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

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Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

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Align Industrial Websites with Sales Process

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Now it boils down to price and delivery time. You can talk value until you’re blue in the face but your customers and prospects will push back on price. It is too late by then. Your industrial website has missed a great opportunity to frame the discussion in their minds in the early stages.

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Manufacturers Use Evaluation Kits for Effective Lead Nurturing

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Lead nurturing is usually done by sending out helpful content to prospects and moves them from the top of the funnel (ToFU) to the bottom of the funnel (BoFU) where they are ready to make a purchase decision. Read my earlier post, “Lead Nurturing Is Not A Marketing Option, It’s A Sales Necessity.”.

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Marketing Automation vs. Inbound Marketing

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Notice how marketers are now talking about quantity of quality leads and not just filling the top of the funnel. SaaS (software as a service) systems are greasing the skids: Subscription pricing eliminates the need for big upfront costs and allows marketers to prove ROI quicker. Making a strong case for inbound marketing.

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How Manufacturers Use 3D CAD Models and 2D CAD Drawings as Sales Enablers

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Inbound marketing tactics such as SEO and other content marketing strategies do fill the top of their sales funnel. Manufacturers usually want their industrial marketing to generate leads that result in RFQs as quickly as possible. There are several benefits to offering 3D CAD models and 2D CAD drawings on an industrial website.

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The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement

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This tendency often neglects the other marketing channels that played a role in early stages of the purchase funnel. As a result, most BtoB marketers tend to credit sales-ready leads to the last marketing touchpoint. That was one of the key findings of the “2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study” by the Lenskold Group.

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Manufacturers Need Lead Management to Close the RFQ Gap

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Step 2: Show them why it is a bad idea to treat all leads the same and jump right into creating a detailed price quote or RFQ. Hardcore numbers and statistics are powerful tools in convincing skeptical technical decision makers. See my article, “Inbound Marketing Must Set the Table for Industrial Sales.”.