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JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

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AUGUST 11, 2015

The directive comes from the top – add more sales people, start working the phones and drop those prices just to book orders. Visit my website for more content on industrial marketing.]. Uh […] The post Digital Marketing for Manufacturers: Making a Business Case by Achinta Mitra appeared first on Industrial Marketing Today.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 1, 2012

You’ve done all the hard work of optimizing (SEO) your industrial website and now you have a steady stream of traffic to your site. See my post, “Do You Believe in Industrial Websites?” ). What they have is a website that is leaking potential leads like a sieve. What then is the solution for converting website traffic to leads?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

My first reaction is to tell them, “Don’t expect me to discount my price because you made a bad decision to begin with.” Think of your industrial website as the result of careful engineering and manufacturing. What kind of content will educate your customers and help them make an informed buying decision (Move away from price).

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 22, 2012

Manufacturers and industrial companies need to be mindful of differences such as: Ability to show different pricing levels depending on the type of visitor. Digi-Key can process orders – from order entry to shipping – in as little as 15 minutes ( From their website ). Digi-Key – Electronic components distributor. Annual Sales: $1.5+

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Having a search function on your website is no longer an option, it is a requirement. You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. Lesson #2: Familiarity does not breed contempt It is tempting to get fancy with design bells and whistles to make your website stand out. Engineers are creatures of habit.

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MAY 5, 2010

The focus there is to optimize it for keywords or phrases for people to find your website when searching for relevant terms. Hand over sales-ready leads to sales – your sales team may provide them with additional content such as data and price sheets, set up an online or a face-to-face demo and ultimately move them to the RFP/RFQ stage.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

In this case, you might want to make sure your website is found when a business owner queries “business cost savings.” If you feel stuck for ideas, you can type in the URL of your closest competitor’s website into the research tool, select website content and let Google do the work for you.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 6, 2011

Primary and preferred method of researching products – supplier’s Website. Most important things these professionals want to see on a supplier’s Website – pricing information, even if it is only ballpark estimates, detailed product information (datasheets, manuals, etc.) Digital marketing trends in 2011.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

One of the key findings from the study was that B2B marketers are realizing that developing brand awareness among their customers’ customers can capture a larger share of channel margins and build loyalty that can protect them against lower-priced competitors. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design.

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Industrial Marketing Today

DECEMBER 7, 2011

B2B companies are spending more of their marketing budgets on channels such as trade shows, Website design, management and optimization and e-mail marketing. In the current tough economy, cutting edge and innovative marketing is taking a back seat to proven strategies for lead generation.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

It seems the secrets of SEO are known only to a few high-priced consultants. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 27, 2012

A recent Corporate Executive Board study of more than 1,400 B2B customers found that those customers completed, on average, nearly 60% of a typical purchasing decision—researching solutions, ranking options, setting requirements, benchmarking pricing, and so on—before even having a conversation with a supplier.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 2, 2012

There are several benefits to offering 3D CAD models and 2D CAD drawings on an industrial website. They are in a much better position to offer value engineering and DFMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) services to help become preferred manufacturing partners instead of being a supplier that is constantly competing on price.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Instead of taking up more space here, let me direct you to some of my earlier posts about industrial websites and SEO. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

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Industrial Marketing Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Lead nurturing plays an important role in industrial lead generation programs because it is rare that an industrial sale is completed on the first call or the first visit to the manufacturer’s website. Forrester, CSO Insights and Marketo reported that lead nurturing produced much better results.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 21, 2011

Their Website uses a simple tabbed interface to guide visitors quickly to the right section(s) based on what they want to do – learn, design, find/select or buy. National Semiconductor's Website. billion of sales in 2010. Here’s a screenshot of the Home page with the Tools tab open (most of the valuable content is here).

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APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The Distribution Trap – How Innovations Become Commodities by Achinta Mitra on April 22, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies I read an eye-opening article by Andrew R. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers by Achinta Mitra on September 29, 2009 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Websites , Social Media Marketing I came across an incredible blog post recently that I think every small business owner should read.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 17, 2010

Keep in mind your marketing content may exist in various forms and formats; company website, blog, email campaigns, press releases, marketing collateral and social networks. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Over the past six months, their website traffic is up 89%, their free download program is up over 200% and they’ve generated over 1,500 leads. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 7, 2011

Websites of most industrial distributors follow the same basic format – the focus is on their product line card. The implied C2A is “interrupt your online activity and call us for a price quote.”. You will find little evidence of best practices in content marketing – relevant, valuable and compelling content for customers.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses. Get Engineers Can Sell white paper now.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

Here are some of the key findings from the study: Emerging Trends: 61% of the respondents (500 total) cited Driving Revenue as the most important success metric as compared to Sales Accepted Opportunities (40%), Qualified Leads (39%) with website visits and click-through rates trailing way at the back at 12% each.

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MAY 18, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content by Achinta Mitra on May 18, 2010 in B2B Marketing Collateral , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies You can find plenty of clichés used (overused?) in B2B marketing content.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

Here’s a chart from Enquiro’s white paper, “Building Business Online: Your Digital Persuasion Portfolio” that shows how specific content from your website plays a role at different stages. Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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APRIL 3, 2011

I am sure not too many of these customers will go price shopping every time they need new valves or spare parts. It is a combination of search optimization (SEO), development of relevant and engaging content, social media, PR and other outbound tactics that drive traffic back to the company’s Website.

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MAY 26, 2010

Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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MAY 11, 2010

Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing? Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle by Achinta Mitra on September 3, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Integrated Industrial Marketing These days it is popular to say “Content is marketing currency.”

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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JULY 29, 2010

Free Website Design Guide: Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now. This white paper aims to change that perception of them.

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