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Don’t Underestimate Industrial Marketing’s Contribution to Sales

Industrial Marketing Today

The more I talk to manufacturers and industrial companies, the more I’m convinced that RFQs and sales conversations are all that matter to them. I get it that industrial marketing must be held accountable and I firmly believe that it should make a direct contribution to growing sales and revenues. Marketing keeps you in sales.”

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

Industrial Marketing Today

The top findings I got out of the release were: 47% of the sales professionals reported a slight increase in the size of their B2B pipelines this year as compared to last year. However, the sales cycles have also become longer, making it much harder to close deals. This one caught me by surprise.

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Using Content to Move Prospects Forward in the Sales Cycle

Industrial Marketing Today

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. Score this lead according to your preset BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, and Timing) criteria to determine if they are “sales-ready.”

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Business Value of Social Networking

Industrial Marketing Today

Even though the use of social media like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is growing exponentially, there is a raging debate about measuring its ROI. I use LinkedIn and Twitter quite a lot in my online networking and sure, I’ve grown my network in a short period of time. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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Industrial Companies Underuse the One Social Media Tactic with Proven ROI

Industrial Marketing Today

It is a lot easier to set up free Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts and use them to promote products and announce new ones. However, after the initial phase, you have to focus on providing meaningful content if you want to convert your success in phase 1 into qualified leads and sales.

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The More Industrial Marketing Changes, the More it Stays the Same

Industrial Marketing Today

Here are some other key findings from their report: 83% of the companies expect their sales to increase in 2012 and 35% of them are spending more on marketing in 2012 than they did in 2011. An integrated industrial marketing approach may be a better strategy depending on your target audience’s preferences and your sales process.

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Industrial and B2B Customer Engagement Simplified

Industrial Marketing Today

However, accurately defining and measuring customer engagement in complex business or industrial sales is still elusive. However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers.

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