Digital B2B Marketing

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Can’t Buy Me (Social Media) Love!

Digital B2B Marketing

For social media to become an important part of the marketing mix and create loyal customers, it cannot continue to rely on tactics that reinforce consumer price sensitivity. Consistent discounts and promotions erode your pricing power; preference increases your pricing power. Great Product.

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Is Free Costing You Your Social Media Reputation?

Digital B2B Marketing

Advertised Price: Free. Real Price: Your Reputation and Influence. Judging by the $1 to $10 per month price tags for a number of tools, outside of business accounts, it isn’t very much. However, increasingly companies are asking us to pay by promoting their products and services to our connections.

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Why Inbound Marketing Will Cost More

Digital B2B Marketing

Here is the Cliff Notes version you need for today: Price will eventually be set where the supply and demand curves meet in a competitive market. The utility (value) of perfect substitute products will eventually be equal as demand shifts from one product (outbound) to another product (inbound) in order to equalize value.

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B2B Marketing Meets Video: Insights from 21 Marketers

Digital B2B Marketing

Last week for #B2Bchat I moderated a discussion on video in B2B marketing, including why B2B marketers should care , how to get started, production quality and tools and resources. Hardware and software recommendations from participants are included below under Recommended Tools and Products. Ideal Length of B2B Videos Short.

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4 B2B Marketing Scenarios: One Size Does Not Fit All

Digital B2B Marketing

Your product has a number of elements that differentiate it, but your buyers are relatively unsophisticated about the category and it is not a priority for them to learn more about it. How do you drive demand for your product?

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2012: The Opportunity for the Few in the Year of More

Digital B2B Marketing

On websites, they are improving information architecture to make the content, information and products they offer easier to find. Recommendation engines allow companies to surface the best product or information, based on your history, profile and activity from other customers or visitors. Our refusal to be content.

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How Google Is Killing Native Advertising

Digital B2B Marketing

Even on Forbes, with its high price point and the content coaching and controls they provide, this self-centered marketing content is still all too common. the article was written by a CenturyLink colocation product VP! CenturyLink makes the case for colocation as the solution to a number of issues facing CIOs today.