Webbiquity

APRIL 19, 2011

There have been numerous posts written about the pitfalls of social media marketing (including helpful pieces from Online Social Networking , Sysomos , and one I wrote for HubSpot ). Social media is about having a conversati0n with your prospects, not broadcasting to them. Failing to plan.

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Webbiquity

JULY 28, 2010

.&# By not participating in social media, you embolden your critics while ignoring your fans. Research shows that two out of three word-of-mouth conversations reference a brand, product or service—and these conversations are increasingly moving online through social media.

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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. Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 22, 2010

Because it is the mega-distributors that dictate terms and reduce the value of the manufacture’s innovations into commodity products. 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

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Because we believe that to continue our fast growth we need to scale both paid programs as well as inbound programs including SEO, Social Media, and Content Marketing. But what qualities are key in an inbound or social media expert? Our competitors, like many, often spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) about our product.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 4, 2017

In this blog, I’ll outline three ways to help you choose the right social networks for your business. . As you’re jumping into the tactical details of your social media plan, it’s critical that you take the time to understand who your ideal audience is and what they care about. Get to Know Your Audience.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Translate Features into Benefits if You Want Your Marketing Content to Engage and Sell by Achinta Mitra on July 6, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies Marketing 101 teaches you “Customers buy benefits and not product features.”

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 18, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products Next post: How to Use a B2B Blog to Win Customers and Influence Prospects FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. Resources Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

You are not alone, most business purchases, especially industrial products don’t lend themselves to a simple Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). This was second only to downloading product data sheets. Resources Have you struggled to answer that question? Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Don’t be afraid to tear apart your initial outline if you think it will improve the product. 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 Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

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. What happens if you have neither the budget nor the resources for sophisticated metrics? Resources All Rights Reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

But not easy to execute because there usually is a disconnect between what your prospect wants to hear and what you want to say about your company and its products and services. Resources Sounds simple, right? In short, this is good, practical and actionable stuff and not some marketing theory. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Instead, I found something on Media Curation, which I thought was close enough: Media Curation is the emerging trend toward creating media content using a mix of machine and human resources. It’s a way for organizations to further their role as a resource to their audience.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

She defines it as “Contagious content must educate them [prospects and customers] about what they need to know, apply your company’s unique expertise in addition to your product and prove you walk your talk through the sharing of evidence. Are your company, products and services visible in various online channels used across the stages?

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Of course, you don’t have to copy word for word any of the examples from above, you are the only one who can decide which approach works best for your product, service or list. Resources You’ll receive your first issue immediately even if it is 2:00AM on a weekend. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

For example, segment your products and services by application and/or industry. Give them hardcore specifications typically found in product spec sheets. The first thing an engineer wants to know is do your products, parts and components meet his/her design specifications and standards?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 11, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: The Role of B2B Marketing is Shifting from Lead Generation to Revenue Generation Next post: 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales. Resources of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Too often, marketers create new educational content based on internal triggers, such as a new product launch or the adoption of a new marketing strategy. Resources Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Site designed by AMAInteractive a div. of Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Make a plan: Even before you start writing content and posting, you need to have a clear set of goals. Are you pre-selling a product or service? You don’t want to create another of those unless you are planning to sell advertisement space on your business blog. Resources What do you want the post to do for your company?

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Email strategy: Milwaukee Tool worked with email service provider (ESP) ExactTarget in developing an aggressive email campaign containing links to product videos. Resources According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3 email campaigns per week, up from 15.4 per week in 2006. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Let’s get one thing straight from the get go, if you are in a declining market with low demand for your products and services, no amount of automation will help you generate new leads. Resources However, B2B and/or industrial marketers must learn to use it correctly in order to harness its true power. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

You are well aware of the fact that the Internet has completely and permanently changed the way industrial buyers purchase technical products and services. Let’s say your business offers a software product designed to help business owners efficiently allocate revenue to related expenses to ultimately reduce costs. Resources

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

The answer lies in shifting from traditional company product marketing to customer problem oriented marketing. We need to develop customer-centric solutions-based marketing content instead of product-centric features and benefits marketing collateral. According to Tim Riesterer of CMM Forum LLC (now part of Corporate Visions, Inc.),

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Learn to connect the dots – many times product managers and engineers have very deep knowledge about their products and the problems they can solve. Be a ruthless editor – business owners and product developers are passionate about their offerings. Resources They can wax eloquently and endlessly about their solution.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Here’s how I see the impact of the changes: Industrial buyers are using more and more online resources for initiating and going deeper into the industrial buy cycle. If nothing else, it makes the mobile sales force much much more productive. Resources His comment to me was “This is fantastic! All Rights Reserved.

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ScanmarQED

JANUARY 18, 2024

When it comes to “reduce, reuse recycle”, we often aim this saying at physical products. Reduce the number of consumables we use, reuse useful parts of old products and recycle things into new materials or even novel uses for whole items. Beyond media practises, the reuse principle also applies to evaluation.

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Sprout Social

JULY 6, 2022

Consumer goods social media resources. How to master social media for retail and win more customers. How to set ecommerce social media up for success. Keep in mind that some schools manage multiple social profiles (per college, athletics, etc.) Higher education social media resources.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 13, 2022

And as a platform for discovery of brands, products or services, it’s important to get high-quality photos and content in front of potential consumers’ eyes at the right time. Despite a nearly 5% increase in the demand for consumer packaged goods in the US, social media engagement of consumer goods was relatively low.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. population. That’s a good starter list for Mass Influencers. link] Joseph Ruiz Great stuff.

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The ABM Agency

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It involves identifying and prioritizing target accounts that are most likely to benefit from your products or services, and then segmenting them into groups based on their needs and characteristics. Developing a paid media plan that is tailored to ABM objectives is essential for reaching target accounts.

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Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2012

LinkedIn Events is a great resource to consult before attending events so you can do some recon work to see who will be attending events, and learn about their current positions, work history, and network connections. Let's say your goal is to sell $5000 worth of your product. 1) Plan for PR coverage.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. link] Susan M Kuhn Very good distinctions between one-way media and social media.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2015

Since we’re a software as a service (SaaS) company with a content marketing editorial calendar as our product, it makes sense that we’d have some expertise in blog planning. Well, it might surprise you that our planning includes less planning. Resources that add some factual relevance. No, really.

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Martech Advisor

JANUARY 2, 2020

A social media manager is responsible for your brand's social media activities that include social media planning, automation, advertising, content creation, publishing, and analytics. Social media marketing is an important marketing function that includes a lot of activities on a daily basis.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

I know you’ve got a bunch of exciting new products that I’m excited to try. What have you seen in the social media world lately that’s excited you? (I’m Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. I’m bummed I missed that one. And you? ^J

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

TA : For Gist, which is based around personal productivity, it’s about only revealing data in a contextually appropriate way. How can those dollars be spent more efficiently by matching products to interests? The reality is that a lot of companies either don't see things that way or just don't have the resources.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

We also find Facebook fan pages that try to explain product features (wrong again, as it’s unlikely that non-customers are going to fan your page, thus talking about features is preaching to the converted). This is the a classic issue with many marketing and product developers, they don't listen.

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