in? It ain’t happening. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011 Savvy Week in Review - October 21 Eric Wittlake sparks a terrific discussion by putting forth his belief that content is now the norm, not a differentiator. We can't believe that another week has flown by. If you're like some of us, you've been soaked in rain the last couple of days, so it's been nice to be indoors. catching up on the blogosphere, of course! -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010 Savvy Week in Review - August 20 Marketing Above the Noise - by @ardath421 Is you are struggling with your differentiating your message, read this post from Ardath Albee. The last few days of summer are slipping through our fingers like water through a busted sand bucket. The office supply stores are filled with a much shorter clientele. Yes, fall is almost here. Tweet on! -
CONTENT MARKETING TODAY | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 Lessons from a Business Website That Misunderstands Content Marketing At the bottom of the page, they have a section called Differentiate Your Business. Unfortunately, on their own website’, they fail to differentiate their business from thousands of others who may do exactly the same kind of things. You must be clear on what you do and how your customers will benefit. One voice, one vision. -
SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 LinkedIn is Facebook With a Tie The thought that LinkedIn is Facebook with a Tie is a great differentiators between the two [.]. I ran across an interesting quote as I was working on the InsideView guide for Social Selling with LinkedIn. As soon as I heard it, an image popped into my head and I went to Photoshop to create it. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 A Marketer's Complete Guide to Launching Mobile Apps Again, there are so many mobile apps out there, that differentiating yours will come down to clear communication in all of your marketing materials. In fact, in December 2011, the 1 millionth mobile app was pushed to market. That's a 233% increase in just 12 months. Step 1: Define Success. Set some measurable goals around your launch. -
PAUL GILLIN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 Attack of the Customers Press Release Delighting the customer is the only sustainable source of competitive advantage today, because product differentiation is fleeting and price differentiation is unprofitable, ” said co-author Greg Gianforte. I’ve read thousands of press releases over the years but don’t believe I ever wrote one until now. About The Authors. -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 Business to Business Sales Is Not What It Used to Be! More products and services are becoming commodities as differentiation seems to have disappeared. By helping them develop the key factors that they will be evaluating all solutions by, top B2B sales people were able to make sure that their companies’ key differentiators be incorporated into the requirements in their prospects’ final decision. -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010 Made in America: It Still Matters! With outsourcing of components and finished product, foreign transplants manufactured here and other products whose origins can’t easily be determined, it has become difficult to differentiate, much less emphasize the Made in America label. According to a recent by Harris Interactive , made in America does boost purchase appeal. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 The Inbound Marketer's Complete Guide to Newsjacking Step 5: Differentiate Yourself. Breaking news, you guys! Something really important happened in your industry. Or in an industry tangentially related to yours. somewhere in the world. completely unrelated to your industry. If you haven't heard of newsjacking before, well then this is the blog post for you. What is Newsjacking? -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 How to Build Trust – A B2B Marketer’s Guide Brands promote trust and privacy as a differentiator. The OTA just featured a panel session focusing on trust from a Marketer’s perspective. The panel members listed some good ways that Marketers can build trust in their subscriber bases including: Give users control. Highlight and encourage best practices. Increase accountability. -
SALES LEAD DYNAMICS | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 For an Effective Elevator Speech Obey The 10 Commandments Differentiate yourself. Fred the marketing consultant is at a networking event. He’s explaining his business. Mary, the woman next to him, is falling into a boredom-induced trance, a common occurrence at networking events. She will awaken shortly, driven by an uncontrollable urge to run to the bathroom (and get away from Fred). It’s boring. -
SALES LEAD DYNAMICS | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 For an Effective Elevator Speech Obey The 10 Commandments Differentiate yourself. Fred the marketing consultant is at a networking event. He’s explaining his business. Mary, the woman next to him, is falling into a boredom-induced trance, a common occurrence at networking events. She will awaken shortly, driven by an uncontrollable urge to run to the bathroom (and get away from Fred). It’s boring. -
SALES LEAD DYNAMICS | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011 Do You Have a Brand? Your competitors’ offerings, and how you differentiate from them.”. I used to think a brand was just a logo. also used to think that “branding” applied to consumer products, not to b2b businesses or professional services firms. Wrong on both counts. A brand is a lot more than a logo. And it’s more than a niche. It’s your reputation. -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011 The “Social Media Certificate” – Smart Move or Scam? When companies hire, does having a social media certificate really differentiate a job candidate? Ultimately, social media is a tool. powerful and flexible tool, to be sure, but still a tool. Kind of like other powerful, flexible tools, like…Microsoft Excel. What do you think? -
Wayne Gretzky was an Inbound Marketer And in business if you want to stand out from the crowd and the very best way these days to distinguish yourself is to create content that is differentiated and that people want to read by applying what I am now calling the Wayne Gretzky School of Inbound Marketing! Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Digg this! -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011 How the B2B Buying Process Has Changed By helping them develop the key factors that they will be evaluating all solutions by, top B2B sales people were able to make sure that their companies’ key differentiators be incorporated into the requirements in their prospects’ final decision. What Marketing Can Learn From Sales. How Sales Has Changed. -
BUYEROLOGY | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011 Buyerology Trend: Think BIG Insights vs. BIG Data The quest for deeper insights will grow as it becomes the path to finding ways to differentiate in a constantly changing social world. This is the second in a series of articles planned on looking at buyer trends that will influence marketing and sales in the near and foreseeable future. The Future. Follow @TonyZambito. -
WRITTENT | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 A Refreshing Checklist for Your Content and Social Media Marketing Strategy! Differentiate them – some keywords are great for all readers while the others are appropriate for specific groups. 'Hope you all had a great marketing week, and weekend is time for helpful reading. Stay tuned! Simple Story About the Power of Publishing Content on the Open Web. Develop an Audience-Centric Content Strategy. -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 Milli Vanilli Marketing In this dynamic era of business and marketing, companies must move beyond simply offering quality products and value-added services to rendering amazing customer experiences in order to differentiate and capture customer mindshare. Let’s get one thing clear, marketing is meant to sell stuff. Come on… get a life! Really? Web 2.0 -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011 The Million Dollar Man Teaches Marketers to Stand Out From Competition The idea for DiBiase's differentiation from other wrestlers spawned from the idea that a rich guy can't flaunt his wealth and be arrogant about it. In a nutshell, DiBiase was able to establish himself in a crowded industry, teaching marketers a thing or two about differentiation. Pretty soon, the Million Dollar Man was everywhere. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 25 Little Details That Will Make a BIG Difference at Your Next Event 12) Give different name tags to different people; you should differentiate between partners, sponsors, VIP, and customers. But you're a pro -- wouldn't forget big components like that when planning your event. The smaller details, however, are likely to escape. And you do want attendees saying that, right? Seems obvious, doesn't it? -
TOM PISELLO | WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010 Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: How to Break Free of the Pack. Differentiate for Success Competition has never been greater for customer mindshare. So how can you best differentiate your offerings and break free from the pack? Differentiate for S. Wednesday, July 07, 2010 How to Break Free of the Pack? So are the leading characteristics for sales and marketing in 2010. They do if they are. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 7 Key Elements Of Great Business Content Powerful, action-oriented content has become an essential part of every inbound marketing strategy , and offers an enormous opportunity to differentiate and grow your business. You can find Paul on Twitter @ paulroetzer , and the PR 20/20 blog. However, continually producing premiu m content worthy of links and leads is not easy. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012 How to Talk About Pricing Without Scaring People Off And HubSpot's own pricing page has a 'Compare packages' drop-down menu that helps differentiate our various packages from each other. Politics. Religion. Now that I’ve gotten those out of the way, let’s talk about another topic rarely broached at the marketing dinner table. Pricing. know, I know. It’s scary. In fact, they go hand in hand. -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2011 Are You Strategically Valuable to Your Customers? On the flip side, when you help a client achieve a differentiated position or solve a major problem, you will be viewed as someone entirely different – a change agent, a strategic partner, or a trusted advisor. The only thing your customer cares about is value. Earning a Seat at the Table. And this is where you can come in. -
EARNEST ABOUT B2B | FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010 Unloved and overlooked: Getting your customer marketing back on track The first, most basic rule of segmentation is to differentiate between your customers and prospects in your marketing communications. Unfortunately while many companies ( but not all ) differentiate between their customers and prospects, that’s about as far as they actually go. But let’s clear something up. Know your customers? -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 How to Stalk Your Competitors in Social Media (So You Can Crush Them) know Woody Allen said 80% of success is just showing up, but if everyone's already nailed the showing up part, it's no longer much of a differentiator. Alright, I think marketers have jumped on the social media gravy train. Wait, no, that's decidedly not what it means. Now marketers using social media have to actually, well, use it. Twitter. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 Proud Mary, Kodak and Your Brand - A Cautionary Tale "The whole idea should be to insert originality into the strategic process, and push to be relevant and differentiated. You can defend your brand without struggling. Just pay attention when customers tell you you're losing touch with it. Brands come and brands go. At least, not on your watch.). Proud Mary. Kodak. Their U.S. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010 Hold on to your little dog: The New B2B Marketing Manifesto You own information : Information has become the most important differentiator in competitive markets, and Marketers are the masters of information. “We’re not in Kansas anymore. This is how Velocity introduces their newest eBook , The New B2B Marketing Manifesto. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, oh my!) But enough with cute stuff. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 Book Club: Conversations that Win the Complex Sale The book stresses that differentiation is crucial in today’s market, and the best way a brand can differentiate itself is through customer engagement. How to engage customers more effectively? By approaching messaging this way, Riesterer and Peterson say, you can create more compelling messaging that will close more deals faster. -
SALES CHALLENGER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 The Yin and Yang of Challenger Selling Developing the story or stories that reps need to be using to challenge your customers’ thinking in a way that leads back to your unique differentiators. Commercial leaders often ask me how they should be thinking about developing the Challenger approach within their organization. That said, skill building is only one aspect. -
DIGITAL VOICES | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 Enterprise Content Management Vendor Predictions The market is primed for a SaaS (Software as a Service) based approach to ECM, so this might be a potent platform differentiator for Big G. The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) space is really starting to consolidate. For enterprise customers, these acquisitions may mean some pain and trepidation in the short-term. Form content). Hurry up. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 5 Website Conversion Tactics to Boost College Enrollment You must highlight these unique program elements specific to your school to engage the prospective student even further with your institution and offer a points of differentiation between you and other potential colleges. Deciding what college or university to attend isn't a decision prospective students take lightly. Offer Peer Feedback. -
ENGAGE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011 Want Your Message to Resonate? Say it Again. Want Your Message to Resonate? Say it Again. Differentiate your approach, give more context and vary the storytelling surrounding your message, but stay on point in order to resonate. G rowing up, my mom had to constantly remind me to do the things she needed me to do. On my way back to couch potato land, I’d let her know how much of a nag she was under my breath. | |